The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-16
Not Situation for Compromise.

Among the religious Journals of tho
country there is not one whose opinions ON
public questions are usually more WORTHY
81 respect than those of the Aicthoejisi
and we have accordingly considered with
great attention its advice respecting the
present political complication. That adj
vice Is as follows:
81, what Is the duty OF men ~ influence
,ha' ~, E ths tnionr To US " seems clear
lhht ne duty OF the hour Ia 10 fusfsf upnu II rom.
tfomee MANY have /, en- suggested we nave
sshpIessed a desire 10 have the judgment OF the
rdureme Court. MIR. NCCKARY OF Iuvs bss
called Tor iOint committee Of the two Uousss
oI congress. In one or the other mode a lcgal
settlement NAV be reached. Other less reeuI ~
proceedings mav accomplish the same end =
Whlch u TO invest the next Preaidsnt with nm
nnuisputed title TO his Office.
An Influential demand for compro,,,s,
would be needed. sooner or later so,mebodv
mnst give IN; WHY not saye ourselves the bus
.",ns iohste the dangers OF bankruptcy, the
Ler's OF an accidental conf grafton. bv an i'm.
meulate fesort Co manly Ind Christian efforts to
eompfofutse our dIncrenCes7 II Is true thar
"a, Inc. party earnestly insists that there Is moth
ing TO compromise; but this fact IL the beet ey-
luenee Of the need which Is Denied"
While 1t is very desirable that the con-
uoversy respecting the recent election
should be settled, II is not desirable that IL
should be settled in any way except in ac-
cordance with justice and truth; nor. in
deed, can II really be settled in any other
way. The wish for a compromise has n
most respectable motive namely. the de-
sire TO avoid armed or warl Ike conflict
over the question. But there is no danger
of such IA conflict. In fact. the only serious
sign OF such n danger is in the rampant
aud reckless uitcrances and threats of
President GRANT, and in the illegal use
whlch he has made Of the army during the
past two months
whatever is done by Congress in regard
10 thls matter. and whether the Republicans
carry through their conspiracy to proclaim
HAYES elected by the President of the
senate alone, denying To the House Of Rep
resentatives all part or voice In the count
OF the electoral votes, or whether they are
compelled by public opinion to let the mat
ter follow It's regular course. in which case
the votes of Louisiana, South CaroIinn. and
Florlda Will he thrown out, and Mr.. TIL
DEN Will be inaugurated, what is certain is
'hat there VIII he no hghting no riots no
pIooushcd' no occasion or excuse for mill
fary Intervention. Nothing in short. that
IL not likely 10 turn out at last in benefit 10
the country. and in the irmer establish
nlent OF republican institutions.
such being the case, compromise he
comes inadmissble. The matter must
be settled upon its merits. and il must be
determined that the majority shall rule in
TINS country through regular elections in
accordance with the Constitution and tho
laws Tins is the only settlement which
Will stand and the only settlement which
sensible and patriotic men should desire.
Ia our Judgment, 1t is much better that
MIR. HAYES should be declared President
through the combination of fraud and |
force which the Republican conspirators |
have prepared, and that the whole subject |
should Ice left TO be acted upon in future |
Elections than that any compromise of |
principle should now be made. or any |
patched-up truce he concluded with such
eonspratOrs.