New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-07
Zelda Worsr Defeat.

A Washington special, February %, to
the New York Tribune says:
The plans of the Democratic conspirators
miscarried in several particulars to day, but
David Dudley Fields failare to get his
quo aUG1TGiatO bill into the House before the
eounting OF the electoral votes was resumed,
was far more discouraging than any other
of their defeats. Mr.. Tilden gavo mp all
hope of being inaugurated on the fourth of
March after the decision Of the commission
in the Louisiana case, but after much COZ
sultatiOn with the managers of his case in
Washington he did come to the conclusion
that he could secure 8 hearing in the courts
Of his own selection, or failing in that that
his friends in the House could force the
country to hold new election With this
end in view the two bills providing for a
vacancy If the electoral count was not
completed, and authorizing quo i0GrrGAtO
proceedings in the courts of his choice, we're
prepared and placed in the hands of David
d. Field. Mr.. 1ilden does not want q new
election. He knows that his chance of Sc
curing the nomination again would not be
as good as he could desire, and that ii he
carried the national convention he wonld
still have before him long and expensive
canvass, with all the Odium of the past
campaign. The presidency secured at such
a price would be dearly bought, but even
then he would have no assurance of sue
cess. The Democratic party was never
very united in its support of Mr.. Tilden,
and the events of the present session of
Congress have not tended to heal its old
differences. For these and many other rea-
sons the late Democratic candidate prefers
lawsuit to new election. As one of his
| agents remarked last night, Hthe risk would
not be as great and the chance of success
better. 1t could be settled in six months,
while new election would not be decided
in year, and the necessary expenditure OF
money would be much less"
It il true that section six of the electoral
law provides that nothing in the act 'sshall
| be held to impair or affect any right now
existing underline constitution and laws to
| question, by proceeding in the judicial
| courts of the United StRtess the right OF
title of the person who shall be declared
elected or who shall claim TO be President
or ice-President Of the United States, il
any such right exists" But it is doubtful
\ if there is any clause in either the cOnstitu
1 tion or the laws that creates such right
The trainers of the constitution and the
makers of laws on this subject never in
| tended to have any question arise about
/ the legal title of the President or Vice Pres
| ident to his office. In one instance at least
they made an exception when conferrini
! jurisdiction upon the district courts for tht
/ very purpose of preventing them from en-
tertaining quo tuaTraRt0 proceedings against
! the highest two executive officers Of th'
/ United States. But even If the right to in
stitute proceedings does exist, the only
court having jurisdiction would be that
the District of Columbia, and Mr.. TlldeI
would prefer to bring his suit elsewhere
For these reasons it was thought necessary
to pass the quo Varraato bill
The bill passed yesterday TO provide
against vacancy was simply introduces
in order to quiet the condolences Of com
Democrats who base their opposition 9
filibustering not so much on their sense
honor As upon their fear Of anarchy Al.
revolution should the count fail to be com
pleted. David Dadley Field and thos
a who acted with him thought that, havinl
sent this bill TO the Senate, they could 90.
to the Democrats of this GLASS; 1T th
country is left without 3 Presidents ate
next Sunday we in the House VIII not D
responsible and viii not be held 80 BY th
people. We have shown our desire 60 avoi
an interFeanum by passing bill 70 guar
against it, and if the Senate does not acoer
IL it will not be our fault. The fear Of
, vacancy ought to have no weight Wha
, ever in determining what course we sha
now pursue. The bill that ex-90vernl
| Tilden was most anxious 20 have passt
was the one in relation to Qato sgdrrdn
DEOceeQluRds anu DaFlA OANloI = loAL a
| tended TO report it to day before the loi
convention Of the two houses met 70 be
the commissions report on South Caroiin
= His purpose vas 20 make this bill the bai
( Of al future hlibusterng. Having pass
! il through the House he intended TO pl
. pose to the Senate that hlibussaring IN 9
{ House should cease when that body agre
/, to the bill, but that unless that bill becau
8 & law he would see % it that the eou
L was not completed By twelve O'clock no
3 ON Sunday next. To tho DemocEa
y Who have thus far refused 20 8
q with tbs flibustars be intended to preae
= the case in q light which he fhoue
would be Irresistible. he would say
q them, sAll Mr.. Tilden wants ia q trial OF
le- claim to the Presidency on lie merits,
10 thought We should have this in the El.
Z torsl Commission, bat We havs been eheai
and dsdeiVed Now, We simply Ak tct
,f hearing IA the courts, and We sax 3o4
a. help "a force che Senate % grant i1
oount can BE- completed at nns tlHae lA g
10 hourR, and We have no iptentl1n Qs H5e.N@
ina it' hnt We do wish . show re aSH
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