Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-12

sisotothA vots hnu sPoho ~ iensth IN iAVoi
thereof. He said: Ono Of the diff
culties Of the present complication in re-
gard to the counting Of the electoral votes
arises from the fact that the plan for the
election Of . President was devised to
meet . condition Of society essentially dlf.
fsrsnt from eur. The makers Of our
Consultation designed In part to fslter and
restrain the Democratic spirit and tend.
sncy Of the nation. II was deemed un-
wise 10 trust the people with the immedi-
ats choice Of their Chief Executive. They
we're 70 cheese certain eminent citizens
who were 10 make the choice for them.
One Of the most nstsa authors Of the Con-
stitution said IL was contrary to the spirit
Of that instrument for an elsctor to
divulgs his vets before his certificate was
opened for the count. The people were To
be In ignorance - 70 who should be their
President until the sficial oun
msnt and that was the manifest reason
why. upon . failure Of q chsice by the
electoral vote. the House Of Representa-
tivss was required to proceed to elect i'm
medically. II was 70 prevent tho exercise
Of the influence Of foreign powers, and
contrary 10 the choice Of the people. Now
We should - much expect the choice OF o
President 70 b controlled BY the conjunc-
tioa Of the planets. the infusncs Of the
States, or the phases Of the moen, % BY
foreign nations. Custom. habits Of thought
aud natural tendency have drifted 20 far
from the letter Of the constitutional
provisions that the i%nellgibility Of . post
master 70 the position Of electsr was -
little considered In the late election a.
tsxt Of the Koran or o chapter OF the Tai
mud. The spirit 10 stronger than the let
fer. Principle asserts itself. and hnds Its
v channel Of political growth In Its wi
form. The problem before us to-day. and
which sngrosses the anxious attention OF
us al, 10 not 70 make . President. but To
determine who has been made President
under form Of o law; whose spirit 10
absolute In . method which will
command the moral support Of the Amer
lean people. The emergency H. . grave
one. I do not think Its dangers have been
exaggerated. The rock Ii In the channel.
II we drift We shall strike II. To be clear
In his great Office. tho President Of the
country must hold 10 by an undoubted
title. Possession will not sanctify IL.
Arms cannot guard II. Submission car
sustain II. IAt this point tho Nsws was
compelled 10 70 70 press. The speech will
appear In fall to-morrsw.-ED. NEWS.
That $1,000 Cheek.
NEW YoRx. January i2.-Ths Trib"a,'s
Washington correspondent says II was by
Cashisr Jordan's consent that he disclosed
the letter. As It was his principal who ar
ranged for the 81, o Oregon remittance.
Jordan did not want 10 figure In the trans
action, 90 Runyen charged the check TO
himself. The mystery about tho affair 10
increased by this last revelation, unless .
clue 10 furnished by the statsmsnt that
Tilden IL q Director OF the Third National
Bank, and that the business was done by
Jordan on Tilden's account. IL 10 GER
talnly very suspicious that the cashier
Of the bank, whom everybody knows Is
accustomed 70 signing hundreds OF checks
daily, should take such q roundabout way
OF sending 5000 10 Oregon, II II was q
straightforward. honest business transac-
lion. Jordan wanted 10 put the money In
The hands OF Ladd h Bush. Of Salem, In
stead Of tslsgraphing them to draw on the
Third National Bank, % he went 70 Hun.
you, q broker. and asked him 10 draw the
cheek and take 10 10 Dimon. another bro
ksr, and tell Dimon 10 telegraph credit to
Ladd a Bush. begging liunysn not to
make the usual record Of the business on
his books. II this 10 what Hewitt calls .
simple matter Of sending o little money to
OREGON 10 hire attorneys for Governor
drevsr, then New York bankers and bro
kers have very queer and complicated
ways Of transacting their business.
shsuid she Worst .Coms Pennsyi.
vssis Will no Her Dnty.
New YoRx, January IA Tm,' special
from Harrisburg has the following on the
subject Of the recent caucas: The sub
jssts discussed were the Presidential com.
pllcations and the action Of the National
House Of Representatives In Attempting to
violate the sserssy Of telegraph messages.
These subjects were fully and freely dis
cussed.
Persons here who profess 10 he able TO
read the signs Of the times entertain
gloomy forebodings for the immediate
future. They think tho country Is on the
verge Of another terrible civil war and
that the condition Of feeling In the South
10 a. bad, II not worse. thAn during the
period which Immediately preceded the
hiring on Fort Sumter. Should the worst
csms Pennsylvania will do her duty.
NEW YORK, January IA T@,s Har-
risburg later special says this Republican
caucus has requested the Governor to place
the State militia on . war footing In view
Of the dificultiss In the South.
Rusysn wsaLems and Tells for
whoa re Drew shat $4,000
Cheek.
-WAsuISxooS. Jan. i2.-Enos Runyan,
before the Senate Committee on Privi-
lsgss and Elections. to-day testified that
the person fer whom be drew the $1,000
check. on December 9Th. payable to Laid
a Bush, oil Salem, Oregon. was Conrad N. |
Jordan, Cashier Of the Third National
Bank Of New York. Jordan. when he got
tbs draft, requested that the transaction DO
not entered upon tho books, aud Runyan,
therefore. charged the money TO himself,
and 10 was repaid i've days aftsrward.
Jordan neither paid the money nor de-
posted collatsrals for tho check. II was .
natter Of honor between them. j was
an unusual way OF doing business. Jordan
did net state what he wanted the check
for. but did not wast the transaction put
on the books. The amount was charged
~ witness. and Jordan said he would fix II
up In . few days.
Jordan has been subpensed by the com.
mittss. II 10 stated tonight that 0ev-
srner Tilden 10 director Of the Third Ma
tisnAl Bank Of which Jordan 10 cashier.
Custom House Drayags.