The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-12-29
WHAT THEY THINK OF Us OVER
THE WATER

The London Standard in discussing
the political situation on this side of the
water, says:
1t is certain that the Republicans are
losing confidence, and that the Demo
Gratis are gaining 1t; and it is almost GER
tain that the former are shrinking. al
least for the momeLt, from the path oil
fraud and illegallty upon which they
have already SO far entered. AT present
the general idea seems to be that the
Electoral Colleges will contain noml.
nal vote of lS5 for Hayes and Isl for
Tilden. but that if this should be so the
House of Representatives will insist on
throwing out the vote Of Louisiana, at
least ms clearly fraudulent, and that the
Senate will not be supported by that
resolute and thorough-golng determine
ton on the part of the Executive which
alone could render etfeCtual its opposl-
ton to the claim of the House. 1t
seems possible that q prior question may
be raised, on which contest Is per-
hsps more likely to arise and to be
obstinately sustained on the p ri OF the
Republican branch of Congress. The
partv which has been in power for the
last sixteen years has in that period
created number OF States answering 10
Whist were known in this country as
Rotten BorOughs;' States not
entitled by population to enter the Union
upon footing of equality with the
settled States OF older formation, but
admitted by dominant faction because
they were sure TO cast Republican
vote. West Virginia, for example, was
illegally formed into State during the
war by process which hardly pretended
Ia observe even the forms of law. Sew
oral territories in the far West have been
constituted into States, though al
Vet far from having the popu'
ialion required by constitutional prece'
dent 10 entitle them 20 admission. West
virginia has disappointed the hopes oil
it, creators, and is once more Democratic,
but the Western States OF the new crea
tinus have we believe, without eXcep-
ton. fulfilled the purposes for which the
proper period o! their admission was an
tcIpateI. Of these, Colorado is the last
and il appears that the House has taken
upon Itself to pronounce It's admission
illegal by rejecting the member claiming
admission as its Representative. II so,
mere consistency would seem 10 require
the rejection OF its electoral votes, the
Territories not sharing in the Presiden-
.tial election, and Colorado being treated
bv The House as Territory. Upon this
o.icstion. sh ,ud it be raised, a very seri'
aus conflict may be anticipated.
The Times, IN reviewing the Presi'
Icnt's massage, says:
General Grarts disclaimer Of interest
in the errors committed under his author
I.y will be accepted, but he must
nevertheless, be held accountable fol
choosing TOR high positions OF trust men
Who one after another were guilty OF the
l,ro.sest corruption, and have filled the
Union with scandals which reflected on
the government. 1t can not be said that
the President was not warned in time &c
avert the most serious OF these exposures
hut to ali representations of danger he
opposed an apathy and indifference which
mo earnestness of remonstrance could dis
turb.
The London Ne,Cs says:
The trainers OF the Constitution eyi-
dsllly intended each State TO be the
Judge of its own elections, to be response
bic for their order and regularity, anc
Dr the due performance of their duty
10y the electors when they meet in the!l
s'veral States to proceed to thor choice