The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-21
acknowledgement.
Thr Abuse IleHPed ON the Flee.
tOrul 0oIntu issiOn.

SET OF thifatlffa Win had letfaNtd high
trust, and we're de irving % ihe .corn Of
all honorable msr There are among
these eight men three justices Of the
United Stale. Supreme Couri-ihe high.
ct tribunal ia the land-men whose hon.
oflble lives ate reintsiions Of the SANDER
thai has teen visited 'pon them ,incs the
verdict Of the G. mn sion. They are not
politicians nor ~ seeker, srd hold
their position. iar liic. They afe not
dependent on lie isvor Of GUv. Hayes
in any respect. Hs cannot touch hair
OF their head nor iiuini.h their salaries
one cent They we're therefore FAR re-
moved from any i.Hriltiun to peryert
the law or ,lo fi8lrUcr 10 their con.
sciences. They save in their verdict un-
der solemn o aih- 10 examine the cs.e by
The light Of their -oncrdcd knuvledge Of
the proper method. II interpreting the
spirit and letter q The Constitution of
the United State. Uhl,-. ihssr men are
perlurers they arc mot atfociou.ly and
ionlly abused by The Democratic press.
There is no middle ground In regard to
them. II Ne BJmiG that there j. any
foundation lot The abuse lllltd ~ them
and their iylluv msmlyf, oi the Com.
mission, We arr bluHl to rsgard them as
perjured men, aud d, .uch they are sim.
ply proper objects OF general Is,cstation.
Besides these three Justices there are two
other men among etifbt Mo have been
thus sgros,ly scandal .d by iheD,mocfatie
press, whose liyes.haysalv1y, teen above
reproaeh, url who are tnosh to the
country for their conservation. aul Tor
their independent position st,hu the
Republican party. Wy msBn M,ssr-.
lloar nd Elmuu1, tRp men whose
names carry A. much personal rarcci
with them A. auy msu iu the country.
Vet these tV0 myu have 5etYaily been
held up to public aeorn BY al. Demo.
cratic pres, along With thsIhrcr ilsticrs ui
the Supreme Court. iagl q. ii they had
been detected 10 suur silurm1u- rs.rlliIy.
Iii an easy thiHe io .5y, Ili1l had The
decision Of the Thbunll been reversed,
We should have -ecn nu su,h !os down
and discreditabic r1hiHliln ui uutca.on.
lug and -piisiul abu-c irom ihr Republi.
can pEsss oi the country. Ei.y aud
cheap as it may b. oorsidersd &. ssy go.
We nevertheless 10 -ay il-t ilai very
thing, vif that the country would have
been spared thif scene ui wiA aud
brutal abuse oi houofab'. a.sn. The l;e.
publican newspaper YET, divided
IN opinion a, ~ The rpl.,y uf referring
thedispuled Prgsidsncy o. a aCJmlis,ion-
many Of them opposing .ugh a frierencr.
They looked upon il in a., nature o! =
second election aud cu1il srg ro warrant
Tor it in the Constitution. They all
agreed, however, tLli l.mueh al, Con.
gtess had chosen this method oi ending
tie yeSed dispute, the decision ui the Tri.
bunal would a, least gave us peace and
set the controversy At fest lu ihi- spirit
ot acquieseuee, the Republican masses Of
the country would undouhiediy have re.
ceiyed and accepted i decision in favor Of
Mr.. Tilden. They did not look upon the
reference to the Commission a. a game Of
heads wan aud tail. yun Io.e. which
is the light in which certain virulen,
Damocratie Congrcssmcn Al Washington,
and large number Of Democratic news
papers, seem 10 regard il.
This il tie second sor, 0i an experience
Of this Kind thai the country has had
at the hand. Of the head Of the Demo.
cratic party. Ia ls6' the party sent into
rebellion rather than .li'snii Go the re.
-ult OF the Presidential election. \ por-
tion Of the party seem ready TO DO the
same thing now But for tlc fact that
we havcRo recently passed through long
and destructive contest, there is .raroely
doubt that the Dsm.cfaey would
again plunge the country into war.
One OF their leading p1p.ss Ia. unmi..
tSkably suggested the idea Of preventing
the Inauguration oi Gyv. Hayes BY
assassination. Other pale1, have given
vent to the most ssliti1u. uurrlucrs. On
every hand We ,ctHhib.ii0us 1i bsmo-
cratic spleen and insgborliuatin. Thi,
Is the spiritin Whieh they rsrrivs tie de-
cisions of the higbrri tribunal ever con-
suIu;ed in this country --a ir,igsal. too
that wa' called Into tcius Iy their
own overwhelming vote i0 CaHsr,...
Now what i' the point in iHs d-.i-iou
Of this tribunal against shirh
all this oppfobriaH. sl1m1r b.
raiscd2 1t /, very ruP1rian' Co
understand the point decided. Briefly J.,
's this, that in order Q, guard prr.iisp.
Lal elections against the partisan inter.
ference oi the damiasri party in Con.
gress, 1t Is ncct-.sry G, rs-Fsri the re-
turos made under il. Iifu. I'd las b., the
different Static. III. h,ii that oH1r this
severe theory !. alaulour,i tbr iaoi gate.
are opened 10 ~ sort. oi ismplatilu- to
20 behind Tie return. 8i ihs Slais.. aud
that no man can iorc-rs dc col ui ,ueh
spolicy. This l., ia rib-isrse. the prin.
rpal decision Of the Tribunal rhsrr
are" however, some other point. decided.
They are suumcl uP briefly BY tie Nrs
York Gnbaas and w avail sHr1slvo- oi
Tie summary l,fcseniei b. that paper. a.
follows.
In btirt, the Comm is.iur ls,idr. that.
!" counting the electoral i1ies. neither
honse ot Cengress. nor ,hc tHo horse.
together, nor the Vios Prc.id,nt. can al
osher evidence d the appointment Of
electors by state than that given BY