Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-13

MIDDLE Noshing 10 be 0atned
By Dispuuug Upon rsisss Of
Law.
IFrom Oar S.so~d Di.paieA Of Ys''ssday.l
wAsHIsoroS. January i2.-In the Sen
ate At 1 o'clock to-day. Senator Booth
called up the resolution submitted BY him
last Monday with regard 70 counting the
electoral vote and spoke at length In favor
thereof. lie said: ohs Of the did,
eulties Of the present complication In re-
gard to the counting Of the electoral votes
arises from the fact that tho plan for the
election Of . President was devised to
meet q condition Of society essentially dif.
fersnt from ours. The makers Of u
Constitution designed in part to fsttsr and
restrain the Democratic spirit and tend-
sncy Of the nation. It was deemed un-
wise to trust the people with the immeai-
ate choice Of their Chief Executive. They
we're to choose certain eminent citizens
Who were 10 mako the choice for them.
One Of the most nstsd authors Of the Con-
stitution said that IL was contrary to the
spirit Of that instrument for an olscter TO
diyulgs his vste before his certificate was
opened for count. The people were 10 be
In ignorance - 10 who shsuld DO their
PRECEDENT until the ofieial announcement.
and that was the reason why. upon failure
Of choice by electoral vote. the House OF
Representatives WAS required 10 proceed "
elect Immediately. 90 as TO prevent the sI-
srcise Of the influence Of foreign powers
on the choice. Now We should ~ much
expect the choice Of our President TO DO
e.strsilsl by the e~osJunetisn Of the
planets, the influence Of the stars, or the
phAsss of the moon, a. ~ foreign nauons'
CUSTOM haoits o, thougnt, hAtuisi tenu-
eney nave uiiI.su u, 20 iAr Iion 'ns .s.,cr
Oh tns eohsntatienAI Pro'isions M. .ns
sligioiiity OF . ostmas 70 Tue posiuon
OF siSctor was ~ iIIte eonslasred IN tne
Iats elecuon - A.stt =, W. hotAn Ur =
enAp'er o, tns iA,nua' spiri.
strongsi ,nsh ,hs ls'ssri P,lneIP,o ISL.
i,ssili NE nnus W. Own ANUS, pyi.s
,esi srowth i,s o"n io,m; ~. p.o IN
oeIore US .o-oay, snu "hivA sss,o ~
ahf,ous No., :. ss.,,no ~ h..
bssn made President. under the fern Of .
law whsss spirit 10 obsolete. In . method
which will command the moral support OF
the American people. The emergency 10
grave one. do not think it, dangers
have been exaggerated. The rosk IL In
the channel. II We driit We shAll strike
n. To be clear in his great ONCE, tho
President OF the United States must hold
n by an undoubtsd title. Possession will
not sanctify Il; arms oannot s~eucursly
guard Il ; submission cannot sastain II. We
NAV reason ourselves into regarding
the Presidency a. q place, In tho language
Of the senator from vsrmsnt. TO sign ap-
propriation bills and the commissions for
postmastsrs /; but IL still remains the gilt
iering prizs OF ambition, Of imperial
power and patronage ; an opportunity for
good and evil /: kingly and everything save
the crevp and title. Lawfully held and
vorthily Allsd. A IL the highest political
nositie. ON earth : but the manitude OF
The oface A. n psrsonal position 10 dwarfted
into iusiguihcancs when compared 10 Its
importancs 10 the people. Every four
yesrs the psopls meet In COMMITTEES OF the
Whole on tho state Of the Nation. and
their report is rendered In the choice Of
Chief Magistrate. In making that choice
every political question that touches the
honor, progress and well-bsing Of the
country Is considered. Politics. laws.
institutions and charastsr are assailed and
defended ; the past Is reviewed and the fu-
turs predicted nothing 10 toe sacred TO
bs Questioned ; patriotism and prejudice,
reason. inauguration and passion are APP
u..i.A IN until Tia nuhlic mind In thor