The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-06-06
THE gRRING BROTHER.
A aiek sp,a'o Letter from Judge Key.


WASHISGToN, May 28.
The circumstances attending the pass-
age Of the Potter resolution to investigate
the alleged frauds In the Presidential
election of 1876 In the States of I.ouisi-
ana and Florida, together with the suS-
sequent declarations of many influential
Democratic politicians and journalists,
gives evidence that if both Houses of the
Forty-sixth Congress are Democratic,
the majority intend to GUST President
IIuyes and inaugurate Mr. TiIden. The
title of President Hayes was settled ire
yocably by the Forty fourth Congress
in the act creating the Electoral Com
mission, under which he was legally de-
clared and legally inaugurated. The
Forty-fifth Congress has no more right
to dispute his election than he has to
question the title of any victorious con-
testant 10 his seat in that body. The
Forty-sixth Congress will have no more
right to ignore him and to recognize his
defeated contestant, Mr.. Tiiden, than
aic. Hayes would have &c send file Of
soldiers 10 the House Of Representatives
TO nnseat Democrat whom he might
consider to have been wrongfully seated
or irauduiently elected. The leaders in
this desperate attempt TO Mexicanize our
institutions rely confidently upon the
"solid South" TO furnish the bulk of the
Democratic majority in the next House
of Representatives, the Senate being al
ready secured. Remembering the en-
couragement which Northern Democrats
i'll 1860 and 1861 extended to the South
ern Sites to secede, and the manner in
which their promises of aid and comfort
were fulfilled, can the Southern people
afford TO join this revolutionary move
ment with the certainty that when the
!Es !itst!e hoGT of peril comes they viii
a,yain be left unassisted and alone TO
meet the storm from the North? Once
more united by this attempt TO revive an
issue whose settlement was forced by
public opinion upon an unwilling Con.
gress In the dark days of February. 1877.
when civil war over the disputed election
was imminent, and patriots trembled for
the safety Of republican institutions, and
the Southern members of Congress-
averted the danger by compelling the
completion Of the electoral count under
o law which both parties In Congress
had elected but now the representatives
from the Southern States, with o very
few exceptions, have Joined movement
TO subvert the results of their former Dc.
triotic action and to remand the country
to that anarchy from which, less than
two years ago, il was saved by their eff.
forts. Grant that in permitting autono.
my Of all States and in appointing citi-
zens TO Office In the South instead of
strangers, President HAYES has but dis
charged his constitutional duty. Does
fh0f GOttthorx, r
attempting. to invalidate his title, which
they established? or will it justify them
In bringing the country again in danger
OF civil wGr. In 'an effort to unseat him
and inaugurate Mr.. Tilden7 The South
must now tac5 the Elo5t momeato.s
crisis In its history since 1861. To en-
dorse the recent conduct of their repre-.
eentchyes is to admit the truth of the
charges that the people of the South care
nothing for the welfare of the Union, de-
sire tho downfall of the Republic and
would rejoice to see it again involved in
civil war. II their representatives have
not reflected their sentiments, as be-
ieve TO be the case7 then the people C:
the Southern States should take care that
in the Forty sixth Congress they are rep
resented by men who will defeat the dis.
tnrbers of the public peace and prevent
the Me1icanization of our institutions.
To do this, they msy be compelled to act
Independent of the Democratic party.
Recent events have demonstrated the in
ability of the Democratic members of
Congress to resist the mandates of the
caucus and the terrors Of the party lash
the one yielded and the other inspired
BY men who geem willing to endanger
.he 7zslfEzs Of tAa country and the 5taSSiii-
lty or republican institutions for the aake
OF revenge on political opponents aud in
the hope of dividing the spoils of victory.
II the Democratic representatives Of the
South could not resist the caucus COM
mard to pass the Potter resolution una.
EsItI5<s s.::si s7iEhasss ishsts, siag will
they be able in the Forty-sixth Congress
TO resist similar command to ignore Mr..
Heyes as President and 10 recognize Mr.
Tilden 1t is, therefore, the duty of the
Southern people to afford crowning evil
dence of their renewed devotion to the
Union In which they now enjoy every
right of citizenship. and are subject only
to restrictions laid upon every citizen, by
sending representatives to the Forty-sixth
Congress pledged to resist at ell hazards
revolutionary schemes Of mischief max
era who seem to have gained control of
the House of Representatives, of the
Forty iieii Congress. TO this END the
people. of every District should mee.
PI -, oISalizo anu resolve 10 support
no person for Congress who has givon aid
to this movement, and who will not
pledge himself to sustain the title of
President Hayes during the term for
which he was elected against all attempts
at its-cyerthrow. Only In this way can
grave danger to the Republic be avert.
60 and convincing proof be given that
the confidence was not misplaced which
President Hayes manifested in the South
When he Withdrew the troops from the
state Houses Of South Carolina and Lou
isiaua. ! have spoken plainly and
earnestly, for feel that I should Be un.
worthy 10 represent the South in the Ad.
ninistration were to remain silent now
Invited 10 the Cabinet % a Southern
man, to see that justice was done to the
south, was required neither to apolo-
gise, for my record nor to disown nv no.
liticai principles, It Is my duty now TO
warn the people of che South ofthe dan.
ger which threatens the country. No
man need hope that the achemes of the
men who have engineered the movement
to unseat President Hayes can be carried
ont without bloody civil war. To
avert this danger I confidently rely upon
the patriotism and honor Of the people
Of my native section.
d. n. KEY.
GRazgge GozlRzlnze,
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