Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-11
Es:s,,Ik ssia,r's Prophecy.

From pre5aat ndicatiocs il seems not unlikely |
that the prophecy viii be fulfilled. II was
stated il ye:teTdsy' Gazette tiia: a meeting Of
pr3uIiDcas radicals had been h@ll 10 New York |
ior tho purpose Of making arrangements for
throwiDs out the votes Of sone OF tho South.
ern States; postponng The counting of the votes
By Congress until after the i;h CT March, and
1sktng Cen GRAFT to hold over until his Sue
eessor b. citc,ai.
From the following, takan from The New
York Herald, i! will he seen that Gen. 3. 4.
Butler IS also IN favor Of and recommends the
scheme
Gen B.t!er ioresces the possibility OF grave
p!.c!iuIs 10 the cou0Iag Gi the electoral
vote. In an laterTleR WiIb Jour correspondent
tits eT2G!ng he expressed himself quite freely,
ani | herewith su5mi; Ais views il full
III i, hardly lair, said the G@nelai. ITO
al, II: 4 question upon disputed point OF
constitutional !.'7 without any opportunity tor
either II !i2c;Ion or yatlcatlun # Ing 2ieWs; but
rs Cu.cr2in 70 npia!Oa tia! | an net always
wiling 10 tXpgcss, | @ii! give yoa tie first view
o Tie SUI jet 81 y0uc l;,I!r? az it strikes me.
The constitutional prJv;.4oa = that III, Presi-
dcni {! the So4ie shall. il tbs presence Oft tie
Son2i, aa.! liou5c q Representatives,. open al!
ta certificates q: tgn c!rctor-. aud the States
shall then be couaicl he duties c: those en-
g2rcd IL this Work would seem to bc--!Ist,
,ia. Re Sc1a," AID House must come together;
thea III: President {! tie Senate is 10 opcn al
the certificates; t!:n lie votes are - l'c ccuot-
| cd. New, tie cQu:!!og Of tie votes implies
| scrutiEr q tEci1, ~ txsinlnatlou OF them 10
| sec whether DIZZY are correct OF i:auGu!cut.
| Whoever has the c0uGtiug III charge must bc
convinced that they are DOT fraudulent aud that
| the certificate /. coTrtcs and just cue. Que
! has only 20 sUpp2.c i forge; certificate, which
would rot he counted. Whoever may be en-
! tilted TO caG examine The certificate to see
whether i; Is Il forge; olc. II they Gao exam
| iac tie certificate ia uuc particular ii would
seem cc4! that !hry could examine it IN al.
Thcrci1Ea 1m d ,na opinion ;Eal "hoeyer
| has tie rGn,!G. + he votes must have !
r!ght t. sc:u in&; acm IN every particular,
AID II !!or:: ..uy c-uSe .uy c! them are deemed
Fraudulent they ute To he rcjeced. This, how.
! e2er, is $ Strengthened ~ :hc idea that this til
| buu:!, irnslicd IS III" constitution 10 count
aau scrCln'&, thc yuita, Is the ono OF last re-
soft, ard III Toe matter q S4iu!iu.Zng elections
tho h@GS, or tu,tY $50 "lc 70 iuake the final
,ia.o! una;iou hGYe the ri1!l to make the most
exact ard Is! scrutiny possible. receiving
suc!. eyidrEc- - nay b. Determining 10 their
own uiinds on lie questions lnTliGtd iherc.
The graalion csI..es t. u, Who ia to count
the vu!Co? Not thc l'.c-t,:ant ii; the Senate,
iog be Is 10 icn 81! .! the certificates, aud toe
vote si.4!! u"u ha euuGtcl. Use constitution
seems L4trto Ec explicit a. 10 VINO Is 10 c2uLt
But ws.s ."Dcing together 18th houses /! they
aco co. II c0unt or t.!.o any part 10 cGuEtng:
Or are ICY hr3G@h together, IS IN tie -
vi:G: i: Massachusetts, ttat the votes sh&.! &c
c2Ca!t1 u cpcn t%Sa a:ct:iGg simply as Wit
uessas T. the opcu!ng, because tie practice has
ij2ea reGar 10 allow ans '@tcricrcn2o with the
count!:.g ty tie people, they simply rcusolng
10 sc li:h: il IS aI,y and openly cone. But
surely totj, houses '7oai 2ot be called together
as $ u;:; Witnesses \ " 80 are without la,7
CD the sGb c., acG The joint rule OF the tmo
iloii3Gs baS been amulet. 1t wcrd seem,
tie:sijry, taa: 10th houses must agree n30n
some plan ~ nc0ps OF which the coua.!ag
shat: b. Gauc, c: thec arc 7ithont any guide.
IL 7cull sccal 10 ilii2w that ca2!: house would
lie cacci. 81 lie o:hcT, because either house
! is on " to Withdraw from the coucaut:oa AID
then the counting clIEoi be done 10 .ta pres
auca d, both houses (; is difficult, therefore,
to see how any vote Of Any State cln 30 ..1!,nt-
Ell without 18th houses agree.
| X VII! b. Observed in constitutions! DEJvis-
ious tina. there is 10 !lma limited at GE'cil t:!e
bcuses 2iu>s meet, but BY law il is appointed
that Oh .te second Wednesday, oi February tl@
| certificates d 40 inaGy c! :he!1 a9 Eay. b,Hu
reserved shall lben b opened, the votes coun;
&c, aid The 2e:s,os 10 fl! the cGioes Of prcs.
deaf aud Wee President a3 asccrtGiacd aud de-
c!arcd, a2d agrtcat:G to the constitution. l;at
it is clear ttat tHcy nG3t meet before the II
| Of March, Or eIsa there Will be n lapse Of ne
executive hrarch OF TIC government. t3r tfcr2
IL 10 constitutional provision I0r 20 Ia" which
allow any h1'aiQS over nj tic I'reSucGt un'!
his Successor IS appointed, Or substitutes aoy
Oh, &c. % take hia place. The law which pro.
Tides that ID some contingencies the President
| Of the Senate and Speaker oi tie house may
act Is President is only provision for certain
, specified case; aad there ere only the CGnlln'
geocy Of removal, death, resignation, or inaoi!.
it7 Of Doth prcsident and Wee President,
n;iher of wh3h would be the case Which We
ara considering. Where 20 President is elect,
cd i,ap
! |; i: provided hy iay that Whenever the Offices
! IL President and Wee President both become
vacant III! Secretary Of STATE sha!! cause n0ti-
| hcatlGn thereof 10 he made IL the Executive OF
every State. and shall also cause the same ID
be published il 1T least Ole 81 thc newspapers
! printed in each s:tate, calling lJr new meet.
lug 10 c;:oosc cl=ctors Ter President and Vice
| President, to &c chosen ut the various times
ti:aroiG provided. But suppose that there is
70 c1ua:ia; OF the electoral votes bci',rc Inc 18th
o! March, ard, il upon The courtirg no Presl-
! dent or Wee President appears 10 DC elected
tten t"c provision is that the iouse snail pro-
Gee! 70 elect a President, voting By States
each STATE having one yg.c. Would tLat Pro
vision 50 iato Operation in ease where it sp
pearal that there Was 30 election? Because
there was 10 counting will the present house in
such case sTcc2od to elect, Mr. Iiidcn having
, TO- i0,lty u: TIE States? What IS the remedy of
tie uajotly oi ,Ae people il Mr. Hayes is
chcsn1i in In@t case vii! .ir i'dcn be Presi-
dent! o.: sg9na.c The house DO not 60 into
~ election. Con.res. is Dissolved on the 4th
Of March H. the expiration Of the term of ser.
yi:o Of the AQnse. a. we have seen, there s
60 provision i4r tLe President to hold over.