, 1876-12-04

BY CARL sc1uRz AND OTHERS.
ST, LOUIS, Dec. 3-Ex-ScnatnrA Carl schuEz
aud John B.. Henderson and other prominent
men OF this city haye forwarded a letter to the
President Of thu United States 6ennte relative
to counting tho Electoral vote, with request
thnt he lay 1t before TIC Senate. They say the
present condition OF the country calls for
some action which shall settle the political
disuuietude. The clausc IN the Constitution
respecting tho canvassing OF tho Electoral vote
Is quoted, and pronounced Indefinite and liahie
to divers constructions. The attempt to CANVASS
the vote IN 1oiut session OF Congress L. depre-
catcd as certain to raise partisan Issues and
DEVELOP STRIFE
whicl, may prove most disastrous to the coun-
try. The letter then proposes Is remedy
to tho Supreme Court Of the United
States. It is urged that that is
thu only tribunal from which far and unrar-
tlsan decsion-one which wiz satiaiy the whole
letter proposes that the two Houses shall in-
prove the three weeks preceding Christmas in
fFamng and agreeing upon q constitutional
amendment, p'sslng .,,snx<.. co,,ur
the duty Of canyasstng the Electoral vote. Thc
most OF the Statc Legislatures meet inlrnedt.
ateIy after the holidays, when the ainenuinent
| could he submitted, aud the latter holds to the
oplnion that tile amendment, would be ratified
without uclay, SO that It coulu be made peri
Of the Constitution, and apply 70 the present
election. Uutl Of the Presidential candidates,
rs s., moI 1o, ,nc Han,hIt'nu and Den,ocrat
co4sse n,u uo1a t''o n'Eeo''>'+a A14
| WOULD nAT1Fr II.
The letter axelis Ut length OH the wisdom OF
removing the important matter tr0sn tribunal
| likely to be affected by party strife.
FINED.
THE CINCINNATI uNQulRkR DIsPosB8 OF sov.
@"- HAYES,
so<eia, 1f,uatca to he Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
at,,,,n,,s n IN. .-f;nv, uayrs Ina nafr
49,. ~ - H. ns.st,on,I,t t-a,,s md ha.
new move IN tno tlcsaenlla' eau.e, n.'u 1a. 1as
made oycrturcs through Stanley Matthews, Jot
E. Stevenson, Murat Ialstead, Dick Smith, ami
o,hsr ~ hts tnt,mnt,. friends. 10 promiuen,
o.us, ~ 10 Is,',aa t,,.,,, sr, t,,rouh tl,cu
sontnernces 10 'nuuee .nsa aua ~ r.. sasn
their section, 10 acaue%e peaecao'y ~ tns aee
support. This movement l,as been on foot fo
s,r. h., T., roittv o,lv .st,mca definite
dese'u' 'u1, >. wv ~ 4e; w.. .o.. 49,, It, IT
ghaps % ~ 'ns ~. NJ NJ. r1ean, "rs 7S, J me-, hi,, IN
With view to arranging, II possible, tho term
=, 49, ~ 49, t,sn sm,r ~ sfis,,s.,nnL NEE
Gov. Hayes, but upon that gentleman reash'n' ?.
Cincinnati and comforting with uMstead, h
thought It best to glYs Col. Roberts lettcr Il
Hayes expa:lug lbs Views On tue sltuat!o',, ~
authorizing 10 AGL l1h 4kRtECAk
tlut tiu Southern lnrn la7e been assureu thai
te design aud itsn,o OF hs'ss saosst t.
: HsnubIicaus.uI tho South aud also the Gran
cisj,trnt Of Inc putty In the Nur,h, and to rail-
around hin. the support af tue LtbeEal, Con
South. Col. Roberts brought letters from
.Tnb Il. Rtetrnson to HaYes and W. II. Groes
beck fru,n New Orleans. mud Vas also strongl
. . ! indorsrd by other Republicans In tho soutl
,, Stanley Matthews, llalsseaI, aud others nc
In confcscuce iu Cincinnati on Thanksgiving
Inv. mud lie result Of their cosiiasions was
/ disI,atyh from Matthews 10 Hayes, telling hn
tut, In view OF certain contingencies, It Woui
+ sil.a.u tic Conservative and Liberal Democratic
cle,urut OF t,,s south by Offering II power
nlacr, and cu,olunents in return for It's support
EaisteaI also tur1,tshetl Roberts With letter +