The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-12-07

speak, and every day stirs them up
afrcsh, until the coolest of mem
have serious apprehcnsions as to
how furiously the pot may boil be-
fore tic end. 1t is
"Doublc, double, toll and trouble,
Fire burn, anu cSuidron bubble
The situation remains the same as
for two weeks past, except with a
daily development Of details, and
nothing l could say in this letter
would throw any new light upon
the subject. AS the country waits
in terrible suspense for the official
count" in the three disputed
States, word goes from millions Of
tongues to the returning boards, to
.Count, brothers, count with care,
Count IN tn. presence OF The ini"Hlon-
airc."
But it is an open question whether
the Louisiana Board is not counting
with too much care. Candidly, it
must be admitted that previous
acquaintance with that Board is not
reassuring. The anxious desire of
the honest masses of both parties,
here as we'll as elsewhere, is to
have fair count and get at the
bottom facts, let the result be what
it may. 1t appears to be conceded
on all hands that the Democrats
have majority of the votes "actu-
ally cast" in Louisiana, and the only
question at issue is whether there
are sufficient grounds for throwing
out enough to reserve the result.
Let the reader carefully study the
facts and judge for himself. In
South Carolina the situation has
assumed n gravcr aspect, as the
question of the authority of the
State courts to construc State
law has been put in dispute. 1t is
an issue involving the very funda-
mental principles of our govern
ment, and one entirely too serious
to be determined from a partisan
standpoint.
Congress assemblies on Monday,
and it is predicted that the session
then to open will be fraught with
some of the most exciting scenes
and events in our country's history.
But apprehend no cause for
alarm. The massing here of all
the available military force caused
some alarm, but it is needless
The attitude of the Democratic
leaders, north and south, is any.
thing but threatening, and there is
reason to hope for peaceful solu'
ton of all these trying complica'
tons. Undoubtedly the President
has clear authority to make sucl
disposition of the government
troops as he deems best, but it il
not at all probable that he will ust
them to dispense Congress, or tt
inaugurate successor by force
The alarmists should be muzzlcd.
The senatorial report current or
the. streets here yesterday tina
Governor Hayes had determined t.
withdraw from the scene was pro
nounced untrue,a it undoubtedly is
Governor Hayes has said he could
not take the office of President j
the election was tainted with fraud
and those who know him best be-
lievc he meant it. dc is, like
most of his countrymcn, waiting
for the case to be made up. Quite
a sensation was created here this
morning by the appearance Of thu
following in leading Washington
| journal, whose editor is an intimate
friend of the gentleman named
"Thcre is u strong scntimeu
among disintcrcstcd Republicans il
favor of Governor Hayes exhibiting
to the world the character of a true
patriot, and settling the trouble by
Withdrawing. Among others whom
he heard express themselves upoI
this subject is Ex-Governor Dcnni
son: Il am all intimate friend o
Governor Hayes. l know him wei
and believe him to be n great man
lie is fully capable of sacrificing
''imsclf for the benefit of the coun
] woull advise him in case o
ful or fraudulent transaction,
Republicans of Louisiana tt
/ believe it would bt
"a og that could harper
'lican party, for thu
'i""I himself"
col ,"'' houses Of Con
G Repul considcrnbl,
ry and for vino tbcm,
lubers of hot, u,,