The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-12
TnE R1roB1IcIN coysrIHicr.
IL Must be Resisted Now or Re-i-inuce will
be Incnsctunl.


From me Sndt@ ZennnO.
Ii ia signihcau, that the Times OF this
city. with tae same posiiiveness with which. on
the sth II November, 1t affirmed the election OF
HAYES, now maintains that the same Hayes has
| obtained n majority Of the electoral votes for
| Pre-. ident of the United Sta'e.. and is. accord
| ingly IA matter Of fact, elected. A. then. on
the sih OF November. the election OF 1ilden was
admitted nv every journal except the Times 1t
being certain that the Democrats I'd succeeded
IN states which together. cast ls4 electoral votes,
while a. was to be assumed that at least one of
the states where the result was not yet post
lively determined would also give n Democratic
m1jority-so now II IL certain that when, on the
second Wednesday IN February, Congress opens
and counts the regularly certified returns Of the
Electoral Colleges OF the different states. these
| returns will show ISIS electoral votes for lildcn
and Hendricks.
Norman who thinks justly desires that Tilden
shomd be declared elected 10y these returns,
since one Democratic electoral vote from ore
con, al. houen correct according outward form,
ia in its essence subject to be questioned. hut II
| itis questioned. mi II Congress goes tehind the
certificates OF the Governor ana investigates the
appointment or choice 81 the electors in Oregon.
the sqrne must also be done in regard - Loulsi.
ana. Florida. and South Carolina; ana this the
Republicans will not acmlt, because they know
| that such an Investigation would hiring to Hight
the frauds that have been pr ctised In those
states.
The present assertion Of the Times that HAYES
has btincd majority 81 the eectoral votes
means. therefore. nothing less I'll IT. assertion
meant on the Sth Of November. that the Repub-
| lcan c nddaie VS. elected. n mely. that what
ever the result Of the election then. or Whatever
the result Of the voting In the Electoral Colleges
now. HAYES il to he counted In and declared
elected. when we remember Mat means the
| Republican occupants Of mower employed IN or
der 20 make good the Times assertion II Nov.
8, inspired al 1t was from Il publican be ld-
quarter. we cannot for q moment doubt what
the President OF the Senate has determined ~
do on the second Wednesday IN February ia or
der to make good the prescott assertion that
Hayes has obtained a majority of The eector /
votes. lie will simply Mother open nor count
those certificates Of tho disputcl States winch
contain 1ildcn votes, but will open and coun.
only those electoral certificates which are for
Hayes an Wheeler, although they do not accord
with the requirements OF the United States
stature. according ~ which the electors must
sc certified by the Governors VI the respective
1no farcs Of the Returning Boards ~ Louie.
i,na. Flordr. aud South Carolina VIII thus he
again performed IN Washington and IN g Use the
House of Replesent ltlves $ ould indicate any
unwiliugness 10 submit to this act Of fraud, tho
silent man IN the white House will take
measures u al Will silence such opposition.
! W. lead tie attention Of our readers TO the
facts, n"t for tina burmese Of melting Them To
oHcr Violent opposition 10 MS conspiracy
winch has neen 50 l"n' prepared and Is alr"ad '
lartiy executed, hni simply because IL would
bee foolish to deceive ourselves a out the d.
recion witch the dcvolopment Of our anars
viii assume, or to believe that the niger will
not oyertake W because we do not wish to see
~. II the American Ueople perceive the conse-
licences Of the events which are now close ~
Ii n0, II they know how To- estimate the value Of
tn-ir iihrr Ia they will now IA a peaceful and
legal manner raise thelrv0ice with power WI Oh
Will comprl the couspirators tn halt In the de-
structiNr march on which they have entered. II
tlir - ut done, aud n. through tndif renee OF
through detective appreciation OF the inevitable
cons euces o. this conspir1cy the idea IL
epreuG abroad that tho audacitY Of the men iT
power cannot he checked bv any other means
than those of phNsicsl force. then the scheme
VII 20 a, hh1 aiter W Is Gone y
slsIance. Tho moral power Of pubic opinion
, can only DO made available before he compile
fore us Rs mn accomplished flct, there viii b,
for the present no help against II ; and even II
rences and many deportble sacrifices 10 excit,
a reaction sufficiently comprehensiye and sum
ciently powerful to have any hope Of success.
VIEWS OF A REPUBLICAN MANAGER AT WASH
INGrON.
FROM an Mteruieo IN me Herdh
The Oregon case amounts 10 nothing. II i
easy to arrange that tho Nice-PTesident shhl
open only the Republican returns. and II he de
; clares them IN proper form no objection Will b
entertained. In this way the question Of th'
regularity II returns VIII not como IN at all II
the joint convention. The electoral returns
; viii, therefore, show Gov. Hayes chosen, ans
that business will not last long. The Democrats
may protest, but what good viii 1t do them2
lhs new House has, irobtbly, slight R"pub
lCan uaj Only, aud even II 1t should prove =
have small Democratic maiOrity, there vii
und 1ul tedly be niTmh.fs ~ Ihat side who VII
not encourage revolutionary nonsense.
, TuE METHOD AOkE ACCURATELY DETAILED.
! ~ ON Jly Gouids Hibuus- va hhJton telegram.
A | Al,.ut Ia lst ~ 3 hor mill IA Ia
! batch Il reports u both Houses, backed up n
a mass Of testimony which, however, nobod,
PROBABLY viii read. The Democratic reports
| will maintain IN Il the facts show tina; Gov. Til
! den carried the three disputed southern Slater
, and was ~ indled out OF their votss by Tascalll
Returning Boards. The Republican reports vii
assert that Gov. Hayes carried all those State
on "A fair aud legal count, and was defrauded OF
the states OF Mississippi and North Carolina.
The day for opening and counting the elec
y toral votes will md the public mind divided Jus