The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-05
EDITORIAL NOTES.

1t appears from his portrait on Spanish
postage stamps, parts his hair In the middle.
Many young American sovereigns do like,
wise.
The House committee in South CARROLL
ma have ascertained that there was a majori.
ty for the Hayes electors on the face of the
returns, and TINT Wade Hampton also &c
ceiyed majority over Chamberlain
The United States government is about
looking after the Mexican outlaws who are
committing outrages on American citizens
on the borders of the Rio Grande, and whom
the Mexican government is powcrless to
punish.
MIR. Conkling, of New York, has been
placed on the Senate electoral committee, in
place of Gen. Logan, who asked to he excus
ed. The change is a good one. Senator
| Conkling has the reputation Of being an
honorable man, while Logan has not.
Pre- ident Grant in his latest Sunday
talk with the reporters said that if the pend
ing Contest should result in Mr.. Tilden's
election not one of the Republican govern
ments of the South could stand twenty four
hours. That is true. They are only prop.
ped up by Federal bayonets and if these
were removed, the carpet bag administrations
would tumble to pieces.
The Democrats in New York have elect
ed Mr., David Dudley Field to Congress, to
take the place of Smith Ely, elected mayor
of New York. Mr.. Field was supporter OF
Hayes during the last CAM align, hut is emf
nent as sound and able constitutional law
yer, and has already raised his voice in OPP
position TO the subvcrsive theories advanced
by the Republican leaders at Washington
The investigation at New Orleans dis
closed the fact that the Returning Board
kept no minutes of their secret session, and
they can give no reason for throwing out so
many Democratic votes. They needed no
| record. Their instructions were to count in
Hayes, whether elected or not, and they
| could give no reasonable excuse, except this
| for DISTINGUISHING 10000 citizens of Louisi.
| ana.
The New York World shows that the
net popular majority of Tilden over Hayes
was 26O,lS3. 1t also states a very note
| worthy fact that change of 500 votes in
seven States carried by the Republicans-a
change of S,G70 votes in poll of 1, 154,O OIL
would have lost them 40 elcctora votes
leaving the poll: Tilden 945; Hayes, 1874
The Democratic party polled 969, 1893 more
votes in 1876 than in 1872.
"A cable dispatch from Europe notes a
renewed activity in the grain trade and an
advance in prices The shipments from,
America have fallen off greatly The wa,
clouds have rolled away for the present, by
an arm;stice between Russia and Turkey, tc
last until March list. Before that time il
| will be seen whether war will result, OF
whether peace will be patched up until the
appetite of Russia for piece of Turkey
can be no longer controlled.
| The Wells family of New Orleans are q
thrifty set. The head Of the tribe is J. Madi
son Wells, the President ard the direc ing
spirit of the corrupt Returning Board o.
| Louisiana. In his examination before the
congressional committee it appeared that {
Wells family have claims against the govern
ment amounting to 100000 This fact die
not bias him in the least, he said. OF course
not. He charged S12 day for his services
| on the Returning Board. He is collector n
the port, for which he receives So, 500 Il w..
| His son is his deputy. Another son was APP
pointed clerk of the court in Rapides parish
His son in law is collector of taxes in the
same parish. We have no doubt the NOR,
remote branches CT this interesting family
arc equally well provided lor al the expense
of the taxpayers of Louisiana.
President Grant from being noted for hi.
reticence has grown to be the most garrulous
public man in the country, He takes every
occasion now to vent his crude and i'll in.
formed views on public affairs. For instance
last Sunday he said there had been no fai
election in any of the Southern States since
the war, except in Delaware, and that even
in Maryland the Republicans were entitled
to three Congressman. If his information
in regard TO other States was Obtained from
the same quarter as that about MARYLAND il
must be heavily discounted. An election
more fair was never held than the one in
Maryland last fall. The result might have
been different, it is true, if we had had a Re
publican Returning Board to count in ant
count out at its pleasure. AS it is, Presiden
Grants assertion displays remarkable dc.
gree of ignorance or credulity.