Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-01-27
WHOLE NO. 1910.

OPERATION OF OONCfnmcud on in'
{ from the most trivial to the most /
: portant, there will always be pos
I bility that the result reached will I
, be the true one. The executive off,
! may not wisely perform bis duty. II
7 courts may not truly declare the Ia,
and the legislative body may not ena
tbe best laws, but ia either case to
sIst the act of the executive, the couI
or the legislature, acting CONSTITUTED
ally aGd lawfully within their spheI
would be 20 set up an anarchy IN 4
place of s government We THU
then. that to provide clear and lawl
means of performing the great al
necessary functions of goverBme
10 time Of much public dispute. isl
far greater importance than the partl
ular advantage that apy man OF pad
may in the course Of eyepts possib7
obtain.
But we have still endeavored 10 pd
vide such lawful agencies Of decisil
In the present case as shall be 4
most fair and impartial under the "a
cumstances. Each Of the branches
( the legislature, and the judiciary. al
represented in the tribunal in equI
proportion. The composition Of L
judicial part Of the commission lool
to a section from different parts of {
republic, while il is thought to be frl
from any preponderance Of supposabI
bias, and the addition Of the necessaI
constituent part of the whole commi|
sion, ia order TO obtain an unevd
number, j. left 10 an agency the fart
est removed from prejudice Of any q
istlng attainable one. IL would 4
difficult, il not impassihla. We thirA
to establish tribunal that could !.
less the subject Of party criticism tha
such one. The principle Of the Co
stitution is so absolutely fair that
are unable TO perceive how the mo
extreme partisan can assail, unless
prefers to embark his wishes upon tlA
stormy sea Of unregulated prOceeding|
hot disputes and dangerous results IA
can never be measured or defined, ratia
er than upon the fixed aud reguld
course Of law that ensures tho pead
and order of s0ciety, whatever parA
may be disappointed ia its hopes.
The unfortunate circumstance th
no provision had been made on tlN
subject before the election, has great
added to the difficulties Of the con
mittee in dealing with il, inasmueh
many Of the people of the counu
members of the respective polities
parties, will perhaps look with Jealous
upon any measure that seems 10 Id
volve even the possibility of the ID
feat of their wishes; bat il has also Ia
the committee TO feel that their mem
bers are bound by the highest duty /
such a case, to let no bias or party fee
ing stand in the way Of a Just an
peaceful measure for extricating th
question from the embarrassments tha
at present surround IL.
In conclusion, We respectfully be
leave to impress upon Congress III
necessity of a speedy determiuatio
upon this subject Ii is impossible
estimate the material loss the couutr
daily sustains from the existing sta
of uncertainty IL directly and poweI
fully tends to unsettle and paralyY
business, TO weaken public and privat
credit, and TO create apprehensions
the minds of the people that distur
the peaceful tenor of their ways an
happiness. Ii does far more; il tend
to bring republican institutions int
discredit, and to create doubts Of tl
success of our form Of government
and Of the perpetuity of the republi
All the considerations Of interest,
patriotism and of justice unite ia I'D
of the law-making power
thatwill bring peace and pros
perity 10 the country, and show th,
our republican institutions are equal
any emergency. And in this conncctio
We can not refrain from the expressio
1f our satisfaction that your commi
lees, composed of equal numbers
parties, have fortunately bee
lble to do what has been attempted
rain heretofore-almost unanimOusl
gree upon plan, considered by theI
Ill TO be just, wise and efficient. M
accordingly recommend the propose
let TO the patriotic and just judgmen
# Congress.
GEO. n. EDMUNns rep, vi,
y. n. FRELINGHUYSENl Rep, n. U,
ROSCOE CONKLING rep, n. ~.
a. q. THURMAN Dem, Ohio,
n. +. BAHARD Dem, Del.l
NJ. w. RANSOM Dem, N. Cl,
Senate Committee.
H.B. PAYNE Dem, OhiOl.
EPPA HUNTON Dem, Val.
ABRAM S. HEWITT Dem, N.Y..
WM. NJ. SPRINGER Dem, M,
GEO. W. MCCREARY tRep. Iowa.,
GEO. +. HOAR rep, Mass),
GEO. WILLARD (Iiep., MichD
llOnse Committee.
Senator Morton (Rep., Ind } is th
My member of the committee VIII
id not sign the report