Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-05-21
Address.

The Republican Congressional Com
mittee has issued the following ad
dress to the voters of the United
States
The Democratic House Of Repre-
! s~pntatives has, To day, ny Il party vote.
adOpted u resolution which, under the
pretense of an investigation, is Ia lay
the foundation tor The revolutionary
EXPULSION of the President from his
office. This is the elimination Of q
plot which las hren on foot from the
day HAYES AID Wheeler were cousti-
tu~IionalIy declared elected. 1t made
it's first public appearance III the resn-
luton Of the last Democratic House,
adupted At the close of the session. de
claring that TiIden aud Hendricks
were elected. Tildtn AID Hendricks
subsequently made similar public
declarations themselves. \ few timid
m, MIXERS have long held hack and
some Of them. after being Coerced to
he final vote, still pretend they Will
bolt H. soun as their partial and one
sided Investigation shall be ended -
Ia other words. they intend. after
hearing suhurnPd evidence, to bring
in a verdict that Hayes is a usurper
and thst he shall not remain in office.
These men have the control in the
Democratic party. They dared not
even follow Alexander ii. Stephens
against caucus dictatiun Ia the extent
OF showing a srmb!ance Of fair play.
They will I've impotent in the future
gs they have been in he past. Ii is
the more difficult to helieNe in their
sincerity in view of he public avOwal
6 al..- f1,ns -, IN rg.G 10 If
uOssihle, to dispiaCe the President. 1t
is a matter of ! istory That the resolu
ton first adopted Vas framed tn eX-
press this object. The Speaker of the
House was consulted in dNaHcH r. to
whether he would rule that 1t was q
privileged question. The party MANA
gers were anxious to conceal their
purposes, If possible. IN this they
were defeated by the Speaker, who
would not rule ii a question OF privIi-
eye unless il clearly assailed the title
of the President. The resolution be-
ing offered. lie read a careful pre-
/ pared opinion, deciding it 10 be a
question of the highest privilege, he
cause il involved the u,stinn Of the
validity Of Hayes title. Here are his
very words
"a higher privilege than the one
here involved aud broadly and direct
ly presented as to the rightfui O"Cu
panCy OF the Chief Executive chair of
the government and connection of
high government officials with frauds
alledged, the CHAIR is unable 10 cun-
ceIYe. The Chair finds enumerated
among the questions of privilege set
down in the manual. the following :
'Th. election Of President The
Chair, therefore, rules that the pream-
bic and resolution embrace questions
of privilege of the highest character,
and recognizes the right of the gentle
man from New York TO offer the
same
Upon this, the Republicans com
mtnced a struggle against the revOlu-
tionaTy scheme. which. after five
DAYS duration terminated in the &c
cess of the cnnspirators. The Repub-
Leans ufte red to favor the fullest in
v~pstigatiun into all the alleged frauds
hy whichever party charged to haNe
been committed, but the Democracy
pursued its course shamelessly and
relentlcssly and stiiled all inquiry in
to the attempts at bribery in Oregon,
South Carolina and Louisiana. and
the murder and violence in several
States Neither amendment nor de-
bate was allowed. The ineX"rable
previous question was applied and en-
forced. This scheme, if pursued. and
it il now fully in~auguTated, can only
have effect OF further paralyZing bust
ness of OIL kinds, preventing the res
tnratiun of confidence which seemed
promising, casting n gloom over ev
cry household. aud bringing our ma
ton into reproach before the civilized
world. The reace of the country l.
the first consideration of patriots. -
This new effort cf the Democracy 10
inaugurate anarchy and MeXicanize
the Government by throwing doubts
upOn the legitimacy of the President,
is in Keeping with the records OF that
party, one wing Of which rebeiied
against the Government, while the
other give aid aud comfort. We call.
therefore, upon all who opposed tie
rebellion Of 1851. without distinction
of partv, To rally again 10 the support
ui Jaw, ,iduT AID stable soNetnmeht,