Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-26


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JUDGE DAVIS ELRCflON 10 TIE
SEyAf0RSHIP.
[srEcAL DsrArcurs TO rur oolp HILL
DAILY News!
THE Csmpromisc Biii In she House,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-In the House
to-day the debate on the Electoral bill was
begun. Hewitt spoke Of tho vast import
ance Of the bill, his unshaken belief In tho
election Of Tilden and the usual method
as one which would have inaugurated Til
den. He had been willing TO desert that
method. to speak frankly, because the
main opposition the Democratic party had
10 meet was the influence Of the Admins
tration. After the defeat Of the Republi'
can party In November II still remained
intact and claimed the election Of its can
lidats aud attempted 10 strengthen that
claim by returning boards and military
interference and by declaring that tho Vice
President had the right 10 count the Votes.
Tho scheme was thus completed for count
ing Tilden out and Hayes In. He was
confident tho project would he executed TO
the bitter eud-the President Of the Ben
ate would count the votes and declare the
result. and the President OF the United
states would deliver up his high office to
the person declared 10 elected. and by tho
use Of troops he would DO duly inaugural
ell. or course the House would not be
silent and passive spectators Of that pro-
gramms. and would insist on is constitu.
tional right to participate In the count,
aud would count Florida and Louisiana
for Tillen. The result Of such . state OF
things was u civil war. Tho rights and
principles for which the Democratic party
Of tho country struggled would have por-
ishcd II tho attempt 10 count In the Re-
publican candidate for tho Presidency
wero acquiesced In. or. II not being acqui-
esced in. war would result. There Was no
escape from that p~osition except by nm
agreement between tho patriotic men OF
both parties who preferred the good Of tho
whole country to the success OF
party. Partisan ~ he was supposed 10 DO
but patriotic Pa lie hoped hsnceforth
10 he rcgarded-ho had deemed II his
bounien duty 10 labor zsslously toward
the attainment Of some Just aud consiitu-
tional settlement. whereby but u Presi-
dent should bo declared by the title which
all citizens would respect and which no
considerable number Of VOTERS would dis
pute. The bill. even II not within the
strict letter Of the Constiti0n, was certain
" within its spirit. II substituted law
and order for strife aud anarchy. IL
meant tho supremacy Of the civil over
tho military power ; it meant tho preser-
walton Of the autonomy Of tho States II
meant oblivion Of all bitterness OF tho
past. security for tho present and hope for
the future.
aARpfELp OPPOSES tn. bill.
Garfield said the bill had some great
merits. 10 desired ~ abato strife In this
great. trying crisis. IL would doubtless
bring that result. and leave the person de-
clared elssted with more undisputed title
than any method yet suggested. As . par
tisan. lie was not afraid Of It's operation.
and, from the character Of the men on the
con,.,i,.ion no believed lu.ticc would be
lam. and HAYES declared elected: but N II
should occur otherwise, all good men
would acnniesce. lie did not think any
sc,ion sLauiJ io taken i'm tl,e prss.ucs Of
threats Of civil war, such As no had heard
ic-day. They sliould ali forget Hayes aud
.riiI,.n fnrr.t tbey were Republican, and
namacr.tsotbeir own day and generation,
.nJ inauir, what ihis lin would do for
fniurr Generation, and how Il would leave
in.titutions Of tbe country. II would
me unworthy OF the House, for the sake Of
avoiding present danger, to incur the
greater Icril for postcrity. He argned that
the President Of the Senate had the right
10 count and declare the electoral votes.
and cited in support OF his argument that
In ihirty-ons States tho opening and pub
fishing 81 the ~gubernatorial vote 10 . min
isterial act and vested IN designated ehecu-
tive ofieers. anu III only se.sn
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