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| With these suggestions we dismiss
the subject for the present.
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NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.
| Stirring up the Old Election Frauds
Florida Stolen from Iilden-- -Damag
ing Confessions What Shall We do
About itp
WAsANGToN, April &c, 1S79.-It
is now reasonably certain that
Blair's Maryland resolutions to try
Hayes' tile in tho Courts, were only
part of q wide scheme looking to
the full investigation Of tho circum-
stances Of the election. Ben Butler,
it is certain, had, and has his
agents in Florida and Louisiana,
making secret but diligcnt inquiry
into the events Of last fall and
winter. So had the friends Of NIr.
Tilden. SO, it is said, had Mr..
Conkling. The great confidence of
Mr.. Blair, heretofore mentioned in
this correspondence, that his reso~
luton would be promptly acted on
in the Senate and tho House, arose
from the fact that he expected
damaging exposures of Republican
fraud i'll those two States. Those
exposures are Mt hand, so far as
Florida was expected to produce
them, and will no doubt be forth
coming from Louisiana McLin, of
tho Florida Board of Canvassers,
has gone so far as to say that the
result Of the Presidential vote in
! Florida, as declared by his Board,
was not the same it would have
been if there had not been an OUT
side Republican pressure upon the
Board. That means that the Ratli-
cal politicians who visited the State
declared the result, and not the
proper officers. He says further
that since the State was given to
Hayes he has discovered other
frauds, besides those he confcsscs
to having had q knowledge of at
the time the Board made it's lecis
ion. Dennis. the ruling spirit in
the county where the greatest
frauds were committed, makes full
confession.
Now it is plain and simple
question, and one not to be con-
fused with any other, whether OF
not it will be the duty of Congress,
If it is made certain that the vote
of Florida belonged to Mr.. TiIden,
to provide q way by which he can
| Sacl1r.. tbn otfioo ,,o,, Io1l L,, mr.
Hayes. The law creating the
Electoral Commission provided, in
general TERMS, for the preservation
OF the rights of the two parties, nc
matter what the decision of the
Commission should be. Will Con-
gress give effect to THAI provision {
While it seems to me this should in
some way be done, I am FREQ to say
there is little prospect of it at pres.
ent.
Besides this truly great subject
there have been other matters OF
interest Of late The voting OF
$7,292,000 for "river and harbor
improvements" by the House, il
endorsed by the Senate, marks the
beginning of now era in our system
OF government. Two millions of the
money would unquestionably do all
the work provided for which is OF
general interest to the country. The
other five and one~qnarter millions
are simply SO much moncg to be
thrown by the Federal government
into remote sections Of the country.
While the measure is not strictly the
work Of Democrats, it originated in
a Democratic House, and tho party
will be held responsible for it. we
shall have to wsit but little time
and to read what is written and to
hear what is said, and I havo no
doubt the House Democrats who
voted for this undemocratic thing,
will be hear tily sorry and ashamed.
AUSTIN.
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