The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-14

ocrits say the eviien,e - dispute their
claim IL wanting There are those
among the Democrats who loudly
threaten revolution in the event tia.
South Carolina shall cast her baIlo. for
Hays. These threats are cnr fined 10
adventurous classes Of footing popnla-
ton. II gen;lemrn from New York
are 70 be believed, 80 important per
sonsgc IS Gen. McClellen sees r~asoa.
Why be should fight o-iay. though he
found many obstacles on tho Potomac.
though the best men OF both psr.ie.
who are as likely to have po.en, voices
IN the councils of he nation are desir-
Gus 20 have All honest count with sub
mission 10 the result. be IL whatever il
may be Some Democratic leaders are
rash enough to suggest that the Hoase
refuse 70 meet in joint convention if
louisiana goes for Hayes They say
tina. owing to the non-existence Of the
I'D joint rule, the Republicans would
undoubtedly claim the right of the Pres
ident Of the Senate to count or reject
any vote and there would he no appeal
from such determination. But as the
law Of 1892 prsscribes. the votes must
be counted on the second "Wednesday In
February In joint convention. they can
not be 90 counted if there Is no Joint
convention, and there can be no such
convention except by the voluntary sc-
ton Of both Houses. The refusal TO
hold such convention, they think. would
throw the election Of the next President
20 the next House In devisiug this
revolutionary scheme, the fact has been
overlooked that the Forty fifth Congress
does not meet In March and cannot
under the Constitution assemble before
December, 1877. unless the President of
the United States deems that consti-
tutional emergency exists, which shall
authorize him TO convene it. There il
also much speculation here upon the
query, il Congress provides no lawful
means Of adjusting the difficulty before
the middle of February. and if the de-
termination Of the count of the electo-
raj vote should be postponed until after
March 4th. 1877. who would be Presi-
dent Would chaos have come in the
republic? Two solutions are suggested:
lst, that the Senate is the continuing
body that in the absence of the Presi-
dent or Vice President. the President
pro tenn. of the Senate is the
constitutional President Of the
United States by virtue of his office :;
the heads Of oil executive departments
and all federal officers of the country
are continued by the language of their
commissions, The second theory is
that the President of the United States
and heads Of departments and occu-
pants Of other offices would l@ con-
tinued in power, under their commits
sions. until their Successors bad been
qualified by taking the oath Of office
For this they say there IL tie di>ti,.-
guished au'hoiity If Csl,I, Cushing
how present here on business rrlatin.
TO the Spanish mission He finds tia,
only dagger in possible action of the
House. with its Democratic majority !;
that there may b. "a conflict oi oninina
and action between the Senn,.. and
Honse. which would be >eri"us .iiffi :.
Guilty. 1t - possible. though az the
same time improbable, that the 4th If
March next may arrive without IA law
full declaration Of the election Of Pres;-
dent in conformity with the prescrip-
ton Of the Constitution For this con-
.ingeney he could imagine several
remedies for snch case, but all ex-
constitutional
CHICAGO, Nov. l2-The 7rib,,nss
New Orleans special says
Henry Wstterson. of the Courier Jo,r-
nal, has arrived. aud with Col. Lamar,
is clo>e,ed with leading Democrats. Ex-
element Is intense. but smothered.
The Tribsae's Nav York correspond
ent had All interview with Gov. Til
den to-day. in which the latter said:
IL am quite assured OF my success
NEW York. Nov. la-The Times
says: Our dispatches from South Caro-
lima, Florida and Louisiana during the
last . hours give the situation as prac-
tically unCuNbSeu we stltL claim, Win
increased confidence. all of these States
by majorities substantially the same
as previously reported
From South Carolina the Democratic
dispatches yesterday gave up the State
TO Hayes by admitting that Tilden's ma
jority. IL he had any, would fall below
100. Similar reports from Florida and
Louisiana may be expected from the
same source in due time.
COLUMBUS, Nov. FIT is safe To
predict that HAYES will carry South
Carolina; but by misprint in the
ticket Of the name, however, one If
Hayes electors loses 400 votes, and this
very circumstance might possibly give
Tilden the one vote now said to be need
ed by him to secure a majority OF all
:hs electoral votes ia the Union.
HAVANA. Nov. Although the
Franklin's voyage was tempestuous.
Tweed was in excellent health. The
Franklin ran short of coal and was com
PEELED TO stop ~ st, Thomas to replen-
ish. She sailed for New York on the
Sth inst. The probabilities are the vow
age to New York will take abou, five