The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-01-20
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. l3, 1877.

can be rendered the average Demo
crat, it may possibly interest some OF
the unwashed shouters who are
raising such a dolorous clamOr re-
garding the proper method of count
ing the electoral vote, to know that
six times in the history of this country
the President of the Senate has opened
and counted the votes for himself,
either for President or Vice President.
The first instance was in 1897 when
John Adams opened and counted the
votes and declared himself elected
President. In 1901 Jefferson did the
same, and in 1921 Vice President
Tompkins opened the votes and
counted himself out, in which self
sacrificing act he was followed by
Richard NJ. johnson in l841. In 1867
Van .Buren, then Vice President,
counted the votes that elected him
President; the last instance occurring
in 1861, when Breckenridge, caadi-
date for the Presidency, opened and
counted the votes to his own discom-
fiture.
1t is exceedingly doubtful if ever
mine OH the Pacific slope panned out
better than does the mine of fraud
struck by the Republican committee
of investigation in the Oregon matter,
it having already been conclusively
shown that corruption fund of from
S25, 900 to $4,000 was sent out from
New York and that the money was
shared by the men Immediately con-
cerned in the affair. And SO Mr..
Cronin with no perceptible diminu-
ton of his original fragrance-witll
the " Oregon electoral college" " in his
vest pocket and his nasal prolongation
DER his shoulder-pensively wends his
way over the mountain peaks, and
towards the land of the setting sun.
Next
Upon Monday of this week the
Democrats had grand blowout ut
Ford's Opera House, it being the an-
niversary of the battle of New Orleans.
The exact object of the meeting was
scarcely apparent, but advantage was
taken of the occasion by the Demo-
cratic leaders here rendezyoused to
let off a number of violent and in
flammatory speeches, principally
marked by an utter absence of good
sense and manly spirit. The demon
stration was that of an unruly mob.
The Florida investigating committee
have returned to the city, and both
parties are anxiously awaiting their
report, which will probably not be
submitted for at least a week. One
of the Republican members already
gives it as his opinion that no matter
how the election went, there are
thieves in Florida. However, he is
doubtless prejudiced, much by the
fact that he had his pocket book stolen
while in the State, by which he lost
not only all the money he had with
him, but his return ticket as we'll
You know it is just such trities as this
that warp a mans Judgment. Pos
sibly this congressional pocket book
: may do what whole barrels O money .
failed to accomplish, and make Tilden
! the next President-in a horn.
Wade Hampton is undoubtedly an
exceedingly prudent man, but GOV.
Nichols doesn't appear to be troubled
, in that way. The former has SO far
been able to prevent any overt act OF
I rebellion amongst his followers, but
> the latter has gone further, and in
t mastering and arming the White
Y Leaguers as he has done, has in all
. probability taken a step that Will
e bring about an armed conflict between
4 his own and the adherents of Gov.
nj Packard. OF course the o. S. troops
: can but support the latter, and in
!, case of fight there can be but one
t result. 1t is however to be hoped
o that Nichols will not make necessity
e so severe a lesson.
q Undoubtedly Commodore Wander
bilt was a first-class railroad man, but
when the Rev. DR.. Deems arises ant
: states that he always had "a singn
:. larly child-like faith in the Saviour
: and that he believes him to be NOV
with the saints in glory everlasting,
+. the old story of the needle and th'
% on malls ava oan hut raciIp tO SO heath