Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-03
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to make scme comments upoa i. Although,
as whole. tho document VAS hlEhl7 satlsfac
tory. yet there were some references IN it which
should be met ct tho earliest practicable mo-
ment. Els referred to that part of i relating
to the Southern States. H. lNr. Wood fell
cd TO see (wEat the President sa") any DIS
position n the South to avoid. o. 20 aauu, 10
apv degree, the recent cjnStltu' lonal amsoo'
merits, He failed to see any Indications 10 The
Snn,h. st any tleotion, at any time, under any
circumstances, ior series of years, or 40 un
willingness to I've 10 entire amity with The
whole ccuotry 10 regard 10 laWs, or to obey the
Geverura ut. He regretted that The President,
ohio had commenced his Administrator wlth
srch uobe and patriotic position, sDd against
the military depossisn EXERCISED ey bis prtcs
.ssor, should DOW iud;cite change ct policyo
H. had watched with Interest the course or tie
Administrator. 10 order TO sec WEATHER the
Preeidsot wouId be forced iroa, the manly scd
robIe position taken by HIN. He kae| that
there was q wing of the republican party dis
.tisfed with the position, eud 1t has been &
matter of general ioeerrs: 10 tie whole couotry
to know whether the President would ,nsclea
tiau>ly maiatain hia attitude. While the
President EXPRESSED bis views Ia very mld
a, d very dcca1ou5 Isugauga, get ne Indicted
quite G early that the coed ton Of things III tue
5ou,h was got satisfsocuryt to hin. The Presi
dent had referred especially to the Il ion !
sinh Ceroiioa and Lauisiana. Ho had beer
able only to single out two S!acs, end on'g lso
lated Instances 10 those States That Was en-
Indication Of vaciIla;ion Cd the paCt OF tbs E1s
cutiye. auG it was Gully because it vas such I'll
indication that he (Wcod) fit il hiS dag TO
declare that this wGs 30 touodet!ID tjr the 81
Iesa u u Groug 10 The South.
vas 70 be regretted that While tho Pic>l
Gept's eyes were op % to tbs CopgreSsl ,2ei Gle
ton ia s uh Ca5o!i1s aud H,u,laaa, th'y
we're closed TO ahst tad occ0rfed Is the cl.y ii
New Yosk on the 5 Il Of November, Wnere
4 900 legal voters ~ere dragged 70 pil'an by a
G.vernmen. Official. whtre hundreds d them
werg plugged into the vilesG deua as cOamcn
prisoners, and where tbes!des thDse who had
been atrcs:ed) 10 0W other voters bad
been i!iiniiatrG, thus making e difference ct
at iecSt Is ,0Q0 Yates IL lie ciiy CT NJ" jck
atthe last .;cc,ioo. Tie pr: sjdtug had DOT
seea that. lto2io.l laughter Oh Tie rvrm5l
c.n SID. lne Republican pT IS ii New uCs
hsti Eos told tia. 10 she President, out II had
poip:eG him t. TIC $.u.h. lie, Air. Eo1t,
resrcs!ed hat TIE p!es,a Ut hsd thought pro
Der 20 leod bis : l.h pc-iian - the criseratn0
OF ui5r' prcscotsiiou. crigina@t &c: hlta by the
repu li;4o press. H. regretted i: as al la:sl.
caiiog. lie hsi the h:.h4st regard t-c tie
President, believing hin to q, Al honest and
Dgt!o:i, man. Il gas e yuatser Of proouod re
vret tia: tie President should pa!nis LIS #
to BE- al iastrrmeDtin tba haaas OF ar uiifa
gar@ Of he rapub icao par!g.
MIR. Ga.hei6 f Oaio. sa;d Il Tas very u.
usual 70 inierrnot the otd!oaTy toFE! u5 pre-
ce-diogs (@aich naa simpy to c1!.r chc PraS!.
dents message a2G osleg its ;jE!;.;'u;l by csc.
ba,ius any O! lis Fusgssiicas, &uS Il" lhoa.ht
The kind Ct srsge:t tns nlate 81 tGa CensiaGlaa
frou New Icrs were still Es2Fe u1t!suA. !ne
exact language OF that pitii&u 81 tbs tia2ssage
with which the eeati1mau tGuad isu't ~a3 not
ia his, Mr. Gsriie',;'s, mid, bot the. gale
paa's language vas very ptair. Ii, Mr.
Wood, criticized certain re!srcnees1a the pre5
ideDJ's massage az 10 sona disturbances il the
course of Federal eiecion il several States !;
cootrasted that with what be chosa to c1it the
noble beginning OF sGe administration il !aYrr
ct self go7crImeut, snd says tia! the F.gsi'
dea5 has shC9G vasclIaiiGa taasuso BE- has
seen iit 60 refer to cIS;uTharce= II; q Federal
election. Il tho right Il q STATE il atto;d to 5
own LEGAL coaaa7us uadlstng5a3 Vas IL any way
inconsistent with tie f:shE Uf tho Nst;oogl
Government to ss:tou;, 10 nat;oeai aec:ion5, aad
if tSat Tas w,;at the sca!cuaau oi;tcd 'gGcl
la,:on," he hoped thcy should al! 'gsci late
in t. way, lie, Mr.. Gsgfed, sal j be cevar
ne>io hic,sef 3 particular a:gocatc or defendtr
Of any administration Ter ia va3iis!;oa CT It's
wa1t of vscilaion, bit i the gentieaan, Ms
Wucj, could lcaSe nc better case against the
;sdr aistraiGo ile hid batter a05 cpe; tho ball
"tois winter" Fiat gentleman coaid act SEQ
that tle:c had neea aoy G!5iu: 5aacas il ;:attcrs
OF e!ecticu (a!tcs r2nsef except ia bis oS1
State. Laughter on the republican, s!ce. lie,
Mr.. Woad, had sccn some ssls-if n0s Of SIS
tuIbeuces-at least Ct "gaciiiaiiUn" ia the ely
ct bis adoption, or 10 his State, Eju! they were
not such Instances Of "rGcii!atio1' e. the gen
tlemau wouid nave brought up 10 GisoG.s!Ua.
Laughter. 1t did est 5lgu!y that the SaG;io
u.au bad uoe seen aay disturbance 10 the "a
tionaI election elsewhere. Lfthc Preside CT h 1
so, and be President had said So ia his message
II the President had sea item aad had uot
said SO he would Get only have been guilty Of
neglect but Of positive f&us. The President
had referred to it nodesty. lie had invited
the attcni n Of Congress 70 it, D!d the gen
tiensn object to having at:eoiiop pcluted to it
10 that way Had he or apy rcois MAJ on the
other side any reason why be did cot wish the
attention Of Congress- Dointed &c the elections
10 toe southern S,acs? Fer his own part be
welcomed such calling 0! atteation. The Pres
iaens ought TO be thanked fer it b7 the eeD,Ie.
maa from New York, 90 it afforded 60 c3pcc-
tuoity to bin to have ,!i' vaciliaticu CxalaDed
into closely. Hc. Garfield, had had tbs in
preston mado o1 h's mind. from so:uoRaat
careful readiog Of The public j.ura2i2, ii1at y
very considerable illegal disturbances BAD taken
place ir some Of the scuiieFD Hts;os. lie had
even heard it stated tina: bold, open, ackaoH
lodged insimida'ion had been employed, noia
big in Sou:h CIR :!iop. aad .Ea5 10 GI:,Ticts
where there had hetu az overwhelming ua
jori.Y Of orc political party, 10 sign Of aoy suoa
msjority had appeared ~ s!I. This might be
an exaggers,ioo but # SO, it vas orc ttst Gas
broadcast th7cug;, tic public press. AID o.c
wbici Congress, 20 notstie as tho Prescott
oce for Investigating all ciaaces Ct wlons d.
log, should iove2lgote. H. supposed CHS
sarcasiicayl that his friepds ca the Other side
would welcome the Presidents saggeslio1 az
exactly in the !iae OF their coa6uet hitherto.
H. hoped they wuu.d nat STIFF nvcstisuiien