The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-25
Bullying ConsreSS.

Bullying CONGRESS. @
The leading Radical newspapers Of the
North evidently regard the three disputed
southern States as sc fixed" by military
force and Federal interference for HAYES.
And SO being at ease as to that point, they
systematically proceed to the next step,
which is to "bully Congress-" The propo-
sition that the two houses of Congress, in
joint session, has control Of the subject OF
the election Of President. and may investi.
gate returns that are alleged to be fraudu-
lent, and may take cognizance Of cases OF
disputed jurisdiction OF State tribunals, the
Tribune pronounces revolutionary" This
impudent assertion is made in the face OF
the fact that this power was claimed for
Congress by ABRAHAM LINCOLN, and SHEER.
MAN, and CHANDLER, and MORTON, and other
Radical leaders. The Tribune. claims the
power of deciding who is President for the
president Of the Senate, It says 10 az >.
.ssAs somebody must decide, so, in event
OF dispute lin the joint session as to who
is elected], somebody must be empowered to
enfore the decision. The Constitution does
not provide for two Presidents, both legal.
II the president OF the Senate declares Jones
elected, and the Senate recognizes him as the
rightful President, and the outgoing Presi-
dent, and the Cabinet officers, and the Off
4 GERS Of the army and navy, who cannot be
supplansed by anybody else without con-
sent OF the Senate, concur. in recognizing
Jones as the President, what will that man
be who rises in his seat in the House and
moves to elect another President? He
will be arebel. Men who vote for another
President viii be rebels. Every man who
recognizes another President will find him
self in the position of those who held Mr..
Potter's alleged views in regard to the pro-
priety OF secession. The rightfully-
President will be sustained by all the pow
ers OF the Government welded by the pre-
sent Executive" ss.t f'asg4
This is the programme. Radicalism viii
swallow its opinions, ignore the whole Rad.
icai theory OF '65 when the power to look
into returns and reject the votes Of States
was claimed and exercised by Congress
and declare that Revolutionary" now
which they approved In ,'65. And after
claiming in effect that the President Of the
Senate may elect The President Of the United
I States, the Congress is informed that this
President SO elected e.will be sustained by
all tho powers OF the Government welded
tby the present Executive y 4.a@
There yon haYeit, and the forces assem-.
bled ut Washington under the pretext oil
revolutionary 2 manifestations by, the
Democratic party will be ready to q sus-
tain" this President. . f.ss 49, WI. Z.
Not only the Tribune pursues this styie o,
bullying Congress, but tho Radical pres:
generally are pitching the Journalistic hand
grenades at the Congress upon the eve OF il,
meeting. i is plain, to them, and should b,
q, US aA, that the battle outside Of Congress,
@ Y ended by the interference or the bsyonet
sress y 10. be the last bsttl e-pround
very man who uadersta do what tria IS
e g I, government Is. and who sknnw,
Inat the moment the military is superior /,
Ihe civil authority elyil liberty ID dead nj, 4