, 1876-11-24

vtft 0ua4 Cas- Il 5sS
Baltimore engaged In my such work.
r,,r rrro,1,p vorr
IRE EhbNA NAVleA0 sVAC'
now SHALL IT sE couN1Rb}-TH1 DEMOCRATIC
Mr. c]ark,on N. Potter, OK Now York. an tu-
NJ ~. ta.,'sS ns9' - - ~, 1t,,,ou " ~. ,h1,.had ~
tho Ntratd letter which is telieved to embody
thc nrourntnmc Ia he followed bv the Demo-
tno p'ok' W ~. ~. ,ts.,.;.. n..,ss -.
lnp given to Mr. Hayes. OF this letter this
nr,rcin.i noin,s are n, fo,fows.
As.um!ng that, stter me 81 E1eetosal RI @ sote
Of South Car9lsna and Florida ehAtl hnyg oecr
counted for Hayes; the lsctnfnln. iioatd ot Lou"
tsnna will Without Jusl t. can*e. reject Upon nte.
a,fes e g!ss The sas M T. Tue 5,ayes E!esaa.
l.. as eoer wst iii hsa b. lie
lawfnl and regIlaE ;onrse o. psoeeeasngs. that we
nay dlssoser what anS' lawful remedy Tor tha1
On the second Weuncsaay IN fenfaat{ tne ltoasee
of Compress a'G required 70 mect IN joint Consen.
on tat .he eciosas s s",ns may y s opeaeu . sna
t IT, III 70 nvht "rs .ayca
hnt aog hs 9n.s ,o.t x@t atiena
aad the President OF tho senats Will then open tie
1etasn,. .... A..
Just here tct nc fsfes % inc propostlon that the
whatever objccton-by ahcer force Of muscle and
voicc. tuppoeeIreGel*e. ascerta;n, ara count the
vosss ana a. 'ns I vaes no. saaeets
can confer eonstitutional right: rue coa..!tation
gives the rrcs!dent .! the senate 10 aniaot,y 70
e3nat tae cs,v;ng ~ vocs ne
ror TO count hc yotes y to decide what nre votes
fgt oy p VIZ es shat Inc csnssation say.
that "lhe fsesaent o. !as senl1e *ts.t. ~ tae
presence .. III senae ana .hai
then be countea.' Counted BY who"'' tue cou'ti'
tHton d1es M not ; rav; ,,u ~. ,y,,,p.,.,,.n, ,.,
meant 70 sssS y" 4 ill., VIII se p:ss:e ssd
tersc s!yle ot ths Constitution eoald ag1os thst ,he
sa afe c feau o s an S
House u Neprescnta:'rss open all ths ee'saeatss
md count the votes;" The change IN TIE form M oi
sss'aasa'se sssnt: SHOWS ''@' "'' ~ sav "A'
AMI what could be more unreasonable than that
The vtes'pTcsiagnL r Who. " o"s , s,y"ea', H. ne.
anGy provided for tl,e contingency OF % FfosldsE-
~ vacancy Or VIZ oro ~ ILL.,,
% e ar III tbe aas hon
alone potsess the anea1alea powes q Gctcrhsns
no ton, - elected 10 Ut '' '0'' great n4
But, whateve: mny be thought Of th!s a. an orig.
| inal question, It May well to claimed thas the
prae!ee of sts uoyernmsnt IT. has settct tho Inter-
Meyer sinco the Government whs estab':ahed has
any ce-PEesfdent assumed to eonnt an Electoral
once. In iii the twenty three elections decided,
has flce.pFcslcut failed to withhold Or to pre-
xent returns OF 10 REJECT or Fotee ~ 'ne
| Aonees altccteu. .... f,..t
nat, u ths coming VI tnG sutc. pe ~ Inn
tutioh Vesten II ine two noasss @ y. LII :.
inlows u1aso'uao's 1nal 'hc5 'aa'' pot' sohs"' ~
| tHG Gouht. ..s ,,,,.n.u n,.,.,.1. ,h.+
It Il necessary ano elemehtary pnnc!pte taat,
When p9wei - Esen ~ IVY 20 " T1etSlssI T.. ~
thcm eoa1osny potn msnsI soneat ~ 10 e1S'G.os. ~ 49,
ltib tnH essential iintuec u. w y ayh..n ~ & gus
ernuent tnas both Iioases mass eonSur N Gsesy
aet Or leglsatoh. Evety saen aet 2. one n9use 9
the @ Il y o Inc ta Gnes xts q, 10
VaAaty. Io taen slse onc nouse 's t.e slLaa powsf
of Gctetmln'nH aons. 4!an a nnnua. & tts SonIIs =.
rcnsc o. Inc 1taes, tae Eicc.osal vole "on'o %
agninst the Whole spiflt q onf sysleha. ill.,
and the hSHses haVs aays S aStea apon Ie az.
sumption. NJ h'eciotaI soie hah ever peeh eoant'
Cd q assumed to BE- counted asa!nst fhe objection
Of either noa*e. gn,toffn1y, " Moases Us nave
agreed mlon come 1osht tnle n respeet 10 count.
Ing; Ihe Joni Eye pesseu ID 1oo;, 70 1,sst mssn q
spoken o.. eon!a: o. course, aua NORA.
ins to the constitutional power o. thc ,I,s., two
iiopscs. II eHget ~ nmiy e.psessseu ps"s W VIA T..
had been embrnsea ~ y rfGvoas !olut oraess' or n
thy former action or the houses; was mere Ietn
% os Regulating the orderly pfoeeea,n8s ot ths
nodtoe nn1es e1sstshR law, anu Mhs hIaGtleai
construction W the HoHsea o. tneaF eonsI'tatonal
power In this rssiecs Necessarily, nny !olnt sa!s,
that no voic OBJECTED TO " either touse soHald