The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-08
Oregon.

From that distant region, !" where roits
the Oregon and hears no sound save It's own Yl,l.
rushing. comes news that imparts feeling
OF infinite satisfaction to all true patriots
FpASKr.rN PIERCE said, In his funeral
Grafton upon the occasion OF the
death of DANIEL WEBSTER, The great
heart of the nation beats silently at the
nor,als Of the tomb" This grand
nation has heart, which has for four.
weeks beaten silently at what threatened TO
be the portals Of the tomb OF constitutional
liberty. The danger is not overpast; but
there is good reason for hoping that the ac-
ton Of the Governor Of Oregon will result
in the seating OF AR. TILpEN, and the pre-
servation Of the peace and prosperity OF the
country 80:
Let not the reader suppose that Governor
Growers certificate OF election is nothing
more than the certificate held by Mr.. ALI
DRlcH Of Vermont or the Democratic cleo
tors in Louisiana. The case is much stronger
than this for the Democrats. In the first
place the law OF the United States re-
Quires theS Governor of each State to
certify Ia triplieate the election Of
the electors ofs President and Vice
President; and the same law requires
the electors, after they shall have met and
cast their votes. to append to the three lists
which they make out showing for whom
they voted those three certificates OF the
Governor (or Executive authority" as the
phrase in the law is). The HAYES electors
in Oregon have no such certificates from the
Governor, and therefore cannot authentic
cate their vote nor show their own right
10 cast such vote.
But Returning Boards " are the main
dependence Of the rascally Radicals. For
tunatcly, the law OF Oregon provides that
the county clerks shall forward ga copy OF
"tne votes for presidential electors to the
tSecretary Of State at the seat OF govern
"ment The Secretary is obliged, IN the
"preSe,sce Of the Governor" ''to canvass
"the votes.'' After the electors chosen
are determined, the Governor issues
proclamation OF the fact. So that
the Governor and Secretary Of State
constitute the Board Of State Canyassers, or
Returning Board. Thus Governor GROVER
has acted under the authority Of both the
law OF the United States and the law Of Ore
gon. The Radicals cannot present half as
good a prima fdcie case in Florida, or Lou
isiana. or South Carolina. In fact. there
does not seem to be flaw in the case from
Oregon. III the Radical rascals want strict
technical compliance with the law, they
haze it. ,s.2
Thus the Democrats will have the advan-
taye Of real majority of electors if techni-
ca:ities be discarded, and the vote OF Lou
isianu and Florida be cast us the people
voted at the ballot-box it should be cast, and
on the other hand they will also have real
majority ii the United States Sepate should
refuse to go behind the acts Of the Gov
errors and the Returning Boards OF the
States. The case is made out.
What will be the result? 1t will almost
compel the Republican Senate to propose
some compromise plan OF counting the votes
for President and Vice-President. This
body cannot expect the Democrats to sur
render their advantage. Ii MoRToS's joint
resolution OF last winter be adopted, the vote
OF Oregon could not be thrown out without
the consent Of both houses. II on the con-
trary, it be decided that the 22d JOINT reso-
luton is still in force, then either house can
throw out the vote OF a State, and the Demo-
cratic House of Representatives will GER
tainly throw out as many States rs the Re-
publican Senate can.
Altogether, the situation is greatly i'm
proved. Business ought at once to revive.
The chances now are decidedly in favor OF
q peaceful solution of all our difficulties.
The President Of the Senate will not dare
even though it should be BLAINE himself
to throw out the vote certified to by both
the Governor and the CanvasSing Board OF
Oregon. The House telcrs will see to that.
And il the President Of the Senate can be
trusted, we see now no reason for fearing
any serious trouble.
p. S. Mr.. MITCHELL, OF Oregon, has
offered resolution providing for an inves-
tigation Of the manner Of casting the vote
Of his State All right. That's what the
vote OF CRoNIN was cast fer. 1t was to
compel Congress to have the frauds in Loui-
siana, Florida, and South Carolina investi-
gated. Now let the House Of Representa-
tives pass resolution providing for COM
mittees OF investigation to expose the Radi-
cal yillanies in the South.