Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-22
Our Washington Letter.


gatlOn into tne alleged election frauds committed
in Florida and Louisiana has at last passed Tho |
House, after four days OF sllful 6lbnsterine an |
the part Of the Republican minority. and n conso. |
quent delay Of all business in that branch nj Con-
gross during that time.
rHE PROPOSED INVESTIGATIONS
az declared by the resolution. which ,y,s ooo.o,
oy Mr. Garrison N. Potter, Of New York, on Mon |
day' ~ based upon the resolutions passed by the
legislature Of Maryland under the lead of Mont |
gomery Blair, and also upon the recent affidavit
OF McLin Of Florida, duplicating ex-Covernor
Noyes OF OHIO, now minister to Franco and Soc. |
Rotary Sherman, in guilty knowledge and conniv- |
ance in the frauds by which the electoral votes NJ
Florida and Louisiana were secured for HAYES
and Wheeler. The resolution provides for n so
lect committee Of eleven members of the Uouse
with power to send for persons and papers. to adj
minister oaths, to conduct the investigation at
such places as may be necessary, with leave to
SIT niring the recess and to report at any time.
Tough the resolution is professedly innocent of
anyaim TO unseat President Hayes, vet II il init
mated that a certain clause in IL is designed to
ah0d an opening for the admission Of testimony
to tlat end After enumerating certain things to
be Inquired into, it says "And into all the facts
which, In the judgment Of said committee, are
connected with or pertinent thereto" It is there
forebelieed by some that the project IL to intro
ducethe testimony Of some of the confessed per-
jurrs D FLORIDA, to the effect that they were in
dwed Il falsify the returns Of that state through
ppmisei made by Ex-Governor Noyes that II
Hayes was inaugurated they should be appointed
10 offlIe; whereupon the committee will proceed
in9fre whether these alleged agreements were
dlrried out, with view to laying the foundation
or the impeachment Of the President This is
the view entertained by the Republicans of the
House, who have vigorously opposed the resou-
tion not because they were at all fearful OF the
consequences to the party itself, but because they
believed 1t to be their duty to oppose every meas
ire looking toward revolution and consequent
strife which would seriously disturb the business
prosperity Of the country. The scheme has been
ong in preparation, and yet when finally brought
o its passage amounts to nothing in our opinion,
)ut the foundation for little campaign spouting
the coming fall campaign. 1t will certainly fail,
Is revolutionary measure, both by the failure
o connect President Hayes with any frauds, and
)y the ndsposition of the country to stand any
uch nonsense as an attempt at impeachment 1t
easily seen that the movement Is wholly par
Isan one, without one shadow Of patriotism about
II for when an endeavor was made by the Repub-
,taps IN omond ,bo roso,n,;o, az os 20 or,tr,oo
tie elections in Mississippi and Oregon, the DEM
Grats stubbornly refused The Republicans, led
ly General Garfield and Eugene Hale, have made
avigorous opposition throughout the week. and
alter the final passage Of the resolution have
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uo vool, por.son irvos,i,,,o,, -, election. 90 :.
b,vo I'm, ii,,lo ;rtorost 70 Tho oorn,r,. a,
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ci.,',n ti,sre is no on9eal Anv attemnt 10 nnsea,
him will at onca he fro,vpod down hy tho con
stituonts of these very centlemcn who seel, spct
n,oco T;,don IN Tho ohoir srol an ;n,.o,.;,,o.;o,
as 10 ,,rorosod h ,ho doroooro,, l.. .to.a,,,o
useless rs n practical measure. is neither in tn,
interest of Justice or economy, and must result
in nothing but disaster TO the investigators.
the President had been led by personal motive
in his policy toward Southern democrats, he Womb
now have cause for the most bitter regret in view
of the action of the democrats in the House. Thu
very men for the interests of whose constituent
| President Hayes has sacrificed his own popular
| ity in the Republican party have instituted pro
ceedings but little short of revolutionary agains
him and his right to the Presidential office. Blu
vet even
THE OPPONENTS OF THE PRESIDENT