The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-15
From the Lansing Republican.

On the night OF the election the confederate
nests in Michigan returned such ajorties that
the democracy OF Detroit offered bets 10 any
amount that they had carried the State. They
had just as much reason 30 think so as they had
to claim South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana
the next day, when the Free Press set it's roost-
ers TO Growing over the result in those three
States. Everybody knows now that the claim
OF Michigan for Tilden was ridiculous brag and
deceit from the beginning. Everybody will yet
sec the claim to those three Southern States to
have been also unfounded.
On Wednesday noon, Nov. 8, we sent the
Weekly Republican to press with summary OF
result. and said there was IAN even chance" or
the election OF Hayes, and Florida would de-
eide. This was after careful reading Of all
the returns published in the daily papers OF
that morning. Since then the clouds have slow
ly lifted from the three doubtful States, and
they are all Republican-South Carolina on tue
undisputed face of all the votes cast, Florida
substantially in the same way, and Louisiana
by majority of from 3, 437 to 1867 OF all the
votes lawfully cast, counted, certified, returned
and computed by the State Board OF Canvass
ers, who did their duty openly and fairly before
witnesses, and have stated their reasons for
coming to these conclusions.
On Wednesday last the Electors met at the
capitals of the various States and cast 1S5 votes
for Hayes and Wheeler for President and Vice
President OF the United States. Tllden and
Hendricks received 1S4. This elects the Repub
lican candidates each by one majority. The
States which voted for Hayes and Wheeler
were enumerated In the Republican Of Nov. %
as likely to do 80.
In five States there may be controversies
when tho returns are opened and the votes
counted by the Vice President OH Feb 81, 1877.
The confederate party, without a shadow Of
equity or legality, formed sham Electoral Col
lege IN South Carolina and cast seven votes for
Tiden and Hendricks. They did the same thing
in Florida with four votes and in Louisiana
with eight. In Oregon, the confederate Cover
nor issued a certificate to the highest Tilden
candidate, who was ], 165 votes behind the low
est Hayes, on the pretense that the latter was
ineligible. This was done in defiance OF the
popular will, which indisputably gave all three
Electoral votes to Hayes and Wheeler. 1t was
done in defiance OF every precedent and the de-
cislons OF every decent court. 1t only has its
parallel in the act of the confederates in New
Hampshire last year IN stealing two State Sen
ators.
The President OF the Senate will right the
above wrongs. He will alec treat with the scorn
| ii deserves the claim OF the Tildenite in YER
mont, who received less than one-third of the
popular votes, to usurp the place OF the Hayes
man who was Ineligible. These tricks in Ore
gon and Vermont originated ID Sammy's crafty
brain. The vacancies we're legally filed by the
Electors legally chosen as was done in Michi-
gan by choosing Mr. Crossman TO fill Mr.. Han
chett's place.
IL an attempt is made to kill the three votes
OF Colorado, as has been the case in the House
with her Representative, those three votes will
be preserved by the President OF the Senate.
We have no fears that the people are COINS
to be cheated any more in this Presidential
election for every succeeding step will be taker
in the broadcast daylight. and under the keenes
eyesight. The resolutions of the House anC
Senate to have an investigation of these south
ern elections are timely, and will reveal sucl
facts as TO startle the nation ut confederate
crimes, and show the general fairness practcet
on our side.