, 1877-02-12
Arguments Of the Democrats
Favoring an Exclusion Of
the Louisiana Votes.
Abusive Newspaper Com
nents on the Electoral
Commission.
Tile Levint11an Corsc Subtracts
His Mighty Influence from
Democratic Councils.

Probability that the Old Republican
Birds Will Not Be Caught
with Chafeo.
SPECULATION.
WILL THu DEMOCRATS HsrupfArz TuEin
AoKE.NESTi
Gpsefdl Di8po&ch to The 71tsuns
WAsn'so1oE, D. G., Feb. i1.-Gcn. Garfield,
II hta great speech opposing tho passage Of tho
compFomtse I'LL, used tho following language
p.Fs sufss pa..a 5saaGs e; e T.
:alt whateyer. Remembering thst Il thste' sro se
# ths s:na.s m h ali II fefe ef 5S:s tho
nut ,sparate aud That ths tsbate may @ proeeed oase
these obettIons failure to rcach result Is al. T.
one ps4y 4IPsss s, H. e i;'s t ga
ied fa,s not to he pleased vim tho resni. that Fe-
T,ons sue ~ a aeismPs c prevented nnder tho pro-
DRMocgA71c p.ELAnsRRs.
Many Republicans hayo expressed The fear
yesterday and to.lay that tho crisis thus pro-
dictcd by Gen. Garfield had already arrived,
and that the Democrats wme disroscd to
throw 30 many obstacles In the way as to
prevent an announcement Of the result Of tho
election bcfoFo tho 4th Of March. The Demo-
cratic lcadcrs indignantly dsclain, any such il1-
tent'on. They say that the adjournment OF
yesterday was insisted upon for
GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REAsoas.
Among them wcEa tho following:
l. Tho dcsiret to obtain the stdcneo In tho caso
Of Chai1ce, M EEcctorn 1llluois alleged to be In
eligible, and tc secure hia prcscnceat Washington
for tho purpose Of teat!fyIng Ia regard 10 this
matter. 1.-THE Court had proceeded yesterday, tho
papers IN That case and Chai1co's testimony not
having been secured, thcso would bc no poo]
ground On which to batc an objection 10 count
inr his yotc
9. The necessity Of giving thc decision OF tho
Electoral Commission that carcful coustdcry-
ton which Its Importance In the Presidential
controversy demands. Tho Democrats say that
their fist official knowledge Of tho grounds on
which tl'ls decision was based was tho commuul.
cation signed by the eight Commissioners read
during tho session Of yesterday. Tint con,ml-
nlcatton laid down aomc very important prjnci-
plca-so important that they arc Of vita! conse-
quencc In tho confederation Of further questions
that viii be submitted to tho Commts-
h1on. It was, therefore, not oply proper,
but necessary, that they should hayo sufficient
time to consider those principles, and to arrange
for their intelligent discussion, and fur hls pur.
pose, they soy, tho provision was mndc In tho
bill for q. single adjournment whenever any
question Was raised between tho Two Houses Of
Congress.
The counsel who aru to make arguments in
sipport Of tho protest to b. filed against count
ng tho votes Of Louisiana, desire little addl-
'tona1 tttno In which to arrange their case for
proper presentation 10 tho Commission.
Tho Democrats say that
THE Lou1sIANA CASH
tho most important of any which wilt bo Bub- |
n!ttcd to tho high tribunal. They, Of coursc,
made contest against tho yotc Ut Florida, aa
.heywtll DO against Watts vote Ia Oregon, but
lcse two cascs were ncycr intended by them to /
70 anything more than defenses for their docks,
Is thcy expected 10 make tho great light on |
.ou!s'ana alone. II there f'ad been no question |
'ooat the Totc OF Louisiana, II she lad gone hou-
'stly and legally for Hayes, ono OF the Demo-
ratio lcaders remarked Tonight that tlcy would
lot nave ratsod questions Ia rcgasd to Florida 4nd
oregon. For these reasons, and these only.
hey say, thcy demanded tho adjournment Of
yesterday, and tho suggestion tint tbla ind1-
atos any dlhpostIon on their part to delay pro-
aedlnKs, oFthrow obstacles In tho way Of
pcedy settlement OF ths controversy, Ia un-
warranted aud unjust to theiF party.
MANY RuMoRs
n thls subject hare been adoat In Washington
esterday aud to-day. Among these was ono
hat Gov. Tulen had sent = message
this city, advising his party fscnds
d tbs House to altbustcr IN order 10
feTcnt fnal announcement Of tho
esult OF tho Presidential election. 1lis most
ltlmate friends hero deny that they have rc.
elsea Or heard OF any such message, aud add
hat toeY Do not bellcvo that auy such cou,mu-
leatlon haa been sent. Gov. Ttllcp, theY ear.
not giving advico Of thta kind to biz partr
1ends In Washington, aud, IT hc did send such
communication, II would bo dlsseRanacd, Tha
party, they assert, committed II.
40 70 inc Electoral Commission. They bctieye
'st tne doeistous thus far msdo by the Com.
tssson arc not sustained by
as CONSTITUTION, Tns LAWS, Jus1lcB, Oh CON-
MON sxNas,
II, 10 matter what thctF character may be, ths
cmocsatsc party Il bound 10 ablde by them.
bey will present the Louisiana case with a
uch confidence, and argue It u carefully, i.
ough no adverse decisions Lad already been /
ads, aud they will depend upon the honesty
ID capacity ofthe members OF that Commi.ston !
falr and legal adjudication OF tho question:
omitted. They do not bellevc that ths pfIn-
'!es already la!d down Will be sustained BY
pnaar opinion or BY tho Commissioa Itself ia
. LouIstana case.
@ak pzAocRAT1o VIEW
aae seeent decision Of the Commtsioa may Q