The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-12-28

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The Mode Of Declaring tho Vote fol
President.
The country hls long ego ceased
TO feel astonishrnent atanything siiC
or done by President Grant. IT il
prepared any morning to read in the
journals that he has reversed the
policy or recanted the professions
OF the day before. He is so used t.,
scosdiny and so much in tue habit
OF playing the. partisan, that his
violent TRADE delivered to an agent
OF the Associated Pross few days
since was locked upon us a matte,
Of course. When he admitted that
he viewed public events purely in a
party light and sought to shape
them to subserve party ends, every,
body was ready to acknowledge the
truth OF the admission. Since the
President discovered that he was
not the choice of the people for q
third term, he has actod as if he WAS
taking his revenge on them. He
has undertaken to regulate the in
tcrnal affairs of several Southern
States, seeking by the aid Of alien
satraps and troops and bayonets
and returning boards to guide their
popular vote in tho way it should
60. Only yesterday he came 20 the
front with some astounding decIara-
tions. Those hint pretty strongly
at tue probability Of civil war, but
likewise convey the assurance that
lie is vigilant that he has the power,
and will not hesitate to use it if any
occasion arise, to call out the militia
to supplement the regular army.
He refers to IL precedent for the use
Of the Dationnl guard on an occasion
Of civil disturbance.
Whit President Grant is driving
at is not easy to see. His position
and his talk are equally ambiguous.
He says that he will pursue Ger
tain course in regard to the count
OF the electoral vote for President
That is plain enough. He will re-
cognize, he saye, and will gee placed
in possession of the government the
person who shall be declared by the
President Of the Senate to have been
elected. lie denies that he is the
Judge of the election, but he will by
force Of arms sustain the decision Of
ono whom he makes the Judge of it.
lie Thus Judges the whole matter
which he denies that he he's any in
tenton to Judge, and places the ulti-
mate decision securely in the breast
Of M individual.
Better than these threats
was the action Of the House of R.o-
rescnlHtircs, some days ago, in
adopting o. resolution which provides
for the appointment Of o committee
to act with n committee of the
Senate to devise somo method OF
counting the electoral vote. It was
met in the Senate by a motion Of
Ar. Edmunds to refer it to select
committee Of seven Senators, with
power to prepare and report such a
measure as will secure q lawful
count Of the electoral vote and the
best disposition Of all questions con-
rected therewith,' with power to con
fer with the House committee. On
Monday this resolution was taken ur
and agreed to by unanimous vote
without discussion.
This is plain indication that
both the Sanate and House Of Rop,
resentat:ves approach thc..sattlenent
of this grave matter in g. higher
spirit than the President does. 1t
is tantamount to saying that Ills
mode of doing it will not DO their
mode The country has had too
much of returning boards to now
put mp with Il returning President
Of the Senate, although he may sur
rounded by tho bayonots and be
acting under the orders Of tho Presi-
don't of the Uuitei States.-CoL,tn,,
bia Register.