, 1876-11-13
THE REMEDIES.
IkaHID REBEL VIEWS,
Eo<rfrI nfftSffch In 7Hf gtfbNftk.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Nov. 11.-Tho political
situation Is unchanged. Tho Republicans claim
the States Of Florida md Louisiapa With IT.
crcasiuE confidence. The Democrats psoduro
no evidence to dispute tho title to this claim.
There are not wanting those among the Demo-
crats who loudly threaten revolution in tho
event that Louisiana shall east her Electoral
7oto for Hayes. These threats are not confined
to the adventurous classes of the floating popu-
lat!on. II IL gentleman who Ia just from New
York Is to be believed, 50 important person.
ugo as Gen. Mcclellan, who founl obstacles
enough to hinder Ills fighting with tho
Army Of the Potomac, finds many REASONS
why hc should fight to-lay. hut
the best men Of both parties here, and those
who arc tho most likely 10 llaye potent voice
in tho eounsels OF the nation, ars for
AN t1oNEsr COUNT
aud peaceful Submission to tho results Of auct
count, w,latcvcr they may be. some Of the
Democratic lenders aru rush enough to suggest
thut the House rcfuso to meot In Joint conyen-
tlon II Louisiana goes fur Hayes Their areu.
ment Is this: III tho non-cxlstence Of the twell-
ty-sccund Joint rule, tic Republicans would uu-
t!nubtcdly claIm tho Fright ot tho President of
the Senate to count or rojGCt nily vUtc,
attt there would be no appeal iron.
such determination; but "a the law u 17G2 pru-
the sevond Wednesday In February ~ Joint
Convention, they caun0t bo so counted II there
Is no joint Convention, and there can oc no
such Convention except by -
THE VOLUNTARY ACTION or HoT11 HOUSES.
Ti,u failure to hold such Convention, they
think, would throw the ELECTION Of President
into the next llouse. In tley'slng this revol,l-
ttonary srhcms, tho fast bag been over.
not meet In Atusrh, and cannot, utn!cr the
Constitution, assemble bcfure Dccembrr 1877,
unless It be tllut tlie President Of the United
StAtes saafl dtCnl that q constitutional timer
ycn1 IT,
Tierc Is also much speculation hcro upon this
! query: II Congress provides ITO lawful means
u adjusting tbs diltulty before tlu middle of
February, H1!l II tho determination Of the cntlnt
Of the Electoral vote should be postponed until
aftar tl!c It'll Vi hlarcht 1871,
VINO THEN W0ul.D lie PRESIDENT
Of thu United atatcsi What would DO the con-
.iitlon os TIC Government. a,Ml would chaos
Ell to thia Inquiry. Une Is that tho
su,es ot tlls prssIleft VI We rrcsiacnt, tIa
rvgatdent pr9 tenn. u the se,,ate s the Consti-
tue Of his utllce. The heads Of nil the Exec'-
tLyu Detartncite, atl A!l tho federal officers ot
the country. aro eontinucd by Tie ta1sguAge u
,hcr commissions until, upoi, thu proclamation
VI thu Secretary of STATE, Cousress llas bccn
| cuHycHvu, alil
TIM ci!o'os or raEslDEsr BEEN DETERMINED
by thc House.
,Tlle osher theory Is that The President Of tho 9
ot tho Executive Departments a,n!
tic Wcnpanss of other offices, would
be continued III power under thr|r commissions
until ther sucecsaors liusa Geet ADalltcd b5
tinrui,hctl authority u CuIeb Gushing, United
States Minister lu Spalu. lie u ut prcsent Aere
In tle city On business rcluting tu tho Spanish
Mission. lln l,as heun willing u express !,Is
sapy rae " ts atseia ase vsss sc a hs ~ % sa T.
stance, says: Tho Constitution KNOWS Moth!ng
o. parties. Party conventions ars wholly uut.
stiY ot tls cgnstttu."n. w ~ ~ u
shsi[s ns3 any isSa s!'cst n,v Tne PENN
ttlu Co,istitutIun The Asstblu danger, II any,
III thu supposed state Of thnEs, y. t" bc found
Iii ttlu possible aet,n of the two Houses at Cur
gross. ur rather that Of the present Ho.se q
majority. There may b. eontilct Of opinion,
u,,1 Actlon between the Scuate and uouso ol
Representative Tint would constitute
yENl sKNloCs nlnYiGCl.TY.
1t is possible, though III my unlnluu a|tngeth'
cr Improbable, that tin 4sh VI haFch ncat tnay
arrive without lawful sloslurAtIou Ut thu elcc'
tion nl new President IN conformity
with the prescription nj tic Constitution
the Constitution. eun Imagine several reE
e.Iics growing out NJ ths NECESSITY 0f thugs
| lDt n!l VI them extra constitutional. tUh'
believe. however, that my kuc!I contingency
will urIsu. The pco.lr u the U1Ilttl ntatcs art
Ilnblt,A,el to the psurtltr Vi seit.gofcruf.lent
Wu have had ely!a war Gil u large sealu u,lre
but that WIS entered upon deliberately uuu III
tnil consideration, through tl,s a;tIon IT tn
State governments of separate States u til,
Cnlun.
THERE AND TilHltE ONLY
lies tho dlnEer VI civil war tn the Cnltrl Statca
tr OF any othor effective action towards break
Ing up llle machinery III thu t;overulnrnt ot tn
United States. Ono, Ut !eass, III tho history u
tho United States, 1t occurred that twcnty-tou
Esurs elapsed after the dcuth Vi ene President
atsd befota thu accession Ut another. Duriu.
those twcl,ty-four lnuEs the fiuvcrun,ent wen
on smoothly enough In the halitis Of the leul
Of the Departments. II II rail d. 50 twcnty-luu
hours, It can do 90 twenty.to,lr uaYs ur weeks
! II Is true thn csse utvrr t,as utrurFesi III til
| President hulllnx over, but that HnuI
, he much less G departure 1rom fcEt
; thau tho noncxistcuce Of an esccutlv
; head OF tbs Government. Just ~ 1t Is said tha
hI,x Ain