The Hickman courier., 1878-06-07
r,ur PRFSTpTNCY.

THE PRESIDENCY
Whatever may be the result of
10 investigation into the count of
4. presidential vote in Florida and
: roaisiana, and whatever may be
E h individual opinion Of any as 10
e 10 policy of the movement, 1t is
law certain that the evidence be-
Ar the investigating committee is
B1nging to light most damaging
.s.iimonv. The country viii read
md hear this testimony in spite of
o,evious convictions. The man
anderson, who has been on the
.and this week, testifes squarely,
npporting his oath by letters and
documentary evidence, that the
Stste of Louisiana was stolen from
Tlden and falsely counted for
aaves. and that it was done through
corrupt bargaining with Sherman
and the visiting statesmen. This
Evidence is positive and directly to
tbe point-acknowledging himself
q. one of the perpetrators of the
geat fraud.
The only question in regard to
Ais testimony of Anderson's IS, can
| tie country afford 10 believe a man
ike him, who, to accomplish this
great fraud, swore falsely, time after
ame. Can we believe mans oath
49,. acknowledges that he swore
lies after lies in order to count the
State for Hayes. The document
airy evidence, the bona fde election
returns, all indicate that he is now
telling the truth but the false re-
turns he assisted to make by his
false oaths passed TO the country as
fact, the legal authorities acted on
it as fact, and under it or by II, Mr..
Hayes was seated in the presidential
office.
From the published confessions
IF McLin and others, it is certain
hat the Florida vot te was counted
he same way for Hayes-fraudu-
emily and corruptly-but, as with
Louisiana, the confession or evi-
lence is by and through some Of.
he guilty perpetrators.
The public mind will be convinc
ID, as it has since the week after
he election, that Tilden was right I
uily elected President, and that be /
vas wrongfully counted out. But,
5 the wrong was done through the
orms OF law, Tilden and his sup
'oyters asserting, where is the way
0 redress the grievance?
There IS no doubt but that thc
party viii insist, and
hat the great bulk Of them will
eiiere, that Hayes 1oas elected and .
theirs viii 5eiiere there was as much .
-rong on one side as the other, and
nee the affair has been peacefully
liusted, it ought not now to be
.sturbed.
The country-as q whole-;s sat
fed with Hayes as President. He
as pursued a liberal and rightful
,urse toward the Southern States.
I'd, to-day, thousandsof Democrats
no voted for Tilden openly de
are their preference for Hayes to ,
main in the presidential chair
lis is true; but then, if Mr.. Til
N l-tS elected, if the Office is right
iIy his, and these facts are known ,
ID established, how can it be ar
ned that he should still be kept
ID of his Office that the Am rcan
sople elected him 20 FLIP
The country desires peace. It
mst have peace. Every interest
{ every citizen demands peace
iat these knotty questions are be-
ne the country. They are stub +
orn facts. The inauguration of
Iayes witnessed a fearful agony Of e
ie country good men all over the
nd-North and South-trembled ,
the balance in choosing between
ar and peace. The God-blessed
sinciple Of peace triulnphed. Such 8
e trust may be the result Of i'm q
ending affairs.