Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-03-20
Returning Heard Anderson,

has been sentenced 10 prison I lel the
law and justice proceed with the Others
until criminals shall meet their just re'
ward for committing the greatest crime
known IN the history OF this connlry'-
Why are not Others who are equally guilty
as Anderson prosecuted and punished 7
We know Il il said that II II Is done II
weakens tho right OF Hayes 10 hold the
Office OF President, aud that II would be q
violation Of tho agreement made with
Hayes, Sherman, Foster aud Matthews
while the electoral fraud was progressing,
These objections are founded In truth and
admitted by many Of tho lcadiIg iiepub'
llcan aetos IN that ylllany, Sherman
leads of upon the conviction Of Anderson
with q republican certificate Of good char
acter for Anderson aud the Returning
Board ana also, Of the visiting gentlemen
who went down TO New Orcan 10 assist
In carrying out tho fraud aud PERJURY de-
creed by Hayes aud his leaders, On
November 9th, IN the afternoon, when re-
turns had been received, showing that
Tlldcn had been elected, Zach Chandler
aud his leading co.worklng spirits, en-
braclng John sherman and Bill Chandler,
arranged aud dccrccd that Louisiana,
PlorIda, South Carolina, and enough other
electoral votes should DO counted In and
certified by carpet-bag Governors aud
sent to tho Republican Acting Vice PrcSl'
dent, sufficient to declare Hayes elected
President, Grant was TO call TO WASH
lngton sufficient Of the army TO protect
the actors In carrying into tiiect The foul
plot aud decree, When II was announced
that Louisiana had gone for Tlldcn by
over 5000 majority, and that Tlldcn was
elected, Zach Chlndlcr, Ora ITS Cabinet
Minister aud Chairman OF all Republican
Ism, and their mouth-piccc, makes this
rcply-"Not By u Cd d-n sight-l
know better" Down went the Visiting
Committee and took part In the foul
transaction aud consumated the perjury
and lying which resulted In 8 TO I, which
was damnablc 3, and part of the de.
cree Of Mr.. Shcrman's letter Of condol'
cncc 10 Anderson upon his conviction,
and the assurance that Hayes feels very
badly at the conviction Of Anderson, aud
speaks his mind In condemnation Of the
verdict, and that Anderson must be par.
doncd, AND 90 directly back into the Gus
tom House, into office, as Il reward for lie
vlllany. II is said Governor Nichols and
the Senate of Louisiana will pardon And
crson. Why pardon him and hold any
other convict in prison ? The Republic
can answer is, because 1t involves the
title CT F:aud Hayes to the Office he Is
disgracing by acting us President. IT
high crime must 20 unpublished because
Hayes Is acting President, then let him 20
back to Ohio, and give himself to the
pcnitcnti AIRY as reward for his crime
committed against the American people,
and the acting participant he was in And
erson's crimes. Stoughton who was
visiting tool to New Orleans has by Hayes,
Sherman, Elmunds & Co., been rewarded
by going to Russia as Minister. Sher-
man, McCrcafy, Noycs & Co., including
Kellogg, have received their wages for
perjury and crime. 1t Is very natural
that we see It stated in all the Republican
papers that Anderson will soon be par
doned. That the President considers ii q
breach offiith and bargain made when he
withdrew the troops from New O.lcans.
There was no party to contract as the
party Of the second part by which Hayes
could conclude an agreement that his
title to the Presidency, and consequently
the Returning Board fraud should not b,
disturbed by legal, lawful prosecutions.
No, there was no person competent to
make any such agreement with Hayes or
his Committee lie sent to New Orleans
which can bind the citizens of this Union,
or prevent the sworn officers Of the law
from Furnishing crime. It is confession
of all the crime charged to Hayes and his
party leaders when documents as Shcr-
mans and Wells letters, and expressions
of Hayes, and the newspaper apologies
put forth 10 cover up Anderson's crime
10 Bradley after once sttingas one ofthe
8 to Z in favor OF justice, law and right,
upon the Florida question, was made by
the power of party to turn about and lick
the dust of fraud, perjury and self dam
nation, to keep in power the party the
people had declared by large decisive
popular vote, should vacate the seats they
had so long disgraced. 10 Bradley's
memory is to-day no better than Judge
Jeferies.
Senator Elmunds has not yet explained
to the voters of Vermont his votes ad-
hitting Kellogg and his votes rejecting
Pinchback. There is no credit due Hayes
for withdrawing the troops from Louisl-
ana and So. Carolina,-it was an usurpa-
ton, and unconstitutional to keep them
there, and Hayes knew that as the large
vote given as a popular majority in favor
ofTilden that he could not with safety to
himself tyranize with bayonets over these
States, hence the withdrawal of the
troops, and no credit to anybody nor
party, except the Democratic popular
majority. Hayes did not make Hampton
nor Nichols Governors, the people made
them them Executives of their States
no bargains made nor none acknowledged.
HIVES is n Fraud