The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-01-30
Cong tngs.--NOnth
Carolina Matters.


Carolina Matters.
House; The morning hours were
spent in administering over the amend.
ment paying Mr.. Eads in bonds for his
jetIles ut the mouth Of the Mississippi
river, which was rejected, and the bill
went over Adjourned.
Senate; Mr.. Robertson, of South Car.
olina, presented resolutions OF citizens
ofSpartenburg county, South Carolina,
composed OF persons OF both races and
both poll zeal parties, deuOuucing
the Chamberlain government in. that
state Ms usurpati0n and declaring that
the Hampton government Is the legal
government OF the State. Referred to
the committee on privileges and cleo
lions.
Mr. Robertson, of South Carolina,
called up the resolutions recently pre-
sented by Mr.. Gordon, acknowledging
the Hampton government in South
Carolina as the legal government of the
State, and addressed the Senate In
support of the resolution. He reviewed
In brief the recent occurrences in that
State.
Mr.. Bayly seated. lie succeeds Key,
who was appointed to MI Johnson's
vacancy.
Sargent submitted the report Of the
senatorial committee to Florida. He
also gave notice that Cooper would pre-
sent "A minority report.
Presidents Message ON the Compro.
mise BIIi.
To the Senate OF the United states.
| follow the example heretofore
occasionally presented, of cOmmuni.
eating in this mode my approval OF the
act TO provide for and regulate the
counting OF the votes for president aud
vice president and the decision of
questions arising thereon, for the term
commencing March t. a. d. 1877, be-
cause Of my appreciation Of the immi-
nent peril To the institutions of the
country, from which, in my Judgment,
the act viii afford a wise and constitu.
tional means of escape.
For the first time in the history
of our country under The constitution
rs 1t is now, dispute exists with
regard to the result Of the election
OF the chief magistrate of the nation.
1t Is understood that upon the
disposition Of disputes touching the
electoral votes cast at the late election
10y one or more the States depends the
question whether one or the other of the
candidates for the presidency il the
lawful chief magistrate. The impor-
lance Of having clearly ascertalned, by
procedure regulated by law, which
of the two citizens has been selected
and of having the right TO thus high
office recognized aud cheeriully agreed
In by all the people Of the republic,
cannot 6e over estimated, and bids me
TO express to Congress and to the ma.
ton my great satisfaction at the adOp.
ton OF u measure that affords an or
derby means Of decision of Il grnvely
exciting question. While the history
OF our country in its earlier periods
show that the president Of the senate
has counted the votes and declared
them standing, our whole history
shows that in ~ instance of doubt or
dispute has he exercised the
power of deciding, and that the
two houses of Congress have disposed
of all su h doubts aud disputes, al
though in no instance hitherto have
they been such that their decision
could essentially have affected the re-
suit. For the first time, then, the gov.
eminent Of the United States IL now
brought to meet the question us one
vital to the result, and this under con.
ditions not the best calculated to pro-
duce an agreement, or To induae calm
feeling in the several branches OF the
government or among the people of
the country. In II case where, rs now,
the result Is involved, 1t Ia the duty of
the law-making power TO provide in
advance n constitutional, orderly anu
just method of executing the constItu-
ton in the most interesting and criti-
cal of its provisions; by doing 80, far
from being u compromise OF right,
it Is an enforcement OF right and an
execution Of power conferred by the
constitution Cd Congress. think that
this orderly method has been secured
by the bill, which, appealing to the
constitution and the law ~ the guide
in ascertainlng rights, provides
means OF deciding questions Of single
returns through the direct action of
Congress, ard IN respect to double re-
turns Nv tribunal Of inquiry, whose
decisions stand, unless both The houses
of Congress shall concur In determine
ing otherwise, thus securing definite
disposition OF all questions Of dispute
in whatever respect they may arise.
AS all of the States have voted, ard as
tie vote is impossible, II must be
that one Of the two candidates
has been elected, and 1t would
be deplorablo TO witness any irreg.
ular controversy as to which
of the two should receive or which
should continue 10 hold tie office. No
party or citizens loving their country
and its free Institutions can sacrifice
too much Of mere feeling in saving,
through the upright course Of law,
their country from the smallest dan
ger to its peace on such an occasion,
and it cannot be Impressed too firmly
in the hearts Of all the people that true
liberty and real progress can exist only
through cheerful adherence to constl-
tutional law.
The bill purports to provide only for
the settlement Of questions arising
from the recent elections, aud the fact
that such questions can arise, demon
strates the necessity, which, j cannot
doubt. will. bpfore long. be supplied