Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-01-12

OUR WASH N aroN LETTER.
Core spondence of the Bulletin
THE RETURN OF CONGRESS.

CORE sponuence OF Inc Bulletin.
WASHINGTON, Jan. G, 1877.
THE RETURN OF CONGRESS.
The Holidays having passed, the
Members OF Congress are re:,sspIn-
bling, and by next week the great
debating society wilt again be in full
blast. The Democratic members
return impressed, more than ever
with the opinion that Congress is
nothing more nor less than great
Returning Board, and that the theo
~ of their party, held during all past
time,-that the election was IA State
matter over which the National Gov
eminent had no control--waS all
wrong. The Republicans return full
OF confidence that the right will pre-
vail, and that on the 18th day OF
February, acting Vice President Fer
ry will declare Rutherford Il. Hayes
duly elected President of the United
States, and that on the 4th day of
March he will he pcaceably inaugu-
rated.
ACTING VICE PRESIDENT FERRY.
The leading Republicans here gen
orally claim that The uninterrupted
practice OF from the foundation of
the Government, has been Tor the
President of The Senate to count the
electoral votes. and declare the re-
suit; and that Vice President Ferry
has a plain duty to perform, ut which
he Will not hes iialc. Il was never
contemplated that Congress shonii
choose Il President, except in the
failure Of the people to elect; and the
people of the country look with dis
gust upon The various propositions
made in Congrr>s to gamble for the
Presidency. The election Is the pco-
pies, and the members of Congress
have no more right to stake it up OH
Il issue of \ game of chance than
they would have 10 risk the Atlantic
Ocean in such manner.
CEoNIN's PRICE.
Mr.. Cronln, the gentleman with
the nose, all the way from Oregon,
who has undertaken to uSurp the
privilege of eight millions of voters
Of the country. and tu elect Il Prr>i
dent of The United States all alone
by himself, WAS examined by the
Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections on edne>day last, and
during his cXamin atoms admitted
tina, he had received three thousand
dollars of the Tlldcn corruption + nd
tOr has expenses, or, IN other words.
for doing the dirty work assigned
him by Hewitt & Co. This price
seems small, but when it is recollect-
ed how Croniu has bungIed the
whole business, everyone seems to
think he WAS overpald for his ser
vices. During the examination Gro
hin seemed very much embarrassed,
and thoroughly convinced The Com
mlttee that lie WAS Keeping back Il
portion Of what he knew. The Dem
ocrais are disguised with Crouin al
together, and everyone is satisfied
that the vote Of his electoral college
will give no more trouble, and that
the W II Of the people OF Oregon will
he respected and its vote counted tor
Hayes and Wheeler
GOVERNOR AND WOULD BE SENATOR
GRO rER.
The fearful. SHOW storm which uSh-
cred in the New Year, imtcrierrd
with the progress of Gov. Grover,
but he is now here and expected to
appear before the Senate Committee
To day. n surprise probabl Y awaits
the Governor when he appears be-
fore the Committee; he will doubt
less fin: 1t ne, cssary to explain the
disposition made of nine thousand
and seven hundred dollars. transfer
aed to Oregon hy Il New York bank,
jus! before The certificate na- issued
To Crnmn. Before this examination
is completed, ii is probable that no
one viii doubt the disqualification OF
Mr.. Grover tor Il seat III the S:nalc
OF the United States. Gov. Growers
father, Il worthy clergyman living
III Maine, is entitled to be honored
AS Il prophet, for when his hopeful
aon Was about to leave the parental
roof for Oregon, the old gentleman
said: 81 wanted to make IA clergy
man OF him, but he WAS too bad Il
boy, and now he is going west. |
predict that he will either become II
successful lawyer or first class pi
rate" terms which were prof ably
Synonymous III the mind of his faith
er. 1t is asserted that it Will be PROV
en- before the Committee that Cron-
in received from New York seven
teen thousand, five hundred dollars,
and that he tried to bride the two
Republican electors with FIVE thou>-
and doll lrS each, to secure their CO.
operation with him, and that MeSsrs.
Cartwright and Olcll took his mon
cy, but refused TO aid in his ne.ariouS
scheme.
THE LATEST PROGRAMME.
Feeling assured that the iu>talIa-
ton o! Hayes cannot be prevented
by fair means, the Democrats have
announced Il new programme. 1t is
proposed to occupy the time from
Feb. 14th to March Attn with diScll-.
SION, so rs to prevent the counting
of the votes, So that it will become
necessary for the Secretary of State
to order a new election, the PrcSi-
dent of the Senate acting as preSi-
dent in the meanwhile. This plan is
probably only another OF the schemes
connected to impress the people that
tie election is involved in uncertain
", and to direct pubhc attention
from the vlllainouS means by which
the majority of the House hope to
Swindle the people out OF their choice
for President. The statement IN the
New York IVorIA that this plan is
favored by leading Republicans, is
without foundation, for every day
makes the peaceful Inauguration of
Hayes more certain.
TIE TELEGRAPH IMBROGLIO.
Mr.. Barnes, the recusant telegraph
witness VAS 1T the bar of the House