The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-02

Concerning the action OF the President in APP
proving the Compromise bill, the Chicago Trl-
bune and the Post speaks approvingy. The
message is an excellent instance OF the good
sonse and -intuitive perception of the President
of what is right and fair, when he acts himself
and avoids outside influences. He states the
fact that this is the first time in the history Of
the country when dispute has occurred IN re-
gard to the validity OF Presidential election.
JIo notices that in cases where returns are in
dispute it is Of the utmost importance to have
them decided upon fairly and by competent
tribunal lie observes that while the President
OF the Senote has always counted the vote, he
has never claimed to decide in contested cases.
but has left their disposition to Congress, al
though hitherto such cases would not have az
fected the result. This fact, however, would
rather strengthen than weaken the argument
that some tribunal should settle the issue IN the
present instance, for il the President Of the
Senate has not decided in cases where the re-
suit made no difference, by 60 much the more
it appears that he should not afrogate to him
self such power, where it would make great
difference. Assuming, thea, that TO make the
President OF tho Senate the final arbiter s not
warranted by the precedents which chow how
the constitutional provision in the case has
been construed, it follows that the !aw-ynalnpg
power is the source whence the mode OF set
Ting disputed questions concerning the electo.
raj vote must ilow. TIE President says: 1T
is the highest duty OF the law-making power to
provide in advance constitutional, orderly,
and just method OF executing the Constitution
in this most interesting and critical clause OF
its PROVISIONS II tbiok, " he continues, ''that
this orderly method has been secured by the
bill which, appealing TO the Constitution and
law, as guides in aseertaining the rights, pro
vides means of deciding questions Of single re-
turns through this direct action Of Congress
and in respect to double returns by trbuna
OF inquiry, whose decisions stand unless bott
houses OF Congress shall concur in determining
otherwise" The President. in few words
| calls the attention OF Congress and OF the PEG
pie TO the necessity OF referring all pubic
questions to the arbitrament OF far and proper
! tribunals, and OF providing by lew the method
| by which these tribunals shall be created. Ii,
aludes to tho fact that the people are troubled
and the business OF the country FRUSTRATED
whie the great issue remains the football o.
partisaos, and declares his belief 20 be that the
action OF the commission provided for by thii
bill wall give peace and qniet TO the country
and general political satisfaction to the people
/ Ne think President Grant is right. The Con
gressmen and Judges with whom the matte
now rests cannot afford to be governed by part,
bias. Among them are men OF great ability
Some OF them are familiar with the facts in tn
case, others with the law OF the case, and all
after deberation, should be able to know ant
declare the rights Of the case. If the result, a
seems to us 1t ought to be, shall be III favor o
Hayes and Wheeler, it will be satisfactory;
4 shall prove to be Tilden and Hendricks, still
1t must be satisfactory. The hand has been pu
10 the plow: there must be no looking back.
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