American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-12-02
PLOTTING TO SEAT HAYES.

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Enough Republican Congresemsn &c
DO Coun; Cd in to { I've Them q Major
iy-A Fold Plot conoocled BY
| Desperate Men
wAsEln0foN-Ths R.pubIi .
leaders here are not feticent as 10
their plan of operations. The Re
turning Boards in South Carolin..
and Louisiana, they say, will certIf,
the election of the Republican
ELECTORAL tickets in those two States
and Cows. Chamberlain and H.
log9 Will issue III conformity with
this, the &c ia ,ates of election TO
the electors. Tue electors of these
States will in due form and IN
accordance with law perform theii
functions md transmit their certifi
Gates TO the President OF the Senate
and their votes will he counted for
Rutherford b. Hayes. THIS i. the
plan in it's naked outlines.
! A. to the details. they are to
depend upon tha esigencies in
each case. Fog ins. aucr. in South
Carolina, Chamberlain, though the
Supreme Court should attempt to
interfere, will issue Ills certificates
of election to the Republican cleo
tors, and they Will meet, record
heir votes for Hayes and Wheeler.
and transmit their ceTtification OF
| that fact to the President nf the
Senate. In Florida, Gov. Stems
will do the same, and the electoral
vote of 'ha' State will in the same
manner tie transmitted to rhe Presi
,tent OF the Senate. The louisiana
cass ia little difficult, but the
Returning Board there "a equal to
the slner gency Ii Will perform its
la 9ors in the prese,.c. OF the Repub
iican and Democratic committees.
| What ever they do Will be certified
TO ~ legal. per ormed 10y tho
kppub icHn committee, and the
| electoral vote OF that State will Inc.
given to Hayes aud Wheeler. and
| he fact certified To the President
of the Senate
At the appointed time the two
Houses of Con gress will meet in
joint session. and the certificates
will be opened by the President {
the Senate and 195 votes counted
for Hayes and ISL for Tilden. II
there IL any o'jectio, inside by q
Democratic Senator or representa-
tive, the President of the Senate
will decline TO entertain il. Ii the
oi.iecting eInber persists he will
be called 10 order, aud it he does
not obey he viii be taken in hand
by the Sergent alarms of the
Senate. In the event of disorder
the offenders will be removed from
the hall by the officers ofthr Senate,
but in the event of any disturbance
which the officers of the Senate
caunot qurll, then the military will
interfere to preserve proper deco
rum. II the Democratic majority
retire the Republican minority will
remain, and it will be- held that the
House OF Representatives was con-
siitutionally present. Mr.. Hayes
will be declared elected, and upon
the 4th of March he Will be inaugu.
rated.
The forms of law having been
observed 10y the Returning Boards
of South Carolina and Iouisiara,
by the Governor of Florida AMI The
electors Of those States, the action
of the Republican majority ct The
Senate, aud the Republican minor
ity OF the House in declaring Hayes
elected President will, 1t is expected
be ac9uiesced in by the people OF
the United States. The business
interests of the country will hot
suffer turmoil to- ensur, and after a
season OF talk and ,hreatnings the
great body of tn. people will settle
down TO everyday affairs, aud say
We can stand il for four Years
That is what the Republican
leaders here profess to believe.
IT. hOweveI, there should be any |
any Attempt TO resist !
the decision OF tht Republican ma
jority of the Senate AID the Repub. !;
lican minority of the House OF ,
Representatives, then the wnoie
power OF the Government will be !
exeried to crush il ont. This, they |
say, will be quite easy. They do i
not apE,rehend any united action on
I hr part 81 thu Governoss of New
York, New Jersey, Conne t:cut ANA
diana Or tho other hand, the
GvveInyrs OF AL the. Republican
5rat-.. they ail.-ge, Viii tender
l'ronpr assistance o the general
Government. Precautions Will be
AIKEN to nave the militia of ehu
t.. N rradi .e-- s -rI m
; antl,. In nI, a.. Repu .i,can
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