Hopkins, House, A. Humphreys, Hunton, Hurd, Jenks, T. NAYS-Messrs. Adams, G. A. Bagley, W. H. Baker, worth-82. NOT VOTING-Messrs. Anderson, J. H. Baker, Banning, Bass, Belford, S. N. Bell, Blount, Burleigh, Cabell, A. Campbell, Cason, Caswell, Cate, Chapin, S. S. Cox, Durand, Eden, Egbert, Felton, Foster, Freeman, Goodin, Hancock, G. W. Hewitt, Hill, Hoar, Holman, F. Jones, Kehr, Kelley, Kimball, King, G. M. Landers, Lewis, Maish, H. B. Metcalfe, Milliken, Morgan, O'Neill, Packer, Piper, Potter, Pratt, Reagan, J. Robbins, S. Ross, Schumaker, Smalls, A. H. Smith, Stephens, Stowell, M. L. Townsend, Van Vorhes, Waldron, G. C. Walker, J. W. Wallace, Warren, Watterson, Wheeler, A. S. Williams, Wilshire, A. Wood-62. The resolution, with its preamble, was then adopted by yeas 136, nays 88-not voting 66as follows: Willard, A. Williams, C. G. Williams, J. Wilson, A. NOT VOTING-Messrs. Anderson, J. H. Baker, Bass, On Saturday evening, March 3, 1877, the Democratic members of the House, in caucus, adopted a long "address to the American people" which closes thus: "In the exciting days just past the forbearance of the people has maintained the peace. Let it not, however, from this be understood that, the fraud to be consummated March 4 will be silently acquiesced in by the country. Let no hour pass in which the usurpation is forgotten. Let agitation be increasing that at every opportunity the people may express their abhorrence of the outrage. Let want of confidence be voted at every election in Mr. Hayes and his administration. ***Let the Democratic party at once organize for the new contests to secure overwhelming victories, that conspirators may never again attempt the experiment which now humiliates the Republic and has installed in the highest office a usurper.' Mr. Tilden officially notified of his elec tion. [Special dispatch to the World.] WASHINGTON, March 3.-The following dispatch, signed by the Democrats of the House, was sent to Mr. Tilden this evening: "Mr. Knott's resolution declaring that Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks had received the votes of a majority of all the electors legally appointed, and were thereby duly elected President and Vice President for the term of four years, commencing March 4, 1877, has passed the House-yeas, 136; nays, 88. YEAS-Messrs. Abbott, Ainsworth, Ashe, Atkins, Bagby, NAYS.-Messrs. Adams, G. A. Bagley, W. H. Baker, Ballou, Banks, Blair, Bradley, W. R. Brown, H. C., Burchard, Buttz, Cannon, Caswell, Chittenden, Conger, Crounse, Danford, Darrall, Denison, Dobbins, Dunnell, Eames, J. L. Evans, Flye, Fort, Foster, Freeman, Frye, Garfield, Hale, B. W. Harris, Hathorne, Haymond, C. Hays, Hendee, Henderson, Hodge, Hoskins, Hubbell, Hunter, Hurlbut, Hyman, Joyce, Kasson, Kelley, Lapham, Lawrence, Leavenworth, Magoon, MacDougall, McCrary, McDill, Miller, Monroe, Nash, Norton, Oliver, O'Neill, Page, W. A. Phillips, Plaisted, Platt, Rainey, M. S. Robinson, S. Ross, Rusk, Sampson, Seelye, Sin nickson, A. H. Smith, Stowell, .Strait, Thornburgh, M. I. Townsend, W. Townsend, Tufts, Wait, A. S. Wallace, J. W. Wallace, G. W. Wells, J. D. White, Whiting, * The above dispatch is from the New York World, March 5, 1877. That paper adds, editorally, this: "Some excitement was caused yesterday in this city by the receipt of telegrams from Washington asking for the truth of the rumor that Governor Tilden, on Saturday night last, had taken the oath of office as President of the United States. The rumor was so preposterous as hardly to require the denial which it promptly received." This is about all the light that has ever been thrown upon the question whether Tilden took the oath or not. That the "rumor" received a 66 denial" may or may not have been true; but was that "denial" true, and did Tilden himself make it? No affirmative evidence has been given on these the treasonable purposes of the movement intwo points. augurated by the Democratic House in the Revolutionary talk by Tilden's mouth-appointment of the one-sided Tilden committee, which "investigated" alleged frauds of Republicans in the electoral count, so as to The New York World, March 6, 1877, said: lay a basis for future revolutionary action, piece after inauguration. "In a free country a majority (meaning the Democrats) can only be deprived of its rights by fraud; and if a majority, deprived of its rights by fraud to-day. cannot recover them by honest and determined action to-morrow, it is not fit to be a majority at all." Abram S. Hewitt forced to resign from the National Democratic Committee by Democratic pressure-He makes a very pecuHar sort of an apology. On the 3d March, 1877, Abram S. Hewitt resigned the chairmanship of the National Democratic Committee, forced to that step by Democratic anger at his course touching the Electoral Commission Bill. In his letter of resignation he says: "An absurd statement has been widely circulated that I had declared that I preferred the inauguration of Hayes to the shedding of a single drop of blood.' * * *The only remark which I ever made on this subject was in a private conversation, not intended to be repeated, and was to the effect that I would prefer four years of Hayes' administration to four years of civil war; and upon this declaration I am willing to stand, because four years of civil war would, in my opinion, utterly destroy constitutional government for this generation at least." Judge Black prophesies revolution, In Judge Jeremiah M. Black's philippic before the Electoral Commission, when he found that Tilden had lost all chance of being "counted in," occurs the following prophecy of coming revolution: **But, nevertheless, wait a little while. *** This mighty and puissant nation will yet raise herself up like a strong man after sleep and shake her invincible locks in a fashion you little dream of now. Wait, retribution will come in due time. Justice travels with a leaden heel, but strikes with an iron hand. God's mill grinds slow but dreadfully fine. Wait till the floodgate is lifted and a full head of water comes rushing on. Wait, and you will see fine grinding then.” PART VI. The Manhattan Club Reception -Orders which the Democratic House is now enforcing-Treasonable utterances of the Pretender Tilden-Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer, David Dudley Field, and others—A gathering of 1000 distinguished Democrats from twelve States applauds the revolutionary sentiments that “It might be within the scope of a statesmanlike policy, resolutely pursued, to work out a complete remedy for this (Presidential) wrong, even before the next election.” The following, condensed from the New York Tribune, June 13, 1878, so clearly betrays that " he who runs might read" the portents: One thousand representative Democrats assemble to endorse revolution-Twelve States represented. The reception of the Manhattan Club to ex-Governors Tilden and Hendricks, Governor Robinson, and Lieutenant-Governor Dorsheimer brought together a great number of well-known Democrats, many States being represented. *Fifteen hundred invitations were issued, and between 800 and 1000 guests were present, representing the Democrats of many States of the Union. Prominent among whom were: New YorkSecretary of State John Bigelow, AttorneyGeneral Fairchild, Mayor Smith Ely, Samuel S. Cox, Abram S. Hewitt, Colonel Pelton, exMayor Wickham, John T. Agnew, A. J. Vanderpoel, ex-Governor John T. Hoffman, Senator Kernan, John J. Armstrong, Lawrence Turnure, William C. Dewitt, Royal Phelps, Hugh J. Jewett, Parke Godwin, Benjamin Wood, Chief Justice Charles P. Daly, Judge George C. Barrett, General Roger A. Pryor, Henry L. Clinton, Augustus Schell, Peter B. Olney, James W. Covert, Judge Van Hoesen, Frederick R. Coudert, Corporation Counsel William C. Whitney, ex-Judge Henry Hilton, District Attorney Britton, Thomas Kinsella, W. A. Fowler, A. M. Bliss, Calvin Frost, Erastus Brooks, George M. Beebe, Judge Westbrook, Colonel A. C. Davis, Judge Donahue, Judge Lawrence, George Ticknor Curtis, Benjamin A. Willis, General Fitzjohn Porter, Judge Larremore, E. Winslow Paige, Colonel Wingate. John McKeon, Douglass Taylor, Algernon S. Sullivan, David Dudley Field, Police Commissioner Smith, Commissioner Campbell, Charles G. Cornell, Waldo Hutchings, General McMahon, Smith M. Weed, Frank Leslie. Scott Lord, General Spinola, W. S. Andrews, Massachusetts.-Josiah G. Abbott, Charles P. Thompson, John K. Tarbox. Connecticut.-Senator W. H. Barnum, exGovernor Ingersoll. New Jersey.-Governor Joseph D. Bedle, Senator John R. McPherson, Speaker R. F. Rabe, ex-Mayor Traphagen, Judge Tesse, exGovernor Price, ex-Governor Joel Parker, Miles Ross, Senator Theodor F. Randolph, exJudge Ashbel Green, A. A. Hardenburgh, Orestes Cleveland. Pennsylvania.-Hiester Clymer, Thomas G. Pearce, Samuel A. Thompson, Robert E. Randall, General W. H. H. Davis, Dr. Lambdin, Philadelphia Times. Maryland.-Senator W. P. Whyte. Virginia-The Rev. Dr. Hoge, of Rich mond. Ohio.-General George W. McCook. Georgia.-General Pierce M. B. Young. Indiana-Senator McDonald. country we had established a system of peace Missouri.-Congressman Philips, Congress-ful change in the governing power. In other man Wells. Wisconsin.-J. R. Barrett. countries in the Old World changes in the administration-in a succession of governmenthave generally been worked out by frauds or The Rothschilds' American representative by force. We felicitate ourselves that here, presides-Others of wealth and weight through the skill and patriotism and philanofficiating-The Club's "Welcome" to thropy of our forefathers, we had estabthe "de jure" President and Vice Presi-lished a system of peaceful change through dent. The reception committee which had charge of the arrangements was composed of the following gentlemen: August Belmont, president; Aaron J. Vanderpoel, vice-president; John T. Agnew, John McKeon, John T. Hoffman, Douglass Taylor, John G. Davis, J. Watts Bangs, Edward L. Gaul, Henry W. Allen, F. R. Coudert, Augustus Schell, Samuel S. Cox, Richard Lathers, James C. Spencer, Peter B. Olney, Robert B. Roosevelt. The speakers were introduced by A. J. Vanderpoel, who said that it was his agreeable. duty to tender, on behalf of the Manhattan Club, which represented not only the Democracy of the Empire City, but of the Empire State as well, a welcome to "those candidates who received a majority of the constitutional and electoral votes for the offices of President and Vice-President, and to those who are not only de jure but de facto the executive officers of our great State. The Pretender Tilden's speech-A portentous transaction — “Counted out” and "counted in"-The wrong must be redressed and punished. * The occasion and the apparent general expectation seem to require that I should say a word in respect to public affairs, and especially that I should allude to the transaction which, in my judgment, is the most portentous event in our political history. Everybody knows that after the recent election the men who were elected by the people President and Vice-President of the United "counted out," and the men who States were were not elected were "counted in and seated. [Cries of "Hear! Hear!"] I disclaim any thought of the personal wrong involved in this transaction. Not one of the four and a quarter millions of American citizens who gave us their votes but what experiences a wrong as great and as deep as I; not one of that minority who did not give us their votes but what in the resulting consequences of this act will share equally in the mischief if it is not redressed and punished. [Great applause.] He is proud of the old “peaceful" changes in the governing power-He is the first in American history to "pretend" there was fraud-“If”. Hayes is "successful" in retaining the Presidency, then what? Evils in government grow by success and by impunity. They do not restrain themselves voluntarily. They can never be limited except by external forces. It had been our pride and our congratulation that in this the agency of the ballot-box. And this is the If" Hayes and Wheeler "can maintain The temptation is always present, and if a set of men, being in possession of the Government, can maintain that possession against the elective power of the people, and after they are condemned at the election, why should not such an event be imitated by their successors? Devices will always be found to give the color of law, and false pretences on which to found a fraudulent judgment will not be wanting. The question for the American people now is whether or not the elective system of our forefathers, as it was established in this country and has been respected and venerated for seventy-five years, shall be maintained, or whether we shall adopt the bad practices of the worst governments in the worst ages. [Applause.] This is the question of questions. Until it shall be settled no inferior administrative questions will have any significance in the politics of this country. There will be no politics in his country but the question, "Shall the people regain their rights and rule in this Republic?" [Some one in the room "for the Presihere proposed three cheers dent-elect," but as it seemed an inopportune moment no response was made.] "If" Hayes' accession to the Presidency “is the Government in this mode can be established, The people must condemn Hayes' “wrong ' not only with a voice” (presumably at the polls), “but in a manner” (presumably by violence) “to prevent future wrongs” -They must deny, they must refuse success and prosperous impunity to it, The question involves the elective system, it involves the whole structure of free government, and the rights of the people through it again will be vindicated, re-asserted, and forever established. The people must condemn the great and transcendent wrong that has been committed. They must condemn it with a voice and in a manner that shall prevent its imitation hereafter. They must strip from this example everything in it that attracts imitation. They must deny, they must refuse success and prosperous impunity to fraud. [Applause.] Hayes and Wheeler cannot be trusted to give “redress"-but wait until Hayes and Wheeler are put out and Tilden and Hendricks shall "attain power," and then we will "fix" things so that to elect and seat another Republican President shall be "impossible." The people cannot trust those who are the authors or beneficiaries of this wrong to devise measures of redress. But when those who condemn this wrong shall attain the power, they, acting for the people, in their behalf, must devise measures of legislation, measures of Constitutional change, if necessary, that shall make a recurrence of such an act as has stained our national history impossible. President Hayes is on the eve of his “fall” -He may seem invincible-Yet "in a year or two he will be either in the penitentiary or in exile!”-Hayes illustrated by Tweed. no opportunity, he said, to assert that the will of the people had been disregarded, and that unless such acts were regarded as crimes there was no hope of the United States surviving as a nation." Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer on the “Great Injustice"-The Wronged must "Seek Redress," Must "Punish” the “Wrong-Doer,” which must mean Hayes"We will" Make the Wrong “Lie Heavy” upon the Republicans; will bear Witness" against it, and “Condemn” it—“But I hope we will not content ourselves with that!" Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer claimed that a great injustice had been done to the Democratic party in the inauguration of the Republican candidate. He concluded as follows: It devolves upon you, for it is you who have been wronged, and in all affairs it is for the party wronged to seek redress, to find out and punish the wrong-doer. Now, what shall we do? We will, in the first place, improve every occasion, in public and private, to condemn it. We will bear witness against it. We will make a sense of this wrong to lie heavy upon every conscientious Republican in the country. But I hope we will not content ourselves with that. He foreshadows the action of the Democratic House-Alleged powers of the House-A “policy" to be “resolutely pursued” to work out a “complete remedy for this wrong, even before the next election!"-The 1000 distinguished Democrats applaud the treason ! A distinguished member of the House of Representatives, whom I saw a few moments ago, told me last evening that the House had Successful wrong is never so apparently triumphant the power to inquire and to make plain, and I as when it is on the eve of its fall. Seven years may say to you further that the House of Repre ago a corrupt dynasty had established its sentatives is by the Constitution endowed with those ascendency over the millions of people who great powers which in every generation the Britlive in New York. It had obtained all the ish House of Commons has used boldly and powers of government and of administration. with perfect freedom to work out the liberties of the It conquered or it bribed, or it persuaded, English people. [Applause.] So I should hope and won the almost universal acquiescence of that it might be within the scope of a statesmanlike our people. It even aspired to social recog-remedy for this wrong even before the next election. policy resolutely pursued to work out a complete nition. It seemed to be invincible. And yet a year or two later the members of it were either in the peniten- [Applause.] tiary or in exile. History is full of such examples. We must trust the people; we must believe in the right; we must believe in the future of our country. A great and noble nation will never separate its political from its moral life. [Immense applause and cheers.] Governor Robinson, of New York, denounces Governor Robinson, who was warmly applauded, said he "was glad to be present to do honor to the distinguished gentlemen who were the Democratic standard-bearers in the late national contest. From the time a Chief Magistrate of the United States was inaugurated who had never been elected he had lost David Dudley Field's treason Three months after Vice President Wheeler took the oath of office Field terms Hendricks of Indiana, “our Vice President.” I David Dudley Field, on being called for, of addressing you in the presence of so many said: "It is quite impossible for me to think gentlemen from other parts of the country, much worthier and better able than I, and, therefore, I must beg you to excuse me. can point to dozens of gentlemen from other States, and they are the ones whom you wish' to hear, and not one of yourselves here. It is not for me to give you advice nor encouragement, but for others. I will name some of them. We have got here Judge Abbott, of Massachusetts, one of the noblest men that ever voted a ballot for freedom, and for days and weeks he and I stood shoulder to shoulder fighting your battle in the House of Representatives. I ask you to hear him. Then there is another distinguished gentleman from the same State with our Vice President-Mr. McDonald-who also bore the standard bravely in the struggle. He is here." lowed to be counted provisionally by the electoral com. mission, and subject to judicial revision, and praying said court to make the revision contemplated by the act establishing said commission; and upon such revis ion to declare the returns from the States of Louisiana and Florida, which were counted for Rutherford B. Hayes and William A. Wheeler, fraudulent and void, and that the legal electoral votes of said States were cast for Samuel J. Tilden as President, and Thomas A. Hendricks as Vice President, and that by virtue thereof and of 184 votes cast by other States, of which 8 were cast by the State of Maryland, the said Tilden and Hendricks were duly elected, and praying said court to decree ac Senator McDonald acknowledged the cour-cordingly." tesy, but excused himself from a speech. The Serenade-Hand-shaking with "our President and Vice President elect.” Mr. Tilden and ex-Governor Hendricks held an informal levee, and such persons as had never enjoyed the privilege before were permitted to shake the hands of our President and Vice President elect," as they were invariably introduced. After the collation, which was partaken of without speech-making, the Young Men's Democratic Club, accompanied by Graffulla's band, reached the club-house and serenaded the distinguished guests. Tilden thanks the Democracy for "devotion" to him-"The future is ours," he says, "and we shall prevail”-Firmness and "courage" needed - His coming "triumph." Mr. Tilden spoke from the front steps and said: "I am unfortunate enough to be suffering from a temporary cold, and have been told that I must not show myself out here; but I feel there cannot be any harm in speaking on such an occasion as this. I wish to avail myself of this opportunity to thank the Democracy of New York for their devotion in the contest of 1876. I cannot say more than: Be of good cheer; the future is ours and we shall prevail. Be constant, be firm, be courageous. Right, truth, and justice shall at last triumph. Thanking you again for your zeal, courage, and indomitable energy, I bid you good night." PART VII. Maryland makes the First Stir in the Plot-The Montgomery Blair Quo Warranto Movement. On the last day of the session of the Maryland Legislature, Montgomery Blair, by the plentiful use of champagne and terrapin "put through" the following resolution, which was presented to the National House of Representatives, April 22, 1878: "Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Attorney General of the State be, and he is hereby, instructed, in case Congress shall provide for expediting the action, to exhibit a bill in the Supreme Court of the United States, on behalf of the State of Maryland, with proper parties thereto, setting forth the fact that due effect has not been given to the electoral vote cast by this State on the 6th day of December, 1876, by reason of fraudulent returns made from other States and al PART VIII. The Potter Resolution Founded upon the Maryland Resolution -Its Sweeping Powers within certain lines-A one-sided Investigation proposed—Highthe handed proceedings in House The Revolutionary intent exposed-Randall's ruling -The votes in full. May 13, 1878, Mr. C. N. Potter, Democrat, of New York, offered the following resolution. The preamble is here omitted: "Be it resolved, That a select committee, consisting of eleven members of this House, be appointed by the Speaker to inquire into the aforesaid allegation as to the conduct of the persons in office aforesaid in respect of the said election, and into the alleged false and fraudulent canvass and return of votes by State, county, parish and precinct officers in the said States of Louisiana and Florida, and into all the facts which, in the judgment of the said committee, are connected with or pertinent thereto; and that the said committee, for the purpose of executing this resolution, shall have power to send for persons and papers, to administer oaths, and to take testimony, and in their discretion to detail subcommittees, with like full authority of said committee in every particular, and with power to sit in Florida and Louisiana, which sub-committees shall be committees of this House; and the chairman thereof shall be authorized to administer oaths; that the said committee and sub-committees may employ stenographers, clerks and messengers, and be attended each by a deputy sergeant-at-arms, and may sit during the ses sions of this House and during the vacation; and that said committee do forthwith proceed in this inquiry and have leave to report at any time.' The point of order which was to develop the revolutionary intent of this PotterTilden committee business. Mr. Conger (Republican) made the point of order that the resolution is not a question of privilege, and was ably supported by Messrs. Hale and Garfield, Republicans, and Mills, Democrat, all of whom pointed out clearly that unless it was intended to impeach or take some other positive action against President Hayes as a result of the investigation, it could not be termed a question of privilege. Mr. Hale puts it squarely to the Democratic Speaker as to the outcome of this proceeding. Said Mr. Hale: ***"I await with solicitude the If this resolution, however ruling of the Speaker. deprecatory it may be in language, means that this |
