Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 7, 1876 Page: 2 of 4
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THURSDAY OE' EWBEU 7. 1876
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to tbeir papers or business will please state
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WHAT THE lUDICALs'tVILL AC-
CO.TIFI.ISfI A9IU HOW.
A correspondent would know "exactly"
what the lUdicals propose to do and how
they expect to accomplish it. Their scheme
is very simple. When the two houses of
Congress meet to count the votes of the
Htatcs tho President of the Senate will
open the scaled packages. Ho will count
of course 185 votes for Hayes and 184 for
Tilden. If any member of the IIouso ob-
jects in the case of Louisiana Florida or
Honth Carolina the President of the Sen-
ate will declino to entertain this or any mo-
tion. Tho scrgeant-at-urms will be required
to maintain order and failing tho army
will be invoked. Tho majority of tho
Honse refusing to act the minority of that
body and the Senato will count Hayes in
on the fourth of March he will be in
augurated. If he declino to accept the
office Grant will rctuin it and even now
the Governor of Pennsylvania and chief
magistrates of other Republican States are
organizing their militia forces to prevent
any action in New York New Jersey Con-
necticut and Indiana. Theso four Northern
Democratic States will be shackled by their
neighbors whilo Grant and tho regular
irmff wilt IhWh rlmrrrff nf Wiinhinrrt nn nnrl
the politicians. The masses of Northern
people will submit hoping that the very
vuhliiljl jjvi I'v ki i.viu uu. sin j n iiviu
by the party in power will make it infa
mous. Then we are told tho final extirpa-
tion of tho Republican organization will be
elTeotcd. Graut has provided against every
contingency and there is no possible mode
of peaceful and successful resistance.
Hayes will bo made President lawlessly of
course and by force if ho must; but he
will be made President. Whether he will
accept the position when he must know
that be is fairly beaten before the
people is a disputed question. It
is to be hoped that HnycS will
accept at least if there bo danger of
the seizure of ofilce by Grant. Tho masses
of the people are so averse to war that there
will be no fighting. Grant cau crown
Usyes or even himself with perfect ira-pua-.ty.
. The pooplo think four years a
brief period ; but within it the disposition
to tolerate past outrages will bo strwogth-
fcucit trj peuco and prosperity nt homo aud
by brilliant triumphs in u foreign war.
The republic will bo forgotteu in the
splendors aud power of the empire. 8ucb
are the fixed plans of the loaders of tho
Radical party and tho chances nrc that
these will bo conBiimmuted. A moderate
Republican newspaper tho New York Tri
bunt referring to this aspect of facts ns wc
present tnem snys of Grant Unit
He holds the sword and the purse in a
word the whole machinery of the govern-
ment i in hia hands. President Tildeu com-
mands nobody uuless :t bo the Tammany
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mirse the revenue nor disposa of troops or
skips-of-wwr. He is merely a private citizen
residing in a One house in New York issu-
ing manifestoes perhaps aud imagining
himself the Chief Magistrate just as the
Count de Chamburd thinks himself Henry
V. of France. Congress is warned that to
assemble at his call would bo a revolution-
ary act rendering the members liablo to
arrest for violation of the Constitution and
laws. . As nobody is disposed to take up
arms to enforce Mr. TU Jen's preUiusions
after a while he sees the ridiculousness of
lis position aud cm to add "President"
to his signature. So tho whole threatened
conflagration ends in smoke. ;
' This Republican scheme of triumph looks
well on paper especially ta a placeholder;
but there is another aide to the picture. Its
splendors st least sro dissipated by the sim-
ple statement that 'tho "Lower House" in
which Democracy is dominant holds the
poise. Without it Hayes and the Senato
most cut a sorry figure before the world.
The sword and epaulettes would rust but for
the gilding drawn through the House from
the treasury. Moreover President Hayes
would learn If he sought to use tho bayo
net to overawe the House or New York: or
New Jersey that soldiers in a C-o of this
sort sometimes tliint- and that more than
naif the army is Tmocratic. It might ulso
occur to some" pcoplo to renumber that
while the South accepts Hayes as a less cvi:
than another war that if tho greater
calamity must befit there will bo no war
between whites and blacks and that Tildeu
conld evoke a mtllbn more even than
IIstcs front fielJs of Inlusry to
those that must bo blood-stained.
A wsjortty of the lower house of Congress
will asscmbte when convoked by Mr Til-
den as it wilt be if be le sworn in before
it. We are told that "for this bcJy to a.
K ruble at his (President Tiideu's) cab
would be a revolutionary act rendering
the suewkr liable to arrest fur violation ol
the Constitution and la." This threat
from the President's organ Lardly frightens
Sam Tildsa. IU was not reared it is true
at West Ppint and never sent men t-
slaughter or usurped authority uith which
the law did not invest him Hut his Clod
nrss and tenacity of purpose and indomi-
table courage are not less admirable than
those qualities of Grant and beyond this
in Intellectual greatness he is intlaitcly the
President's superior. Ic would be ntiwiw
tberf"re t deem the proposed action i t
the House and of Mr. Tildvn "revulutioo
ary." Tilden in f.ct might declare
Grant's outrages la' tsjuth Carolina aud
Louisiana and in Washington "i evolution-
ary.' They do have this aspect to dis-
passionate obierver. And if Grant finrf
bis co -conspirators intctd ti mke no pro-
vision for the meeting of the new Con-
gress after the fourth of March when it is
designed that the Senile alone shad be in
session that the revolution may I pcr-f-eied
and Ustes as Graut'a "sub" gath-
41 ia all the rtiss of iewtis.3rwt would
not have the House meet then he sboald re-
number that it is in session now and if
Hayes after it elects Tilden as tho Consti-
tution authorizes usurp the office of Pres-
ident cr Grant for him be becomes a
traitor to the country's laws and may be
impeached or hanged with those
who sera him. Northern people con-
scious that Tilden has been elected and
seeing the outrages practiced under the
forms of law in the doubtful 8. alts arc
growing weary of the cry of "peace!
peace! let ubave peace!" It is designed
to serve thieves and rogues who. like a rte
tected knave at the card table would have
it out behind a repeater. "I have won
your money" he exclaims " and you bad
better keep ttill or there'll be trouble in
this ranch." Americans whether Repu';-
l;cans or Dsraocrat love fair play. If
Haye go Lonestly and fairly into office
and there be co threatening bayonets
gleaming in the cold sunbeams of the
fifth of March next and no knavery be
made palpable as an incident of his elec-
tion the Democracy will ascent with ex-
cellent good humor; but there will be no
peace if the sword and returning boards
undertake to give the country its chief
magistrate.
CABL sCUtttZ'S si-taavmat wont do
Some time ago the Statsuax said that
after the fourth of March next the dream
of John C. Calhoun might be realized and
the country "bleB" with a dual executive.
The New York World adverts to the some
possibility and says that
When the two nouses meet to examine
the votes if a member of either body ob
jt-ct to counting any State we assume that
the Senate will with dignity retire if tho
hall of tho House bo the placo of meeting
and enable the House to deliberate and
itself to dcliberata thereon with propriety
and decorum. If on reassembling both
bouses agree to reject tho State does any
one suppose that the President of the Sen-
ato Will persist iu counting it? If tho two
houses disagree will the president of one
body any the more be disposed to count it?
Hut if the House decides to exclude and
the Senate to include the contested State
it tho President of the Senate nevertheless
counts it aud declares Governor Hayes to be
President and if tho House on the other
hand decides that 110 candidate had a ma-
jority of all :bo electors "appointed" and
thcu elects Govorcor Tilden to be President
and so declares and so informs him then
we have tho spectacle of two Presidents
both claiming to be legally elected both
taking the oath of office belore a competent
magistrate aud the House upholding Til-
den and tho Senate recognizing oBly Hayes.
Ua neither theory can Grant be in cilice
after the fourth of March to command the
uriny or an; tiling else. He can possibly be-
fore Lis term expires convene the next
Congress to meet on the fifth of March
1877; but tho two houses of that Coo"rcs
would probably differ just as the two houses
of tho present Congress differ. Now there
is not necessarily any not or tumult or re-
volution in Washington over this condition
of two Presidents. All executive otiieers.
including army and navy officers would
to be sure need to decide each for him
self which of the two be would obey. The
Senate and House of course would not agree
about legislation. Neither President would
venture to take or order to be taken any
money out of tho Treasury without an ap-
propriation therefor by Congress. The
exUting unnual appropriations would en-
dure till the first of next July and then
neither President would have public funds
tj piiy any official civil or military.
To escape palpable aud great evils inci-
dent to such a condition of affairs our dis-
patches of yesterday told how Carl Scburz
aud others would have the matter of count-
ing the votes of the electoral colleges en-
trusted to the Supreme Court of the United
States. Unhappily for the country this
body has lout caste whether deservedly or
not we cannot say ; but the opinion obtains
that the Supreme Court of tbeUuited States
uu luuger deserves that boundless -reeptci
for its honesty of purpose aud stainless in-
corruptibility that once distinguished this
body of jurists. They were selected
that they might decide as Grant
wished when the constitutionality of the
legal tender act caruo before the
court and if such le the fact and Grant
h ive filled the bench with vulgar partisan
creatures of bis will no American vinzwi
would assent to the proposition of Mr.
Schurz. Even if the court were worthy ol
contidenc it is hardly possible that a Rad-
ical Senate in which a Morton icigns and
Logan bellows will assent to this divesti-
ture of power involved in the proposition
of Mr. Schurz. Moreover the Honse
whatever the construction now given by
Republicans' to constitutional provisions
has thought conceded by m&ny piece-
dents to reject the voes of States and
while the President of the Senate opens
und counts tho House may intervene and
terminate the process. '"The failure of the
joint session to diiignate the President de-
volves the duty confessedly upon the House
and it does not become a usurping or law-
less lory by exercising rights certainly
given by law and by many precedents. It
therefore teems quite ns just to entrust the
House with rights it has often exercised as
to transfer its powers to a court which or-
ganized to accomplish one partisan purpose
may well be trusted by Carl Schurz the
hired sycophant of Hsjcs to accomplish
another.
Tue controversy between Judge Hancock
and Col. Flouruoy becomes very ugly anew
person u! and somewhat violent. They are
both men cf ability and both ambiMous
and both intend to rise in power and office.
Itt view of these facts we can't help believ-
ing that their course ia most unwise. Sec
bow Mr. Giddings who gavo occasion to
the war has coolly stepped aside and left
these two contestants ia the prize-ring of
partisanhip to wool one another mostwolf-
ishly. Aud see how dchciotuly cool and
refreshing tho calm countenance of Judge
Ireland who looks up from the juogles of
the brilliant Guadalupe watching with in
finite aatisfaction the painful process by
which these two lious in his path tear and
rend one another ne baa just been de
clared dowa in Seguin a proper candidate
for the efiicc of governor aud the auu.muce-
incut comes nt the very mvHjient that Mr.
GiJdins Sir. Fl"urn y and Mr. iloo-Kk
are icuii.viu:; iu.icrable obstacles trout his
path. But ail these men may be doomed
to disappointment. The election occurs
two years lit ace and many political grave
will be dug within that period. We bave
learned to regard the governor's place a
gateway to the Senate and be who is gor
ernor now ia bread enough personally and
intellectually to fill the opening and the
outsider should beware of follies such as
this in the practice of which nobody is so
well p'.eaed as tbeir enemies. We do not
charge anything for our unsought opinion
ia this matter but bave" certainly abown
by the good aJvice we give bow anxious we
are for the elevation and gratiaration of
the modest ambition of all these good and
great men.'
Her. Da Bellows doe bos believe the ;
story of Adam and Eve and says it is all
a fable. He thioka the Lord'a Prayer fault-
leas in design conception and expression
and that they who obey Christ 'a precept
most faithfully on earth wiu havt the most
blessed hereafter.
Caft. Jonx Cowdox baa been making a
peech in which be said that even if Edss
jetties succeed and be permanent they can
give "no adequate relief. The towing in
ad out of vessels against the accelerated
current of the Mississippi must ever be enor-
mously costly even as the jetties must be
constantly and forever extended out to sea.
The ship canal from New Orleans iUelf to
Barrataria bay would induct a vesrcl to the
foot of Canal street at nominal cost a l-co
motive drawing it through the canal. Ttie
expenses of a ship of 1000 tons coming i
and going out of the river to and from
New Orleans amount to nearly $10 pertou.
Cowdon says that the grain crop of the Mis-
sissippi valley last year was eleven million
bushels. The canal would add twenty
cents to tbealne of each bushel and give
a like increment to the va!ae of cotton and
other producta of the South. A'l that
would be aaved in the cost of transportation
would be added to the profits of farmers
even as the saving in the transfer of goods
by water instead of by rail into the South
would lessen by more than twenty-five per
cent the cost of alt that farmer continue.
The Grangers should investigate facts pre-
senlc'S by the indomitable Captain and
Col. Lang should read Cowdon's pitmphlet
before the Granges at their anneal meet-
ing. WAH mPUIBLK.
There is one purpose in reference to which
there seems to be little differeccu of opin-
ion among our Texas exchanges. They are
bent on having peace and if the North go
to war we intend as did New England
when wc were throat-tu'.ting to make
money. Aspiring ambitious otiice-recking
and office-losing people can afford to tight;
but we common people cannot. It would
not pay and peace will piy enormously
England tried it and the streets of New
England towns like Ha: t ford are pved
with gold. The worse ihc condition
of other States the better must ours
become and co far as mere moncr-makin-;
is involved the sooner the politicions at
Washington resort (o pistols insteal of
whisky the better perhaps for Texas.
But they arc too pradent. They remember
that wealth loves peace how timid and fuga-
cious it is and how it shudders and flics from
the presence of grim-visaged wor. There
is too much wealth and too much wisdom
at the North and there will be no war. Til-
len or Hayes costs less and the many
would almost endure Grant and the empire
rather than have instead cf two great
armed mobs countless bands of robbers
desolating districts towns and Tillages.
The whole Northern orees even the New
York Sim and Times and World and llcrald
concurring in nothing else concur in de-
claring that whatever the end of this S.-ne-
gambian savage busiecss in Louisiana and
Florida and South Carolina there shall be
no armed conflict. But let the worst come ;
riches and people flying from violence
would find safe refuge ia Texas. When
revulsions occur the "provinces" become
attractive powerful and aggrandized
States. "Let us at least have peace."
That the people nny see ac a glance to
what extent the President is culpable for
the presence of Federal soldiers in Louisi
ana Sjuth Carolina and Florida we give
the following from the Constitution defin-
ing the rights and powers of th.i Chief Ex
ecutive: .
Sec. 4. The United 8tates shall guar
antee to every State in this Union a repub
lican form of government and shall pro
tect each of them against invasion ; and on
application or the legislature or or tue ex
ecutive (when the legislature cannot be con-
vened) against domestic violence.
The United States can only guaianteo the
"form" of .State government which must
be "republican" and not the fact which
are very different from one another as we
see in the present condition the Fed-
eral system. No "domestic violence" is
apprehended and Grant has invaded Louis-
iana and Florida when there has been no
request even by Kellogg or that" fellow
Stearns.
The General Land Office records show
that within the Texas and Pacific railroad
reservation there is vacant laud to the
amount of 13602000 acres.
On the firnt of September last 'there bad
been set aside for the benefit of the com-
mon school fund 25125 sections of laud
making in all 16080000 acres.
Of . domain subject to location at the
same date theie were 43510320.
For the year ending August 31 there had
been of patents issued through the General
Land Office 9705 representing in acres
4291303. .
For the same year there were issued in
certificates of all classes 8311 representing
5308449 acres. .
During the same year the total new files
were 13450 representing in acres 11-
787711. The total receipts of the Land Ofli -e for
year ending August SI 1S7C were $78-
322.73. .
That eminently good newspipcr the
Galveston Christian Advocate has turned
its attention to thi reform of abuses nt
boTae and now spares the Statesman which
not long ago it would have martyred. ' It
even intimates that our good friends of the
yhei have 'a little stock is a bank. It
asks :
"Is tte Aeir paid for its silence ? Do
any of its proprietor participate in the
gamef" Are they peisonal friends of the
gambler? These are a few questions
evolved by the mystery of the thing."
But wouldn't our brother Jenkins look
funny shuffling a deck I But somehow wo
can't belp suspecting that the concern may
have a "hand" ia it.
If kododt elan will Ksjor Marks is go-
ing to Houston to take every possible view
of the original " Whtie House " of the Re-
public of Texas. We propose to have the
picture engraved and then when the sar-
ngc band of remorseless progress and Sene-
gvxbian suffrage has destroyed each relic
of the R -public and Tcxa rc1uc:d like
Siuth Carolina to the c adiuun of a wretch-
ed province of the empire then tho pc
turn will awaken gladsome memories of
the olden time when this was a free re-
public when no armed despot lorded it
over States and when the unity of the com
monweatih bad not beea marred by that
base local selfishness that impelled cow-
ardly demagogue to leave the State at the
mercy of n a rest rioted raff rage.
Tns New York Ilcrld saya of the Lou-
isiana returning board that " tbtse people
go on ns hough they really believed that
the Republican party in the North wa as
loal i all sense of decency and fair play as
thtmseives. They do not appear to see that
they are making it impossible for Governor
Us jet who is a reputable citizen with a
character to lose to accept the presidency
at their hand. "
1 he Statuuas oared to nay this some
time ago of Mr. Usyes a ad seme jickas
went braying about tb streets thai Lk
STATK8SU5 lCUM it COUid 00 jostk to
iL adversary wm becoming Radical.
Thkocu.i:oktox beats Sunset Cox his
ra4j my lieing more than 23000 and Cox's
only 17.S&0. But Cox didn't have Bigger
hunting him down as did poor Throck-
morton. If Bigjcr would only go to New
York city and get after Sunset tho lattcr's
rays and splendors wcnld be multiplied and
magnified till the universe would bo ablaze
with the glory of the eloquent New York-
er's triumphs Those Northern fellows don't
appreciate the force and power and ineffa-
ble good a carpet-bagger can do for men
and S:ate.
Many i egrues iu Lou'si&ua voted forTil-d-n
ltcause a wideiy-known Senegambian
lrncber drr&med and often recited tbe
story Xr.ita the sacred desk that in one of
his " inspired " visions be had visited
hll and found it full of Kelloggs and
Warmolh find each of the knave "had
a nigcer by de eers boldin' him 'tween
h-sself aii' de fire." "Ani dis nigger"
continued the arnrst divine "is gwine
to vote for Tildum."
Cowezimok It. B. LIcBUAr.D i-.ues an ad-
dress to the people of Texas which should
be- real by tverjbody. It breathes the sen-
timents of a ftatcsmau and patriot and
properly represents thointelligent feeling
of the South. Possessed of a broad mind
a rf fined education caution and no ordi-
nary txecutivt? ability we may reasonably
exprossth' b'lier that Habbard will guide
the State wisely and well.
New Yoiik d ummers are writing home
from the West and Sjuth about as follows:
"Trade hs entirely collapsed. We can
get no orders. It Tilden were President
and fairness aud right done we could sell
more thun ever before. But the people be-
gin to lose all faith in the honesty of gov-
ernment and therefore have faith in noth-
ing mil least of all in the future. The
South U unanimously against the next war
and if it comes the South stands stolidly
aloof."
Tun Marshall Herald copying an article
of the SrT::s;.fAN from the Dallas Herald
and which the hitler approves eays: "We
Inoir of nr such newspapers and never
Itturd of such chivalrj" as those of which
the Statesman speaks. It may be proper
for us to remark that there is much in
morals and fiot 'and philosophy of which
the Marshall Hcr-rld never "heard" and in-
finitely moro that it does not ''know."
"Moiie Americans have been incarcerated
in Matsmoios. Why should Mexico have
the slightest respect for tbe United States
or its citizenship? Grant baa overturned
our government and ' we bear it tamely
and for years past the Mexicans bave known
that the American "republic" had no ex-
istence. They know loo that while Grant
must gairisou cities to carry elections we
can resent no foie'gn outrage.
Mexico and the United States being in
an eminently disgraceful condition and the
President of the United States having sent
8ldicrs to see about elections in three
States Yucatan cannot stand out in soli-
tary decency. And therefore we find a neat
Iktle rebellion in active smcky condition
in that petite "republic'"so-called. The
thing is getting to be monotenous.
The Charleston Nev and Courier is one
week obi when it reaches Austin. Can't
the International get hold of the mail bags
at Longview? It would snve two days be-
tween the At lantic Kd the oapital of Texas.
Iii
i;i ti.lli in I'll
New Orleans. December 1. By the
udop'iou ot i he supervisor's returns and the
rejection of ballot boxes the Democrats
lose 1136 votes in East Baton R uge parish.
The board decides that the same evidence
applies to the Si.ate us to tbe electoral tick-
et. Two white planters near where Mrs Pinks-
tun lived show that her misfortunes were
the result of ucgru brawls und general bad
oehavior tho white people having nothing
io do w:th the preliminaries or tragic re-
sult. One of these gc-utlemen furnished
n t with a doctor and buried her husband
lier child when found in the lake had no
marks of violence upon it. The board re-
fused to hear other witnesses saying that
if i he woman had slandored the people they
had their remedy in tho courts and thut
ihu board bad nothing to do with it. '
Lokdon December 1. The Standard to-
day anuounces that a telegram has been re-
ceived from the admiralty at Portsmouth
ordering that the notice issued yesterday for
the dischergo of fifty workmen be with-
drawn pending further consideration. "
A special d:aiatcii (mm U'ine to the
Time says thut Signer )lt-leguari the Ital-
ian Minister of Foreign Alf liru during his
inteiview with the Marquis of Silisbory
used reiy friendly language. He said that
Italy was desirous of co-operating with
England at the conference and expressed
a decided opinion against any foreign occu-
pation of Turkish teritory.-
Columbia S. C D-ccruber 1. The situ-
ation isutiobuuged. B ith legislative bodies
have cccupiedthe House of He present atives
since 12 M. yesterday. Numerous proposi-
tions for oin promise have availed nothing
It is bov half past one o'clock and the
United States troops Imi-o not yet inter-
fered. The representatives from Edgefield
and Liurtns are still in their seats. Tbe
Democrat are cheerful and claim that the
United States authorities cannot set aside
the decisions of the S'iprema Court. It is
uow likely that a sufficient cumber of Re-
publicans will unite with the Democrat
in which event the entire" matter will be
settled.
Ykrsaill&s December 1 In the Cham-
ber of Deputies lite report of grants for
scholarships was defeated and all rcstriC'
tions recommended by tie committee were
adopted aud nil increnres rlemandvd by
the government were refused ia the public
worsnip diii.
New Oki.eaxs December l.-A fire broke
out early thin morning on tbe corner of St.
Bernard and Claiborne streets. It has reached
and crossed Esplanade street and is still
burning. Three blocks have teen destroyed.
Washington D.-rember 1. Specials
from Columbia to 1 o'clock last eight rep-
resent the colored clement of the combined
House as iu a yelling state.- As night ap
proached they brought candles in tbeir
bottles. The gas company however upon
security given by the Democrat fur the
bill turned on tbe gas and for the first
time in two years the great chandeliers of
the Uuusc were abla:;. m
The very latest advices this morning
show little progress toward a solution. As
to what Gen. Roger wi I do or has been
ordered to do i unknown. His soldierly
tomrades hciu say if obedience to orders
im u Lis peis ual Louor he will sur-r-.-titia-r
Lis swrid.
LosDt-N D-ceruber 1. A special dis-
piicti fr. m B.-rlin to tbe Time savs an
onler which is in preparation for calling
ut alt Prussians uuder fcfiy years of age is
regarded as proof that the governmeut is
piepanng for all contingencies and has de-
pressed the Si Petersburg bourse.
The Russian official telegraphic agency
accuses Colonel Eimiiall tbe English mili-
tary attache wb- accompanied the Turkish
army of having acted as military adviser of
Aouul Ki-rrui Pasha.
A social dispatch from S inlander to the
Pull ilail GaxtU says that a great fire is
uow racing in the city near tbe railroad
s ist ion aoi't the cathedral is threatened.
Tne Right lknoratle Edward Husman
liberal member of Parliament from Lit karri
is dead.
J. P. r.oter. a metal merchant in Bir-
mingham failed. . Liabilities- $470000.
Madrid December 1. A. motion ha
been submitted in the Senate which Is cal-
culated to develop tnlly the dicnsion of
the atate aff iirs of Cuba and the best means
of pac.ficauon." . i -
Yokohama December I. A fir occurred
at YcOdo wnich was lh most destructive
in years.. The fortign setUement U par
tia'ly destroyed.
Madkio. December 1. There is much ex- j
ci'ement among tbe worshipper over the
rumor that two Cuban privateer are on
tne high cu.
New Orleaxs December 1 A far as
could le ascertained the following is the
number of bouses destroyed by fire this
moruingi. . Twmty .on Culunibus street
twenty-tour on Robertson street thirty-two
on Yi ile Re street three on Mara street
ten and the StanBa church on Esplanade
street' The dwellings of Augusie& A ma-
del. Count Abrnui- and Clark Crcztt were
coasumed. All tbe superb r. aideace were
consumed but most of the buildings were
small cottages aod hundreds of poor peo-
ple lost all tbeir possessions. Lean Lru
iteux a member of fire company number
twenty one broke his leg in three places.
A negro who was detected setting lire to
one of the houses was shot ana killed.
Another one who was elso found in tbe
act of committing tbe same crime was shot
but succeeded in making his escape.
CoL R. Brown a planter of Terreboefe
Eve mile below the courthouse on St.
Bernard street was shot and instantly
killed by a necro. The difficulty was about
two dollars. Deceased is a native of Ken-
tucky and six years agi was a prominent
dealer in stock. He has been plauting at
Terr-boi'fe for four or five years.
Philadelphia" December 1. The main
buildiug of the Centennial Exhibition
has been purchased by tbe International
Exhibition Company for $250000
Cheyenne ' December 1. McEeczie's
vxtor ia most complete. The entire vil
lage with stores was captured leav eg toe
Indians destitute. Tbe Iudiau loss is about
twenty-five killed and a large number
wounded. ;' M Kenz'e will combine with
Crook and attack Crazy Horse.
Providence. December t. A special
session of tbe General Aasembly elected
W. L. Stater to fill the place made vacant
by Corliss who wss ineligible in the
electoral college. The Democrats received
nineteen of a l undred votes.
Washington December 1. There was a
full cabinet to-day and the session was un-
usually long. 4
The Illinois Legislature consists of 101
Republicans - 98 Democrats and 5 Inde-
pendents. This indicates that General La-
gan will not be his own successor.
Columbia b. C December 1.- -Everything
is unchanged. Both parties in tbe
houses are expecting Federal interference
but nono has occtrred upo to 6 p. u. Gen.
Ruger has done nothing ai yet. Matters
will hardly change before to morrow. The
Democrats are chccrfnl and the Republi-
cans uneasy.
Atlanta Gx December 1. An allray
occurred at a social circlo in which two
men were killed. They were citizens of
other counties. The cause of the affray
was benzine.
Columbia S. C December 1. "Gen.
W. T. Saerman. or Secretary of War
Washington D. C. I have carefully ab-
stained from interference with the organi-
zation of the House from the first. On tho
application of tbe Governor and my own
belief for- the necessity for peace I
placed troops in the House but in tbe As-
sembly on . the day of meetintr it caine
about lor a time that soldiers were placed
on either side of tbe door of entrance. A
person who claimed authority to examine
the certificates of members and their ad-
mission to tho hall but who I think has
no legal authority for so doing applied to
the officer in command of the troops
which were placed in the corridor
for the preservation of peace for assistance
on tbe ground that he was being pressed
upon and could not perform his duty. The
soldiers were placed as Soon as 1 was fully
informed. I ordered .the soldiers to with
drawals previously and informed Governor
Chamberlain that 1 should conhue my action
to the preservation of peace and should do
nothing in reference to keeping the doors
guarded iu the meeting of the houses un-
less il- become necessary because of the
bresch of peace and civil officers be unable
to restore order.' But while they were
present persons clsiming fie right of en-
trance under'certitioato ui t'ic clerk of the
Supreme Court wero refused admission.
(Signed.) Thus. II. Ruger commanding
the department."
Columbia S. C December 2. -To Hon
L. Q. C. Lamsr. Washington: Have the
President Secretary and Cabinet waited on
immediately by our friends. Let them
s'ate that absolute peace pievails hero and
in the House where both bodies are in
session."' If Huger interferes it will be
without the-shadow cf any excuse. The
Republicans are expressing on tbe floor of
the II n-c their disgust with the revolu-
tionary orpceeding of their party and are
joining us. Press these points and let the
couxtry know the real situation. Signed
by J. B Gordon and Wade Hampton.
In publishing these -ilispatcr.es the Re-
pullieag. says in doulAe lead that tbe
President iu conversation yeoterday even-
ing with a reporter nf the llepubliean in re
ferring to the statetnenc'by Senator uor-
don and Wade Hampton wherein they
charge that Gen. Rnucr had tn p pledges
to them in regard to the nou-1?i;rfercnce
of the military wltcflfJ2i3: of lhe
r-rsiiMiis ' " assMsaisswsW
il;6 vV fei'TT. ici""lio was satisfied that
Gen. Ruger bad done no such thing. He
knew the Ueueral well and he was a gallant
soldier a high-toned. Honorable man and
won la t corn to do a mean act under any
circumstance.
In regard to tbe oft-repeated charge that
the administration bad used tbe military
to interfere in the affairs of the southern
State to an extent not warranted by law.
tho President aaid the charge was not sub
stantiated by . facts and that the com
manding officers at all the military posts at
the South were at all times instructed simply
to sustain the legally constituted authori
ties and . preserve the peace. Where the
military have gene further it had been
clearly shown to be a misco ception of the
order and the act had been promptly dis
avowed by the superior authorities.
In regard to interference in the election
there is not a single instance on record
where the presence of the military bad in
timidated a single voter but on the con
trary it bid been clearly shown that in
bouth Carolina and Louisiana tbe presence
of the military enabled all the colored peo
ple who wished to do so to vote the Demo
cratic ticket.
Tbe President baa no doubt that all the
questions growing out of the present con-
test will be peacefully adjusted and that
the counsel of tbe good and patriotic men
in both parties will prevail.
. Columbia b. U. December S. A mo-
tion was made'' to-day in tho Supreme
Uourt in bebair ot Wallace speaker of tbe
Democratic house for a mandamv on
Mackey speaker of the Republican house
to compel him to deliver the return for
Governor in ilackev's possession to Wal
lace as tbe legal speaker of t he legal house ;
also a motion for a quo tear ran to in the
Hayi elector. . Buta cases are to be heard
Monday.
Mackey in the Honse this evening told
Wallace be intended to remove i he Edgefield
men witn State constable. Wallace said
the House was the- only conservator of its
own order and conld not legally be inter
ft-red with by constables or any outside
force end would resist them with all the
power at their o mmand and not yield ex-
cept to United 6ltes troops under out-
uiand of General linger.
Matters are approaching a crisis. If
Ruger sustains Mickey tbe Democrats will
be exp-lled. If be declines to do so they
will remain.
Washington December 2. In tbe cau-
cus Randall beat Cx ten votes for
Speaker. Only two candidates.
WAsnntOTON ' December S. A Time
Washington Oispaicb say in (peaking of
tbe Cabinet meeting yesterday: It i
known sufficiently well that some of the
Cabinet are in favor of tbe ejection of the
Democratic mass meeting from tbe legisla-
tes ball rn Columbia by tbe a-e of mili-
tary. The views of Secretary Fish became
public two year ago wben ine military in-
terference in tbe organization of tbe Louisi-
ana Legislature occurred. He has not
changed bis mind since then and necs-
iariiy oppose active interference. Secre-
tary Fish i not alone in the Cabinet in the
position whicb he occupies. It was agreed
on all ban is tbat Gen. Rsger should do
nothing but sen that no violence is used
and permit no rioting.
. There is a freling among the DemocraU
and Republican tnat tbe solution of the
difficulty will be found among the immedi-
ate parties to tbe dispute.
- Pajus December 2. Aa cSdsi decree
ha been published commenting cn the re-
duction of the seutencesot 107 communists.
Several have been granted fice pardons.
1-OXBoN December 2.: A dispatch from
Constantinople to the -Yrirn .--ays that an in
undation occurred at Adnahnc by which
a thousand houes were swept a-y.
A special dispatch ta the Vi from i-
enna sa8 that the commander of the fourth
Russian mobilized army corps J-.uve arrived
at Kecheut IT.
Tne opinion of the nesp-pf-r nf U 'me
is tbat the Marquiscf S iii lu y's declara-
tion txclu les tho i.loa of Eujfi ia :'s going
to war with Hus-ia but it rgt.Us war
between Turkey and Rns-da as ii. viiable.
The Titnet to-day in its tiuiincial article
remarks il:t a stmdar i n:ire-sioii -vs al-
most uu.ivcral on the L tudon S.ock. Ex-
change yesterday.
A special dispatch from Pesth to the
Standard anucut-ccs the arrival there i;f
Gen. TchercevofT.
Washington December 2. Uivn the
receipt of the dispatch from Senator Gor
don and Gen. Hampton Mr. L-mr showed
it to Secretary Fih. vrr.o informed hita
that orders to that tlT.-ci bad alrealy been
sent.
Columbia December 2. The situation
is perceptibly ui.ciian;eu. TLe D inocratic
and R publican legislutcre-i hive occupied
the h use of r present an ves s;ucc Novem-
ber 80. Both are working to secure advan
tage. 1 he Democrats uie cheerful but it
is tasy to discover tueir anxiety. The H '
publicans are all Colored except four near-
ly all stracgors aui appreciate honor and
will likely old out several days.
6:30 P. M. Two of the most prominent
c--lured Republican members Al. vers aud
II million of Bumout. tinve just deserted
Mackev's side oT the hou-e and were sworn
in by the Democratic speaker. Wa lace
and others are expected ibis evening B .li
bouses arc still iu session. Tho Republi
cans aro straining every nerve t-a save
themselves while the Deuit-cruts are mon
cheerfu'. No interference yet.
Yersailles December 2. The govern-
ment to day formally nave notice in th-
Chamber ot Deputies of the withdrawal of
the bill on the burial of members ot the
Legion of Honor. The house by 370 to
25 passed an order of the. day which was
accepted by the government expressing
confidence that in the future the govern
ment will in regard to this matter respect
liberty of conscience and equality of all
citizens.
New Orleans December 2 Jockey
Club fall meeting first day weather clear
and cold track in fair condition atten-
dance small. First ia?o was two miles
over eight hurdles club purio $100 won
by Redding Nellignn second Port Leo-
nard third; timc3'5G 1-2. Nelligau wis tbe
favorite even against the field.
Socoud race Slocomb stakes for colts
and fillies two years old $25 entrance
(400 addcl was won by Madge first Eva
Shirley second Cora Linn third llattie
R. fourth ; time 1 :30 3 4. Shirley was the
favorite.
Third race mile beats club purse 1400;
Bob Woolev 1 1; Domm-di 2 0; Whip
saw 3 0; Woodland 4. 0; Fair Play 5
3; Loyda Sundown colt; C 2; time 1:48
and 1:47. Wooley was the favorite.
The steamer Mary of the Morgan line
from Morgan City for Texas pjits with
an sssoited cargo struck ou Ararsis liar
Thursday morning and soon after went to
pieces. The vessel and cargo is a total
loss. The vessel is valued at $125000.
No insurance and no lives lost.
New York December 2. Tiie Legisla-
ture of Omaha is called in special session
December 5 vo canvass the vote for presi-
dential electors.
Washington December 2. All members
of tbe Cabinet except Fish calbd on the
President in a bm y to-lay.
Washington December 4 Tho Ssnate
met at noon. Mr. Blaine of Maine Messis.
Chaffee and Tiller the Scuatoia tiom Col-
orado and Piite the new Senator lrom
West Virginia vice Cupcrton deceased
were sworn in. Tho new Senators from
Colorado drew for their respective terms
when Mr. Chaffee secured tho long term
endiug March 4 1879 and Mr. T iler the
short term ending March 4 1877.
Committees were appointed to notify the
President and the H use ol Representative
that the Sjnuto was ready for business.
At 13:30 P. M. a recess for three-quarters oi
an hour was taken.
A Republican emeus of Senators di-
cusied the sduition but deterred aciiot
until the electoral vote of t-outli Carolina
Florida and Louisiana is decided.
The Uousu was called to orekr by Chiel
Clerk Adams.
Motion was rusde to elect a speaker!
Banks appealed from the decision of tin
clerk that- the speaker thouid be electto
before the new members were sw ru in.
The vote is progressing uu a motion t
table the appsal.
London Deceinbrr4 A dispatch fr nt
Pesth says tbat the Turks me preparing to
a struggle with terrilro earnestness Ti c
Russians are making preparations to take
tbe field.
A dispatch from Calcutta to the Time
says thut tho loss of life lrom the cyclone
is underestimated. Ninety per c nr. of tin
plough cattle were lost. Sickness prevails
but the fears of distribution &re renewed.
The tone of the European correspondent
are warlike.
LoNDONr D'cember 4. A dispatch from
Pans to lha Times gives a detailed accoun
of tbe crisis in the French Ministry lrom
which it appears that M. Dufaur. Presi-
dent of the Cabibct Council off' red his
resignation on Saturday morning in conse-
quence of his defeat in tho Senate on Fri-
day. All his colleagues approved his ac
tion and decided to imitato iiiui.- Then
intention was not immediately carried out
in deference to the wish of President M ic-
Mahon. The crisis was subsequently in-
tensified. Paris December 4. The official journal
announces tbat the French M rasters hnve
tendered their resignations and that Pres-
ident MacMahon fas ri qm t.:d them to re-
main in office until be bus arrived at a de-
cision of the subject.
London December 4. There has been a
gale since Si'urday causing floods und dis-
asters to shipping aud loss of l'.fe. The
Thames is very high.
CniLDS December 4. Tho freight
steamer Prince was foundered witn tour-
teen persons all bands.
New Yoke December 4. The America
from Bictneu brought 12000 pounds Of
specie.
San Francisco DeceniVr 4. Strong
representation were made by the authori-
ties at Victoria to the government
ot the defenseless condition in case of a
Russian war or Fenian invasion.
New Yoke D-cember 4. A telegram
from Cameron Fairfax couuty Virginia
announce tbe death n that place of Sam-
uel Cooper late Adjutant and Inspcctor-
General of tbe Confederate army ia his
seventy-eighth year.
Tbe WorWt Washington special says that
the President in bis interview with Mr.
Hewitt talked at leogib on the recent oc-
currences in the South and declared that
what be had done had been the law and
the Constitution and was for t -e best in-
terests of tbe people. In the cour-e of con-
versation he expressed io a deciced man-
ner bis convictions that owing to fraud
and intimidati n the-e had been no fair or
legal election in Louisiana en i that the
electoral vote of tbe Stnte snould not be
counted.
Columbia S. C December 4. S Kin af-
ter diuui-r both house being called to
order. Speaker Wallace announced that as
there were me hundred special constable
in the biate house to ej-ct the Democratic
members and as be leared that such a
movement woula be resented and blood-
shed ensue he adj -u-ned tbe let ally
elected Uonre to met at Carolina Hall.
The Democrat in a body withdrew to Car-
olina Hall wbere they are now in secret
session. Tbe Republican then went in o
secret cession in tb Slate bouse. The
town is mil of people and great excite-
ment prevail.
St. Louis December 4 Ex Senators
Cart Scburz and John B. Henderson and
other prominent men of I hi city bave for-
warded a letter to tbe President of the
United State Senate relative io counting
the electoral vote with the r quest tbat he
lay it before the United State Senate.
Tbey aay in the letter tbat the present con-
dition of the country calia lor s- me action
which shall settle the political dispute.
The clanse in tbe Coosutu ion respecting
tbe Canvassing of the electoral vote i
cjaoted and pronounced inadequate and
liable to liwi-a mnKttntinrt A ti sr. I
tempt to canvass the vote iu joint session
of Congress is deprecated ss certain to raise
partisan issues and develop a strife which
may prove most disastrous to the country.
The letter then proposes as a remedy tiat
the whole matter be iransterred to the Su-
prerus Court of United S ates. It is
urged that that is the only tribunal from
which a fair and unpanisin dtcision one
which will satisly the whole people can be
obtained. The letter dwells at leugih upon
the wisdom of removing this imp riant
matter from a tribunal likely to be ullvcteJ
to party strife.
11 use Twenty-four member answered
to roll call. Tho election of Specker pre-
ceded all other business.
'Mr. Randall addivsjed the House thank-
ing the members for the honor conterred
aud calling attentioa to the- fuct that he
was elected totheiort ca accouit f the
death of Speaker Kerr to wUom ho paid a
high eulogy for the purity of his public and
private life. Nooueeouid appreciate mo:e
than be (Randall) did tho ureat hour of
being called upon to preside over ths Hi -liberations
of the representative! ( sh.'
mencau people and m the discharge 1
his duties he should endeavor to be absii-
solutely fair aud impurtial. und while up
bidding all the rules of the House ho-hou!d
protect each and every member in b.s iu-
dividual rights.
The IL u-te 8'ands now in the presence of
events which in the la-t degree demand
a mt st careful consideration of every offi-
cer of the government oud he expressed
tbe bope that the representatives of the
people would act only with a keen sense of
right aod so as to carry out the jti't ex
pectations of the people and to cafotce
hat right.
The credentials of C. W
Bates of Souih
and they were
Carolina were presented.
Mr. Morrison objected.
laid over.
Mr Etnks presented the credentials of
Mr James B. Belford of Colorado
Mr. Springer objected and moved that
the certificate be reierred to the Committee
on Judiciary with instructions to ascertain
and repftrt if Colorado is a Sta c of the
Union and whether the person presenting
tho credentials was 'elected a member of
the House.
Mr. Banks proceeded to addresi the
House in favor of the admission of Mr.
Belford.
The credcutials of Mr. B-jlford member
from Colorado wero referred to tho Judi-
ciary Committee.
The committees to go to South Cirolina
Florida and Louisiana were ordered as fol-
lows: Six to Florida fifteen to South Car-
olina and fifteen to Louisiana.
Washington1 December 5. Governor
Chamberlain publishes another dispatch in
the New Yolk 2'ribune in which he says
that the United States troops at Columbia
have assumed no duties unless properly
called upon to do so. Ha called upon Col.
Black for a sufficient force ou tho twenty-
seventh ultimo to protect the State House.
He did this he says upon evidence of a
matured plan to take possession of the leg-
islative balls and carry out the shotgun
policy in the organization of the two houses.
Col Biack as be was bouud to do Cham-
beilain continues ordered a company of
soldiers to guard the Stale Hovse when
Chamberlain detailed on the twenty-seventh
i State officer to take chttrge of admis-
sions. This officer's orders were eu forced
by tho military officers of the day.
Chamberlain proceeds ut great length in
the justification of bis own act wl.ich he
claims the military properly supported.
Murat Halsiead telegraphs to ttu Herald
iu which among others he gives the iol-
lowi g reason why Col. Lamar persisttd in
refusing to call upon Governor Hayes: Col.
Luiur said: "Neither I or Unyes could
imvo anything bearing strictly upon the
public business to sty to each other and
while a talk would be agreeable there
could not be any importance iu it tqusl
t) the notoriety it would probably have."
Washington December 5. Senate-
Mr. Eduit nds moved to take up tho reso-
lution sul mitte I by him yesicruy ordering
an inquiry . to the iat election in various
Southern Stutis which motion led to a
lengthy debate after which the motion
was taken up and the resolution agreed to;
yeas 38 nay's 21 a straight party vote.
ihc southern Commission is arrange I to
provide for five sub committees in Louis
sua three in South Carolina and two iu
Florida with two Democrats und out! Ro
ublican on each. Thompson of Maa-chus-ttj
is chairman of the Florida cum-
mitee. All the committees loav.j to-night
The questio J of the apuointuicntof tlut e
-elect committees to proceed to L uisiauu
Florida ind South Carolina won reopened
.uimedii.tely after the reading of th jour
nal in the shape of a motion to correct
-lie j urual mude by Plaisted of Maiue
who averted that he bail voted ye-terUy
in the negative on that resolution but that
his vote had nut been recoided. As thc
chang of this vote would -cleat the j?c-
lu on which had got the mcessttry two-
thirds majority only by a lie votci-loG to
78 tbe right of correction was cliitib uiicu
by the Democratic side but the Spettker
decided after a long discussif the
j turnal must be correctedi Mion
Kave great -pleasure to the R'tytp'0 'de
o' the House "but their triumph Vk.4 suot
tiuration for immediately a like coVrectiou
of the journal was made by Fuller of Iu-
fiuna who bad yesterday voted "aye" and
whose vote had not been recorded. With
these corrections of the journal tho vote
stood 157 to 79 and tbe Speaker giving his
casting vote in tbe affirmative tho resolu-
ion was again carried by the neeessary two-
birds majority. The result was greeted
with applause on tbe Democratic side of tne
House.
The sixteenth of December was assigned
for eulogies on the late Speaker Kerr.
The message was then read.
The Speaker announced the following se-
lect committees: On Louisiana Morrison
of Illinois Jenks of Pennsylvania McMa-
hon of Ohio Lynde of Wisconsin. Black-
burn of Kentucky Mvade of New York
House of Tennessee Phelps of Connecti-
cut New of Indiana Ross of New Jersey
Townsend of Pennsylvania Dauford of
Ohio Huribut of Illinois Cropo.of Massa-
chusetts and Joyce of Vermont. Florida
Thompson of Massachusetts Sebalt of
Missouri Walling of On. Hopkins of
Pennsylvania Garfield of Ohio and Dun-
nell of Minnesota. On tbe South Carolina
committee the name of Cochrane of Penn-
sylvania was substituted for that ot Stenger
of Pennsylvania excused on account of ill-
ness in hi family.
Columbia December 5. Tbe Sta'c con-
stable replaced the troop at the State
bouse. A large number of special sergeants-at-arm
were placed at the doors of the Sen-
ate and Houc. Troop are atill retained
in the State House to protect the Governor.
A sentinel paces from Chamberlain's door
to the Senate and House. A joint session
canvassed tbe vote and Edgefield and Ltn-
ren were thrown out. Tne Democratic Sen-
ators retired and Chamberlain was declared
elected by 3044 vote.
. I: i expected that Chamberlain will be
inaugurated to-morrow.
Tbe Hampton Uoue wa in session all
dsy. Tbey gained two more member from
the Mackey House making their member-
ship 02 holding certificates of tte txiard of
State esnvassers70 including the E Igefield
and Laurens delegations who hold certifi-
cates from the Supreme Court Hampton
spoke in tbe evenmg.dtclaring be intended
to be governor.
In the Supreme Court argument w
heard on tbe application for mandamut
comDelling the Secretary of State to deliver
tbe return to Speaker Wallace. Tbe aritn
mentof qv earranto proceedings requiring
the Usyes elector to show by what author-
ity tbey exercise the fuoctioo of the office
will be held to-morrow.
Washington December 6. Some sur-
prise is expressed that the Prtsideut makes
no allusion to tbe present political situation
or affairs in tbe S nth. The only matter
referring in any way to the subj.-ct i tbe
narration of the mail rider and the allusion
to tbe colored people in cocLectioa wiib
Santo Domingo.
Tne President commence with the re-
capitulation of event and hit official act
of the past eight years. He aay: Mis-
takes bave been made as all can see. and I
edi&it it; but it seem to me ofteaer in the
selection made of assistant appointed to
md in carry j eg out tbe various 'duties of
administering the government n nearly
every case selected without a persons! ac-
quaintance with tbe appointee but on
rectxnmtndatioBS of the. representstiTts
chosen directly by tho people. It is im- )
possible where co many t.uas arc to bo
attested that the right parties should bo 1
chosen in every instacce. ILt-tory shows
that no administration from the time of
Washington to the presort has been frco
from these mistakes ; but I louve compari-
sons to history claiming only that I have
acted ic every instance lrom a (Jcsiro to do
what was right com-titutioual within tho
land and for the very best interests of tho
whole people. Failure have becu errors '
of juJgmcnt not of intent."
Tbe message ys that taxes have bon j
reduced within the past seveo years u early '
300000.000 and tho national debt has " J
het-u reduced in the same lime ov.-r $435- f'
000000. By substituting bonds the nc-
t u u luierest on the debt itas been icduced
SfO.OtO.Ol'O per annum. Tue falanco of
traUo lias clisned from !f 1 JOvuouuu
s-tmist us to $00000000 iu our favor aud
itic pledge oi C 'tigtcss to resume specie
payments in 1S79 may be easily ledcemed
even iu the absence of further much de-
sired bgistation.
The pol cy adopted toward tho Indians
has been IniiTi ine aud has substantially end-
ed the hostilities -n the whole land except
iu the Bluck Uiils aud approaches thereto.
The relations with foreign nations con-
tinue iriendlr. The Centennial Exhibition
is alluded to as promotive ol j;ood (eeliug
and belter acquaintance with foreign na
tions. Alluding to tne reauctiou iu allow
ances for diplotu .tic service the President
.mi not escaoe the conclusion that in s n:
tnstauces ibe witnuoiuingoi appjviwrnons
will prove an expensive economy and that
the small ntreochment secured bv tho
change of grade in certain diplomatic pests
is uot an adequate consideration lor tun
loss of iiiflueuce and importance which will
attend our foreign repieseutativcs under
this reduction. . He reserves for another
consideration the statement of the ques
tions with Great Britain regaidiug tho ex-
tradition treaty. The subject of the
troubles on the Rio Grande is under con-
sideration between the Uuited Siate and
Mexico. The President atks legislation
which may provido for tho payment of
awards of the Msxicau Claims Comsnissiou.
lie recommends legislation to prevent
fraudulent naturalization ami on the sub-
ject of expatriation aud election of nation-
ality in the iutercst of immigration ho
suggests a new tribunal for tho settlement
of claims of aliens against tho United
States. Other governments ate iu advance
of us in this respect.
Tbe President states that in regard to an
act of Congress for admitting Colorudo in-
to the Union he issued a proclamation to
that effect.
Additional appropriations for tho army
are asked.
He says the improvement of South Pass
of the Mississippi river under J. B. Eads
aod bis associates is progressing favorably.
The navy is in a cunditian as effective us
possible within the means uud authority
given the department.
A few po6t masters in the Southern States
have expressed great apprehension of their
personal safety on account of their connec-
tion with the postal service and havo
specially requested that their reports of ap-
prehended oanger should not be made pub-
lic lest it should result in loss of their lives.
But no positive testimony of interference
has been submitted except in the case of a
mail messenger at Spartansburg iu South - -
Carolina wbo reported that ho bad beep
violently driven away while in charge ot
the mails on account of his political affairs.
An assistant superintendent of the railway
mail service investigated this case and re-
ported that the messenger had disappeared
from this post leaving bis work to bo per-
formed by a substitute. The 'Postmaster
Geueral thinks this case is sufficiently sug-
gestive to justify him in recommending
that a more severe punishment should bo
provided for the offense of assaulting any
person in charge of the mails or of retard-
ing or otherwise obstructing them by
threat of personal injury.
The proper attention of Congress cannot
be too earnestly called to tho necessity of
tbrowiug some greater safeguard over the
method of choosiug and declaring the elec-
tion of apresidout. Under the present sys-
tem there seems to be no provided reme-
dy for contesting the election iu any ono
State. .
Ho says "the compulsory support of tho
fiee schools and the disfranchisement of
all who canuot read and write the Engl'sb
hntruug" after a fixed probation would
meet my l-carty approval."
The President makes an elaborate refer-
ence of his recommendation for tho annex-
ation of Su Domingo. After describing .
the commercial a-ivautxges that would have
accrued ho says: ''The Cuban question
wouid have b.en settled long ngo in favor
of a free Cuba." The President adds and
concludes: "The island of Santo Domin-
go is but Fparscly settled while it has an -
irea sufficient for tho prolltable rmploy-
iueiAof several million people. The soil
w uid ja"re soon fallen into the handset
iiie- uniteu oiaies capitalists. JnTo pro-
lucte are so valuable in commuiffJtJmt cni-
iuraiion. 'VwiWOatAiswWJuX encouraged.
Thd emancipated race pf tlio SuuthvWould
have found there a congenial' home where
tbeir oivil right would be so.tnucti nought '
after that tbe poorest Among them l nfi'ifi i sjfcjj
have found -fbe means .to go. Thus in I
rsbs Af frrsfc Annroikinit un4 rrili . a n i. '
as bos been practiced upon them in many
places within the last eleven years wbolo
communities would have sought refuse in
Manto Domingo. I do not suppose tho
wbolo race would bave gone nor is it de-
sirable that they should go ; their- labor is
desirable and disposablo at ocst wbcro
they now arc but the possession of the ter-
ritory would bave left the negro master of
the situation by enabling him to demand
his rights at home on pain of finding them
elsewhere. I do not present these views
now as a recommendation lor a renewal of
the subject of annexation but I do refer to
i to vindicate my previous action in re-
gard to it. With the prescut Congress my
official life terminates. It is not probable
tbat public affairs will ever again receive
attention frum me further than as a citizen
ot the republic alway taking a deep in-
terest in the honor integrity and prosper-
ity of the whole land.
"Signed U. S. Giiant.
"Executive Mansion December 5. 1876."
New Orleans December 5. The dec-
laration of the returning board gives tho
lowest Haye elector 8437; majority of the
highest 456T. It is understood that the
entire Republican Bute ticket ha also '
been declared elected by 8500 which gives -the
Republican 7 majority in tbe Legisla-
ture. San Fkakcwco December 5. A Salem "
(Oregon) dispatch aay tbat a canvas of
votes shows the Republican majority to be '
1103.
A proteat has been filed signeil by Sen-
ator Kelly and eight other again it tbe is
suaoce of certificate to Postmaster Watt
and favor giving it to the next highest.'
Tbe Governor gives notice that be will hear
the argument on Tnedy. The It-publicans
will not argue Walt' case before tho
Governor claiming that he ha no jurisdic- '
tion. The Oovernor's decision will bo
Wednesday night.
Omaha December 5 The coutt refused
injunction to restrain tbe Republican elect-
ors. Montpeli er Vt. December 5 Gov-
ernor Fairbanks I out of danger.
The Republican elector ate in scciet
caucus here to-day.
- Paris Dxember 4. President MacMa
boa accepted tbe resignation of ministers
aid ererely reqnetUd 'hem to umtln in of-
fice pending the aipointment of their sue-
cessorj. tassisjtle Slarfcrla.
Galveston December 5. Cotton market
quiet; sales 1440 bales; good middling l!jc;
middling ll'gC; low middling 10'c; good
ordinary lQic
Hides strong; dry selected. 19c; light
sailed lCJc; slack salted 14ic; wet salted
selected lOJc.
Wool quiet ; medium to fine 3K&23c; coarse
and heavv 17wl9a
GoldliO. Silver 102.
New York December 5. Cotton steady;
sales 1302 bales; upland 12 1-1 c: Orleans
U'.$e. -
New Orleans December 5. Cotton
quiet and easy; middling ll.c; low middling
He; good ordinary 10c; sales C000 bales;
for export to Great Britain 405(1 bale.
ForaLxa Blames.
Liverpool December 5. Noon Cotton
quiet and steady; mtdnling upland 6 7-16d;
middling Orleans 6d; sales bOOO bales in-
cluding for speculation and export 10UQ
Isle.
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