Smyrna times., 1879-03-12
Gen. Buffers Legacy.

Gen. Benjamin f. Butler, in taking what
he has formally announced to be his final
leave of Congress, bequeathed to the in.
dulgent country a report embodying the
individual conclusions to which he has arri.
we'd as q member of the Potter investigating
committee. This document, says the Bal
timore Sun, which covers two hundred
pages of law cap, is at least longer, if not
so important as Wastington's Farewell Ad-
dress, and it is much to be regretted that
the substance of so much thought and wis
dom must needs be condensed into a very
small space. The General does not discuss
the evidence because, barring some natural
discrepancies, it islands substantially un.
contracted" He declines also to examine
the case of any State but Louisiana. There
he finds both parties proved themselves to
be shamefully and frghtfully corrupt and
given to evil practices. From the evidence
in this particular case Gen. Butler comes to
the conclusion, first, that there was no full
and free election in Louisiana in 1876 by
the whole body of electors, and that the
vote Of that State ought not to have beer
counted for either candidate for the presi
dency. Second, that if there was any
| legal election there, the Tilden electors
and Nichols received the majority of votes
Third, fourth and fifth, that the returnin,
board had the right and power to throw ou
the votes of the "bulldozedi parishes, ant
| if that were done, Packard and two o
three of the Tildcn electors were elected
and that this would have given the State t.
Packard and the presidency to Tilden
Sixth, the proper thing to do would hav
been for both houses of Congress to throI
out the vote of louisiana this would hav
been proper "lessson TO overzealous part
sans" Seventh, the electoral commission
did no good, and (eighth) was PRACTICAL
an abdication of the constitutional power
of Congress, and (ninth) has done grea
harm to justice by impairing the popula
reverence for the judiciary. Tenth, til
results show that it tends to make polite
corrupt to send twisting statesmen" on e
rands like those of 1876. Eleventh, th'
Mr.. Hayes was counted in ga series
gross and unjustifable Irregularities an
? frauds which cannot be too strongly COZ
: demned and reprobated." Twelfth, th
4 if any Governor was elected in Louisiana
was Packard. Thirteenth, that the sendir
of the MacVeagh commission to Louisial
was unconstitutional, unwarranted al
reprehensible, its object being to carry o
a corrupt political bargain of which N
Hayes was to be and is the beneficiar
And, fourteenth, that there neither is n
ought to be "any indefansible title to t
y presidency which cannot be reached al
er re.examined by proper action Of CO
st gress."
u IN THE RIGHT WAY.-A good old m
died in Maine the other day. The Pc
-, land Press says that he had fallen asleep
his easy chair. He did not wake until p
noon, when he inquired of his daught
as though he were dreaming, if his f
NO were in the right way. She replied Il
they were. He then replied " If my f
is are in the right way, will move on" a
III his breathing gradually ceased, havi
i'm lived within four year of full century.
The Boston Post says selfmade men hi
". generally great deal to say in praise
air their architects. Well, haven't they