The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-16
"srAND FOR LIBERTY"
Elected ifa Fair Count Is
Made --"TOte Fair"
A DIreet Vote by Che peonIe.

With so close u vote; with millions
ormoncy depending ON the result, with
the violence practced in South Carolina
and in Louisiana, whore both parties
say they could not register their votes
with the Infamous practices in the lat.
ter State in 1874, when the returning
board were all Republicans as they are
to-day, the absolute necessity ola change
Of the electoral colleges for the popular
vote, is essential topublic order and the
satisfaction of the people No good
citizen OF either party is disposed to
submit to fraud, and a president claim.
ing his election when that election is
the result of fraud, is Il step leading to
revolution BY consent of all parties.
then let the federal constitution be so
changed that the people can give a di-
rect vote for president and yice.presi-
dent
The Peace COMMISSIONER.
Courier-Journal: None of the gen.
ticmen who are now ON their way to
Louisiana bear official commission.
They 30 simply as the representatives
Of the two great political classes of the
public, their mission is one of peace,
and the result OF their conference ought
to be of such character that the en-
tire public will be assured that the vote
of Louisiana was fairly and honestly
counted The situation in the State of
Louisiana is profoundly interesting, and
grave without being threatening of dis.
turbance, But at this moment of wri- |
ting tho latest dispatches press upon |
us with information which seems to
place South Carolina bcyo d doubt for
Tilden and Florida with considera-
degree Of certainty in the same list or
in truth, as we so to press the situation
in Louisiana may be deprived of most
Of their interest by the assured election
of Tilden and Hendricks.
Counting the Vote for President.
NV FORK Sun Independently
The Constitution, after providing for
the transmission of the votes of the
electors to the President of the Senate,
in the form Of lists signed and certified
by the electors and sealed up, makes
the following provisions;
THE President of the Senate shall, |
in the presence OF the Senate and House
Of Representatives, open all the certih-
Gates, and the votes shall then be
counted; the person having the greatest
number of votes for President shall be
the President, if such number be a ma
jority OF the whole number of electors
appointed and ifno person have such
majority, then from the person having
the highest numbers, not exceeding
three, on the list Of those voted for as
President, the House Of House of Rep
resentatives shall choose Immediately
by ballot the President" (Amend-
ment XIl.)
1t will be seen that the constitution
intended only to make a general pro-
vision Of mode Of ascertaining with le-
gal certainty what person had received
a majority of all the electoral votes and
at the same time the highest number Of
votes; and then to direct how the Pres
ident shall be chosen if there is no
choice effected by the Electoral College
The officer who is to open the certif
Gates is the President of the Senate; and
he is to DO this in the presence of both
Houses of Congress. The time when it
is to be done, and all other details re
quisite to fulfill the intent OF the Con-
sttution, are left to be regulated by leg
or by other joint action of the
two Houses. Such legislation or other
Joint action of the two Houses must, of
have relation to the intent of
the Constitution, which is, to ascertain
with legal certainty whether any person,
and who, has been chosen by the Elec-
toral College by having received the
requisite number Of their votes,
A Fair Count for Liberty.
Philadelphia Times, (Ind.(; 1--WE be-