Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-01-11
WASHINGTON.
From our own Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9th, 1876.
NeSsrs. Editors:
Public sentiment $ Enthusiastically
settling upon the conclusion that Con-
gress has no right and no power to go
behind the electoral vote of state, as
declared and certified by its lawful au-
thorities.
As to the Oregon case, the Demo
orats claim that to accept the vote of
the Hayes electors, without the certifi-
cate of the Governor will be "going
behind the returns, is absurd. The
Governor does not certify to the vote
of the College. He merely certifes
who were elected and as the returns
as certified to by the Secretary of
state show that the Hayes electors
had majority Of the votes cast, it is
clear that 1t is the duty of the Presi-
dent of the Senate to open and count
the vote of the college as declared by
that college.
That the trainers of the Constitution
unquestlonabIy expected that tirv vote
Of state, when declared by its estab-
lished authorities, should be final and
decisive, is clearly proved by the fact
that they left each state to choose its
electors IL such manner as its Legisla-
ture might direct. Every state might
have different method
The Constitution simply provides
that the President of the Senate shall
receive and open the votes OF the
States, in the presence of the two
Houses. It makes no provision for
any tribunal to review them, which is
an unmistakable indication that it con.
siders the action of each state as alb
solute as to its own vote
The weakness of the Democratic
faith in its own claims is evidenced by
their great anxiety to compromise.
The majoriety of their little schemes
for settling the question of the Presi-
dency would be really laughable if the
state Of affairs was not so serious.
One Of their propositions very strik-
inkly illustrates the character of their
candidate Mr.. Tilden-.Ihat is the
proposal of an arrangement by which
the House is to elect Mr. Tilden Pres
ident, and the Senate is to make Mr..
Wheeler Vice President.
This is eminently characteristic of
Tllden's selfshness which almost inva-
riably overreaches his sagacity. In
this place Mr. Tilden shows an utter
disregard for the equal rights of Mr..
Hendricks, his colleague. He ignores
entirely the interests of Mr. Hendricks
IN tho oontoet and consults only his
own selfish ambition and oyerlooks the
fact that the elevation of Hendricks is
more generally desired by the Democ-
racy of the South and West, than his
own.
The quiet confidence of the Repub-
leans in the peaceful Inauguration of
Gov. Hayes is in striking contrast with
the bombastic vain-g glorious blatherski-
ting of the ''inyisible in war; portion
Of Democracy whose cry of ''Tilden or
war" is disgusting thousands of con-
sentative Democrats, both North and
South, and driving them into the Re-
publican ranks.
This is more especially the case with
the element of the Democratic party
which was originally old line Wing.
This element, which is no inconsidera-
bic one in the South, is seriously con-
sidering the propriety of cutting loose
from the party with which i. has no
sympathy and joining the Republicans
There will be no war. Gov. Hayes
will be inaugurated and will take the
seat to which he is legally and Justly
elected, on the 5th of March next and
peace will reign in our land
Yours,
X Y X.