The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-11


will find hearty endorsement by ever
democrat IN the country:
ELECTORS who will vote for Mr.. Tilden TO
president have been lawfully appointed II
the following named commonwealth:
Alabama. .."..... lUI Mlsslssippl'...'
Arkansas. ........ CHEW Jersey. .....
Connecticut 900. CHEW York. ...... 81
Delaware ..... 3'NOrth Carolina. II
Florida ..... e. 4Tennessee. ........ !.
Georgia .......... il texas. .......'.'.
Indiana. .......... 10 VTSlnlh '.''..'. u
Kentucky ......... 12West Virginia.
Louisiana. ........
Maryland ....... lot
Missouri .......... 10
"From which it is apparent that, on The
9th of December, Mr. Tilden will be elected
president by 1876 votes, eleven more than are
necessary to elect. But an attempt is now
making by emissarles of Z. Chandler, who has
been dispatched from Washington for tina,
purpose, to DrelLize the returus OF the cleo
ton in Florida, and procure the issuance OF
a certificate of election to the defeated candl-
dates for electors. The scheme will hardly
succeed in Florida, though the like scheme,
which has before been practlced in Louisiana,
and which is to be again brought into requi-
sition here, may, IN the dominion of kel.
logg and Packard, fare better. 1t will be
seen that 1t requires the reversal OF the popu'
lar decision in both Florida and Louisiana in
order to declare Mr. Hayes elected, even by a
bare majority Of enc vote.
But should the outrage be cOnsummatcd in
both states, "all calculation based upon the
electoral vote of Louisiana for Hayes is Nh
assumption that the American people will not
submit to, when it is understood that a repe-
ttlon of the unspeakable villainy Of the past
is meditated to make the calculation IA GER
tainty. Should the people of Louisiana sub
nit to another invasion of their rights, such
as the whole north rose up to resent eighteen
months ago, the millions who rose up for "A
change last Tuesday will not follow their ex
ample While carpetbagglsm kept Its vic
ious methods confined to the south, the north
took but languid interest in the outrages
which the southrons were forced to endure,
but now that the deliberate verdict of millions
OF voters representing the greatest states In
the union is threatened with reversal by cor
rupt faction whose unrlghteousness has cried
to heaven for years, it is just rs well to re-
mind all who are concerned that the vllany
will be gratultous, no returning board OF
Louisiana feOns can coant Samuel J. 1ildcn
al 4. H., al, .t,.1 In,
lister. If the count comes down to Louisiana,
which does not seem probable with South
Carolina and Florida hopeful, the daring
schemers who have defied popular rights for
years cannot hope for further quiescence.
The northern people have rights greater than
any party and the voice of the nation will be
as potent in planting Samuel j. Tilden in his
great office as its vote has been in elec,ing
him to it.
But the main reliance, proceeds the Times,
'that the programme of DurslLism cannot sue
coed Is based on the character OF the present
and the incoming house of representatives.
If the conspinng desperadses in Louisiana
should persist In their revolutionary pro-
gramme, there will be sent up from Louisiana
tire certificates Que containing the votes of
the lawfully appointed electors, the other the
votes of the bogus electors, defeated in the
election, but recognized nevertheless by the
virtuous practitioners OF DurelliSm. What
then? Two returns, from two colleges of
electors in one commonwealth, can not be
lawfully counted or recognized by either
branch of congress, nor by any member or
person; for the constitution authorizes the
appointment of only SO many electors as
there are representatives and senators. 1t
would be absurd To- assume that two different
returns from the same state mus; both be in
cludcd in the count. In such case, one
Which Of them shall be thrown out? The
president of the senate (whose sole duty Is
to open the said certifcates) has no power
or authority 10 decide the matter. The senate
alone has no power or authority TO decide.
Tie house alone has no power or authority
10 decide. BY the terms of the constitution,
no power OF authority To decide is lodged
anywhere. And yet decision must be made.
IL Is one of those unforeseen contingencies
with RESPECT to which the constitution is 81.
lent, yet with respect TO which action by
some agency of the constitution can not be
avoided. There is no ether agency but con-
gress by which action can be taken. Congress,
either by concurrent action or by joint &C
iion OF the two houses, must assume and ex'
errise the power Of determination upon the
case thus presented There Is no other pos