Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-01-24
Their Way-Four Ways or Meth

With the Three Methods of the
Past that they Themselves Sup
ported 9-The People are With
the Plan Of Settlement as Re-
ported by the Committee.
Eighteen hundred years ago they
n.ied the bands and feet of criminals
10 crosses and set the crosses in the
ground and allowed the victims to die
on them.
The Redeeuer of man died that way.
That was the method of execution in
those days and among that people, and
those who proposed some other way
were considered q rather dangerous set,
TO be watched with the greatest of
caution.
Eighteen hundred years ago the in
hsbitsr is of England, Scotland and Ire
land, in summer. time ran naked as
when they were born, and in winter
time few of them wore . skin or robe
sround them, as the American Indian
does row. That was their way, aud to
do differently was to incur great oppo-
sIt'on. Now, however, they view things
is another light.
Eight hundred years sgo, in Europe,
when dispute arose among gentlemen
they settled it by individual encounter
To settle otherwise was not their way
1t was unmanly to settle any other way.
Five hundred years ago, in Europe,
they burned heretics, that is, people
Who did not believe in the orthodox
church, and the church that was not or
thciO1 did fully as bad BY helping to
burn witches.
These are all facts, as clearly attest
-d as it is possible to attest human ac-
ticn, and all the practices or customs
enumerated we're in the regular ways
Of those days, and to do otherwise, or
to propose otherwise, was 20 do or pro-
pnse something new that WAS wrong and
contrary to the ways of the fathers,
though the ways of the fathers we're
msuifestly wrong. But by degrees the
people of those countries have come to
adopt Other and better ways, more hu-
name ways of executing criminals, bet
:er ways of living, 3 more tolerant
spirit of religion, less superstition, and
e comparatively better way for society
for the settlement Of disputes.
II such things we're the every day
occurrences among the people, it re-
quies no long article to tell what the
inspiration or main-spring Of action
among the kings and princes would be,
as between the different countries
Whenever an insult, real or fancIed WAS
given, or dispute arose, the troops of
the respective parties were msrshslled
and the question was settled BY war.
The American people Affect to discard
such ways.
The people Of this country profess to
have an adjustable system of govern
ment that admits of the framing of such
lave that redress for all grievances may
be obtained. if not Immediately when
the wrong complained of is perpetrated.
ss soon as it has become SO mani
fest that there is no question that q
wrong exists. That is the way the peo'
pie of this country claim their system
provides for.
In last November the p.ople of this
country passed through an election for
President of the United States, and
since that time the country has been in
9 greater or less state of excitement as
to who has been elected, both parties
claiming the President. A number of
States have got into sucn wraDg e over
the electoral vote that they have come
- % Congress with a double set of
electors, and say to that body, here,
settle this business between US. II they
had settled the question of electors at
bome aud presented only one set to
Congress the case would have no tr0u
bic in it, but , rumber have not done
SO; they have double set at Wash
ipgton for the consideration Of Congress
in joint session on the llih day of Feb
rusry.
The whole mass Of the people, ire
spective of party, say to Congress,
You must settle the question submitted,
in peaceable way. That is the way
in accordance With the spirit of the
governmental system of the Republic.
Outside of a few office holders and
cficial Aspiran;s the whole country says
10 Congress, settle the dispute on the
I.,h day of February, the day set by
che Constitution for the counting of the
electoral vote, and announce who has
been elected, the announcement Of
shich is encumbent on the President Of
the Senate.
The sctien Of Congress in the past,
in the connt;ng of electoral votes, has
been limited to four methods.
The frs. one vas, that on the assem-
bling of Congress IN joint session on
the day appointed by the Constitution,
the President of the Senate IN the pres
ence of both houses opened aud counted
tie electoral votes and declared George