The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-05-10
wAsHINGror, May 6, 1878.

/ sued in raising means to defray the ex-
/ penseS thereof and what support the party
/ may expect from the administrations
! Democratic cOnclaves are both for arrang-
! Ing campaign matter and preparing for an
! invest CATION Of the electoral count COM
! plete canvass of the House has been made.
! and the result shows ajority iE favor of
! investigation. a thorough investigation
! Of the whole subject may badly snirch
some distinguished Democrats, but the
unanimous opinion expressed is that the
| investigation must go on regardless of who
| may be damaged. There is now no doubt
/ about plan being arranged shortly for
proceeding with the work The Judiciary
! Committee of the House are on the trail of
/ Justice Bradley. 1t can be shown that the
negotiations for the transfer were conduct
/ ed in New Jersey by Bradley and it is said
! that Hayes knew every movement that was
/ being made to insure bis Inauguration, and
| gave advice and directions concerning the
same The confessions of McLin and 9th
ers are but dust IN the balance com mpared
! with some terrible affidavits that have been
made.
THE TIME IS COMING.
| The occasion is approaching when every
! Senator and Representative will be called
upon to put himself upon record either for
or against the preparation of the electoral
fraud. The confessions of the meh who
engineered the Florida frauds in the last
| Presidential election will compel Congress
to take cOgniZance Of the matter. The
! Florida confessions have put in tangible
form for legal purposes what has hereto
fore only existed in the shape Of common
report. In due time the facts and the law
bearing upon the right of Mr.. HAYES
claims 70 the Presidency will be presented
to the country in proper form upon the floor
OF Congress, and no ffimsy plea that fear of
civil war or other disturbance may ensue
VIII relieve any Senator or Representative
from the plain letter of his duty when the
case comes up. The men who are now
moving IN the matter are not making any
mistakes. They will not open their case
until it is fully prepared, and when they do
open II, presentation of facts will be
made in view of which every Senator and
Member will have to face the music With
out any chance TO dodge behind any plea
OF pretended regard for the peace and
. tranquility of the country. NJ body in
this country shOulG, or will, fight To keen
any man IN the Presidential Office without
a legal right TO it. The idea that great
wrong, such as the theft Of the Presidency.
| cannot be inquired into aud righted with
out civil war. or even without serious
disturbance of the state Of society, is g cal
umny on the American people and an in.
suit to their Intelligence. There will be no
plea, excuse or pretext for the avoidance or
evasion Of any duty by congressman. The
time is coming when each national Repre-
sentative will have To face the music
MAGARRAHANIsM
Owing to the evil influence Of a snbsi-
died press, the country fails to see and an
preciate the great work that is now being
| accomplished by the Committee on Public
Lands III the Senate. 4 record is being
IN dG0 there THAT Will liza II
IN characters of living light, as a stunning
reouke to fraud and that insoleuce that
| has eretofoTe prospered on the maxim that
every man has his price. The Infamous
! ieatuTes OF the fIand that haunts the lob
! OIeS OF Congress are made dispustjDglv
| prominent In the Magarrahau land swim
/ die. OF all the corrupt ATTORNEYS and off.
Gals connected with this grand swindle.
the part acted by Pacificus Ord gas the
most damnable. The testimony in that
/ case proves that for tSenty-oue wears he
! has borne the taint Of official perfidv Of
/ personal dishonesty aud of the most GROSS
/ aud hagraut dereliction OF du,y. He ac
kno" ledged to being attorney for Magarra
nam OF ior 1omez, and of being the owner
! oi one e-hait oi the Gomez grant. and at the
/ same time holding the Office Of c. s. Dist't
! Attorney. 1t is gratifying to know thar
| notwithstanding the malignant asssu}ts
! upon the good name of Judge Black The
| committee eXonorRted him Of any corrunt
/ practice III the Infamous transaction. The
original iniquity IL the Magarraban inranv
| was perPetrated by L. S. District Atrorney
/ facilcuS Ord. He it was who fabricated
/ the Mexican grant, using as bis too! Vim
cent l. Uomez, professional perjurer
/ ana iOrger. Tho extracts from the letters
/ OF Magarrahan aud Stoddard. who sold his
country for gold during it's hour of peril
are startling. The brutal character of
| magafrahan may be known by the reading
! Oh one OF ms letters, that Of June 80. 1870
wherein, after pitiful picture of distress
OF poor woman he has imposed himself
upon ne expresses wish for money not
/ to pay the poor woman but To The ,erso,
with whom he wishes to dyau TLa
lichoorne case of England was not more
extraordinary than this Of an unnaturaliz.
ed orange Irishman, who claims fnr t,var-
ty years to have bribed his way tbronob
American Courts and Congress. The Now
Idfia Mining Conpan! is in possession of
over one thousand of Magarrahan's letters.
ana the friends and admirers of this nm
ha'nraiiZed Orangeman can learn from his
cohhdehtlal communica ions that there il
not prominent man in public life wb0
mas favored his claims that he has not mr..
chased with stock. FN'
TWO THOUSAND DIsAPpOTxTFD ,tvD-
About two thousand applicants f,r offics
who have been depending on the ammo
prIatlon bill for the increase of the clerical
ioice in the Surgeon Generals Office r.
bring up pension records, have been dis.
appointed in chances for clerkship. The
ionSe on Saturday defeated tho amend.
meht TO the Legislative approximation bin
providing for the payment Of the proposed
increase IN the clerical force. The vote
Vas yeas 10 and nays ia, but Speaker
randall voted in the negative. TINS defeot
lag the amendment. Many eiaculatioi .
ABOUT Randall are made that would sonud
well in prayer meeting.
non. D. r. LOCKWOOD.
Mr.. ID. r. Lockwood, of New York. :
new member, serving lis first term. wa,
tie first member in either branch TO take
up and discuss fairly and squarely the pro
Lnslllon TO investigate The elsctoral frands
HiS speech on that subject is a model oI
concise vIgor aud succnct clearness, and
though brief, completely exhausts the
case as far as it's popular aspects are con-
cerHed. lie asks : ''Can we or shouIS wa
escape censure, If By our own silence we
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