New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-06
The Omeps of the Crisis.

If Rutherford B. Hayes is not rightfrlly
and legally elected President of the United
| States he will never present himself at the
| Capitol of the nation for induction into the
Office. But should the canvass show that
| he is entitled to 1856 electoral votes, and
that number is counted for him by the
President of the Senate. as the constitution
and all precedent prescribes. then there is
no power but death itself that will prevent
| his taking the prescribed oath and entering
upon the duties of office. He will be the
| constitutional President of the nation, and
those who opposed his election will sulkiiy,
perhaps, accept the situation. But accept
it they will, as sure. as the fourth of next
March comes in the course of the calendar.
Another thing, also, is very certain. If
Mr.. Tilden should be declared elected it can
only be through corrupt and dangerous in
fuences to the peace and harmony of the
common country. Without intimidation of
the bloc diest type the States OF Mississip-
pi, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, Texas and
North Carolina would all have given de-
clded and, in some instances, large ma jOri
ties to the Republican electors. The Re-
publican power in all those States has been
crushed out by an intimidation that has
followed violence, outrage and assassina-
ton to an extent that has made It worth the
life Of Republican of color for him to ex-
ercise the rights of citizenship at the hus-
tings and the ballot box. And in the face
of all this those several States will be
counted for Samuel ]. Tilden, and if, in.
GLIDING them, he shall secure q majority of
the electoral votes by count in the manner
prescribed by law, the country hes no rem
ely against the wrong and must peaceably
submit to it in humiliation. Though such q
result will expose the national interests to
imminent and multifarious dangers and
wrongs through the legislative and execu
tive departments of the government, where
rartisanship will rule with high proscrip-
tive hand, it were far better to submit to
all this for q season and ''suffer the ills we
have rather than fly to others We know not
Of" in resistance of what is made, though
wrongfully, to appear as the popular will
The country hes been warned of the i'm
pending dangers. Tho attempt already
made to load upon the national treasury
claims equal to the existing national debt
is as patent as any other fact in history,
and though the half has not been told. yet
the people to certain extent have shown
themselves willing to attempt such fate.
When Tilden shall have become President,
if providence permits such catastrophe to
fall upon the country, Republican lives in
the South will be Of as little value as the
the national capital and elsewhere. Already
in matters of trade and traffic in the ne;gE-
boring city of Baltimore it is said that
prospective line is drawn against Re-
publican merchants and tradesmer,
and an effort l. being made to crush
out the business and trade of all such
as do not pay homage TO the cause of
Democracy. If these things appear in the |
green tree, what may We expect in the dry.
when Democratic power becomes supreme
in the nations The foundations of social
and commercial relation are
if not to be disturbed and
broken up; good fellowship lie to be trodd' n
under foot; bitter prescription tor political
opinion sake will pervade the avenues of
business, if the Confederate Dem ocracy
bear sway, and in this manner the people
will become alienated and the harmonies of
business lie will disappear under the spirit
that now rules the South, and will invade
the North should the party Of prescription
and hate ascend to power in the national
government. The spoils OF place, Of course,
will belong to the victors, but the spirit Of
conquest is not to be stated at that line.
Such. to say the least. are the signs OF the
Washington National Republican.