New-York tribune., 1877-01-02
POLITICAL NOTES.
The President has ruined his reputation rs

a silent man.
The war bugle Of the Ohio Democrats is evil
IDENTIFY fish horn. It's OF no moment nuisance
to the community. 70
1t is now stated that Mr.. Tilden will take
the oath, whether no. a has ,icI.l. nave .irruY
ready taken 1t many times, tHis looks ike work of
supcrerOgatiOn.
One of Mr.. David Duliey Fields admirers
remarks when Ms. Field discusses tlc true theory of
tine ballot lawyers ard iubc,r, hat the Ject
being handled by a master NGcu NJ. Fields chief
client got hold " the Bao.-icx TN. community realized
tina tlat sacred Tecort!cl, "a, hlnl'd 10y mH'tei
The Democrats have taken great comfort in
Nr. Bannings feiocious speech ami have alluded to
the voice of the people. THe fame wc the great
thu, the point Of acquiring hts been -natc.sd
from hin by this jealous Remark from 'hc gauSrened
philosopher VI Ihe Cincinnati CymHsfcmt: lncre
not r ,enencc uttered by this rupo. tn man that could
nos have been extracted, without t' Use ~ the stomach
pump, from the belly of any weekly Democratic news
paper"
Congressman Payne of Ohio who il a mem
ber OF the Conference Committee the counting Of tho
electoral vote, is represented saying that the House
will yield its ground that has the right to object 20
the vote Of any being received, but will insist upon
having the vote of at least Southern state thrown
cut 50 that the House elect Ilren and The senate
Wheeler. II il to be hoped Tor MI PJynes sake that 10
has been misrcpresented
There are all sorts of infeTences about the
action Congress will take tie electoral ,ote An IN.
terestng contribution is made as follows los the wash
ngton correspondent of The Spriiq6ed B,pu6'dH; lt
is now conceded all sides that the eectora! con'o-
versy is settled By the disposition that made oi
Louisiana. Some Republicans here are 50 far doubtful
on that point, but nos DemOcrI. has doubt mat
Tden carried the state If there j. break IN the Re-
pubcan line Of course Tildan Will come IN 10y the con-
current rejection OF Louisiana. u the Inc holds hrm IN
every part including COnkIingaHd EdmunS then Hayes
will lie inaugnracd All signs OF compromise are iail
ing and, it is seen that compromise l. pOs'ioe
one side or the other must give way /, looks to-day. as
il tne Republicans the more likely 10 give way ar
enough to allow the House elect TG"n and the scnats
Wheeler one OF the democratic journals here complains
Of Gov Tldens tmdity. II SAYS that h. alone can pre-
vent his Inauguration by his anxiety TOR the conduct ot
his friends tbs il The private talk OF number oi North
en Democrats III 'ohAlt'S' intl, 10y u',' II i',,i
yould allow them 10 tnr"lt.I violence ana even clFH
war they cOuld fr-t"u ,h. r pablclnS on' VI their par
the Ioisr including Randall WOO! and Banning. would
Ike to appeal 20 the ~@VId lhrv ere restrained uy III
den aud the Southern Democrats. thus ldr'
Ex-Judge J. p. Bishop of Cleveland has pub
lshed pamphlet gym- concise and clear statements
OF his views concerning c powers o Cnsres' IN count
ing the electoral vote His position, which is concucd
in by the most eminent OF the Cleveland bar s
summed up as follows: "The Constitution gives the
state Legislatures power 10 prescribe the manner OF
appointing electors and nothing else The state Legs
atures cannot 90 beyond ns power; they cannot e'4do
v.
The President Of the senate Is the constitutional custo-
n Of the regular and authorized electoral vJ.es lie,
and he ONLY can o,icn he certificates IL il ;or him to
determine which OF III" i>> of votes ate regular ana a-
,horzad and those he produces such are to be counted
and none other - for te count OF the votes. TIE Con
titu,ion does NOT oy" lor TIE counting to be done ~
the House alone or the senate alone or by the two
conoiptly or by committee appointed hy one or no'h
houses; nor does it say whether the count SHAH take
tho or n House.
count in the presence Of both houses Is Smp! To pre-
serve the evidence of the number Of cccra! votes tach
candidate received. The Pr sltent of The senate may
mnIince tne voie OF each Pee OY'n, 'ue ccri.
|atr A summing ny Il the votes 30 dun'nnctl VIII
sGnw which candidates have the highest vote ior ft
Jagt ard Vicc-PrcSdn and the announcement OF mat
suuminy no end. the matter. No Iprlal d'rl ilpph -
o who are elected President ana wee ft'>lt'ht src-
nI,irr by the Constitution, AMI j. necessary. Ihs
Itonstuoual provision l. sclf"Ntrutiug. Jni nnt
intendcd be- subjected to au' Law rGie or regulation
Of Congress or ot either biah'h
A correspondent of The Herad has been
talking with some Of The Cincinnati editors about the
Presidential controversy. Nj. Murli Ia.trad gave LIS
view rs follows: :" have bean impressed AID an Se'
impressed that there clements 90 dAnsr. IN the 'u-
atiJr and do not think these ecm Ms are d'' rd y
the failure " both paIiic, up % has uac IA Washington
10 form well-iclned plan of o.rr-uou Ny ""h ldes
is that the two houses of Congress meet mcirl IL VIZ
pesss 10 see the count he electoral vote that neither
house had any power the vote. IL "oa.d De N'y
strange the trainers Of the Constitution hid b'eh 80
particular To keep the Federal Ollie, doit, from having
any association with the election - forbid poor post
master 10 be rlcgtor, and th:o" de "h"' m''i ''
the houses Of Congress when and auer iu d'''l'''h
they had positively declined to have t"
py Congress The Constitution only nance nc man.
ard defines its duty be to ofcn Tie N't'' l"e ''"
sttuton orders tho votes counted aad ii'e' declares me
result This throws great responsibility IN that one
mon lut /, is to be remarked that h. - iae one l"i
WIN was himself expected to bc tue product ui Tue I'
yious Electoral College. aud not the n''H'"'"' % -
executive Office. This high officer oi IL. Government "
in The position n having uothuf d.''l' ~ ~ H.'n
dcpl tmrnt * the Government. r nom d" 5'n,
~ nnv.,r IN tDls affair tn p'-lhP 81 * ,'i.'
ceases The two houses sie anl'&ohI -
% %tPlah d' 'nny ' s 10 20 back e. the s'iug point IA
thr beginning Of the Hoyet!ih,h' -" 80, M
r,sy IA. nohiny 10 do bat witness tl' cum 80
Ii,,ri smith thou ght hcI" was u" "I -. ~ ~ o'
and that the Dom"cidia "ri" ol ILL., -, ,;c tnte
Icv,d The Republicans alC tuy r"lu'" ~ "'' WV
Of LOUISIANA e o,
Mr. Rcdteld returns to the subject OF Lou
,si,n, long enough give clear Nt.''n ~ MS ''
,ou "A 10 the general result Of the election '''''' "
saws IN his last letter 10 The cuc'"Ra" ''"D'"'"'
"The result OF my Investigations Was t"a Lo"'''"' "
n Reuublcan State by frOm 10000 to l>VVo ""'' "io
election is perfectly free, full and i'i' that -
National issues But on State issues although NPuo'
80 ,,, ,,,or,tv j. small and might be overcome Oy
o,,.n, fair means For instance, there are gfeas
my ,olored men Of intelligence and property III LOU
,,,ra and IL Is no uncommon thing Tor thi 10 'oto
with the whites local state issues pu' WV" "
comes 10 the Presidency, Hayes ana llu'n ioi ''
an, as all isted that free. fair eceuon "ou'u S
,no state to Hayes I am that PenhsyNah'' ~
uvos syes In proportion 10 voting pop'atioh' i""''
ana IL more of Republican State than rehnS' su.
= convinced that Hayes is the man who Is eieo'e@
-. h w,ul Aay, carried Louisiana as oertaiAV -
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