New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-27

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B1o2 WASHINGTON.
OGaueang - Haessesal vsse-IHs PsweF
e she RFessdsss sf the essass u The
Preunises- Osly 0Gaaiso Certificates -
- OpeeeA-1Ae Ralsaey Of Rscsgatz.
lsG any OsAess- Illustrates Il 1.-THE
Deooerass DassaslsAea vita . System
: Uphsld by Thsa FOR Fifty Ysars-Idle
Discussion en . 0eetleA P01ae.
WAsEmGToN, December q, 1876.
The power Of The President Of the Senate
to opsn al the certificates of the electors
fer President and Vice President Of tho
United Ntatea has not been questioned in
either house Of Congress during the discus
sioas On the much mooted presidential
problem. rs'
The constitution Of the United States %
distinctly asserts this right of the Presi-
deat Of tho Senate that NO national legis.
lator dare in good faith to question that
right. These gentlemen. however, do ques-
ton his right to Judge what certificates are
aenuine and Whist arc fraudulent.
The constitution directs the President Of
the Senate to open Ill certificates. 1t does
not direct him to open anything else.
Therefore, it 10 his duty to irst decide what
arc the true, genuine certificates. Tho
Democratic theory 10 that he should open
every package placed before him under the
guise Of electoral certificates.
According to this theory tho candidate
for President on tho "women's ticket 10 to
have SONS show Of recognition in the Elec-
torsl College. In this city . Den-ocratic
organisation known - tho Democratic j sck-
con Association, or - it 10 fsmilisrly
known BY it's abbreviated title Of
"Dem jack Ass" association will com'
muuiosts their choice for . chief magis.
trate in . sealed package addressed to
aetinR Vice President Ferry, and although
70 have NO voice for President of the
United States, tho certificate Of the Dem
jack Ass must b opened BY tho Pres
ident of tho 6enste. Such reasoning, how
ever, the Democrsts will not uphold
very long, and even By this time they art
ready to relax their hold In this particular
and yield to the provinens Of the ccnst,tu
ton that the President Of the Senate shal
open Ill certificates, and that he shall
Judge bstwesa the genuine and fraudulent
While this point 10 now conceded, tn
question in dispute comes up, HAS tn
President Of the Senate power to count tn
vote after tho certificates arc opened b.
himi' The Democrats deny him the right
A prominent Dsnocratie Senator, in ,
speech o. the floor Of the Senate the othe
day said - veil might the power Of oountinl
i the elsetoeal vote be vested with ono Of tn
young pages Of the Senate, - placed II
the hands of the President of the Senate
30 it might, - far - the mere cot Of arith
metical counting 10 concerned. Az the Coz
ssaution directs tho Presidsat Of the Scr
ats to open the vote. and thatwhen opene
that vote must ''then be counted" it make
makes NO difference whether Senate psR
counts it or clerk or other Senate employ
Itis tho duty of the President of the Sci
ate to SO that 1t 10 counted accurately, An
if the clerical figuring is wrong he moi
; reotify tho error. For seventy.fve zeal
the President Of tho Senate hes announce
tho result of the counting of the electors
vote, and under the solemnities of his ost
and his offics declared to the country VIII
were duly elected President and Vice Pre-
ident.
This duty will be devolved upon the &C
ing Vice President Of the United States Q
the fourteenth Of next February, and whol
he ut that time formally declares electe
President of the United States must, on Il
. fourth of March, 1877, be recognized I
such by every law abiding citizen in Il
land.
There 10 absolutely no Feed to discuss Il
modus opcrandi by which the electoral vot'
!. arc to be counted and the result declare
any further. The system of doing tn
above presented was good enough for th
Democrats for over fifty years, and the
only discover that there 10 something rotte
| in it in their insane attempt to count Of
Mr.. Hayes.
All the joint committees Of Congress q
be of no benefit in the settlement of Il
present question, but will be productive
good in showing the corruption of Il
Democratic party, particularly in Il
south. DID,. C.