New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-12

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tempte6on. 10 give this poXn - The
tBdfrtm6 Cont which b only mor6l 81
IL puapea 1llc.f scpld ~ pfen 10 open
tie door g es6als and corrupt colluaions.
fks t;npsfion q s6Ais q sHs Sonoss
an4 suolumsns Of sweeney % b, Allsd
as . eoeseqpenee Of thsr evn act q =
divide WITH = favored ,aspisaat Who niGht
Ebseountsd IN vspld have bsea TO- Gssak
hs afbty. The distxastid republic IL
NSxieo, 10 whose 4dkensss suE Dsine|
nEaGie hrslAssn lass Anss ba1DS1Den6 iss
1 protiSton that her supesm4 ooaft may
interiors, ana today 10 rs y srsssuft.
Of. : ths plan thats the legally, elect:
| Sd President o., tAs' republic finds
himself confonted in arms with . rsyolu-
,tionaIy aspirant who has got hinself
.seounted In" by some eellusion with ~
Chief Justics; while iinpscunious esner.
I'D, Aghtisg for thsir desperate lsadss, afe
lsvying money contributions on TIE NOR
chants of MEXICO vsnry much like the
Democratic State Central COMMITTEES Of
Louisiana Instead Of keeping the three
great departments Of the government
separate, as vas the prayerful purpose Of
the fathers. the scheme of referring any
question Of dispute over the electoral vote
to the Supreme Court or to Congrsss voald
only have united them in fatal embrace
But the intervention Of the political. de-
partment would prove more fatal than
any other. Here there would be
nothing but scheming and downright
corruption, - our history and the
history Of AL, governments shows
| The Senate should have no such power,
because IN ths failure to slent BY The col.i
leess and ~ Hesse thas body has the
contepplation constantly: before il cf
making one d It's own members PRECEDENT
d the sehase,' Who would become acting
Preid4nt Of tie Vnited States until an
tusse election could occur BY. the people
TIE House sspeaiallY Ahoqld have ~ Sueh
EsAthotity. bscAnss. r. would thus have
vithin itspoxer1ths oppoetanity 10 ereaAs
|.tasvssy santiagsscvAnPen ~Aiss itself
mslseoa1 hess the7 caoies or Shs PeshideAt
usdr Tie SS6SuIdtat}dp.: - Perfection IN
,fAaS ~ NOT Attempted 81 ths wise and
eool men Of The revolution any more
han In the other -paxts -aflths
nehls snpesstEucturs Which -tAAsr rected
sra d. Safsey. OFF, theis paateRitv;
Ehnf, IA IL hands sfssn- hoasst spd fair
nm, ~hish shs tssbmd oAsr q IL gos-a
Anm1nt nust Be ssspposed 70 bss this
Psvse > no noss danger of abuse than
my eas{ power. that his been conferred
siihssp individuals 9i. O bodies Of men.
CERTAINLY ~, the result Of presidential
Asotien i vas Of more Importance to the
greet minds Who studied. human nature
in Al jts4phassa than atisfSctory correct:
nss Of pDosss by which that result
should ~ reached. Nothing could havs
bsaa more fatal to The peace Of the coun.
~ dian 70 leave tie chief oficer Of the
rstublic. the source Of much power and
patronage, to me uncertain issues of con,
resa6on. when no tribunal could have
giYsn .. Satisfactory solution, and the
sword would Of Last have stepped in To- re-
peat the ddiamal story Of other fallen r.
publics. p esca- i.c--acs 81 g as !
From the language Of the constitution,
therefore, ana from precedent add analogy
in our system, We i1edu6e he following
.ppepodiops. yhiah We believe 70 be tsna-
bic and sound; tss hasA .ad = ss...s s.5 4
= !. The conatitutioA Of the United States
elects tn Presdsstc aaik. Vice Presidsst
through iatrumsntalities ofnita avn, and
.it.doss not invoks os4Gnit ths al q In
'tetferehee ~ 6nyefashe o. ofdlnats de-
rassntnn'of tie government witch n has
+et6teA II accomplishing this WORK. q io.e i.
bs2.Ths President q The Senate is the
zsoustit uional returning at6cer Of the
linton for Presidential election, clothed
viii, both ministerial ma a Judicial powers
'sdsqp.ts 70 ths performances q his duties.
d- 3. n the exercise, Of the power con,
fssred 'op the President Of the Senate there
i implisd the right TODD all things Aecsa- 4
sayy and psopsr b be. done to accomplish
the oHeesiA view ana this officer neces-
sarily becomes tie sole Judge Of the ma
'ture apd extent Of the implied powers:
40 4. The houses Of Congress, in joint
convention q otherwise, have nothing to
do with the opening Of the certificates or
counting the votes, except to attend as
constitutional witnesses Ia tbs opening
and counting by the President Of the
Senate. SID s1 yiio u. h ri ST tgshaa;ss7i
]. s. II either or both houses should re
fuse to meet IN joint CONVENTION at the
appoiAtedf time or' shodid' ipterpose in
any manner Is deiay Of defeat i,ths count
nj, AIR vsrocn "a d;roo uorlI Ia Snva1rt;oco,.,