Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-01-23
Washington Correspondence.
AsnISGroN, Jan. Is.

Mr. EDITOR Since writing there
has been another death Of a member
of Congress, Hon. Gustaye SchIeich-
err, of Texas, who died last Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. The House
Of Representatives voted his salary
for the remainder Of the present Con-
gresS to his widow, and recommend
the next House to give her the salary
for the entire term, Mr.. Schleicher
having been elected a member of the
46th Congress. Mr.. Schleicher was
one of the best representatives from
the South and his death is regretted
by all, without regard to party.
The Teller Committee in Louisiana
is bringing to light such cold blooded
murders and atrocities at the last No
vember elections that some of the bet.
ter class Of th: Democratic papers are
waking up to the true policy to be
pursued by them, and are denouncing
them as strongly as any Republican can
desire. Among others the Peoria
National Democrat says: owe think
it is high time for Democratic papers
everywhere, especially in the North to
dry up about the bloody shirt and
southern outrases'. The sneaking,
cowardly murder Of White and Clark,
two witnesses on their way to New
Orleans to testify, under subpoena of
the United States Court before the
Grand Jury, is an outrage that can
aot be excused, palliated, patched up
nor defended by any honest white man,
and the sooner Teller and his whole
committee, and the Federal army too,
get after the perpetrators, the better
for the peace Of the country. IF these
Southern murderers think that the
Northern Democracy are going to back
them up in all aud any sort of diabol-
ism they may perpetrate, they are
very much mistaken. They have ours
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enough and often enough by their in
human barharism and if they want
any further support from Northern
Democrats, they must act like civilized
white men, and not like demoniac say
ages The country has had exactly
enough Of that sort of conduct. and
no more will be tolerated Let us
hear no more about the BLOODY shirt
and southern outrages' in single
Northern Democratic paper. These
southern devils have made their bed
let them lie in it. p"
A Southern paper commenting on
the above extract, says /: "When a
Democratic paper speaks in this way
it would seem that the Southern ques-
tion will not dawn at the bidding of
any man that the people care for the
wrong Il citizens of the South, and
demand that murder, outrage and fraud
shall be punished, and not showed one
side as dead issue that the only
way to get the Southern question out
of politics is for the South to recog-
nize the right of every man to vote as
he chooses and to cease their persecu-
ton Of men for opinions sake
The Democracy arc claiming to have
discovered forgery in the Louisiana
Presidential election returns in 1876,
as Thomas S. Kelly testified before
the Potter Committee. within few
days, that D. p Blanchard, wrote the
name Of Mr. Jaffrin to the returns of
the electoral college of the state of
Louisiana. This cannot be refuted,
~ Mr.. Blanchard Is dead But what
sire the facts In regard to the returns
from Louisiana The returns to
which it is claimed Mr.. Blanchard
signed Mr.. Jaffrin's name were not
counted or considered BY the electoral
commission. True they were opened
and read as was the burlcsque certif-
cate casting the vote Of the state for
John Smith" Then, on motion of
Senator Morton, certificate No l be-
ing the certificate to which every sig
nature VAS admittedly genuine was
counted and declared to be the ex-
pressed viii of the electoral college Of
the state of Louisiana There was no
fatal defect in original certificate
The omission in certificate No. l,
which was sent back by Senator Ferry
fyr correction was similar to those
which existed in the returns sent for
ward by eRe os two other states, and
they were counted. unchalienged. The
National Republican this morning
charges that when the certificate from
Arkansas was received by acting Vice
President Ferry. it was discovered to
BIZ irregular, the same as the Louisiana