Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-24
The StaiUarfg Alarmed.

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! Republican OF this mo-Diog. locks az though
tho radiol's are alarmed Est TIC President, by
co5ceding to The wishes Of the majority OF hls
countrymen, shall destroy the main hopo the
stal8arts now have of prolonai1g their po"er
The almost Incredible story ia afoat that
President Hayes has Informally agreed TO &c
| cept the cmssculation of the national election
| laws as proposed by the democratic caucu5 com
mittec This bastard attempt ct "compio
misc" is elsewhere described 10 full 10 these
columns, and has received ins!aut and utter
condemnation in republican circles az soou os
| its terms have been made known For this
reason the rumors OF its acceptance By the
President are characterized as Incredible but
| it appears from the c1nGdent manner snd talk
! Of tho democratic leaders that they have muah
better assurance Of fioal SUCCESS 10 their Efforts
to abrcgate ell law against fraud 10 our national
elections than they had few days ago. The
rumor receives further Incidental or cilc1mstao'
| tial confirmation in tho fact that Senator Lamar
and other pronincLt miaaamod conservative
leaders of the ever to.be regretted period OF
bogus cancellation have been frequent visitors
at tho Executive Mansion lately. Or course,
tho assumption that their business 10 those
visits related to po!itiol questions is based upon
a simple suruise but the potical atmosphere
is 10 such an excited condition that It Is Sufficient
to create doubt aud suspicion. This assun p
ton is. 10 turn. confirmed by story that Prcsi-
dent Hayes, Secretary E7arts Senator Bsyard
and Representative Springer have been 10 con-
sultation lately regarding tho threatened dead
lock between Congress aDd the Executive, the
result OF which has been Mi. Spriogcr's rodl.
6oation ct the democratic caucus proposition.
This story is fully oontrado;ed by certain
friends OF The Administrations contradiction
which every trus republican will srdeo!y hope
10 see sustained.
Among republican leaders these facts or al
legations are received with anxiety akin to dis
may. Senators Chandler and B!eioe. among
others, havo been heard 10 express doubts OF
their reliability, and the latter has beou especial
ly emphatic 10 bis denuncietion Of tho possible
results that may follow from this newly sus
pected Bourbon intrigue. La short it il sale
to sGy that if the President yields his assent to
this jug haDdled oompronise-ind there Is 90
positive assurance that he Wii!-the Admins
lration will ind itself without single supporter
among the republican members OF either
House.
TIE sophislrY Of the democrat, argument in
favor OF the practical invalida,iou Of the super
!, visors' law embodied ia the CAUCUS proposition
becomes ct onc, apparent wheaitis understood
that tho prohibition Of the. Exercise OF Police
power by supervisors ct national elections reduces
that of1ico to ponentity, Or at best conhues Its
dutiesto those of mere spectator, whose reports
of what ho may sec may DO contradlctcd or CIT
set By similar reports from au opposition SOURCE
Tbs democrats feel assured, however or pre-
tend so to fsel that President Hayes will ba sat-
iEGed With this proposition, because It IS apps
rently ss f.ir for one side it for the other.
But it is Understood that the President will have
his attention called to-day to tho f.c. Lha. tho
proposition also takes out Of the hands Of tho
national judiciary sll jurisdiction over Gases Of
fraud that may be reported by the eunuchlZ ,d
supervisors. This is tho roal milk in tha Cocoa
nat, so to speak, and discloses tho Eonrboa do
sign TO give to the States full and Ena jurlsdic.
ton over all elections, national as well as state
or municipal. This desi gn accomplished. the
permanent restoration OF tho Con!edorscy, rs
represented by the States rights democracy,
would DO simply a m .ttor OF time.
Another story Of last night regarding this jug
handled compromise was to tho cil9c. that Mr..
Abram =. Hewitt had acted as the nogotiator on
the par. Of the democrats and Secretary EVarts
on The part Of tho Administration il odecling
tho alleged agreement. This story requires con-
I ErmaLiol however. for il il known that Secro.
tary Evarts not long ago WAS vcTy decidedly ou.
posed 10 my mobilization or alteration ct the
laws in controversy, except those relating - the
use of troops at the polls and T. the tea. oath
qualification loT jurors.
General Young, Of Ohio, wss vtry positive
last nigh. thsttho President had not, US r"nort..
Cd, accepted any terms OF comprn.ni3e CT sred
by tho democrats. He argued that no could not
do so with consistent regard to thu dignity Of his
office Gny moro than bs could Intimate Or
threaten what kind OF a bill be would vc!o.
General Garheld was also positive That taesc
was no truth in these rumors. be had seen sav.
oral memoe OF tho Cabinet recently, and tho
| President a!so, and was confident that the ad.
| minis!r alton would remain in firm alliance With
tho republican members Of Congress rs regards
their policy Of opposition 20 ths re?eSl G! any
porticn Q! the supervisor law"
DELUDED FREEDMEN.-EVcr siuc5 tie war
the unfortunate freedmen have hscn me prry
Of knavas aud fanatioa. They have been made
| dissatisfied AID restless by representations of
| tho GOOD fortue and hsrpiaess swsitiar them
in Karsss OF Africl or some other part Of the
| world remote from their rroscu. habitat. Rail.
road companies. land spectators aaH ageuta OF
colonization societies have done tho greater
part OF this mischief. But weak, we'll mesuicg
parsons have Contributed 10 it, MsDy people
| who do rot know tn, nero 10 biz homo are
under tho impression that hc would BIO better
! off s:mawhcre else. They sign petitions to
Congress asking 40 appropriation to remove
him TO tho West; and they give money, along
with their best wishes, to assist in Gcporing
him to Africa. rhe negro. indiog himself the
object of 80 much soIiri,ude. real or pretended,
quits work and waits for the forty ceres ADD q
mule which be cgnecIs to rain down On him
from tho skies His incidence, whiIo ia this
exDectant posture, has been great Injury to
| the South. The cotton, sugar, rice aud tobacco
crops are ell the smaller 10 consequence OF the
idleness fostered among the negroes BY these
dreams Of stflleucs and cas-, to be enjoyed
somewhere az tie expense of somebody else.
But at last such illusions may BIZ dispeed aud
the negro fall TO work again. The loss to the
country becomes more serious when tho poor
fellow pays out his hard earned money fer
| trip to Africa or Kansas 10 search of paradise.
He never hiss dollar saved to spend when be
gets there. 1t is Impossible FIR him to return
except with charitable aid. The negroes who
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