The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-11-27

10 Rtes. IT Possible, the next
HOnsqas they Stole the Pres
The Wilmington Post Of the 18th
instant, ives the particular of the
infamouscheme set on foot by Zach
Chandlei& Co., to steal the next
House althey stole the Presidency.
After nolng the appearance of Zach
Chandlein Washington aud giving
an accout Of an interview between
him ant Don Cameron with the
President it says:
aThe list time Zach Chandler hg-
ured picuously before the coun-
try vas Is prime mover in the con-
SPRAY Which stole the Presidency,
and listat present he is after as big
a gam politically. The object OF
his maeuyres now are todefraud the
majorsy Of its control of the next
Houseif that be possible. The mar
gin ilfavor of the democrats is
small, Ind Chandler hopes that it
may 3 reversed by intrigue and
fraud. He does not regard the South
us HAVING any political rights which
contlid with the success Of the Rad
ical patty, and if by any means sew
eral ofthe Congressman elect from
that SETON could be kept out Of
their sats, it might give his party
controlbf the House. True, there Is
no process of law by which members
elected n Louisiana and South Car
DINA cold be deprived of the certiti'
Gates ofelection to which they are
entitled, but Zach Chandler does not
stop to onsider the law when he has
a politial object in view. This con-
splracy o defraud the majority al
ready oganized, and it embraces be-
sides Chndler, Cameron and Others,
the actiIg President and acting Az
torney-Ceneral. Their plans for the
inceptia of their rascally work have
been injured, but the conspirators
were notable to discover any means
by with the certificates could be
withheld from the democrats who
have mjorities upon the face of the
returns. Their main purpose is to
reverse ;he result of the election in
some of the districts, but the law
stands n their way. United States
DistrictAttorneys Leonard Of Louisi-
ana, and Northup of South Carolina,
have ben summoned to Washing
ton. an6 the former arrived yester.
day. He was closeted during the
afternoon with several of the Chan
dler garg, who.q questioned him close
ly as tothe election laws Of hisState.
Judge Leonard stated that there was
no legal way to restrain the Govern
or from issuing the certificate to the
man returned elected; that under GER
tain acts of Congress alleged viola.
tors of the law at q Congressional
election can be arraigned before
United States Courts and prosecuted,
and if found guilty can be punished,
but the election must stand accord.
ing to the count of the votes.-
When Northup arrives he will be
questioned in regard to the election
laws of South Carolina, to ascertain
whether they offer any better facili'
ties for stealing Congressman than
those of Louisiana. Florida also is
TO beoyerhauled, in the hope that al
least one of her districts may be cap
turcd for the Radicals.
Leonard has been instructed to in,
stitute wholesale proceeding before
the United States Commissioners
and Courts in Louisiana against
democrats who conducted the recent
election and had charge of the polls
Northup will receive the same kind
of instructions as to South Carolina
and this is to be the beginning of the
scheme. The men who, as a rule,
occupy the Federal benches and hold
the positions Of United States Com,
missioners in the South, are narrow
minded, bigoted partisans, and will
readily do the bidding of Zach Chan,
dler and Gen. Devens. They will
not scruple to follow the example SET
by Durell at New Orleans several
years ago, if they are backed by the
so called Law Department of the
Government. The aspect is not
alarming, but Zach Chandler's course
in 1876 proves that he needs watch.
ing. These conspirators will fail in
their efforts to defraud a single dem.
ocrat of his seat in Congress, but
they calculate upon making n great
deal of political capital out of their
movement. They will find hundreds
of vagabond negroes, who, for very
small pay, will swear TO anything
they are told to. In this manner
whole volumes of evidence, contain
ing blood curdling stories Of BULLDOG,
ing and murder, will be obtained for
circulation in the North. By such
testimony these men will seek to
show that dozen or two Congress
men from the South were not entitled
to their seats, and the North. will be
appealed to, to right this wrong, If,
in short, the schemers fail to steal
any seats in Congress they will con.
tribute largely to the bloody shirt
literature Of the country, and this,
they think, will compensate them
NJ. uovao and he Attornav Gnnn,ol