, 1877-01-27

Union. They feel certain that tho Louisiana
Returning Board acted both lawfully md
justly In ruling out returns from "bull-
dozed parishes. Thoy arc surc that, in tho
abuence Of any other constitutional provis-
ion, tho Prssid ant Of tho Senate, who Is to
open the votes, must also count them. Tins
they SEQ tho way clear 10 tho Official mn
nouncoment Of Mr.. 1IA7Es' election, and,
with The present Administration in tho hands
Of the Republicans, to bis triumphant inau-
gurhtion. With such vantage ground, they
deem It folly to throw AWAY victory, and 10
consent to a measure which renders tho
result uncertain.
AL this is plausible, 80 long ~ one looks
at this single set Of opinions and judgments;
or SO long as tho views Of tho opposite party
are regarded as without any rcnsou, md rs
hypdczitical1y put forward from "puro euss-
etlness." Bu& in such m cstimnte Of others
no man who calls himseff statesman should
for amoment indulge 4 Republican must put
himself In tho place Of Deu,ocrat, who HON
estly believes In his own party, md in tho
necessity Of It's triumphs to tho prosperity Of
tho land. Such a Democrat IL convinced
that Mr.. T1LpEN has been actunlly aud
legally chosen President Of the United states,
aud lie suspects tho Republican leaders Of
plot to choat him out Of Ills victory by re-
ducing majority Of 5000 in Louisiana to a
minority, through the corrupt action Of a
Returning Board, composed wholly Of Re-
publioans, and deciding In secret session.
Ho ia equally aure that tile constitutional
remedy Is in the right Of oithor House Of
Congress- To object to the counting Of spu-
riousvotes, and the House Of Representatives
to Judge whether thoro has been failure OF
the Electoral Colleges to elect, and thus u
duty Of election imposed on itself. All this
Ia as certain to his mimi as the hrst.named
scrics Of opinions is to tho mind Of the re-
publican; md he Is fortified in his conc1u-
sions by tho published opinions Of eminent
lawyors, Judges, and statesmen, and by the
excited cry Of great pnrty embracing half
Of tito milton. In fact, each Of these opin-
iouatcl men has back OF him tllreo or four
million votcrs, dcepty interested In tho re-
suit, md with no means Of judging Of tho
facts but the statements published in tho
papers.
How can , sagacious, atatesmanliko Re-
publican ignore this firm Democratic judg-
mont, and act a. it It did not exist, or as II
It hed no plausible rcasons to offcr7 Lot him
nut himself ii a Democrats placo, and ast
whot ho would demand, with such belief,
and backed by such numbers. Lot him con-
slider, also, tho inpossibility Of changing
that opinion, in tie present excitement, and
with tho testimony aud tho reports OF Con.
a.cssionnl' Committees tliamolrica1ly conflict
ine, Let him further rotlcct that tho nation
l,as but RECENTLY emerged from a wcll-nigh
fatal civil conflict, the passionate effect Of
which has not yet g,lbside,l, and that tho
present contested election has unfortunate
incidental connection with tho sectional dit.
fcrences on which tlat var hinged.
After such q survey OF the 1,oliticol field
md tho perploxinc circumstances OF tho case.
la will bo less inclined. NO think. to at]opt
tho policy Of riding roual,.shoa over on
pononta, az though his own Judgment werc
iufaltiblo aud nothing were duo to tho dis.
gcut of half tho nntion, 1Ie will learn not a
little by thus putting himself in q Domo.
Gratis place, and looking for w],i1o through,
his oyca. And then It will bo ftttn0 Ia
notice that tho business Of tho country Is Of
a rausc, till this new danger ehall have boon
ayertcd, Tho long, dirk dnys Of "tle panlc y
| bayo COMO nearly to m and. hono is In avery
prisca Ia beginning to mau;fest itself
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.,,a ,,o,;,,co, c,o,a sho11 raso ou,ov 1r