Year: 1872

MONTGOMERY, Ala NOV. 70, 1877.


The Northern people have heard that in the city
Of Montgomery, the State capital-of Alabama, two
bodies have been sitting in different places for the
past week, each body calling itself the legislature
This apparently revolutionary condition Of things
makes little rumor or excitement among the Ala
bama people. 1t is the expiring ebulition OF the
democratic party, routed horse, foot and
aragoons, to save the control OF the State
for future party uses, by c0nceding the United
States Senatorship and keeping the Legislature by
she assduity OF the State 0fdcials whose
serms are expiring. The State officials were
democrats. They possessed the powers between
the expiration OF the old and the organization OF
che new Legislatures. They were surprised and
hnmiliated in their sanguine expectations OF car
Tyng the State under the patronage of Greeley,
whom they Knocked with their patronage while
they supported him. When they awoke the morn
ing after the election they found


THE FOUNTAINS OF THE GREAT DEEP
broken up and the great Grant rain OF ma jOrities
descending upon the land. Then they hope d still
10 save the Legislature and mould the new State
BY taking advantage OF the apportionment and
forcing the count of some Of the counties, that
their Secretary Of State could prematurely issue
certificates OF election to non-elected democrats.
For this work they selected Russell, Bar
bour and Marcngo counties. In the former



lent malorities OF 1870 anticipated; so they re-
Mctantly surrendered it. In Barbour couaty they
took advantage Of some irregularities among
the officers presiding over the ballot to OBJ
tain an Injunction, while the Secretary OF State
gave certificates to the defeated legislators. In
Marengo county they had republican box thrown
out because the rain spoiled some of the ballots.
In both the latter counties they appear to have
tampered with the Supervisors OF Election, and
now rest their cause solely upon the certificates
they obtained instead OF upon the genuine and
complete returns. These


CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION


would have given them the legislative and judicial
control OF all other contested cases. They do not ap
pear to lay any claim to having carried either Bour
bon or Marengo county, but argue that the posses
sion OF the certificates aforesaid put them in posses
SION prior to any examination AS this fact OF pos
session would be to concede the whole case to the
Old State administration the republicans refused
20 be drawn into the Legislature and assembled in
another building. Thus


TWO LEGISLATURES WERE IN SESSION


IN the same State at the same time.


As the democrats were in the Capitol edifce, OF
which the retiring administration held control
they were recognized by the retiring Governor; !;
but his administration came to On end to-day, and
The new Governor, 1t is understood, will recognize
she regular majority tomorrow, and put the wheels
Of the Commonwealth in motion. This will compel
the democratic minority to give up the Capitol,
and leave them no option but to impeach the Gov.
ern0r ewis) or peacefully retire and reform con.
Jointly with the republicans. To show how the
ballot in Marengo county has been manipulated In
order to catch the certificates the following vote
win show


OFFICIAL VOTE OF MARESao COUNTY,