The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-29

aggressive In exposing ftle authors 0i the |
accusations made agai him one o.: the I
Visiting statesmen nt New Orleans. ~ ne !!
Al guilty 8f The char he $40 v fi
from public trust Ia inperishabIe many
IL he IS innocent. he is the worst WroDgeu
ar,an I'm pubic ind nient we nave IN me
country. JIG IS possible TINT ne can prove s,.,
how the most appalling fraud OF our poilIl.
cal history was per etratea unoel .nis Ise
and fn his own interest Wittiout ellner bis
krawledge or particle asion IN y, puS ls
=, IA ne done nv proving him the veriest OF
Tools. Les who VIII suffer, however, the
Investigation should lie exhaustive, and all
honest citizens will welcome Secretary Sher-
man TO the field OF fearless inquiry hsla-
|detphia Times.
This paragraph, from the Philadelphia
Times, is very comprehensive. It's proper
In sentiment and correctin Judgment. 1t
Is especially Just in assuming that 1t may De
proved that an unexampled fraud was ac-
complished under The observation and IN
the interest Of Mr.. SHERMAN, and that he
knew nothing about it; but it must be done
by proving him TO be fool. That Mr.
SIBERIAN was satisfied when he went to see
the process of counting the votes OF LOUISE
ana that fraud was to be committed, we
have no more doubt than that we i've at thls
time. That he witnessed the count satisfied
Of. the fraudulent character OF the election
and the returns, we are as profoundly con-
yinced: but that be did any act which COM
mitted him in black and white in way that
might lead to his conviction OF crime, we
never believed, and are too we'll satisfied OF
the shrewdness of the,Secretary ever to be-
Iieye. That be would or could be led to-
supply the materials for his own crimln'a-s
ton in promises. those who know him can.
not believe. The whole fraud, from the IN
ception OF GRANTS Infamous scheme to SEND
down men who should become mere look
ers-on to verify the fraud to its conclusion,
was thing OF force. and all concerned In 1t
were mere witnesses OF fraud whose ma
ture they could not be ignorant OF nor shut
their eyes to-. @ 4.
When MONTGOMERY BLAIR's delirNm, re-
Enforced by that irresponsible and hdgety
Judge-MORTON-was blurted out in Con-
gress, we felt the suprcmest disgust Tor it.
We ardently hoped that the Democratic
party would award to it no consideration
whatever. The circumstances under which
Mr.. HAYES was put into office rendered his
right unassailabe. and what earthly advan-
tage could possibly arise out OF an lnYestl-
CATION into the circumstances OF the elec-s
tions and returns in the disputed southern
States? All the parties to the frauds were
irreclaimablc liars, whose words, when
tending to their own conviction Of scoun-
drelsm, would be impeached. Out OF such
a pack OF liars it was plain that no reliable
information could probably be obtained
Nothing short Of the concurrence OF cir
cumstances with recorded facts could settle
any matter relating to the tricks and frauds
OF paid accomplices, backed by the military
power Of the Government and counte-
nanced by high officials and representatives
Of the land.
This we knew would be established by
the result. Money would be wasted, the
country vexed and need!essly excited. and
in no sense would be the ends OF justice
promoted. ~. ..-s..
The whole Investigation. wildly suggest
ed aud set on foot without proper grounds
and without Judgment, has been brought
to nought. The only witness that brought
forward an alleged fact that went to crimi-
nate man of national standing is now, by
his own confession, periurer, and the ac-
cused Secretary SHERMAN appears wrong
ed and injured man; and yet Secretary
SHERMAN is, in our opinion, man whose
vindictive spirit never failed in time OF
high party excitement to justify every
wrong to the South and every fraud that
threw victory to the Radicals and negroes
over the intelligent and responsible white
people OF the South. His character was
fully manifested in 1859 in the stormy Con-
gress that preceded the national disruption.
He has not changed the hue ofhis opinions.
He has not admitted into bis heart since
then any humane aud tractable sentiments
to mollifv his preiudices or soften bis bitter
resentments. 80
We know that no proofs Of positive Grim
inalty can be had against the 1.-the and re-
lentless statesman whose football never an
nounces his Whereabouts but that he was
without premonition or, suspicion OF the
guilty acts engineered and completed I'M
der the directions Of GRANT we never be-
lieved. ii. =.
Returning to the folly OF the Democratic
Congress in soiling its hands with the
BLAIRs, the MoRToNs, the JENKsEs, ct id
gen4s .onane, that was an error great enough
to be followed by a disaster. We are thank
full that such has not been the case; but we
attribute the escape OF the Democrats more
to the popular disgust with Republicanism
than to- good management on the part Of our
Democratic friends. -,
J. Let. us hope that the lesson that has Leen
given will be made available in the future.
We acquit Secretary SHERMAN Of being so
great a fool as TO convict himself. We had
no faith in the liars that trified with the com.
.mittee OF investigation. The reader may be
sure that we shall be as slow to put reliance,
in any Of Secretary :sHERMAE's witnesses
should he be SO indiscreet himself as TO at
tempt retaliation when he should be too
happy to escape conviction. -.
rf ...,s., il. How It . Swinks.''', a4 -
Buta short time since The whole country
was amazed at the reports of the wonderful