The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-02-09
PRESIDENT.
Latest From the Grand Com
mission.

The news from the Grand PRESIDED
ial Commission absorbs all other ma
ters. The Tribunal met on the l.
instant, and have since been hammer
ing away at FLORIDA.
The count by the two Houses pro
ceeded harnOniou>ly until they reach
ed Florida shen there being three re
turns from that State it was referre
to the Presidential Commission. Tn
count of Safes up to that point stoo,
l6 votes ahsad for 1'ilden.
The argonent of the Hayes lawyer
before the Commission is that the GER
rifcate Of GOV. Stearns certifying tn
election ofihe Hayes electors is tn,
end of all evidence, and that Their,
is no eartB power to alter, disput,
or dispros. The argument of tn,
TiIdeu LAYERS is that the Commission
has the rist and should go behind
the Goverprs certificate and inves,i
gate the t;fs and truth as to WHO wa.
really elec'd.
The whte country will bow in sub
mission to he decision of this Com
mission. (homsoever they declare to
be the PRECEDENT, will be the Presi
dent for thfnext four years and his
Authority ~.pected aud obeyed az
such; bgt il the Commission declare
the resilt OILY according to the form
of la,cFithout regard to the real facts
and trFh It will not and can not give
that Frfeet satisfaction which the
county NEEDS.
"Th graft case is in the hands of
the court. If the vote of Florida is
given 10 he Democrats, the case is
settled, aud Tilden and Hendricks 90
iu II The vote of Florida is thrown
out, Mr.. Hayes case i gone forever,
FOR he cas- not get votes enough to give
him the dice under any circumstan
ces. and Hr Tilden's election is assur
ed eiihetby getting votes from other
State; otby an election in the House.
while Nj Hendricks chances rest on
his ficke being given the I85th vote.
If Fioria should be given to Hayes
and WheIer they will only have made
one stelir advance, and must secure
all the ,ther disputed votes to win
The on fuality about the Florida
vote is hat if the Democrats get it
their wnle ticket is elected. or if it is
thrOwmut their president will certain
ly gon, and both their candidates
may gin. Florida does not present
50 ,lrog n case for the Democrats as
does Luisiaua so if it should not be
decide Us we want it, there will be no
need t being di>heartened. Ii it
shout 90 for Hayes on the ground
that le commission can not 90 behind
the @ernor's certificate, there will be
the sne difficulty about going behiLd
the Ftifcate of the governor Of Ore
gOngnd the Democrats will be left in
unl urbed possession OF their 1S5
vote But LILLE doubt is entertained
tia Florida will be either given to
2 Democrats or will be thrown out
.s0pr-tIfer
go of snat vote being thrown out,
= lust be remembered that it will
pr,ably be. not because no electors
We appointed. but because it can not
be icertained which electors we're APP
poied, SC that the number of electo-
ralbtes necessary to choice would
note reduced by such a decision.
--latest
1e dispatches Of yesterday Thurs
d,ybrieay state that the Presidential
Commission decided not to go behind
ne turns in the investigation of the
Floda vote. This is regarded by
mospeople as virtually giving the
vore,f that State to Hayes, Our dis
pate, however, is TOO brief, to deter
minexactly the reach of their de-
cisolas to the admission of testimo-
ny. f, as Is understood by many, the
decisin admits in addition to the cleo
tOral certificates, the action of the
Circu and Supreme Courts of FIori-
da an the action Of the State Legis-
laturethe case is not foregone for
Hays,5ut the weight of evidence will
be on the side of TiIden In this
event he State will he counted for
Tildetor no election declared. If the
certifetes alone are pronounced eUi
dence, then the State will be given
to Hass.
Unqestionaly, before the next issu e
of the COURIER, the President will be
known Until the final decision by
the Bord, all is speculation, and no
one ca1tell for certain.