, 1876-12-15

suits from this unfortunate chapter of accidents,
the good sense OF tho American people Wilt bctorc
lang. We io not lrMht, Anl tht means 10 remedy.
Thcrs in mt country in which. as the saying II.
t*'rl,e wnrst come, to The worst" II re n,ny he
excused for thc apparent bull. IN tho United btaes
the WORT Ia very upt 10 cums 10 tho beltcs.
The conservative old Spectator does not
have much confidence in our Electoral ays-
tom Of manufacturing Presidents, rs will be
aoen from tie following extract from its
columns.
Tho o1icfa1 trustees Of election In each State
should In some way bo n1ndo independent Of party
anta ,'npunsshahIo by 1oeal zeal or prejudice
eonl1, that Ii. bo hgtnta OF the only non 1att
bo1y IN the rnon. tha Supreme Court. We have
been ttsivan to this In England and It IL far
more necessary In America. III fhts country fhs
final authority as 10 kA6 fatrnets Of an election.
tie on'ypsrson teho can ordsr ballot 10 be nntfaft
"a Judge, aud tu this country no s,nXto election
hands over tho Administration to 4 party for =
term Of four years.
The Saturday Reuttto thinks that legis-
lativo conflict Is imminent, antl TINT sit Is
difficult TO SEQ the result Of collision bo-
tween tho two branches Of tho Legislature.
A claimant to the Presidency to whom either
the sonato or the House refused recognition
could hnrdly nssumo tho powers Of tho
Office" The Tory organ, the STANDARD,
which never wastca my love upon this coun-
try, and would like to zee war hero, pre-
tllcts the uso Of armed force, which 1t says
twill give shock to tho Constitution which
It may never recover from, mud will ent1angcr
tho peace Of the country, and, not inproba-
bly,, the existence Of tho Union" The Lon.
don 1PorI hits tho most tender spot In r.4
Englishman's nature when 1t observes: "All
certain, that the contest will l>c esvero and
dangerous. There may M. 10 d war; but
there must be q state OF Affairs very little
batter than open war. And ho,o soiu al tdis
affect Me question nhieh il most interesting to
EngAshnaen, namely, tho secarity Of thu
Unsttd 4tates 0ansf"
In our own country tho most remarkable
feature Of the situation that strikes an OBJ
server Ia the calm aud moderate attitude Of
TINT section Which 1t was expected would Of
ganizo violence. The bluster and bon1bast,
tile rage aud fury, tho horn.blowing and
gong-boating, the insanity Of madness and
tho throats OF war, murder, rapinc, md coil
migration coma from tho Northern rather
than the Southern Democrats. It is tue mon
who ataid at homo and fought in the rear,
not those who went to tho tield and fought at
tho front, who are threatening to plunge tho
country into tho horrors Of civil strife. It is
tho class Of men Of whom Gen. Sr11Es
satiricaly remarked: ~ have always noticed
when it comes to tho pinch that tile men who
talk war aro mover found ut tho 'front.'" Lis
the class of men whom, BEN Hill
scathingly rebnked in his reminder to
FERNANDO WooD: Perhaps the gentleman
Is not aware of the conservative influence
of ffteen-inch Bhell with the fuso III pro-
cess Of combustion" Tho South Inns main-
taiuod itsolf throughout this crisis with a
moderation and calnness Of temper which
are in striking contrast with tho hot-hoatled-
moss and furious partisanship Of tho T1LpEx
clique in tho North. The hope Of tie Ritua-
tion rests in this moderation Of the people
South aud North, and in the good sense Of
tho whole American people, which will find
somo other avenue out of tho present COM
plicatious than that Of civil war and anarchy
proposed by tho desperate hot-hoads in both
parties,