, 1876-11-12
THE. REMEDIES.
KAEIp REBEL VIEWS.
Essmr{rt E3frt.%f~A n 9Hs r..IAs,r1.

Specfa: Dixpafca to Tie 715o,.ne
NAsH1NGToS, b. T.. Nov. 1.-THE political
situation is unchanged. The Republicans claim
ti,r States Of Ficr1da and Lousiana with in
cruising confidence. Tic Democrats produce
no cvi'lcnrc to dispute the title to this claim
There are not wanting those among the Dcmo-
Gratis who loudly threaten revolution in the
event that Louisiana sllall cast her Electoral
vote for Uaycs. These threats are not confiucd
to the adventurous classes Of the floating popu-
lation. II gentleman who is just from New
York is to he believed, so important person.
a::c as Gen. Mcclellan, who found obstacles
enough to hinder his fighting with the
Army Of the Potoma:, finds many reasons
why lie should fight to-day. But
the best men Of both parties here, and those
who are the most likely to have potent voice
in the copnse1s OF the nation, are for
An HONEST COUNT
and peaceful submission to the results of such
c'unt. whatever they may be. Some Of the
Democratic leaders are rnsh enough to suggest
tilat the House refuse to meet In joint conycn-
tion ii Louisiana goes 1or Hayes. Their argu-
n,cnt is this: 1u the non-cxistence of the twen-
tv-seconl joint rule, the Republicans would un-
doubtedly claim the right OF tho President of
the Senate to count or reject any vote,
aud there would be no appeal from
surh determination; but as the law Of 1192 pre-
seribcs that these votes must be counted on
the second "Wednesday in February in Joint
Convention, they caunot be SO counted if there
is no Joint Convention, and there can be no
such Convention except BY
THE VOLUNTARY ACTION OF BOTH HOUSES,
The failure TO hold such Convention, they
think, would throw the election of President
into the next House. In devistng this reyolu-
t1onarv scheme tho fact has been over
looked that the Forty-d1:h Congress does
nut meet in March, and cannot, under the
Constitution, assemble before December, 1871,
unless it he that tho President Of the United
States shall deem that 3 constitutional emer-
geucy exists which shall authorize him to con-
venc It.
There Is also much speculation here upon this
query: II Congress provides no lawful means
OF adjusting the difficulty before the middle Of
February, and il the determination of the count
OF the Electoral vote should he postponed until
after the 4th Of March, 1877,
WHO THEN WOULD De PRESIDENT
Of the United Statesf What would be the con-
dition OF the Government, and would chaos
lsye come in! Two solutions are suggest
ed to this inquiry. One is that the
Senate is continuing body; that, in the ab-
sc,ce IF the President or Viee-President, the
President pro tenn. OF the Senate is the Consti-
tutiunal President OF the United States, By vir-
tile ot his otlivc- Tile heads Of all the Execu-
tive Departments, aud ali the Federal officers Of
tnc country, arc continued By the language Of
their commissions until, upon the proclamation
of the Secretary Of State, Congress has been
convened. aud
TIE CHOICE or PRESIDENT BEEN DETERMINED
By the House
The other theory is that the President Of the
United States as well as the heads |
of the Executive Departments and |
the occupants OF other offices, Fould |