, 1876-12-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

sINsluLE eOuTnBnN VIEW or TIE pAEsI-
DENTAL lMDRoOLlO.
Atmphts drnsdnehe, DEC. 0.
Who, viii be rrcsidcnt7 To this question
there arc two answcrs: Either 1Iayes or TIldcn,
II they survive tho pending contest. Opinions
arc not worth much IN these times Of public md
private demorallzatton. but, since tho forms Of
an election have been gnno through with. cvory
ono may Indulge an opinion as To the future rc-
suits to he cflcrtc1 by tic leaders In Congress
In tho Interest Of their own rnrty. Alexmndnr
Hamilton sni1, eighty years ago: Tho day will
cinu when eyery vttal interest Of the Slate WILL
bG merged In tic Alt-nlsorbfng question Of Who
shall ba tic uoxt Prcsilcntlh
On tic facc Of tho returns ns made up. Hayes
Inns tho advantage Of ono vote. What viii Com
gross do with tue face Of tho rcturnsa 10 tho
question. Should the House Of Representatives.
which were declared 10 bo for Hayes under tho
authority Of law md observing its forms, what
will he tho action Of tho scnatci The two
Houses havc already appointed eonm'ttces to
Electoral votes will or may bc challenged. II
tha finc Of contluet Is continued q conflict be-
tweo1 tho two Houses wlll DO inevitable. Hayes
will l,e fIIauEuratcl under tho dtrGcttt.n OF tho
Titcn will have several things before him: To
be innuEnraLcd unlcr the direction of tho House
Of Representatives.; or to present his claims be-
fore the Supreme Court Of tho United Suites
H1Nt nEElLlOn LllE L1NIt VI uClHH}ha nl llNyES Wy
what right Or authority he nssutnos To lie rrcsf-
tlcnt; or, before he takes tho oatsI Of hiticc, to
nsk ts,e restraining power III tho Court to t1'-
tcrnnsc 70 rreyant htnl from taking possession
Of tho Whtle-1iousc.
In The First Congress n con,m!tscc Of the Sem
ate repnrtcd in favor Of styling the Prostlcnt
ellis I1ighncss tho President Of tho United
Suites u America, md 1'r,tcctor Of theIr Lnr-
ties" 1',lt The Holiss uf Representatives, frest
5ns ifSm t9 body o tho pSyoi .sc sa 70 @
Hamilton, "cau be tho inducements tur. Euntlc-
men to como 600 miles tn q National Lcg'sla-
tnrcl" But TlloInas Jefferson took n morc
tho Constitution will not deceive us; and !
think VIC shnll ba 50 MS long rs Agriculture is
or principal object, which will bo tho case while
there remain vacant lands III aiiy p:rt of Amer
leo. When We get piled on ono another In tho
thoy do there" Hut, for alt' this, democratic
progress has been made, in the face Of tho ne
kuowlcdGcd corruption IN cities, md In both
political parties struggling for The patronage OF
Thu'good sunsc and patriotism Of tho mer.
Giants, farmers, md mechanics Of Amcrica I'LL
not rcH,Ain quiet iniirh longer, hut will be made
10 scar n its expression y favor q lnw r., and
will Yield willing obedience to tho demands pf
tho people,. Let 1t como to conclusion In tho
Interest Of Pcacc.
There Is nut single blunder or crime In the
conduct OF parties, or single 'defert In tho
lawa. that cal.nos hc reached and corrected by
tic people, Tho integrity Ut tho Union, tho
equality Of tile States In the Union, md tho
purity and honesty at tho haIlot.hox, llnvc not
been secured, but all these are within tho power
OF tho people; and, until they ara restored, the
country will NO. l,aye domestic peace and sub.
stnntial prosperity. Tho cycnly-balanced power
in Congress Of tho two great political parties
will compel them to t,e I,n their good behavior,
md whether rlldcn Or Hayes bo tho next Pres.
ident, the administration OF tho Government
will, IN the next four years, be conservative,
/, national, and progressive.