The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-12-15
ruE PREsEDENUY.
a Non-Parfisan View of the
Results.
The PeouIe for Peace Poll
ttcIans GOT war.

were as honest as the people they rep
resent there could aud would be Il,
confusion about the facts.
Most Democrats in spite of them
selves, and most Republicans in spit
of themselves. will reason about III,
result from the partisan standpoint
set down BY their respective leaders
and hence the conclusions reached are
Of course largely partisan, This i
evidenced By the two dist 2 heG
Northern committees which went tc
Louisiana to witness and report as to
the fairness Of the count of the vote
of that State The Democratic com
mittee was composed of such old
Uuion 6essssls as General Palmer
such od Republicans as EX Senator,
Trurbnll, Julian, BIGGER, and others
Nen who not only have national rep
pta,ions, but have been life long
members of the Republican party and
chief among the founders Of that par
tv. The Republican committee was
composed of Senators Sherman, Gen.
Garfield, and men of like national
I lame and position. The country look
ed anxiou>ly and confidently TO the
action Of those gentlemen, believing
them capable Of reaching some salts
factory conclusion IN other words,
that they would hold the peace and
happiness of their country shove mere
party ends. But what was the result?
Each committee rendered report ex
aetly autagonistic, and on the side Of
their respective parties Hence, we
say, the people are forced to come to
conclusions in their own way.
We believe. after thorough read.
ing of both sides that Tilden aud Hen
bricks are elected The face OF the
returns 10 Louisiana shows a majority
Of : 900 or 5000 for TiIden, and this
the Republicans admit The Repub-
ficans acknowledge that they get their
Louisians majority by throwing out
about 10000 democratic votes, and
Justify themselves in the throwing out
by alleged intimidation. Our couclu-
sion is that there is DO way of know
ing the vote of Louisiana or any other
State, except by the count Of the ac-
tual rote cast Whenever we 20 be
yond that, and assume to count votes
nerer polied but which We think should
have been but for Intimidation or
other causes, then there Is no way Of
beating party which happens to have
the counting Of the vote And it Is
equally unfair to count out votes which
Of them Sere Influenced o vote By
fesr, or others deferred from voting
This is therelatiye position Of the two
parties in regard to the Louisiana vote
The same relative facts exist as to
South Carolina and Florida, only the
Democrats DO not claim to have carried
those States by 50 large a majority.
The complication in Oregon is pure
ly legal question, aud involves such
niec poiuts that probably an agrees
ment can never be affected. Hayes
carried the State, but one Of the three
electors was ineligible, aud the count,
ing board issued the certificate to one
Democratic eleetor.
From Louisiana, Florida, South
Carolina and Oregon, both Tilden cleo
tors and Hayes electors will present
their vote to The Vice President Of the
United States, and by him most likely
be presented to the two Houses Of
Congress.
Both sides claim to have elected
the President, and the great point Is,
which is the po,cer to settle the dis
pute.
The Republicans, heretofore, have
argued, that right or wrong, the Vice
President must open aud count accord
ng to the certificates Of the Governors
md Counting Boards of the State and
hat from the decision of those State
boards there was no appsal If they
lect this plan, they must open and
cunt the Oregon return with ITS one
democratic vote, which secures Tilden
lection without further trouble. +
If they elect that they can 90 be
ind the certified returns of the State
COUNTING Boards, and the Republican
senate decides to 20 back on the Gov
rnor Of Oregon, it comedies the right
# the Democratic House to 90 back
N he Republican Governors of Louis
ana, Florida aud South Caroliua, and il
me or all ale thrown out then there i,
10 election by the people, aud the duty
II electiug the President devolves upon
he House which will Immediately
Ieet Tliden.
Some argue that the President OF
he Senate will assume to open and
cunt just the returns that suits him,
nd that he will choose those tavoring
iayes; and that therefore the Senate
MI declare Hay es elected, and proceed
0 lnaugurate him.
In that event, the argument is made
hat the Democratic House, will elect
I'D iuaugurate TiIden.
The public mind can not settle on
lese results until time proves them
ne way or the other.
The COURIER view is that all these {
'rrible threats aud forebodings Of war
i'll pass, and that everything will =
ualIy settle down peaceabIy and quiet '
Without war or bloodshed In our t
'lnion the Republican claims will