, 1877-01-22

tailit. OF tic Two great part'cs whose interests
are involved. the uemMrats nlouc hare rea.
son TO. sejoIce. They have fuecesdcd
might have been held. Tho world Will now be-
licre, aud tile authority Of select committees.
that the Federal Constitution cannot endure tito
strain Vi q closely-eontcstcd Presidential c1ec-
tlon, and tiIct, to meet IN emergency which 81.
hcrencc to tho letter Ut the instrument might
reality overcome, II IN considered necessary 10
construst rlckrty peer 81 machinery. Tii:h
will neither harmnnizt will, other parts os the
system. nor contribute to thr futh ot tl1e peu-
plc In the sagarity Of t1lcEr rufrre.
Soman H,'1e.ires topIrcscrrc foril Supreme
Court the esscntfal condition. ot usefulness it
look with Indifference upon the present pro
1,ossl 10 bring certain of its Judges into tie
PARTISAN arena, With tho yaIn .ckpcetatl'i' u
Gapps pstrssn sspihe' .nc,a to 81 tue .I 1it, .n IT.
cratic parties. Tile Judges themselves will be
snsp-vtcd, anl one OF tho inevitable re-
suits Of their action will lie to etgtHtlcr In the
nnf iGse ors r.. 1oq.
process Of counting The Electoralvntrs. Trouble
there might be cycn then, but none that would
nut quickly yield TO the patriotic instincts and
Of ending controversy devised ty the joint
coTartlce and fully nf tho associated commit
tee' will, in truth. widen ~ range, and bring In
clements of Danger and difficulty In comparison
Hitl, which any tllst now exist ure tr1re. The
plan would be objectionable II all that could be
aid ng,nst il were Tint II seeks outst,le .: The
Constitution what the Constitution itself pFt,-
v'tles. Aid to this, objection thc damage
und dlttru.t that will follow the ultimate de-
,Isson. mud tho in,poltrf of the ,,nding measure
will be tot apparent to be dcntcd.
a. REVOLUTIONARY scltEME."
Is a 1s1a "staGabis fast tit the ,c~s Of an
| agrecrncnt by the Cdmsnlttee-uo matter IN
wnat basis, constitutional or uncoustttntionai-
tffyshf E1n amir fuN$
delight; and That the influence Of patriotic
anxiety aul oe commercial Interest will combine
to urge the adoption Of the Conference report.
It now seems almost certain to be carried
through.
Welo not regard the question which can.
dldatc ss to he declared elected rs ot 10 murs.
consequence. Eince thu circumstances Will to
some extent make the Victory q either barren
provides constitutional ncthod Of counting
thu Electoral vote, and thal regret Its adopt on
ASH prcsedent full OF pcsit.
Wi,cn all Is donr, whit hare VIC gained! Ne
hare srt aside the Constitution Of The United
Ssatca, which requires That the votts Of such
Electors ~ the states may app'lnt :" shall tc
eoa1ltcd," and MT s'lci votes Us l'n!tcd states
Returning Board may atre}t. Wn have broken
tt'wn those rjrrlc prJsirions under which the
fathers aetcd. and which, they believed. would
not uniy serure IN Executive independent Of
',lldy OF delay anil dispute i. to tie result Of
IN election. We hate established precedent
,,ntler wInvh. II special election should te
held In Snref1br next, F'rt:Ie-iy the sans ina.
tho result nutiI at,er the next 4!h Of March,
t wtcn the President of tho scnale could
take another Lease Of power, and the people
! must 20 Through tlIe farrc OF n tLtrd ete:tiun.
lutionary scheme, ran any fuan dtHyf At some
point, certainly, s,,.'h defeat Of the popu!ar
viii would be resisted perhaps " an etsetson
I ,f,tI kt,s ufur1 pnx4tr tf tf1h!fr rnINl1n
and resistles. iorce. bat utterly dratitI!te Of
legality. In short, 1t would l~ resort to govern.
tnert by reyoiyera ns the only remedy tor goy-
cruneat By tricks. This hl1t, In possible effect, Ia
simply tl.c Repuollr Of Mexico REDUCED tn Il
United States statute.
Tho Constitution rrorldes a clear path out Of
all these difficulties. 1t directs the President Of
thu Senate tn cnunt the Electoral votet
and declare the rssnlf. II dors this be
ca,,ep the Constitutional! Convention WIS IN
wiling to 5nfrust MY .rn'rul oy.r ist
sst1" s s,u.s Of ths t. t,tx 9onEiss h.es
in station and mo.t ren,usrA from pokafb1a per
aonal interest. seemed the nu.t lifting ofljcr1
10 exercise lfis responsibility. These views are
substantially, entertained By maDy ut tic ahlcs1
c0nstilutioGal lawyers In tic cotiut~-, and ".
lAclFevc II 10 longer secret that ut he Head u
them il tI bc plarea Mr.. William II. Efar:
1-htrr Is III possible partisan advantage tn i't
tricks art 10 BE- res sJ.tcl to Il would still bo 1t
the power af the Republicans III delay acton
until 4 Republican President Of tho Senat
should t,,lIstttuttal,ally succeed tu tic yacan
nia,v, ID It rot l.rttet that tlc work shouE.
f,rUtrel IN lcgttinintc war Vi, thr accustomed
iith of Fc,,rlarY, ululvr tle hluttlug eaustit,l
iIouai pru, isinni
49, noxss,r SER uoy.r
x-c i"tk -Dtnscccn,:c.
II is the i.nwcr ll1ust whlcl, makes rrrsi
deut II tle Electoral CoiteEes fail to makt lin,
lis authority in thai natt q Is supreme aud role
The Srnutc yaunnt Interfere viii, tlat arti,orlt
my !nurc than tl!e Lower 1touse san w:ti ti'
is,wrr House must for Mself, vs. q Huuse, *
anime, count, md ascertain ii auY pe;snn tbs
mai0r|ty Of The votes fnr tle Presidency, Tues
arr.,,r 3pnin. .i1y witch We are cupcllcd tu les
ths uoIc i,st ycco1ntncnIcd by thr Joint Tom
,nittce; a,;ti wc do not kce huy It Is possible L
rr'nustie witf llrse o1,inIona lie fuIv tliat
singlv rcturl, Is TO be counted l.urss both boslie
rn,,r,,r in rrectln- II. md that TIC Judgment
thr Boatyl nf Arbitration /. to stana uusess bot
, Hmlses ,ysrrnie II.
= = Wc have no tort Of objection, Of coursc, It
> > the nersuna} Character atd uualtY Of tho yet
!, , erces, Nuuc whatever All tic t]ustices of GU
ht1f.r,t judicial triin1uaI we believe TO b. rov
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