The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-02-01

ana invested with legal authority by the law making
In CONCLUSION, he ;sid the act which about to
win IN my be one Of The then 4esy
great vemsns in war in peace N art IN ntsIs
have eqused us in these particulars but in this great
act We shall stand without rival and without an ex
Of Joy and pride VIII read that while in fierce strife
short but biant day has gone down ia darkness and
sGo a rs sst h ST Their T has sC Been Lay
the cIond that their ship win its costly freis
and was driven near the same rocks but that in the
midst Of the storm and and the august
waters utteTng its divine coniTelhng m nan n
and in the Calier1esl
the bill he laid himself open TO the charge Of beng an
intense partisan but he was gad no gentlemen who
est objections which remained in the minds Of sonie
open to the charge obstrucnug peaceful settlement
Of the Presidential Question The voice Of
from day to oay petltio4s have been presented
10 respect, but God made the country, and made
the conniIy he bad from the first been inclined to
oppose TIE 6 and his doubts and fears had rpSned
ton ossea profound fundamental errors. This
the power OF cengress I" regulate and the Cleo
oD Of o & 0 in ms y IND had
Ine ms bs h oua e h pTp1sf sns9
by the American people. when they should have
Il Struck blow at the EiectoTai College Which stood
as high in the C F az the itself
substituted it the power OF Congress- which ght
nugatory deliberate and express ed judgment He
had listened to the Illustrations ngeniously framed
the other end of the Capitol to what might be the
evils of single man deciding the Presidential CUES
gave power OF deciding the election Justice OF
the Supreme Court who would be elected By tho other
At the of MI. Hale's speech Mr.. Hoar presented
stating that resolution had passed by the
cbusetts House of Representatives indorsing and ap
Mr. hewitt thought that the bill transcribed in I'M
PoI'sbNo
election he believed Tildcn Hendricks elected
otherwise than strengthen that conviction He had
to depart from the ancient way in Which tWentytwo
nsd been deGsTee eeStea Me 6 ~ haa
tic of the DEMOCRATIC candidates This question he
Tho main opposition which the Democratic party had TO
The defeat of the ReOubiican party in November il
still remained intact and claimed the election OF ts
the Returning Boards and military interference and
count the votes. The scheme thus completed for
counting 1llden out and Hayes IN. He was confident
The President the Senate would the ana
States would denver up his high Office to the person de-
Sared 50 elected and By the use OF troops he would be
not be silent and passive spectators OF that
6onal right. e PsTtcipste in the count; and
for Tiden The result of such state OF things was
civil WAT The rights aud principles for Which the
persisted If the attempts to count IN the Republican
not being aCquiesced H. war should esult There
no escape from that position except by an agreement
the good OF the country TO the success OF party.
he hoped hencefort6 to be regarded he had deemed it
his bo1nden duty to labor zea3usy toward the attain
whereby but one President should be declared by the
siderable number Of voters would dispute: The bill,
not within the strict letter OF the Constitution;
order slrIe and anarchy 1t meant the supremacy
don Of the a1Tonomy 81 the states Il meant me OBJ
Nj. Willis read a telegram from New York commit.
tee signed William K Dodge Chairman, and TheO
Roosevelt urging the immediate passage OF the bill as
Mr.. Monroe OF OHIO, expressed deep regrets that he
could not vote IoI the Dill He hao gwen u careful ana
TO ii winch, his mind, had proved nsuperable. He
was that It irrsVoeaSiy cepTived the VICE PFesi;
lawful Electoral Votes He denied that Congress- had
h to S b Tag o mat R e OF 4h a ee e 3
with most Of the gmGlna theories held on
haTpy With Cherished IDEAS Whoever
con victions that charge should certainly
reirained from favOrng the measure. He should pre-
and trust 70 the good sense moderation and patriotism
of Congress and Of the country for peaceful and salts
lAf Recess SILT Till 7:8O PM
MI HooSes, Of Mfssisspp in ehar speaker
tested by the crowded condition of the galleries
throughout the day showing no symptom OF abatement
m Ine Session Is Usual however IN night
very small not than dozen being in their seats
when the House was called to order The first speech
Gated the bii He declared himself ready by mis- vote
trb1na provided for in the Bill assured that through
per tTe R W OS%ed by M a9d
and Mr. Caulfeld, OF Illinois. also in support of the
Mt Springer also ADVOCATED the bill. declaring that
be that Iilden would be proclaimed President one
de he "
reference to commission TO report as 10 which was
the houses This bin was an appeal from the RetuIning
h0arG o. s az 70 ih Yerx SiShest he
believed that the decision Of the Commission wond De
MISSION confined or lief. unoOnfIed
oSnS ~ S Spne and st there was e an Appeal
frum his Judgment to the two houses. which were the
MI %aTd q MienIEan Advocated the Si and
sight Of agd set aside in favor Of public interests on
this point he quoted Bongbroke, the effect that a
heal NaIonal divisions and to change the
aP Of pubc Rer1 II history he
shown single ether road to Tnn Oh lIse al int
time might groundIess, but when they came near
to be the exclusive entrance to the destIuc
Of po %SDa ere8eet 70 fs
way from being opened ,,o,-. g.. o,,o.,,,o, 60
the bin and in favor q ne TshI q the President Of
the senate 70 count t 5e s1'es desired in the
outset TO say some good things Of the bill 1t had
good merits which he most sincerely recognized
tended to abate strife IN the great and trying
over great present diculty possibly great Pnbhe
danger. would doubtless bring result. and would
leave the elect of the Nation
with more undisputed title than perhaps under any
other method suggested II he had to speak of
the bill only partisan. he should say that
he was not afraid 0 its operation. The
eminent gentlemen who would compose the Commits
sion for their character and ability were men
who. believed. would seek to do JUSTICE and would
do It Believing as he did that Rutherford b. Hayes
had been honestly elected President. he should conf
IDENTIFY that honest and fair Commission,
doubtless would would find that TO be the iact
But II might otherwise, II IL did, all good men
everywhere would submit to the result he had heard
to-day a threat of ivil war. The Roman Senate had
never under threat in the of
war and If convinced that civil war was threat
encd be would furnished with the highest ana
supremest why the American Congress
ought not TO do anything under such compul-
sion or threat. With all his soul he cespsed
threat of from what quarter
party 1t might. Brave men and brave Nations would
do nothing such compulsion. But If this bill were