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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.

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CHAPTER I.

The Impending Crisis.

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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!"

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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.

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PART XIII-Page 31-Alex. H. Stephens' Sec-
ond Letter to Potter-Successfully Defends
the Hale Amendment, and Shows up the
Potter Movement in its True Colors-"Most
Unwise, Most Unfortunate, and Most Mis-
chievous"-"A Contemptible Farce or a
Horrible Tragedy "-Potter's Jesuitical Whis-
perings as "Delusive and Guileful" as those
of "The Great Arch-fiend."

PART XIV-Page 31-The Burchard Resolu-
tion-The Democrats "Forced against their
Will" to declare an Opinion on Hayes'
Title They are taken by Surprise, are
Panic-Stricken and Routed-A Graphic De-
scription of the Scene-The Vote by which
a Revolutionary House, Driven by Sudden
Fear, Condemns its Own Treasonable Pur-
poses.

PART XV-Page 33-The next Democratic
Move-Throwing Sawdust in People's Eyes
-Vote on House Judiciary Committee Re-
port and Resolution a mere piece of Clap-
Trap.

PART XVI-Page 33-The work of the Potter
Committee-Impeachment of Hayes and
Wheeler Talked of-How it was to be Done
-Hayes Out and Tilden in, or Hayes Out
and Thurman in-Democratic Authorities
for it.

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PART I-Page 56-"Counting in " Peculiarly
a Democratic Invention and Peculiarly a
Democratic Practice-Counting in of Polk
in 1844-Of Buchanan in 1857-The Attempt
to Count Tilden in in 1876-The Earlier
Frauds compared with the Later.

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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
Strength of Gulf States shows a Republican
Majority of 183,335 in 1870, and large In-
crease since-South Carolina, Mississippi,
and Louisiana essentially Republican now.

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

Democracy.

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,

South Carolina and Oregon.

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

Pitiable Spectacle-Bushel baskets full of

The

Fraudulent Naturalization Papers

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