The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-23

counting the vote, ard providing the
means of determining objections to the
vote of any State. In defence of popular
institutions, as last desperate defence
against the attacks of the masters of the
Kelloggs and Chamberlains, would the
House exercise its rights to prevent the
election of a President by fraudulent
votes. Upon the Senate, not upon the
House, would rest the responsibility fol
whatever might ensue. Nor does Mr.
Cushing contemplate the possibility that
the Senate may refuse to count electoral
votes that have been given to Tilden.
How if the vote of Florida, Louisiana OF
South Carolina has fairly been given to
Tilden, and the Senate will not consent
to count it, inventing some pretext to
justify the act? Would not the Senate
be the revolutionary body? Why did
not Mr.. Cushing put the matter in this
more probable point of view?
And if there be no Constitutional Pres
ident after March 4, 1877, who will take
the reins? The World asks: "ls it
Grant, the dictator as of necessity %
Mr.. Cushing does not shrink from this,
and thinks it would be the right and
duty of Mr.. Grant (no longer President)
to summon the new Congress to devise a
remedy (which, if not in literal conform
itv with any provisions of the Constitu-
ton, yet should observe its spirit and ap-
proximate as nearly as possible to its
letter." Thad. Stevens could not have
done his spiriting more gently. The
Radicals are not yet tired of camping
outside of the Constitution. Ben. Butler,
as might be expected, does not object TO
Mr.. Grort barricading himself in the
White House. These are his words
"The genius of all governments is that
the Executive must never lapse. The
announcement is made, the king is dead,
long live the king in the same breath.
Officers under most of our State Constitu-
tons, and most of the officers of Federal
appointment, held until their successors
are appointed. Is it not, then, in accord
auce with the genius of our institutions,
and being a casus omissus in the Constitu-
ton and laws, that the incumbent should
hold over until his successor is appointed
and qualified? The law, as we have
seen, having made provision within a
limited time for the appointment Of a
successor, qoould 1t not be the duty Of Gen.
Grant under such circumstances to hold on
and see to 1t that the la,0s are faithfully er-
ecuted until successor should be duty
chosen and constitutionaNy declared elected
and qualified, and would not the good
sense and sound judgment of all patriotic
and Just men agree to such an interpreta-
ton rather than to have anarchy, coniu-
sion, and perhaps civil war, with their
dreadful consequence
Again and again the words of Frank
Blair thunder back to the people: "If
Grant ever enters the White House as
President, he will never come out of it,
except feet foremost" The very condi-
ton of affairs we forecasted, many
months ago, as possible, is almost proba-
BILE. With no lawfully elected President,
and the Senate and the House at daggers
drawn, Mr.. Grant would have excuse
enough for determining to remain in
Office as the guardian of the public peace
and the Saviour of the Country. AS
Father Ritchie was wont to say, Nous
Nerrons !-News and Courier.