New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-22

Ne Liens - the Path.
A Washington special to the Chicago
Post gives the following under date Of De-
cember 16: ~ D-. IA .s
II don't see any lions in the path" /" said
q distinguished Senator and lawyer In con-
versati0n with your correspondent today.
"Al We have to do 10 to proceed in the man
ner prescribed by Law, count the 185 votes
that are legally and fairly ours, in the pres
ence of both houses, or of - many members
thereof - choose to be present, and declare
Mr.. Hayes elected. That 10 oil there is of
of the subject to any tribunal not now pro-
vided by law and the constitution. am
satft fed that Hayes and Wheeler are hon.
estly elected, and do not for myself need
any further investigation, though do not
object to tho acquisition Of knowledge at
any time"
This is very nearly the exact language Of
one of our ablest Senators, and it is safe to
say that nearly all of the Republican Sena-
tors and Representatives agree with him.
Ia regard to that bugbear of the House
withdrawing in body and setting up q
government Of its own" it is only necessa'
~ to say that there is nothing in it. The law
required the electoral vote to be counted IN
the presence Of ~ many members of both
houses a. choose to be present. 1t does not
demand the presence Of every member. or
even that the President of the Senate shall
ascertain that there is . quorum. Now it is
Der, nearly all of the Republican Represen-
tatives, will witness the c0unt, and it is
Just as certain that . very considerable
number of Democratic members OF the
House will be present, and will acquiesce
in the refult.
All through the Forty.fourth Congress
the Democrats have never been able to
measure. The talk. tn srefore, of IN at
tempt on the part Of the House to "secede
in . BODY and elect Mr.. Tilden" 10 simply
absurd. This revolutionary programme
will be opposed by Republican Represents.
tives and by many Democrats, especially
those from the South.
Southern men regard the situstion in .
light much different from what the North
ern Democrats would like to have and are
10 no talk smong them Of war and all that
conse0ueutial nonsense in which the re.
newed copperheads Of tho rebellion and
their infected deecendants are indulging.
There may be, and naturally would be. .
vein of sel6shness in their political creed.
They would like Southerners in Office, at
least in Offices which ought to come to them
under fsir division in respect to popula-
ton. But you will fod among most Of them
an inclination to fraternize rather with Re-
publicans, If they can get justice, than
with Democrats who will feed them only
crumbs. ..-.--... ts..
There is marvellous reaction going on
to day in politics, and it w0ul1 surprise no
one conversant with the sentiments be.
ing developed here to see . union of the
conservative Democrats. Of the South with
the conservative Republicans of the North.
All the former seek is fair treatment and
| Justice, and they begin to see that the de.
sire of Republicans to cOnciliate means
more to their future and to their immediate
happiness than the can't and hypocrisy and
selfish machinations Of the Northern Demo
Gratis who propose to use the S0ath only to
| further their own purposes.
The attitude of Hill, Lamar and others is
. representative one-that of af6liating con.
servatism. They propose to do what ie
right, what is lawful, what will give them
| Northern Democrats offers but little en-.
couragementi in view of what they regard
| the treachery of the past. Alliance with
Republicans means fair treatment from an
| honorable enemy, Q condition full OF prom
| ise, and an opening to secure the blessings
Of peace which, for political purposes, the
Democrats have done their best to preven {.
The sentiments of the men | have named
are honest, earnest ones, and represent the
feelings Of large proportion Of the
people Of the South. believe there ID
. revulsion of popular feeling among
| the Conservatives, North and South, which
will end, a. have intimated, in the strong
est political union ever known. The North
ern Democrats will do everything under
heaven to prevent such contamination
They will oppose determination with al the
| chicanery and influences which they car
control, and set in play every passion tha
between sections, and 80 render the uniol
| impossible.
| The ory for war in this Tlden business
| ID from the North, and not the South, and
the slowly shifting sentiments indicated
make moro likely than ever . peaceful and
happy solution Of the vexstious preeiden
| tisl problem.