Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1877-01-11

treme test the republican system of Govern-
ment itself, II Is their firm and deliberate pur-
pose 20 condemn any solution of existing polit-
ical problems that involves the exhibition of
armed force, OF that moves through any other
channel thsn the prescribed form OF the con-
stitutiop, or the pescsful agency of the law
TIE follosing are the figures for Presiden-
tisl electors in South Carolina, as determined
by the House Congressional Committee: Hayes
electo,s-Bowen, 92327; Winsmith, go 1863 !;
Johnson 81 434 Hurley. SO, 266 Nash, 81 331;
Cook 90 24l. Wyer4. 90 $50. nlden electors
Rarker. 81 .446; McGowsn, 81 462 Ingram,
81 4i6 Wallace, 9i4i6; Erwin. 81. 444 AID
r1cn 81 ~; Humphries, 81 1T6 Judge
STANLEY Matthews. of Cincinnati, will contest
the sea. OF Hon. Henry b. Banning in the mex,
Congress.
DoS. WILLIAM A. WHEELER has been inter-
viewed by New York Herald correspondent,
firm conviction that Congress can never be
constituted National Csnvsssing or Return
ing Bosrd. Congress cannot go behind the
returns, beyond the mere question of the
regularity of the certificates. Understand me
clearly. for it is q point on which 1 would
not like to he misunderstood. The Con-
gress cannot investigate whether Louisiana
has gone for Tilden or Hayes. The action of
the Returning Board on this point has been
final ard conclusive in Louisiana. / do not
believe that this dispute Will be wholly an IN
mixed evil. believe it is going 10 teach the
people the machinery OF the Presidential cleo
ton. which they have never understood be-
fore, al d that It will be the means Of svertiDg
such troublesome strife in the future
The Republican members of the General AS
sembly of Illinois met IN caucus last week
and adopted series Of resolutions declaring
that Hayes and Wheeler, having been elected
President and Vice President, must be il
augurated. AT q caucus of the Republican
members Of the Michigan Legislature, held on
the evening OF the 81 inst. Senator Ferry was
renominsted for the United states Senate by
reclamation by unanimous rising vote.
Mn. BLAINE has been re elected to the United
States Senate from Maine, having received the
unanimous vote Of the Republican Legislative
caucus. In Minnesota, Senator Window has
been chosen to be his own successor.
The Washington correspondent OF the Chi;
cago Times telegrsphs that journal: at i.
nos regarded IS certain that the reports of the
Senate and House committees sent to invseti
gate tho counting OF the electoral votes in the
States of Louisiana aid Florida will conflict
and that they W II foim no satisfactory basil
upon which to adjust the pending difficulties
and not few Democratic Senators have los
al hope OF any acceptable plan Of counting tn,
electoral vote icing evolved by the conference,
committee appointed for this purpose. Tn,
expectation OF many mo- il that tue reports O
the investigating committees viii involve
protracted debate upon the subject Of countiD,
the Presidential vote. and that the time for tn,
performarc e OF that act will arrive before an,
plan Is perfected or at least agreed upon"
WASHINGTON.
THEHE is rumor that Justice Clifford, o
the United States Supreme Court, is to be re
placed by Judge Shipley. Of the Upper Ne,
England District. Clifford is entitled, on &C
count of age, to retire at his own option ON full
/ pay for life. Clifford is . Democrat, Shipley
Republican.
DURING December there was an increase Il
the public debt of upward Of 50 600. 900. Ap