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

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octcIr. It wii be remembered ;ay; lis ccuut}'
ra;;s;,.g ,:.,i,atri" aus Gar :, 10 cl;:si.
y.s held back to the WY i@,'. i''.t :iIc!s
r.rr.. y:ve -, ,:c;, CO - ri IT,. l. |
WIS, # cn;.:s, i,."..G.>@: "a ill.,: -ii..l'.
have the p,ima ia:iG Eicto'y, s. that tEer1
would b. ~ arGa,r.3:., u caal:tiL me s.
dict OF this 1cop!a Accordingly :. !::w lstlcc
of tie peace wa3 appolntet and pew re;u'"
maGc hy dropping Cut $50 rttc.Hc'H, 50 tf"i
it gave Hayes 50 apparent OIL Eiiy of Il.
4 s,,ncial from jack sonvi}c 5.ys - Dennis
arrived Yesterday. lie neither adihlts or denies
the rumors Of his confession, bu! Int'mates inst
lhe rsnorts are based on truth. Ali the (ara's
have been sent to Washington, with the ori-inH
| doCu mcHts -,
General Finely, who contests The sest Of Mr.
| B:sbee, of the second distrc. II Gior''!a, sSS9
| the revelations mad" by McL'n ana Dennis &c
| cord with the proof no has g'thcrci IN support
| of ri, cI.im f. the seat j. i; supposed tha5
either the Comai.tgc on Elcc!ions TT The Judlci-
sry Comu.l:lec, to whom the Blair resolutions
| were referred or both OF thcso committees, may
| soon have brforo ihcm tbs confessions Concern,
| ing the a'lcSci I'a2-s Ih+y haVH E"t Se'
| reached Washington.
NEW YouK April p The Times psla:5
| the fyi!owos AS Judge Mcl.'n's cnaics,Ion:
As :, u;cm6er nt The !a'e ot:'r l. 1@ri q N.o
vas.a,s of The State oi F:orIi teel itnpeiicd
BY sense Of duty to myself and justice 10 othe'5
| 10 make the following s!a'@mGEt. y! tHc 'iuAe
| tic canvass VS. made was not =: @Gy Lane
conscious OF ac;iug Otherwise tH.i 1lGht ard
propcr cutoIci upon tic caaVls5 "lt' 'ne
onv;c;ioo that il ~a5 M privilege az! duty 10
nnIiIical sense to gi;c the bontGt OF rvery
doubt ia f.vlv CT the republican party. / lett
that when dlestion could b decided tiih"r
Uav without d5ics VOL, nee to j pUb.lc aans' 0:
insljcn it was fairly allowable 10 politics tlai
shou! always l2a1 10 my OWE parts aud give ny
dnc;siou 10 lis favor even at ttn haZiTI Of stfar
inr 2 p5int IL III time did icci that 'ccu-
pind the p2siiOn G! i i!gt, charged WIN the
duty OF strict lid nice %a'gh!og 'anI baiaEc'
ing OF ali the cv:Gclc, presented. LIS kiu&
| back now to that time | col that tbtrt VS. .
continuation OF rfiuonccs that must hs7o Uge-
rated RIOS; powerfully il biini3lhg ly jGd:::!t OF
and sNsyirg ICY act!vn. had b:cu !or mary
years, AID WIS .! he ;ime 81 the canvass very
active parl:sau. | sincerely thought that our
State and the Nation would suffer irrepa7atie
injury if the democratic party were to o5iaia the
presideacy aud the policy 0! hatred to ';2 negro
and those no had beer the friends & the res!c,
Should ot,aiu control .. Washington. |: We:
the conluou AID unanimous talk a2o tina! tie
very cxistcrco ct The mcp, wh0, in he SoG:;l,
bgi uDnetd tie republican, party dcpcn!:i
uooo the election Of Alr. Hayes. Mr.. Il les
would srsta!D them Throughout: TIE Slu =. lille
Mr. Tilde0 would crush chem. VAS Shown
numerous tccelaus addressed u Gay. S,c:tt 5
and Others from the trusted irad:rs .: the To.
publican party 10 the North, Insisting :iiai lie
salvation Of the country dapcutcd upon the
vote OF Florida being cast I1r Hayes: th1%e
tc!eeralls came from thcscto sEapi had j""a
accustomed to defer. The cha;7a.@a Il tie y!
tiona! Committee and The nan who was Tie
nearest personal friend CT Mr.. liaye2 TAI c1r,
Quoted the canvass. These teIaaranis also gave
assurance cI he iorhc0iaing {! lnnIey aoi
Mr. !IarcS. F2l!ov :rg these kilograms trC3;tt
Northern republicans. r4Gty leaders arl per-
soua fren1s OF MIR. Hayes arrived in Florida
as RAPIDLY as the railroads coui! brig Ii. II.
| W.. surrounded by these incn, wh0 were ~
dent republicans. and especially by friends o!
Gov. Hayes OUe gentleman particularly. Z 9.
Moves, oil Ohio vas understood 10 represent
him and sneak with the authority {; i WIN
personal fii1pi, comu.i->inGcl with Dover 10
&C! ia It's ucEsf. these men referred 10 tie
general destruction OF tao c5ug!rg should Mr..
Il!lnr he ctc;e:., the in:ens auXlay - Jii. r.
nubl!csr party OF! lie Ncrth, aud !2rif tu.. s. L!
patty win u. | cauno! 3aG how i3f ny ac'iou
my have been i1tlu:accd u IL: la;.na1 exile
lucp. that prevailed! ar2uod III, u 5'T Tar ny
ra!iisan "a nay have Id n1ciato crf"r Neither
ca [ say how lar ny course WIS j. liz nee !
hy the promise IL tGe By N0yas, tluL II I-,
Hayes became ProSldcut p;ouid berew:rdce;.
Certainly these ionl20Ccs must have hG! :
a'roug control over iay jlt"nI2G: @ni :c'I11.
Reviewing MY a:!ion at this dis!2ae2 o: tltuc
viii; all calm1cs5. With lay aIinT c>clci ara
nv Dsrtissn z,al chilled by the President. who
L., b.- IN -,..i
the republican party al TIC SHuin, al c., he'd
tie rn.y men nho did 50 NUN far bis y23
tin::, | an Icreu,,i,i that tic Ei0rlja canvass
wa not conducted with hat con, cam u::in1lt
an! honest Unbiased decision / hit snrud have
! characterized proceeding l:v0!vluR such vast
and inpOrtaDt interests llSirai III This ! n07
sec that the whole proceedings WIT through
up0! tho highest rave 0i political cEG!te !ncHj.
That partisan feeling, stimulated TO the u'inn,t
by the most p0"eGiu IS ;ac!Cs, u-utn"i t;c
place OF reason and s6uDd judgment, aus! no.!!-
cal eypedency !ucl tue hOuT. y large DLJl
bfr OF prncioc;S Ware either contested ~ the
democratic Or republican parry. fUlGMlnGus
tc:timoty was flied, add the lawyers Ct h,;h
sides argued for their side Of The ls:l;c that Il
was the day OF tie board 10 thro" cut, AID
not Include il the cunt or rctal1 an! CJuut
precincts on the ground Of ltl3galy 10 the
conduct OF the election or fraud that was charged
to exist. The A:t0ruyy GeDera! OF the State
and a 1umtcr IF tho board had decided: shat
the board had Quasi Judicial power and had
tie righG 10 exclude pftcl0c;3 from the count
il the re;ugus were sAo~1 to d: s. irregular.
false, or fraudulent. as TO prevent tie bcafd
from ascartaiDins f:on thcpl tue tue 70c.-
With this riaw its duties, tic t0atd e0ttr2d
upon the work OF the canvass With ih2 elo7l--
ton that they were Invested @l:l large dl5e!c-
tionaly powers which were Of & mixed e1aTae'
ter, political, and Judicial, the poiltl2Ai !.r:ey
predomjnatior. Par;isao z?ai AID S!r,@s pot:t;
cal ties had powerful ttuenuc in the exercise
OF these powers, aa1 the republicans iia7".; {.
sjority Ct the bJlri!, the cauYass Wa iatgl!y
in their favor, as he result proved. |: tho
! bos!d had actad ia accjrdaGc2 with tic Geol5lor
Of The Suprtme court Of the Ste!e, declining
the powers and duties Of the b3aEd IL refer.
ence to throwing out preciac's siaco E1Ed"raJ,
thorc is no question OF the fact that Mr.. iii.
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