The New York herald., 1876-12-29
REPUBLICANS TAKING COURAGE.
The Latest Programme for Reaching
the Election Of Hayes.
GROWING DIEONqENT WITH THE EXTREMISTS
The Oregon Question as Viewed by Re-
publican ElectOr.
MORE INVESTIGATION OF SECRETARY .ROBESON.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S, 1876
THE FINDING OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEES ON
THE SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTORAL VOTE
ENCOURAGEMENT TO THE REPUBLICANS
FLORIDA AND LOUISIANA MATTER-INcoN-
sIsTENT REASONING OF PARTIsANs
The report that South Carolina has been proved to
the satisfaction OF the House Committee, to have gone
for Hayes creates stir here in republican circles
and revves tho hopes Of who secretly dis
couragcd by the Investigations in the other two dis
puted States Tho policy spoken OF is that II
Florida shall also be declared for Hayes 1t will
be assumed that tho Louisiana result cannot be
changed on tho ground that under the laws OF the
State, election is held until tho Returning Board
has decided that legally, In fact the Returning Board
In Louisiana and not the people, elect and that what
result the Board declares Is the real and only
suit OF tho election. which cannot be questioned or
changed, no matter what investigation may show
the actual state OF tho vote to have been.
Under these circumstances the investigations
In Louisiana by tho Senate and House
committees held to bc useless The decision Of the
Returning Board is regarded anal To this is added
report that Attorney General Taft has given hts
opinion that State court cannot, by order
Canvass change tho result to the electoral OF
State, after the electors have mot cast and certified
their vote and dsbanded This is stated to cover tho
case Of Florida where, Is held, recount of the
vote, under orders Of the Supreme Court disturb
the electoral vote certified by Governor stearns.
II Is curious that these views asserted by the
people who thought Governor Growers action In
Oregon "thc monumental crime OF the century," He
certified result known TO be contrary to the voso
OF the people OF Oregon. and Senate
committee means to Investigate his action,
and Mr.. Morton, the chairman Of that com.
mttee, and Mr.. Mitchell, OF Oregon, who has just
been made member Of It, have takon OCCASION sew
eral days in advance of tho investigation and before
they know anything legally about what donc de-
nounce him In the severcst terms But when the Gov.
Of Florida stands danger OF being proved to
have given tho electoral certificates also In opposition
to the vote OF tho State It is at held by rcpub-
licans that his action is final and conclusive; that
nothing disturb the electoral voto ccrthod by
Governor S,earns, and that moreover, tho Louisiana
Returning Board has practically tho right to
cast tho vote Of Louisiana how II pcascs when
Is constituted OF only four instead OF vc members as
the law requires, and entirely OF republicans instead
Of bcing an bipartisan body.
GROWING DIscoNTENT AMONG THE REpUBLI-
CANS AT THE ACTION OF THE EXTREMISTS
OF THEIR PARrY-REPREsENTArIvE CHANG
ING THEIR VIEWS WITH AN INCREASE OF
KNowLEDGE-A PEACEFUL AND FAIR sLTTLE-
MENr GROWING MORE PROBABLE.
There are constantly increasing evidences that tho
unfair and intoerant spirit Of the extreme partisan re-
publicans hero causes . growing discon,ent In tho
party In both houses. Pretty much oil the republican
the session nrmIy believing that Governor Hayes
was fairly elected, and vcry properly deier.
mined to have him inauguratcd When they
this and that TO make 1t sure necessary that the
Vice President should count the vote they very readily
acquicsccd In this ALSO because they led TO 70.
gard that q constitutional but simply party
question Gradually, however, many In both houses
have been led to entertain doubts whether Governor
Hayes did really carry tho three disputed States and
they honest men, this causes them TO wait for
further facta Meantime they have been led invests
gate tho precccnts concerning the OF tho cleo
tora votes and hero again they staggered by tho
discovery that il has been always hold, and by tho
most distinguished men OF both houses from Chief
Justice Marshall down TO Clay. Seward, Douglas and
many others, and by tho whole republican party In
three electoral counts that the houses are 70 .ex.
than hafa dosen men, has asserted that the
Vice President had tho right and determine
it. Under these circumstances con siderable number
OF republicans waiting TO what tho South
crn committees shall report and what debate shall
show TO be the constitutional method OF determining
tho vote. They would kc to see their candidate In
auguratcd, but they want to DO certain that he Ii
elected and friendly conversation with leading dcmo
Gratis convinced them that these ioo only desire
fair play and honest aud that there such
factious spiri. as they looked for when they camo
here There are, Of course few bitter par,isans
both sides VINO osc opportunity to try to STIR up bad
blood but they meet with less aud loss This
was conspcuousy seen yesterday when the reading OF
petition to Congress from citizens OF Cincinnati
sent to speaker Randall bitterly opposed by Gen.
erai Garfield and Mr.. Frye, who managed to drag !
the Southern question and go over II at considerable
length. Their efforts had but :lio sympathy their
own side and they wero last called TO order by
republican. Mr.. Chittcndcn who remarked that tho
petition ought be read, that coming and
that the people had right to be heard by thcr Repro
scntativcs On the nna motion that tho petition be
read there was scarcely an objection
There 10 but ii,tlc doubt that the joint committee
will be able 10 agree upon method OF examining tho
electoral they have agreed In all previous ecc
uous except ono. Mr.. Morton Is understood 20 say
that thcrc will be an agreement and strong desire Ia
felt here that tho House committee In the disputed
States shall be abc TO make unanimous reports
cernng tho votes down there Is safe to say that II
they do those reports will be accepted by tho majority
OF republicans II they shall report against Mr. Hayes
and by tho majority Of domocrn,s II tho report In ad
verse to Mr. Tiden 70 matter what efforts extremists
may mako to the contrary.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORR ESPoNoeNT.
WASHINGTON. Dec %. 1870
THE OREGON ELECTORAL QUEsTIoa-RErrCEScB