New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-12

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me vitusssas 6 Joint Soavsnaos Of Is
nal opjkiSt q 66scS6mx Mind q
counting Of the votes On The sseond Wed
nssd6y q February y ne President .
he 6soats. Who i the agsnt1e ~ CO.
ssitution selected for this puIf
(~wk1 more srp i flEt S.; ) &c;
>ou(d Have been chossni ~ only Dc
abls objection Is Is urged = dat is
President Of. the Ssnsts might b. III
vies PsssidAaA Apa :, sAndidAte ler n
slsction, The 1eeoed tlees On ths ticks
and psts noniall honss, II kals import
ancs OF snoluiSsnt except In Ne ooa,
tinssncy nf gpeossosshin ,ths tempss.
~ yduh hfdly b strosg enough g
led ffom The line Of strict intsgsity..;s : :. !
Besides Tie attempt 10 msks his col,
league On The 1ekes Psssidspt md him,
sslf viee Prssidsat b. asy ftssa o. .cs''
lusion would pfevs vain ana futile, Sinnvce
d dlly ching pscesnzys to tdstsat the
scheme would b for the Senate 10 refuse
- ssoagnise, which, - part Of The ~.
scutivs depsrtmsht, the Senate might DO.
And tho House could refuse appropria-
tions, Of impach for ususpation Any
cfRslr or person designated 70 perform
this coastitntional function u counting
and declaring The result Of > presidential
election vould have bssa bssst With equal
y salient points Of weakness and danger.
The thsozy d. the consultation then
was to lave az the eestiAessa nom the
electoral colleges Of ~ statae ssat to the
Psssideit cf he Ssnata Who W. 70 open
them asths date above mentioned. when
The votes were to b counted in tie pres
snoe a The two houses ga,yse s.s 49,, 49,
Our eazliss practice - The sn5set i in
ecnSornity With he, thsoty that the Prd-
dent Of ths s0ats Ms Ihsainstzulasntel-
y selected to declare the result Of pres
Dental election, clothed With n the min
issexal, discrstisaeaJ aadvjudcial power
necessary for Z sdeoesfdl pst5sttn6aance Of
his duty nndat The ecasaitstiol. II ant
~ patties wasi sbra this Smeer 70 open
M Abfiacate4 'connt M Iyotes And
anns1n(ea.sthsx Jssult 5 disssalyi. -
iisFl . Aitsrv,la, IS e ~ ,sHii.
intMduSed, Of appointing Ytslisn ~
hStso houses % iscsivs md count shs
vetse, Bat thles W.; asyexsnS as3hasay
lbs \, aAd The Rssfdsns e ~ sesnats
nls4t ~ Continued y psf1ot6 ~ e6l
intssmeaia.y services hilnseA The war
alssusbsa this sinpls usage of ouf sy rsttssmi
asit d4 May othau, md - ano1alous
o6dduqnM tie slsAss n ~ lin toon
siSessd,e aehangA ! q . eams tas Iasis.
lGtso1o u Cssgressi iotrssensttacaiou ard
thS tyinl5. iscoad joint ria bJ which
eitk6r Asass ivas Authorised % ebjsct
70 The count Of any State, When The
sotss 81 such State was rejected. Bat
here never was any authority for this
sxespt the necessity of the situation,
Witch twas. the rule for ill during
DE var and Immediately afterwafd, when
Dons piosiGion mas dssmed necessary to
guard against abuses in the RECONSTRUCTED
staAsA Even here We do mot think any
.aeh thing - The twenty-seeond rule v.s-
for 4 the votes from The South
!sss % illegal or ftaudulsnt ~ 70 iullify
han. TIE President OF ths Senate had
ample power 10 reject them from the roll.
n determining what xsrs the votes to 10
,ouated II they vera votes to be con-
ddAed; uAdsl the terms Of the consitu--
ioa thsn this. rule Vas IL ths Ice q, the,
,onstitStisn, which declares tAsts'aH TIN,
sseaztiAclsa shall be opened, md ia votes
han them b. ceunted MS teili sossara -
TN! current Of ogs Is political bis4so 10 =
I'd nlimssd %. RIM .smsoGhlys cas st
ttla ;MGs you'd haSs1 bssn smooth,
silisg hnAG tben simpae rule Of the con
titatton The datiesp f the President II,
y ssitts would never have sissn be-
,oaa tie ssmaonplaoe Of . clerical per-d
dtmancs; but, events have swelled. the inn
'ozisnSs n this office, aaa raised Il to thu
lieiity u IN important umpire Win .
henaei ef circumstances comes An en- !.
Of 5ussttons tbessuss' the coca.
tt1aoh, IAN MOI lapse, ana The integrity ]
{ the government must be preserved.
Ms > familiar principle j. opr political
where any constitutional off,
Y is charged With fhs performance Of
ny public function, oil the proper and
accessory powers arc implied for the sto-
eafdl iexsoution Of ths trust This prin-
lple WAS long ago announced by Chief
astioe Marshall, and it has never been
usstiohea. -lMeCalleugh ". the Stats Of
snd the Madison casey 80 eas
Nov, under the supposition thst there
no law on che subject but eths simple
to constitution, what. f. to be
ons Fhara 1the Rssidsnt Of the Senate
nds ID his possession two Of three o1
81 dtheN snumber cqf sets sof certificates
toocS1sain 'totes from which
,e4esilt ox an -s1seie .1ol. President ian|
!, a.ba dsclased7 THE consultation sa3s