The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-06

PUBLIC OPINION.
What the Press Of the Country Say Of tho
Crisis.
Hayes Chances Exploded.
In. Y. Ifarald.l

IN, Z. Hefald.l
The astounding testimony OF the Last
two days, and especially that part or II
given Yesterday explodes oil the
chances OF Mr.. Hayes TO DO the next
President unless the eredibility OF tho
witnesses ehh be 6ystthfown. The evil
denee taken yesterday by tho House
Committee on Privileges and Eleoa
than the proceedings OF the Electoral
Com mission. because this evidence,
unless successfully impugned. will
compel tho commission TO reject tho
action Of Returning Board stepped In
villuiny and perjury, No body Of honest
men. clothed with authority TO decide.
could make themselves haeomplieeh
after the fact Of such rnsealiies hs have
been sworn 10 since tho beginning Of
this week. Not oven Mr.. Morton mud
Mr. Garfield will vote In the commission
to count Louisiana for Hayes II tho
credit Of these wlthesseH Ia not i'm
peaehed. but inasmueh rs Hayes can
not he declared elected without the
votes OF oil tho disputed States, he will
have no chance a. hli unless this fatal
testimony from Louisiana can bs do
molinhed, 1t II satisfactory to know
that IL Is TO DO examined and judged by
IN upright and competent tribunal,
Leaving the alleged offer OF sals quite
out OF consideration there remains such
u mass Of direct and eifehmbtanti al
evidence that tho count Of The Hsttttns
Ing Board was disgraeefnl compound
Of fraud, forgery aud perjury. eoheoeted
by Wells and his associates, that there
seems but n slender prospect Of itH sue
eeaaful refuttlion.
sarasRs4s fFHkUHtytihu ssHahaRa
tyhieaga lmea1
Tho President - probably right ia
surprising that the demand for gold
should DO offered for greenbncks than 1t
would otherwise be. Still II Ii by no
means certain thai such bonds would
| command par In gold ia tho market.
and in case they should not, tho
holders In green backs would nat
urally prefer gold TO bonds. II
would certainly BIO prudent, there.
| fore. TO strengthen The coin reserves Of
Il the treasury 20 considerable 6Atent
sefore attempting resumption. Az the
value OF tho bonds must remain tosome
extent IN unknown quantity until they
are upon the market, IL would hardly
| be safe TO place Our condolences In them
wholly. or oven mainly. Aud tho snfety
Of tn, experiment. would be especially
! doubtful II the bonds were made nyailh-
| BILE nA security for bank notes, unless
| the banks were Mt the same time fea
| auired 10 prepare for tho coin fedemps
lion Of their notes, for there would
probably be- u bhnk expansion sufficient
| to counterfeit Ia u great measure tlia
greenbaek contraction.
a.aa Maintain the Right.
tS. Y. wofld,1
In the case Of tho 9th Supreme Court
| Judge now named upon the commigs
zion. there Ia not the slightest reason to
suppose thnt he will DO found disposed.
any more than his colleagues, to aaeri.
| fec hie peace OF mind. his self'respeet
and his reputation either to crafty
partisan preiudicaa or to secure per-
sonal advantages. We have repeatedly
| Expressed, and we now roiterate, OH
conviction that the com mission will denl
with tho great case to DO presented it,
! In u spirit Of fidelity to It's obligations
and TO tho truth. It Is at all events the
plain duty Of all good citizens TO believe
this Of 1t until 1t shall have concluded
| It's work aud laid II before the country
And eo~"God maintain the Right
the Returning Hoard shown up.
News and Conrierl
The country needed very little con
vinclng. It WAS pretty plain that there
was some jugglefy by the Returning
Board. or why the secrecy of It's pro
ceediEgs, the manipulation Of the re-
turns, tho refusal to place even one
! Democrat on tho board. although the
law required that both political partict
should be- represented Honorable
men discharging their duty in M hon
orabla way do not so behavei Why
| likewise, the refusal To surrender The
original returns Of tho election. making
| 1t necessary to take the members Of the
board, In contempt, to WashinRtun2 The
truth would not have been brought out
had tho House Committee boon less
painstaking and perseyerinR. They
| have now becn ALE to prove that the
| figures IN some OF the returns were
transposcd 80 as to give the Republi'
cans tho benefit Of the Democratic
vote, and that forging signatures was
regularly practical for the benefit Of
spirit was ex-Gov. Wells, who. as dis
| closed yesterday, tried first to sell out
| TO the Republicans, ntid then foil back
on the Democrats, and. lastly, for some
good reason, took the risk, and SC
| andled the vote rs to give Louisiana
to tho Republicans. Sc ends the chap
| ter,
About Jafgc BRADLEY.
t"in Innati CONNIE rcin'.l
Judges Strong and Bradley acquired
considerable notoriety six years ago. rs
they were potential Immediately after
their appointment to the Bench in re-
versng the judgment OF theaSupreme
Court then recently rendered In the
Legal Tender cases, and establishing
the new doctrine that greenbacks are Il
lawful payment for debts contracted be-
fore the war, though payable in gold
Neither ofthese judges has been known
we believe, rs u pronounced partisan
and the country justly looks tc
them with some confidence for judicial
fairness and impartiality in this new
juncture, which forms, In some respects
the greatest Of all the causes yet sub,
mitted TO their Arbitrament. There has
been much speculation indnlgcd in re-
garding the supposed leanings OF jus,
tice Bradley, the last selected member
OF tho Commission. In the notable