New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-09
Espeeial CoSrespondeuce 81 the Republican
FROM WASHINGTON.

Address-Cronin's Visit 20 washInatou-
nIlscelIaueOus,
WARRINGTON, January S. 1877.
As the day for counting the electoral
vote draws near, the fact becomes
more and more apparent to even unpreju,
diced minds that the constitutional mode
of opening the electoral certificates and
ascertaining the result will prevail in de-
clariDg who is tine next President, in the
same manner that has prevailed in declar-
ing all former Presidents. Every move
ment leaning toward q compromise, or any
departure whatever from the present sys-
tenn is calculated to show want of faith in
the present system of settling the result of
presidential election. This Is now genet-
ally understood. The Democrats would have
the country believe that the difficulties
in the ordinary way of counting the vote
are insurmountable. This is the end they
have in view while questioning the legality
of the system which now prevails and has
heretofore prevailed when Democratic
Presidents have been elected. Every mo-
ton of Republican, legialatively speak
ing, which thinkers with the present mode
is gratifying to the Democrats. As they
are dissatisfied with what is now fOregOne
c0nclusion-the election Of Mr.. Hayes
this step of Republicans in discussing i'm
provements in the manner of counting the
electoral vote merely serves 10 enable the
Democrats to find pretext for agitation
and the creation of turmoil among
the people, Upon this subject as
to whether MIR. Hayes or Mr.. Til
den has been elected President of the
United States for four years after the
fourth of next March there need be no
doubt Any presumption that the present
system of declaring the result of a presiden-
tial ell c ion is Inadequate, presuppOses an
exigency which does not exist. The exist
ing system is the constitutional one. 1t is
we'll settled; there is no room for doubts.
Neither can complications arise under it in
this case. The opposition Of the Demo
Gratis to it is not solid or sincere. Their
claims of its illegality are untenable. Their
plans to set it aside are revolutionary.
Their object is to hold out the false asser-
ton that Tildtn has been elected, and the
false hope that be may be insugurated.
Laboring under the delusiOn that by
some hocus pocus the inevitable result, viz:
the Inauguration of Mr., Hayes, may be
warded off, they desire to keep up in the
minds of the people an uncertainty as to
the result. Every Democratic lawyer and
every member of the party who has taken
the time to look into thin subject, krlOaos
that Mr.. Hayes has the electoral votes
which makes him President; but the Demo
cratic leaders are Respondent, and in their
desperation they rave and talk about the
present system of announcing Mr.. Hay es'
election as unconstitutional. Treaoh-
ory will be rewarded by them If men
can be found who will cell their oonsciences
SO that the result may be altered. The
right of the President of the Senate to open
certificates is disputed. The most ridicul-
GUS powers they would have the House as
sume-pOwers not warranted by the con
stitution-never heard OF before, and never
conceived heretofore when Democrat after
Democrat took the presidential chair. 81
though the effect of Republicans coming
forward with suggestions of improvements
of the present system of counting the cleo
toral vote has been SOFT of consolation and
encouragement to the Democratic political
trickster, it has not lost its beneficial results
1t has thrown open the door to discussion
It has caused investigations, and the honest
voter in the South will not have suffered in
vain. Democratic desperation and Demo
| &, 4r. ia h.v hrnUobf m HuhN
The right has triumphed, and Mr.. Hsyet
will be inaugurAted, and Democratic trick
cry has availed nothing to them, but much
to the Republicans, for their base attempts
at fraud succeeded as much IS anything
else in convincing the people Of tie truth
and honest election of Mr.. Hayes. There
will be no compromise-no great change il
the system of counting the electoral vote
and day by day the prospects Of q peace
able Inauguration grows almost certain.
The address Of the people of Ireland, con
graduating Americans upon their centen
nial anniversary, is still pigeonholed in tn
desk of the Democratic Committee on For
eign Affairs in the House of Representa-
tives. Undoubtedly the people of Irelan'
believed in their honest hearts that it wa
an address sending forth their overwhelm
ing sympathy and generous congratulation
with people who know what liberty is b.
the experiences of century. But undel
meath this spontaneous rejoicing Of the pee
pie of Ireland with the anniversary Q
our blessings which we as people hay
lust celebrated by a centennial Jubilee
tho maatoF motive OF soma Of Ireland
leaders creeps out in this so-called center
l hiai address, and that is rebuke of Grei
Britain, through great neutral power lib
America. On all sides, among Democrat
leaders, and among Republican leaders, g
;. erywhere in the hearts of Americans, Il
struggles OF ireland for liberty find gene
Gus aud sincere sympathy,. but that we cs
manifest that sympathy by receiving an a
dress. ostentibly eongratulatory oil
y upon our own liberty, but real
. Political address containing sem
= ments rsh7cting upon a nation lii
2 Great Britain, with whom We are {
friendly terms, is highly impolitie. to say
. least. believe the mover of the adore
7, on the part Of Ireland eOndeseends
= amend the address where IL claims J
y eognition as the Irish Nation" but Z
political significance attached to the adore
i still remains 10 it. On account of the
facts the status of the address is as follow
- 1t was first presented TO the President
/. the United S5ates as an address from