Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-03-08
"LET Us HAVE PEACEr'


AT few minutes past 4 o'clock, Fri
day morning, the long Electoral strug.
gle came to an end. The filibusterine
iesperadoes were defeated. The las
State, Wisconsin, was hotly fought
over by the anarchists. They have
come 10 ''the last ditch" and in II
they were buried. Law and order
have gloriously triumphed. The las,
formality wanting 10 complete full
and unquestiOnable title of RUTHER-
FORD B. HAYES to the Presidency, and
of WILLIAM A. WHEELER to the Vice
Presidency, for four years from the 4th
of March was peaceably consum-
mated by the two Houses of Congress
in joint convention. Here is the
closing scene of this eventfui history.
including the official declaration re.
quired by law to be entered upon the
| journals of both Houses as made by
the presiding officer, Mr.. Ferry:
The hall was prepared for the final
reception of the Senate, and soon that
body entered lat 4:0S A. NJ. and all the
members were seated, the action of the
respective Houses on the Wisconsin
question was read and the ten votes OF
Wisconsin were announced for Hayes
and Wheeler.
The presiding officer said: ~This con.
cludes the court of the thirty-eiyht
States OF the Union. The tellers will
now ascertain and deliver the result of
the votes to the presiding officer"
| Senator Allison, one of the tellerS,
having delivered the statement, the
presiding officer expressed the hope
that on the announcement nothing
would mar the dignity Of the proceed
ings, SO reputable to the American
people, and SO worthy of the respect OF
the world.
He then said: "The whole number
of Electors appointed to vote for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States was 1863, of which a majority is
1856. The state of the vote for Presi-
dent, as delivered by the tellers, and
ss determined. under the act of Con-
gress of January % 1877, on this sub
ject is
For Rutherford B. Hayes, 1856 votes.
For Samuel J. Tilden, 1S4 votes.
1.-THE state of the vote for Vice Pres
ident of the United States, as delivered
by the tellers, and as determined un.
der the Act of Congress approved Jam
uary %, 1877, on this subject is
For William A. Wheeler, 185 votes.
For Thomas A. Hendricks, 1874 votes.
"Wherefore, l do announce tnat
Rutherford B. Hayes, of the State of
Ohio, having received majority of
the whole number of Electoral votes,
is duly elected President of the United
States for four years, commencing on
the Attn day of March, 1877.
"That William A. Wheeler, of the
State of New York, having received a
nisjority of the whole number of the
Electoral votes, IL duly elected Vice
President of the United States for four
years, commencing on the 4th of
March, 1877.
"rhe, announcement, together with
the1ist of votes, will be entered on The
journals OF both Houses. The count of
the Electoral votes being completed
and the result determined, the joint
meeting Of the two Houses is dissolved.
"The Senate will now return to Its
chamber"
The Sen tie retired, and the House
Immediately, AT 4:22o a. NJ, adjourned,
and the flag which has never been
taken down since 1t was hoisted. over
the halls Of bUth Houses. on the lst Of
February last, as signal Of their being
IN session, was lowered. |,