The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-14

posed samd Planned A SaimST it
The Party Betrayed and the
" Victory Thrown Away by the
weakness OfLeaders im Spite of
hIs Efforts.
The readers of this paper need not be
: told that We have always treated as al
: most contemplate, the attempt of Dem
, ocratic leaders, who lost the victory.
gained by the people in 1876, to make
Mr.. Tilden the scape goat of that wretch
: ed business. He was private citizen
and had no proper part to perform until
the votes were counted and he was noti-
. fed of his election. The Constitution
requires the two houses of Congress to
count the votes cast in the electoral col
lege and declare the result. For rea-
sons which have never been satisfactory
ly explained to the people they devolved
this great responsibility upon an irrespon-
sible tribunal known as the Electoral
Commission composed of a majority of
Republican partizans. The Supreme
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one exception, were all appointed under
Republican Administrations. Even
after the commission had shown by its
acts that its intention was to count in the
Republican candidates, and not to ascer-
tain who had been lawfully elected, they
were permitted to consumatc the wrong.
The means employed to cajole a sufi-
clent number of Democratic leaders into !
acqulescing in the fraud with their ewes
wide open to it, are fully explained in
the testimony of Messrs Ellis and Burke
before the Potter committee.
Mr.. Manton Marble of New York, has
made publication which not only acquits
Mr.. Tilden of completely in the wrong but
shows that he used his best efforts to in
duce the Democrats in the Senate and
House to adopt and adhere to course
that would have utterly baffied the con-
splrators, and secured the victory which
had been won at the polls We have
copied below extracts from his publica-
ton, which demonstrate his statements.
and which must be received as truths I'M
til they are denied and shown to be false. !
The letter shows:
LIST, That Mr. Tilden warned his Con- t
gresslonal friends against the plot, and !
furnished them with necessary data for n
resisting it. )
I'd, That he selected the ground for 0
MS party to occupy, and demonstrated E
hat if they would firmly maintain it, o
hey would secure victory in the end.
3D. That without consulting him, they
led the field precipitately, changed their h h
'ase OF operations, and rushed into the fe
electoral Commission trap, which Conk Al
ng, Edmunds and other Republicans al
ad set. u
18th, That when advised of this change be
programme, Mr.. Tilden was notified "
lat his counsel was not asked. but his pc
oproval (Which he never gave), with the fr,
tlmation that Senators and Represen- M
tIves had their own responsibilities to tia
EAR, and intended to follow the dictates ov
their own judgement. And this they ev
d. with the results which arc known me
ne defeated candidates were installed: Fo
EXTRACTS. he he
HERE AND HOW TILDEN AssAILED THE bee
CONSPIRACY. oea
Inc pan Wnlch re had matured. and was sac
w preparing for its defeat, was quite dit thu
'ent. 1t was neither a ransom of the son
esidency, nor Datch auction for it, 1t
not even put up prices to the final pur-
aserS by competition. 1t did not involve c
Z debauchment of a fellOw-citizen Rnt md
Nas a mortal stroke aim ed at an Their vet him
vital part. 1t was checkmate in one wit
we. WV 80
- SUN ds me Nehai lhtamy of each Re- that
hlng Board at the three garrisoned can mex
Is hau com Olned to make his action nee sign
aiy' MT: 4llden TOOK Immediate pains to HeV
Use his friends foremost in the House of bill
pTeSentatlveS that the final success of rho | erat
Il III poSSipie, That House tee
Vi stand firmly and immovably on the TT
u ken series of precedents formed by the Jan.
~ 1.-TWO Presidential counts, from 1893 rece
1872; or, as one distinguished Western torn
- W NJ VI II 1 uds salu aban
nat Mr.. Illden's plan was, repeatedly Com
II the day that Congress reassembIed | Conf
Deeh set forth and pressed upon his miss
;na 49, "a te leadiersnip OF the House, by ing;
III ~ my sIouiu expose and bat to ac
~. t t.ie threatened unwarrantabe subjt
Pa az. oy lhe PRESIDENT OF the Senate of Mr.
TiSnG TO count the votes and 10 Selact CoD,
votes to be counted, and that thew sbonId out
not one other or further step till an botb had
IS the great bnt pacific constitutional hetv
lie mad been fought and won upon thar fonr
strict
AMMUNITION PROVIDED nan 4
ter thus advising that all be staked I'M h Wa
ne Ia" OF the land, the practice of the stand
houses and faith in the people, Mr. Scot
IN lett nothing unaone to give that poI tionaI
is ~,
estion Iifa-lon,r fr s9cL ne, InaC oy MS vctio
low nrsna rod a "a ~ Tue non y Ohm TiIdel
d fJsn ) ISzz1 ~ .lJ a ppIelohs pub denyi
official histnry ~ oI.a 1oih irlslng count
{, and every debate in Congress on TILDE
ting OF the ELECTORAL votes. To tI,isTn
isis of the law. both liz 20 'iIe nacts and Befc
as to House and Sanato ~ - a 1sO "a! a was tC
err separate powers in the count. ami lG uleI
the mousse, upon a failure of election hv aIIeaG
oileSeS, It's exclusive and final power RI Mou! =.
e the President. Thenceforth ouerriI a Is IN
rare on the side OF the consDiracv house
zen. DlX's snap shots and Stoughton's "neIh
lastlcs. In letters to the Tunes from he Il
Ferrys plum, ceased to be prudent ueh; ~,
igeloW exhaustive and m asterIv tract y tn
'luely circulated by the Democratic newit'
nal committee, and the same comnen- 'neiI
OF DEBATES reprinted by order of Con
lCseif; so that, besides plan of cam
mere were arsenals of ammunitionr +. A
nd as every hatar d poE Tr iashloned to the r.
TIE FIRST ENGAGEMENT sIa'en
ground was well chosen for the f,-s. enCe u