111798 Compiled by GEORGE FRANCIS DAWSON, Treasurer of the Republican Congressional Committee, and Ex-Librarian of United States Senate,) Washington, D. C. by firection or the Republican Congressional Committee. Printed by DAVID H. GILDERSLEEVE, 101 Chambers Street New York. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. The Impending Crisis. PART I-Page 1--The Paramount Issue of the Hour-Democratic Leaders preparing for Violence-If Fraud fails, then Force-Democratic belief that Tilden was "legally elected-Tilden cheered as "President" in 1880-Democratic leaders declare in advance there shall be "no Arbitration" this timeWallace shrieks "Aggression "-Representative Hill declares that they will inaugurate Hancock whether they elect him or notSpeaker Randall and Inauguration by Force-Governor Stevenson declares Hancock is "Elected" President-Declarations of John Kelly, of New York, Barnes of Ga., Montgomery Blair, General Preston of Ky., Col. Williams, Col. McDaniel, and others, showing the Programme of Force. PART II-Page 3-The Power behind the Throne-Direct as well as Internal Evidence that Hancock was Nominated by the "Solid South"-Testimony of Senator Wallace, General Joseph E. Johnston, and Wade Hampton-Hampton's condition pledgeThe evidence conclusive. CHAPTER II. Spirit of the Solid South. PART I—Page 4-Wade Hampton's Speech at Staunton, Va., backed by Proufs of Genuineness-The Indissoluble Bonds of the Confederacy-The "Glorious Heritage" of hate and lust of Power-He adjures Virginia by her Confederate "Traditions" to stand by the "Solid South"-A "Glorious Past""Our one great object," Hancock's electionLook only to that; Fight for it!"-Elect Hancock and the North also shall be Bulldozed-The Republican vote North shall disappear "Peace and Union" when the South can Dictate-"Consider what Lee and Jackson would do were they alive. These are the same principles for which they fought. Do not abandon them now!" * * PART II-Page 5--The Confederate Brigadiers in the Senate-They eulogize Jeff Davis, and would Pension him and the Confederate Soldiers-How they Voted-Zach Chandler's scathing denunciation. PART III-Page 7-Jefferson Davis' last set Speech-The right of Secession now vindi cated-A "Necessity" for the Safety and Freedom of the Southern States"-The duty to fight for it-The South will abide by the Constitution as they construe it-Assurance of full Triumph to the South-The coming Southern Domination-"Principles and Practices" of the Slave-holders to be Restored-The Mississippi Shot-gun means Southern Restoration-The spirit which animated his hearers-Spirit of the Mississippi Press. PART IV-Page 8-Further Testimony as to the Spirit of the South, from Southern Democratic, Greenback, and other sourcesSenator Morgan says the recent Alabama Election shows 66 conclusively the Spirit of the South!"--A Greenback Orator Astounded in Alabama-"The Confederacy still exists!"-"Jeff Davis is yet our President!" A "Solid South will give us control, and we can redress all our wrongs" Voice of Virginia's Democracy-The hour at last has come to take the Presidency, "and resume the Record of Glory where in 1861 it unhappily closed!"-Governor Wiltz of Louisiana says the South is solid for Hancock-"There is no occasion now for Bulldozing." The Negro must side with the Democrats, "or go to the Wall ""The Imperishable Heritage of Glory" transmitted by Rebels-White Republicans to be branded as Enemies-White Republican candidates to be "Saturated with Stench "-1,000 Democratic votes "equal to 5,000 vile Radical" votes-"We have the Count". The Democrats control South Carolina, and "intend to Retain it at every Hazard!"– Heroic deeds of Rebel Sires--We offer no Excuse for being a Solid South-The Central National Greenback Organ on the Spirit of the South-The party of Hate, Malice, and Subversion-Advises Greenbackers to "Work against it, Vote against it, Refuse its Alliance! CHAPTER III. Revolutionary Proceedings and Purposes of the Democratic Leaders. PART I-Page 10-Introduction to the Evidences of Tilden's Revolutionary Intentions-Democratic Revolutionary Proceedings thus far-Their remarkable growthHow a Minority can Overthrow a Government-Forcible Illustrations of the peril tha Potter strove to Precipitate-Plausible pro texts for Revolution always ready. PART II-Page 13-The first Potter Letter declaring the Election should be thrown into the House-That the House is the sole judge of Presidential Elections, can act alone on its own information, and is Su- preme-Tilden as Commander-in-Chief. PART III-Page 15-The Electoral Commis- sion ActVotes proving it a Democratic Measure-The Electoral Count-the vote as announced-Subsequent Revolutionary pro- ceedings of the House before th Adjourn- ment of the Forty-fourth Congress-Field's Quo Warranto bill and vote on it. PART IV-Page 17-Report of House Com- mittee affirming the right of the House to go behind returns, and its Authority over PART VI-Page 20-The Manhattan Club Reception-Orders which the Democratic House did its best to Enforce-Treasonable Utterances of Tilden, Dorsheimer, Dudley Field and others-One Thousand Distin- guished Democrats from twelve different PART VII-Page 23--Maryland selected to make the First Movement in the Plot-The Montgomery Blair Quo Warranto Resolu- PART VIII-Page 23-The Potter Iniquity founded upon the Maryland Initiative- Randall's ruling on Question of Privilege- Investigation and Declaring that the House has no Revolutionary Purpose-Withdrawn Under Democratic Pressure after a Vote Which Showed no Quorum-Ben Wilson's Resolution to Extend the Investigation if the Democratic Committee Believes in it— Wilson's Admission as to "Intent" of the Potter Inquiry-National Democratic Com- mittee Approves the Potter Movement and Refuses to Disavow the Treasonable Intent -An Influential Democrat admits the In- tent if they can only Make a Case. PART XII—Page 29—Potter's open Letter to PART XIII-Page 31-Alex. H. Stephens' Sec- PART XIV-Page 31-The Burchard Resolu- PART XV-Page 33-The next Democratic PART XVI-Page 33-The work of the Potter lution-The Democratic Caucus Refuse to Declare that "it is not Intended to Disturb Hayes"-Republican Caucus Warning the People that the Potter Movement is Řevo- lutionary Republican National Congress- ional Committee's Address to the People Declaring that the Potter Plot is to Suborn Witnesses, Declare Hayes an Usurper, and PART X-Page 26-Alexander H. Stevens' Letter of Warning to Potter-The Tilden- Potter Ruffians Hoot him Down in the House-Interview with Stephens-"Snug, the Joiner"-"The People want Peace and Starving Out," instead of "Shooting Down," the Government-Extra Session-- Threats of Senators Beck and Thurman and Representatives Hurd, Muldrow, Singleton, Tucker, Kitchin, O'Connor, Chalmers, Mo- Mahon, Sparks, Tucker, and Blackburn- "He who Dallies is a Dastard, He who PART XVIII-Page 37--Beaten at all Points, (see chapters containing Vetoes) the Demo- cratic Leaders fall back on the Fraud Issue -The Game Played out"-The Bitter End to which they seek to Drive the North- RT I-Page 38-The President's Call for an Extra Session-Why it was Necessary to ART II-Page 38-Veto of the Army Appro- priation Bill-Military Interference at Elec- tions-Supervisors and Marshals Prohibited from Preserving the Purity of Congressional Elections-Votes in House and Senate on ART III-Page 42-Veto of the Bill to Pro- hibit Military Interference at Elections- Votes in House and Senate-Brief History of the Act which this Bill Proposed to Re- peal-It was a Democratic Measure De- signed to Support the Rebel Brigadiers in the Field-It reacts, and hence the fight ART IV-Page 45-Veto of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropriation Bill -Repeal or Modification of the Law touch- ing Supervisors and Marshals at Congress- ART V-Page 48-Veto of the Judicial Ex- penses Appropriation Bill-U. S. Marshal and Deputies at Congressional Elections- ART VI-Page 49—Veto of the U. S. Mar- shals' Appropriation Bill-Votes in House ART VII-Page 51-Message of the Presi- dent to Congress, urging the Necessity of Immediate Appropriations for U. S. Marshals and their Deputies-The Democratic Con- gress Contemptuously Declines to do it- Senator Windom's Bill Making Appropria- ART I-Page 51-The First Deficiency Bill -General and Special Deputy Marshals- Political riders-Veto and Votes in both ART II-Page 53-Special Bill regulating pay, etc., of Deputy Marshals-Veto and PART III-Page 55-Payment of Marshals and PART I-Page 56-"Counting in " Peculiarly PART II-Page 59-Popular Votes vs. Electo- ral Votes-Popular and Electoral Votes of Harrison and Van Buren, Polk and Clay, Harrison and Cass-Tilden's Pretended 'Popular Majority-Votes in the Free, Border and Slave States-Real Voting PART III-Page 61-The Florida Case- Bloody Violence failing, fraud and Judicial Usurpation--A brief History of certain Fraudulent Proceedings by which Tilden strove to Capture that one needed Electoral Vote-Facts, Figures and Incidents. PART IV--Page 64-The Louisiana case— Population and Votes-Ku-Klux Crimes of 1868-Tilden Rifle Clubs of 1876--The Ter- rible Outrages and Murders in the Seven- teen Parishes--Sheridan's_Statement--The State Returning Board--Its duties-How and why it acted-Infamy of the Tilden PART V-Page 67-The Hale Amendment to the one-sided Resolution-The Florida Frauds-The Oregon Corruption and Bribery-The Louisiana Bull-dozing and Frauds The South Carolina Bribery and Corruption - The Mississippi Shot-gun Frauds, Registration and other Statistics. PART VI-Page 69-The Page Resolution condemning Tilden's attempt to steal the Oregon vote, and denouncing the Infamy of Cronin, defeated by the Democrats-Only two decent men in all Israel. PART VII-Page 70-The shameful story of the Cipher Dispatches and the Tilden "Bar'l"-Bribery and attempted Bribery to secure Presidential Electors in Florida, PART VIII-Page 71--The Maine Larceny- Brief History of the Garcelon Iniquity- How the attempted Outrage came to grief. PART IX-Page 73-The Wallace Investiga- tion-Infamous New York Election Frauds- John I. Davenport's startling Revelations on the Witness Stand--For twelve years Tam- many Hall has voted Thousands of Men who never lived!-Repeaters' Frauds-The Su- preme Court turned into a bogus Natural- ization Mill--Testimony of a Democratic Tammany Judge on cross-examination--A --- |