The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-22
More About Mr.. Hewitt and the Fraud.

We have already given various particu-
lars of the successive attitudes assumed by
the Hon. ABRAM ;. HEWITT representative
from the Tenth District Of New York, dur
Ing the proceedings upon the Electoral
Fraud in the last session Of Congress hut in
one respect we have done Mr.. HEWITT either
more or less than justice and we desire now
10 make good the defect
As soon ne the BURcHARD resolution was
disposed Of in the House Of Representatives,
on the 18th Of June last, Mr.. HARTMDGE Of
Georgia, a Denlocrat-and there Is some
thing exceedingly remarkable in the way the
Southern Democrats came up to the help Of
the Fraudulent President on this occasion,
lust as if they had struck new bargain with
him and made, for sufficient considerations,
4 new treaty of offensive and defensive alli-
ance-Mr. HARTRIDGE, we say, being
member Of the Judiciary Committee, got up
and presented n report from that committee
on the BLAIR bill for a judicial revision Of
the electoral count. Il was the report Of
the majority Of the committee, the minority
with PROCTOR KNOTT Of Kentucky at its
head being ~ different opinion; and this
report concluded with the following rcsolu-
lion, which was at once put before the
House:
R,.o'r,I That the two House. 'hc rotty.four'h Con
gress having counted tho f0r President amt
Vice President the Cmtd r.Ha- i' laving declared
RurnFKroRn Is iIArFs to he rresi tent and VII
uIn A. wHfFLEE to bee a., .tr t4., President, there
Is power IN any subsequent ,D-rvss 20 reverse tina,
declaration nor can any 'ch power b, exercised by the
Congress can create under the Constitution.
When the vote was taken upon this prop
Mp bn
yeas-that is, among those holding Fraud
to be sacred; and with him voted Mr.. HAIR
DENBERGH Of New Jersey Mr.. PHELPS Of
Connecticut, Mr.. ELLIS Of Louisiana Mr.
FULLER Of Indiana, Mr.. IIENKLE Of Mary
land, and Mr.. SoUTHAED Of Ohio. all
Democrats, who had just. previously voted
against tho BURCHARD resoluton--tho
difference between the resolution they
had opposed AMI that which they now voted
for being about the same as the difference
between twccdledum and tweedlcdce, except
that tho one was offered by Il Democrat
from Illinois and the other 10y one Of tho-,
peculiar and peculiarly satisfied supporters
Of MIR HAYEs-a Democrat from Georgia.
All the Democrats from Georgia, however
do not appear to have been included in tho
new bargain with Mr.. HAYES Tho Hon
PHILIP COOK and tine Hon. MILAN l.
SMITH Of that State now stood n!
like men, and gave their vote,
against HARTRIDGE's resolution. Along
with them. twelve other Democrats re
corded themselves on the same side
m.l Sc repeat then names with The honol
which belongs 10 their manlincss and ndel
ty They were BLACKBURN and BOONE O
Ia \ a
# New York. HAMILTON OF Indiana
HINRY rnd KMMEL Of Maryland
Pblpi iolE II Virginia, ROBERTSON o
Louisiana, SPRINGER Of Illinois, ant
WAlTEr Of Conncctlcut and We venture I,
say, That the longer these fourteen gentle
mon 1.-Two. tho more deeply they will b,
grateful to Providence that they wer,
anailnd to vote rs they did on that memolt
bic day
Now let MS onco more remind Nh HEWITT
and his associates In this division, Of an
pthcrrcsolution which he had voted for Will
great zeal only n year before when he wa
member Of the Fort -fouIth Congress, an
had not yet become an eater Of dirt at tn
louI feet " fraudulent power, This re:olu
ton waa IN the following terms;
A''t" 1r' H5'sV h,Jr"snaf,r" m he T,ipl V,r''
An'N' NAiI Va tNc dUtA Of the House ioiC ciale 49,
its House docs h'teiy solenWy declare. ih'
sANrFL iiin'N of nc state m New YORK r.
tcNed one hluil,d ana ninety electoral votes f.
the onicc o. rcsicr ~ re CARED states an OF viii,
votes were cast aad h.ts thereof sigueA. coruhoi All
transnIed 10 the seat ~ Government, directed To- n
plc.li.1t Of the Gonnic In conformity wiz a.
Constitution and laws # tho lmcA state
hy electors legally eligible ana qualified
such Hu cleo tor each " whom Aal teen tuiy appoint,
and elected IN manner directed ~ the Legislature
ue STATE IN hni Tor whi-h no east his vote aior
sad, and nat said SAAlgL j. TlLrES having thus 7
c'ieoi the vo'es If a maJpniy Of electors al point,
% Aforesaid. no wns nere'r juy elected Pre- side
the United Sisles Of America tor the term NJ four yea
commencing ON tie Ell day Of hArvh, 4 D 1871 al
thI. House further declares that TnoHAS IlsHbRiC
having received TIC same number Of electoral votes 4
the ofco Of Nice.Presient Of the United States m
we're cast Tor SIxgTL ! litDSs Tor President