New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-12

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which are q Srposits pod154 egrse q
II bNshmsnt Of Soms ria @ tn
enactment Of some lav, this wintE before
he YsssnA Wsdnsgdsy0f fSleay nsxs,
|&s1~nsa - the mode Of dselasin6 IL
ftSd1S u ths late election 5oe Prssids0t
|55dvfSs7Hndg1s M psJsmenyy -
al thduehlA Aseo0 1AftA( NPso "a
stste il now adrift on rather : rough ssa,
With threatening breakers ahead.
n ths event d : ssiluisto sdopk my
such rule, or 70 enact any such law, Il
WIN become the Srsss duty Of those who
have TO, DEAF xieh dc dslicats subject. Is
And some safe solution which viii Pre-
tsests t1s psacs Of tisaosgptsys s.d.4ye
tie government until the crisis shall have
beea passed, and until remedies shall b
provided against the fseSrrsnes. Of sinllAf
dangers Aa-& 'E
In times of doubt and dismay In the
aess Of The Roman .epnbiS Il was. 3
familiar saying Of the Ronsa eitiseo:
"Look to the 6enatsr'' AnS>sicans 1Aag
we'll initiate their ancient prototypes in
many things and repest the patriotic ~
piration when our statesmen are hooking
out upn the political deep vexed Win
storms and forsbodinga Bot first. We
mnst look to the constitution, which the
Romans had not md then look 70 TIE
Senate which. il II saned Ark. s..lt ~.
In IL absence of Ill law and Ill rule
O The question Of counting and declaring
IL slectorsl votes, which b now the cass,
We must examine the consultation. he
usscsdepts Of our history, and the an
aloeiss Of our syst4m 10 .det4rn;ae vhst
i 10 b dsns. Fortunately for -, n this
emergency, ~ want nothing nossspsdac
or palmer than the consolation itssK,
vhsa correctly undsrstood and appiied.
Usliks hs provisions for he election Of
hsmben Of Congress. and ia slection or
appointment Of al other,s ss. Asads
d dsprtmsnts, State Or Esdezal, The
oeusHtuaion itself is The rus f0f ths slsc-
aoud Pr6dd,nt ana Vice President end
~ fusniSho. Ill ths dehib asdusiuutsst
uunashis4y ibr ~ ,ipnzIa.a From 'ths1
6Nkisg q the votes Of the people = ~
ssvesal States twho slect b 'etxtsl - ~,
rst1zas Iaad tAA Ansl sosat ~ Ase'aea-1
lion Of re rsgult the eopstits is1lAindl
10 i..>-- a,ssr.4s. ? "a y 5sssx syAtss 81
ma 20 .l-sv 81 sti.;ftq $ 4
Z = plsin that the intention Of the
fnmsnj cf our system wAs list the oiiGh
md pfieipAl oAlcsef President wssysBS
Iaksli 81 Saases Of the highest authority
Il - lsnd- The oenstituiea u The Uslssa
States, The votes Of the citizens md snf.
hagans Of the 6tatas Was tols sast .sdR
Re law Of the States (Which haze Encs
besn Supplemented b. LAM of CDnssssA
q psejidehtiAi electors ne sans - Tor
Of Congress and State onacers,
at il is ssmasnbls that while modssof |
,oltsst have bean provided in FedsfAl |
md State laws for Al othes. elective n@-1
,ezs, there was no provision for contest
10 between opposing electors And Why?
,videnly because the odaee Of Presi.
Lent was too high and important
0 be LEFT subject to ordinary ooo-
CITATION, and !, becsusel the electoral
otes ot the States bearing tile 20.
red imprimitur Of the sovereign, States
I tbs Union, a. it was then understood, !
nd before The changes which hsvs siuss
'een wrought in the Federal system, but
ot yst carried into praetice.l were net -
. questioned BY any opposing authority |
! claim whassvAx. 1twas psxst supposed /
r Z moment that there could be such IN
nomally Is Two BETS Of electors ftop : |
Itats, = any such thing - sAb tnzsser
|tats s3ecp6vsg ilsst srin& VIII tsSlsct- /
q ahosen By Tie psoplAa 9 ia SaAtA;
egtslatures under tbs ,foffns and pro /
Edons Of law. Such trislsssas ,thS az. l
snsrats State rights Dsnouasy Of tho
resent dry haye invented IL u Demo
Iatic Goysrnon OF State e sithhadahat
roper certificate from q dry appoinSsd I
lector and give ) il to one pssSs chpsap.l
1ch tsmpsripg with the Ststpr s3sctos.
nd hindefhg fhein in Che exercise Oh
,sir ,functi6nsa o. ne new sSa dpraetcsd /
= usnrping State eourts under shs mAnt-s
alatioh of that uhprineipled patty which |
ypocritically pirates about theniayasion
? one department. Of the government upon
le rights 81 another, were never believed e
,ssible BY the pnre and patriotic 1inds
Iat conceived our excellent pohheaI sys.
m, which only degeserates il the hands
! degenerate men. e - 1asaab II
The wise men who framed the sfanda.
entail law had the experience of other gov.f
nnents and Of other times before them,
I'd they knew that the only safety for y
II free institutions Was in keeping intsct "a
d principle that the 'thres great depart [
ents Of all governments, ithapoitieal q
gislativess Che executive saa tie iudieiai
nst b taSt separate in tAsa oaGatjam Il
hey ipesuded1 thar tasr seens ztatlos, +,
ssF Higher nada iso' E.! " Ia a AL
should snpeiatsldd .th6ssases