The New York herald., 1876-11-16

eral under General Fry in the War Department during
Sy RSrissr ,'s' sf'' oi the he M Treas"ry @ ana and rs
Rarded as conscientious lawyer, SPEAK.
10 Inc mxe abou. me
- think the certificate of the Governor IS the evil
dence OF the appointment the cvdenec that the party
has been chosen by tho surages OF the people of his
STATE Tho Governor does not appoint the electors out
alter they have been chosen he cer,ihes to the
fact II the person voted for Is consutionaly neg-
bic The Tor hun wasted, and the eligible
candidate is necessarily elected for the simple rca-
son .ha, he has had no gn, opponent There
these Vos,mastcrs might just as well have
been cast for Louis Napoleon. They we're given for
one who conli by 10 possibility hold the ONCE,
and were thrown away Tho effect is the same
as II these votes lad not been cast at all
the opposing candidate being eligible and
having recoved the highest number OF votes
IL certainly elected To begin with Mr.. Tilden has
ls4 vo.es lacking only his election He
has popular majority OF 800 000 aud excluding
the negro vote his majority Is over 1.000, 0OO IL
would be this decied expression 81 popular
opinion can be reversed by tho thimbie-rigging OF
few dsreputabc politicians In LOUISIANA who propose
to count In ,he minority candidate BY throwing
be done in Mexico, ann | am very certain
it viii not bo tolerated here. ! am
satisfied Mr.. Tlldcn has carried Florida and louisiana
and perhaps South Carolina l think so Tor thrco
reasons FIRST, the reports from the republicans give
no details. but simply claim States while tho demo
and parishes, which they correct from time
TO time as they are authenticated Second
am influenced in the same manner as would be In
determining any other question OF fact by the char
actcr OF the Witnesses cannot believe thut the
ports sect by tho best OF louisiana,
including her bankers merchants and leading business
untrue while would hesitate to believe the
other side any proposition, even II they were not
interested In tho result Third II there Is not ma
joriiy favor OF the democrats why is It proposed 10
throw out certain counties or pnrishesy Why aggrc
gate the ma0rcs and certify them. The nct OF March
1892 section provides Congress shall be IN session
on the second Wednesday February, 1893, and on
the second Wednesday in February succeeding every
meeting Of the electors and the said certificates or so
many OF them shall have been received shall then
append the counted and the persons who shall I'LL
the Offices oi President and Vice President asccrtancd
and declared agrceaby TO tho constitution. This
statute is nearly old the constitution substan-
TALLY contcmboraneons with II, and prior TO the adop
OF the Twelfth amendment II seems 70 me that
tho power OF Congress scrutinize and pass The
validity Of tho certificates which Is clearly conferred
by this section, was intended TO be Withdrawn by
the Twelfth amendment 1t would have been
done expressly, or in such tcrms TO admit OF
no reasonable doubt Instead of that the two
enactments are not only reconclabe, but |
are substantially Identical such has been tho judg.
ment Of Congress- believe, ever since, and the |
twice declared President was legislative con-
s;rucon OF the question. affirming the power OF Con.
gress in the premises"
"What is tho remedy, General for all this vexatous
state OF ufIarssn
.Nothing but the good nature good and honesty
Of the peope; but think the drec: vote OF the people
for President would 20 far toward eIccting remedy
and prevention OF similar evils"