South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-11-17
Counting Hayes IN.

The desire and hope of every sensible
and patriotic Republican must now be
mat samuel J. Tildcn may be declared
dent. - - -
he Is already proved to have one hun
dred and eighty.fonr undisputed, un.
questioned electoral votes. There is
every reason to believe that Florida has
given him four more, though this is
contradicted by ardent and passionate
Republican politicians and oificeholders
interested i'm their own reelection. Lou.
isiana also has, in all probability, gone
Tor him, giving him eight more electors,
as she gave his party n majority four
years ago, and has continued 10 do Mt
every subsequent election; and this is
only disputed by kellogg and his Re.
turning Board, and in their assertions
no one can place the least confidence.
In Soath Carolina, too, it is claimed by
the Democrats, with every probability
IN their favor, that Mr.. Tilden has q
small majority. And this claim will be
maintained to the end by the Democrats
and will be admitted and believed by n
very considerable and most intelligent
portion of the Republican party.
In this situation it is proposed TO de.
clare through the final canvassing au.
thorities of the several States, all Of
these authorities being Republican. and
most oil them proved to be unworthy of
the least respect, that none Of these
States has voted for Tilden, but that
every one of them has voted for Hayes !;
and this is to be declared without re-
gard to the character Of the returns
made by the returning officers of the
different parishes and counties On
such declaration, thus tainted with the
belief that it is fraudulent, and thus
desplsed by the immense majority Of
the public, it is proposed TO count in
Mr.. Hayes. and inaugurate him rs
President, while he will have only ma.
Jority of one in the electoral colleges,
and will have against him the vast ma.
jority-say 300,000-of the individual
voters who have given their sufrrages in
favor OF Mr.. Tilden.
Surprising it is determined that Mr..
Hayes shall DE counted in after this
style, the first obstacle to be eucoun.
tered will be the determined resistance
of the House Of Representatives which.
by every legal exercise OF its power, will
strenuously cndcavor to defeat what is re.
garded as an unparalleled wrong. Inves.
tigating committees will at once he sent
down TO the disputed States, & the whole
proceedings of the election and of the
canvass will be thoroughly explored
from the Democratic standpoint; while,
on the other side, the Senate will send
down Republican committees. These
committees will report, and the public
excitement will be increased and in.
famed. Then, in February, will come
the final opening and counting of the
electoral votes by the two Houses, and
the contest over the disputed States will
there be renewed and still further en-
Filtered: and how it will end no one
can foresee. But during all this time
and this agitation, what becomes Of the
business interests OF the country?-
Whose property is not diminished in
value by the uncertainty and the fear {?
What enterprise is there that will not
be stopped? What employment for Ia
Dor that will be continued? What cap
italist that will get income from his
capital? What laborer that can earn
anything by his work?-N. Y. Sun.