Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1878-05-22
Address OF the Republican Congressional
Committee TO the Country.

To He Voters of The United Sites
The democratic house of representatives
has to-day by a party vote adopted reso-
luton which, under the preiense OF an
investigation, is to lay the foundation for a
revolutionary expulsion Of the president
from his office. This Is the elimination
of plot which has been on foot flom the
day that Hayes and Wheeler were ronsti-
tutionally declared elected. 1t made its
first public appearance in the resolution OF
the last democratic house. adopted at the
close OF the session, declaring that Illden
aud Hendricks were elected. Tilden and
Hendricks subsequently made similar pub.
tic declarations themselves. A few tlmld
members have long held back. and some
of them. after being coerced to the final
vote. still pretend that they will halt AS
soon rs their partial and one sided invesil-
cation shall he ended. In other words.
they intend, after hearing suborned evil
dence. to bring in verdict that Hayes is
usurper and that he shall not remain in
office. These men have no control in the
democratic party. They dared not even
follow Alexander ii. Stephens, n unit
against caucus dctation, to the extent OF
showing some semblance of fair play.
They will be impotent in the future, as
they have been in the past. Moreover, it
is difficult to believe in their sincerity, in
view of the public avowal of their party
that its purpose is, if possible, to displace
he president II is a matter of history
that the resolution just adopted was franz
ed to express this object. The speaker oil
the house was consulted in advance rs IL
whether he would rule that it was priv
legged question. The party managers were
anxious 10 conceal their purposes, If posi-
bic. In this they were defeated by the
SPEAKER. who would not rule it II question
of privilege unless it clearly assailcd the
title of The president. he resolution be
ing offered, he read q carefully prepared
opinion, deciding it to be question of the
highest privilege, because il involved the
question of the validity of Hayes's title
Here are his very words:
A higher privilege than the one here in
involved and broadly and directly present
ed rs to the rightful occupancy of the chic
executive chair of the government, and
the connection of high government offici
ais with the frauds alleged. the chair i.
unable to conceive. The chair finds emu.
merated among the questions of privilege
set down in the manuel the following
Election of President" The chair there
fore rules that the preamble and resolution
embrace questions of privilege of the
highest character, and recognizes the right
of the gentleman from New York to otlei
the same.
Upon this the republicans commenced Il
struggle against the revolutionary scheme
which. after five days duration, has term
| mated in the success of the conspratorS
rhe republicans offered the fullest inve>ti
CATION into all alleged frauds, by which
ever party charged to have been commit
ted. but the democracy pursued its course
shame lessly and relentlessly. and stihed al
inquiry into attempts at bribery in Oregon
South Carolina, Louisiana, and murder
and violence in several states. Neither
amendment nor debate was allowed. The
nexorabe previous question was applied
and enforced
This scheme, if pursued. and it is now
fully inauguraed, Can only have the effect
of further paralyzing business of all kinds
prey enting the restoration of confidence
which seemed promising, casting gloom
over every household and bringing our
| nation into reproach before the civilized
world. The peace of the country is the
first consideration of patriots This new
effort of the democracy TO iuaugurate an
archy and MeXicanize the government, by
throwing doubts upon the Legitimacy OF
tile title of the president, is in keeping
with the record of that party, one wing Of
which rebelled against The government