Year: 1876

senator BaDards OptHi0Bss-


In another column will be found opin-
ions expressed by Senator BAYARD to
IVorldreporter, who called upon him at
his hotel in New York. We agree with
them in every particular, and sowill every
intelligent Delawarean who is not we'd
ded to party through prejudice. There
are so many people who do not regard
party feilty as patriotism, but merely as
gambler who bets upon horse racing,
they hope to win for the sake of triumph
and for the stake they have in it. Such
is not the use of party--at least it is not
the use of the Democratic Party, whose
Statesmen have ever been noted for their
supreme devotion to their country and
its institutions at all times.


Here is the distinction marking Grant
and his Cabinet and those who follow
after the flesh pots, the remnents of the
war inaugurated by the passion and preju-
dice ofthe greater men of the past decade,
whom they only pretend to follow.


Grant is only the President of a party,
and he acknowledges his position as Sena-
tor BAYARD well intimates, by his ap-
pointment of gentlemen of one party only
TO go to New Orleans to witness the
counting of the votes. Had he been cor
rectly impressed with the position he held
as President Of the whole people, he
would, if he designated any persons at
all, have designated gentlemen from both
parties; and then requested the chair
man OF the National Committees of each
party to select also.


Grants words to Sherman are noble
ntterances; but his acts are such as to
make one presume he had never uttered
them.


Senator Bayard does not object to citi-
Zens going South to witness a count OF
votes but he is evidently disguised with
the show Of pomp and circumstance with
which Grant, Chandler and Cameron talk
OF and refer to three greet States of the
Union; as though they We're the master:
OF the people there; or the election
under the charge of a few petty sevant
ready to do their bidding; and perhap
this is actually true. But it is not tru
that the white people of Louisiana, Soutl
Carolina and Florida, have yielded thei
ideas of independent States, lost to al
shame and political honor. Having til
character and reputation Of honest me
they would Indignantly scorn to have an
man cast upon them the indignty of
committee not Of their State, to supervi,
the progress of their work.


But Grant knew the character of he
logg and Chamberlain and those su
rounding them. Hence he took SUI
liberty as he pleased, and they, his equa
N odium, of course submit to his dict
ton.


This country will never submit to Il
decisions of the Returning Board in tho
States if they undertake to revise Il
votes as cast by the people of the STATE
The House Of Representatives has t
power to send committees with power
examine the poll lists and balets


swear the judges of the elections in t
parishes and counties, and so seek il
solution of this matter, and if the vot
have been tampered with, refuse to cou
The vote OF either State. Is it posslf
that after the election has been held a
Tilden found to be in the majority


over $1,000 of the votes of white me
that then these people in Louisiana sh
say fights and difficulties took place
such and such parishes and a few negr,
being intimidated ran away, and theref
the whole returns of such parishes


thrown out and thus the States be giy
10 Hayes. Such is the proposed cou
of Grant, Chandler and Cameron.


will not be tolerated. 1t is literally gi,
The casting vote TO a few negroes,
rather their carpet bag political own
and overseers.