The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-04

man cut by fraud" or by the bayonet.
To do either popular government would
be virtually at an end, and the credit
of this government sink in every market
of the world.
The Constitution further provides, that
if no person has majority OF the cleo
toral votes, .'then from the persons having
the highest numbers not exceeding three
on the list of those voted for MS President,
the House of Representatives shall
chose Immediately, by ballot, the, Pre5l-
dent. But in choosing the President the
votes shall be taken by states, the kep'
resentative from each State having one
! vote" Fit shall turnout that there can
/ be no election by electors, according tie
the composition OF the House OF hep
resentatives in the several States (if the
men thereof shall vote as their politics
are stated*, the states which would vote
! for Tilden are Alabama, Arkan-
sas, California, Connecticut, Della
ware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
:. Kentucky Louisiana ted, Maryland,
Missouri, Mississippi, New Hampshire
New Jersey New York tied, unless
Simeon B. Crl,enden, jr., should vote
Democratic, which would give the State
to Tilden), North Carolina, Ohio, Ore.
gon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee. Texas
Virginia sud West Virginia.
The States which would vote for Hayes
are Florida. Iowa. Kansas louisiana
tiedl. Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Rhode
Island. Vermont and Colorado New
York tied, unless Chittenden should vote
for Hayes.
The votes by States would stand, for
Tilden twenty two, not conntlHg New
York and Louisiana, which would elect
him; and tor Hayes fourteen States,
without New York and Louisiana, but
giving him both of these States, he
would have SIXTEEN States, four States
short OF an election. Should the election
for President 90 to the house, Mr. Chit
tenden, Independent, to carry out the
wishes of his State, would most likely
vote for Tiiden, which would give him
twenty-three States and one-nalt OF
Louisiana.
To obviate all these difficult questions
and allay the public anxiety, 1t is TO be
hoped that the constitutional authorities
of South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana
vii. BE- allowed TO settle their election OF
electors for President and Vice. President
without recessitaLing Congress to look
Into the fairness Of their Returning
Boards. No doubt there will be some
who Will maintain that the action OF
these Returning Boards aye final, and
that Congress has LO power to look be-
hind the returns. When the Constltu-
ton is silent Us TO what agent shall per-
form an act required by il, it Is conceded
nat the law-maklng body may deslg-
late il. Whether the 22d Joint rule be
in force now or not, it will make moth
ing for either party, # Congress Is dis
posed to do right The Republicans can
gain nothing by refusing i"reSttgatto",
because the Democrats have the major
ity, and can control. All they can do
by disagreement with the House, is to
elect the Vice President, as they have a
majority in the Senate They cannot
defeat Tilden if he has been honestly
elected President of the United States,
by fraudulently throwing out votes
legally given him, with such Consti'
tutional odds against them.
WIN. L. Arnold.