New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-31
he Letter Of the Law and the Face Of
the Returns.

At work throughout the country prepar.
dsspontanoOus demonstration" for the
1hth OF January against the election of
Yea, We have had in this city an exam
of these mechanical manifestations and
Saerstand them. The expression of Demo-
Alto disappointment in the result Of the
ection will be noisy and ferocious, but If
ere 10 the slightest idea entertained by
e managers that outside tho party lines
sere viii be On Influential impression, the
rofessors of Democratic mechanics are
roceodipR upon inaccurate presumption.
Colonel Lewis D. Campbell, We are told,
! organizing the Democratic soldiers in
ohio. to appear ct Columbus on the immor-
Il eighth, and there IL to be an effort to
nske grand parade. But what can this
brit of thing amount TOT
Colonel Campbell and Billy O'Neil are
pt successes as representative men of the
bldiers who put down the Southern rebel
On. Great numbers of Democrats will ae-
nble ON the eighth of January and assert
10 right Of their party to take possession
the government, but they will have the
3Auenoe upon the general result that they
Zgould have if they remained quietly at
bpe: or, if there IL any difference, 1t would
q in favor of remaining 1t home.
What il the law3 It Ia that on tho four
eeoth Of February tho Vice President shall
Sen the certificates in the presence of
jongress, and that the votes shall then be
hunted.
There il no moro doubt that South Caro-
- 10 for Hayes than that North Carolina
for Tilden. Giving the Democrats all
At they claim-throwing in the disputed
bunties, LaureDs and Ed9efield - and
(syes has the State by over 1000 majority.
Hampton was elected Governor by 100,
HI the Hayes electors were chosen by ma
Irities exceeding 1000. The Democrats
NV clsimcd to have chosen two electors,
III have not succeeded in obtaining Ger
leates for them from Governor Hampton.
6ayes has An unclouded title to South
aF0linA.
Take Florida. That State was for Hayes
~ . majority of forty. three on the face of
Wal, who 10 going into the returns again,
md Aocking all alone by himself, agreed to
tie official report showing that the State
vas for Hayes. There 10 NO sense in the
Democratic claim to Florida-no bottom to
Il or backing for it.
We have, however, two really disputed
Bates. South Carolina and Florida should
b Withdrawn frem that category, for they
70 only claimed - the Tilden men claimed
Colorado for moral effect. Louisiana and
Oregon are disputed. We believe there is
y OOuUG tubt AOuloiouo 10 . Ctoto AZ tu0
Union. The Kellogg government has been
Dcognised by all the departments of the
oneral government. The return of Hayes
sectors has been made in compliance with
he laws of the State, - certified by the
authorities of the States. The allegation is
made that this return 10 tainted with
fraud" There may be some dispute about
hat, but there is no power to 60 behind
that return. We say there is no fraud about
1&-that the Louisiana Returning Board
Obeyed the law, and that the law was good
one, constructed to interfere with asssssina-
ton Id . political agency. The Louisiana
lsalizing political power by shedding the
Hood of the innocent That law has been
executed. The intimidsted parishes were
thrown out. The law required, and justice
demanded, that they ehould be thrown out.
Tho vote of Louisiana has been certified
In form to the Vice President, who is order
Cd BY the constitution to open the certi6-
Ate of the vote, which shall then be
counted. The Tildenite claim that Louis
lana belongs to them, il q cry for the ''usu-
tsuct" of murder.
There is . tremendous pretense that the
Democratic party 10 maintaining solemn
attitude about the face of the returns.
Well, Florida and South Carolina are Re-
publican on the face of the returns. Why,
then, do the Democrats claim those Statesi
Il the face of the returns q sacred thing
only when it turns MP Democratica
This brings us to Oregon. of course the
Republicans carried Oregon. 1t is quito as
clear that Oregon is Republican - that
Delaware 10 Democratic. That is the face
Of the returns. But the Democrats would
70 behind the face of the returns because
s Republican candidate for elector was .
Postmaster.
J. There is an alarming prejudice against
returning boards in the Democratic party,
but in Oregon the Democrats sustain the
Governor az . self-c0nstituted Returning
Board. The Governor took upon himself
he responsibility of issuing q certificate of
leCti0n to q man who, on the face of the
eturns. had minority of the votes cast by
he people. The Governor was not die
urbed by the face of the returns, and his
minority man, not being q quorum of the
Electoral College, played at filling two va
Isancies. He absented himself from the real
quorum Of the college-whereupon there
existed ed ' whether It wss caused '"n Sy
@e absence Of Cronin or the resie.
|Astion of Watts. And this vacancy
vas filed by the appointment Of
Watts, and thereupon Oregon cast three
electoral votes for Hayes. Cronin, yester-
day, attempted to file his "vote" with the
Vice President, but it was declined. The
Vice President had already received from
him the mail report, which was valuable,
because it contained the Governors certif-
alton that Odell and Cartwright had been
uly elected, and perfectly completed the
ecord- Now the Oregon returns are clear.
here is the proof that Odell and Cart
bright were chosen, and that they filed
they were entitled to do, being the quo
nm-a vacancy. That is the vote the Vice
resident will open for counting, The GER
ficates that the Vice President is ordered
y the constitution to open will show that
B. Hayes has l85 electoral votes, or a
hajOrity of all.
The constitution says the certificates shall
be opened, and that the votes shall then be
pounted, and it declares that the candidate
having msj ,rity of all shall be the Presi-
dent. This il the result according to the
letter of the fundamental law and the face
bf the returns. There lie no competency in
Eighth of January assem- blages, resolutions