National Republican., 1876-12-05

The action OF the House yesterday was
OF the most revolutionary character. 1t
beggars description utterly, The rulings
Of Mr.. Randall were in opposition to all
precedent and all parliamentary law. In
the Colorado case the Democrats reversed
their Evolutionary policy. Under the pre-
tense that the House had no official infor
nation that Colorado was State in the
Union, they refused to recognize her broad
seal upon Mr.. Belford's certificate. Had
the House pursued the usual course, and
awaited the message from the Executive
before beginning legislation, 1t would have
been placed in possession of the informa-
ton officially that Colorado was State.
Again, had the House awaited the Presi
dents message, as the constitutional
method of receiving information of the
state of the country, it is possible that it
would not have deemed it necessary 10
send three rowing commissions to gather
information upon the subject of the cleo
tions. But the action was taken before
notifying the President of the organization
OF the House.
The whole proceedings were conceived
in the spirit of revolution, anarchy and
chaos. They are the conception of Wade
Hampton and Samuel ]. Tilden. The
Speaker of the House received his instruc-
tons from Mr.. Tilden through the mover
of the drag met resolutions, Mr.. Abram S.
Hewitt The design of these conspirstors
against the peace of the country is to bull
doze and intimidate the canvassers and
electors in Florida, South Carolina and
Louisiana, if possible, from casting the
electoral vote of those States in compli-
ance with law and duty. 1t is the "bull-
DOING policy, as practiced in the South,
developing in Congress. 1t is the unmssk
iug Of the new conspiracy on the floor of
the House. 1t is the official notice of the
exConfederste House served upon the
country of the determination of the con-
spirators to seat Mr.. Tilden in the Execu-
tive chair ''by fair means or FOUL
The most humilisting phase Of this bust
ress is the fact that the success Of this rev.
olutionary movement is due to the lack of
vigilance on the part of q few Republicans.
Had all the Republican members been in
their seats and performed their duties the
rules could not have been suspended and
the resolution passed, even through the
aid of Speaker Randall's false and unpsr-
liamentary ruling. But, owing to the
careless absence of some and the assistance
Of three Republicans, who Joined the
Democrats in their revolutionary haste to
throw the country into fever Of dan
gerous excitement by an unwsrrantsble
interference with a State election, the re-
suit of which is not yet officially declared,
and on which it had no official information,
snap judgment was taken, and one more
advance step toward anarchy was achieved.
I6 luItG hcpuDl!ChAb d4luuSu " d4O MI
Pierce and Prof Seelye, of Massachusetts,,
and Mr.. Willard, of Michigan. These gen
tIemen were doubtless influenced by de-
sire to know the unvarnished truth with
regard to the multiarious allegations of
fraud in the Southern States. But even
this desire was no proper excuse for the un-
seemly and unparlis nentary haste exhibit
ed by the Democrats. For the absence of
the others at such critical moment there
can hardly be any valid excuse. eternal
vigilance is the price Of liberty" The
utter faithlessness of Mr.. Randall, and his
shameless reversal of all precedents in his
rulings, was simply the payment of the
price stipulated for his elevation to the
Speakers chair. He is welcome to his
thirty pieces.