Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-25

| the box IL Leon county and the 100 votes sur
| repti;iousy added il Jefferson County agsrc-
eating 393 votes been rejected aud tie o2GiJ: |
| cratic rejected precincts WhleE were eSG'EGoc
| fer lETcgu!arlty anu 7iiegalliy contrary 10 tie
| decision 81 the Supreme Cougt o1c0 rata'G"l
AID cqu1tci, Nj. Tiidca would h:Tc carieI The
| State The conclusion therefore Is irrc Si!:b'e
that Nir. TiIdcn vas enttlri to the electoral
vote Of Florida end cot Nj Hayes. Ii making
hi. statement My motives will dou5tlrSS BE-
nIestiouc1 BIZ UaHy. bul the flGi* VII! siahd
aoNe IS the truLA without any Dore motives 10
sustain them. | an Tree 10 admit ha. Vic Wtn!.
things As | uuw 60, aud renam5 .tlng :hat Hif.
| Hayes vas cootllul!iy Inspiring his personal
rricuis and trusted agents by every means in
his poser TO secure to him the electoral vo;c q
Florida AID Louisiana, and believing II 10 hav:
been conscious wrong on his part done with
the knowledge that be had 10. icen elected IS
his subsequent Reputation Il tr3v Packard,
whose title Vas bouGd up in his owO, and bis
Wihiu and coHardy dcscrtlon 0! the very rIcn
who contributed so largely tc his cIcc;ioo, hos
shoW0, my contempt for the pltiabIe bitterness
Of the man is beyond my power OF expression
HIr, nayes has denied tic validity of his osn
title ia denying Gov. Packsrd's. lie las is
porcd his Florida irend5, showing he believed
them u1w0rthy aud tainted with irauJ, yet
he holds On to the presidency, which, IL bis
own cpin!ou. Wa secured by this Vrry fraud
lie HIS cow.ri!y sbaadon2i aud betrayed his
slu;t I'll republican, friends through fear Of be-
iug 90 led from an Office that lie believed tie
utylr was elected 10 by the people. " hatcFcr
may be Tic opinion Ct men IN regard to uy
motives | give thtm ilc;a aud IcaYG my motives
t. 2 higher tribunal. SAMUEL B. MCLIE.
The above was s;gucl ani Sworn to before
Tie c!clk Ct Thomas county, Georgia.
New York, Apr!! 2j-rhe Tiues Jack
son7itl. Correspondent; has h.d interviews with
L. G. DcDui:. In reply to Il question as to what
he knew or had stated with regard to any cIcc
ton frauds 10 Alac'lul c0ucty, he said that he
!lad reason 10 believe that there were frauds
. committed 10 that County il the interest OF the
: d4mocra,ic party |hich were especially app4-
rent in tbs precinct Of Archer where the dcDo-
. Gratis had 1T 30 time c7cT pole! more than III
: votes.
, "In the campaign Of 1876" said Capt. Den
us, they cIaiu1cd to haze p0l!cd 2J0 votcs, 2QO
OF which, | believed then and no" ccilc7c, were
frauiu'cn;Iy cast ii the loterest OF the demo
; cratic party. | understand dispatches have
been scot to New York stating that | have
made couils=ioa to the effect that Mr. Hayes
! w2s uot legally cI9c:ed In ar:war to that |
csn Say Was uct so otIear OF tic cl4ci!0a aud
a handled 30 bslloIs, made nc returus Gad 10 20
way contributed 70 the result Of tue c!CcIl2p,
: except by Ny oRa individual rJ!c an, therefore
have notillug to confess.
, There is a foundation for the ruUors hon -
ejaculation. IN! th.y have b2ea grossly nlsrcp
, resented. They Ncr3 based upoo convtrsatl1c:7
h2ii ,;j,i, gtGily11ey in WasL;r:tHn and u9,er-
= stood to be strictly coDGlentia!. Tie r*$uI: Of
these Interviews ,eaa to the effect that certain
thing: were done by republicans 10 the St2'c to
, oif.@t The frauds committed by democrats. The
/ uac,cs uf these parties l have never dlvu;gct.
r believe as matter Of abStfac: justice that the
] Stare b.!yass to Mr. Hayes, bat believe 1t
c.u b. pT0gei! that the face OF tho rtturn- show
, thu; the State belongs to NJ! Iildon. Ia re-
gard to ruGcrs shat the late Secretary o: State
. MeL:a and TIC late Controller Co@g have
+ made confessions or statements c0Eccrnins the
action Of the returning board, the last IS that
: Mr. MeLu has made no statement thai teGds
, | ia apy Tay 70 impcach the action o. tt2t beard
: aid Dr.. CnHgili has made 30 statement at all
. ,x9,ii. th2 HI: aC;ioc, aud 20 Tar 81 he knows
Tie action oil all the members CT the board was
s,raicht aud square aud in accordance '1iE iEclr
vag u lie Law and ofthe :vlienco before them.
, Gap!. D nnis asscrts that he has made H. STATE
. mcrt ryiitcsiDg upon the acton q The returning
b al ! :i hl- Mt asserted nor does DC believe
r IT,; ira m@E!cGs OF that board evan u=pcc.cd
TIC :xr:.@ucc CT any i.audS o. the part 81 the
republicans Capt. D.Gua further stated lbat
h bl,: 10 rer.O0al grievance against Pfc>ient
Bass y &c he'd always treated nir! with kiui
iys<. i gnut!cmao Wi:o Is w>1h!Gg III the ID
f. u1.St ii HIr. Ii!icn. said to b. 81 agent SEPT
hc;c FIR tie: purpJs2 lays thai he has evidence
+, rnnu.i! IL his posse sion 10 give Ford: !c XII
den ~ eco aj}fiiy ao1 int his eeldcra2 -
! s,:>utl ~ lie confession: Ut those Directly GO.
crrI;.t III he ir:uj=.