The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-01-19
EDITORIAL, NOTES

EDITORIAL NOTES.
Don Cameron, Grants Secretary of
War, is sending agents through The country
to induce Republicans to visit Washington
in force when the electora, votes are TO be
counted.
"A bill has been miro uced in the U S
teby Senator Whyte, ofMaryland, which
propose the lsying of Geographic cable be
tween Baltimore and Europe The corpor-
ators named in the bill are Robert Garrett,
Mayor Latrobe and VIM. F. Frick, of Balti-
more. They propose, if a charter is granted
them, 10 send dispatches at lower rates than
are now charged, and from the character of
tie projectors of the enterprise, we should
think they mean business.
The Republican Legislature of Pennsyl
vania have under consideration bill appro-
priating one million of dollars TO place the
militia on a war footing. The Republicans
made great outcry when the story was
started that the Democrats of Indiana were
organizing to defend the rights of the people
from being oyerthrown by the consplators
who manage the affairs of the Republican
party. We have not heard word from
them, however, in condemnation of the Penn
sylvania war measures
%. II. Brewster, one of the Hayes electors
in Louisiana was surveyor general of the
State when he was voted for aa elector. To
evade the constitutional prohibition, lie re-
signed his office after the election, dating his
resignation on the 4th of November three
days before the election. On Monday Pres
ident Grant, us the price of the diseraccful
work Brewster did for the Republicans,
re-nominated him for the position of surveyor
general Of Louisiana. The Presidents
course in this, ms in sundry other matters
touching the late election, is positively
shameful.
-Pinchback, ey.Gov. Warmoth, Gen.
Longstreet and other prominent Republicans
of Louisiana have deserted the Packard fac
ton and gone over to the side of Governor
Nichols and th people. Gen Longstreet
has sent the following dispatch to President
Grant:
NeO Orleans, Jam s.-To President Grant,
Washington, ID. G Gen Nichols was To
day innugurated Governor of this Sta
amid enthusiastic dem nsirntions of M
lriotism that should be gratifying to every
American citizen. 1beleve him fairly elected
o The flee 10 which he has been Undue cd,
and that he will maintain peace and good
Oider throughout the State. beg, therefore
That you will malurely consider the premises
Notwithstanding adverse sensational dis
patches that may reach you. Most respect
fully, J. LoNGsTREET
The New York Tribune, speaking in the
interest of the Republicans, admits that the
Democrats polled majority of the votes
cast in Louisiana on the 7h of last Novem
Der. 1t claims. at the same time, that the
Returning Board is the sole body, under the
laws of the State to determine the result of
the election; that its decision is final and
from it there can be he appeal and being in
accordance with law il must st md no matter
how great the outrage upon the citizens of
Louisiana or the whole country. Now lei
the Tribune and its friends apply the same
logic to the Oregon case. A person was
there chosen as elector who was disqualified
by the express terms of the Constitution OF
the United States; and whose resignation
one moment and re appointment the next
could not qualify him to act, except by evad-
ing the spirit and object of the Constitutional
prohibition. The Governor of Oregon, act
ing in strict compliance with the law, gave
a certificate of election 10 the cand idate who
received the next highest number of votes
to the disqualified person. II the action of the
Returning Board in giving Louisiana to the
defeated Republicans, Is reversible, there
are many more reasons why the decision of
the Oregon Governor, in enforcing the pro.
visions of the Constitution, should also re,
main unchallenged. In homely phrase, what
is saucc for the goose should he sauce for the
gander