Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-21

5 The House reassembled mt ten o'clocI
Thursday, but there were not doze
Democrats present. There being no que
= rum present, some of the Democrats NOV
ell another recess for two hours, but til
: Republicans were strong enough to fore
: call of the House. At every point tn
Democrats seemed disposed to compel de
lay.
The call of the House was completed II
10 ~, showing quorum present.
The Secretary of the Senate, who agail
mad been standing in the centre aisle fac
ing the Speaker without recognition wa,
lnally recognized, and announced that the
Senate had sustained the decision of the
Electoral Tribunal, on Louisiana, and was
leady again to meet the House in Joint
Convention.
Mr.. New, of Indiana, made the first
speech of the two hours debate, which
began at 1885.
Prof. Scelye took the position that the
vote of Louisiana should be thrown out.
lie SAID there were cases where the sam.
mum Jus becomes the Sunlnld SnjWria.
his was one where the letter of the law
ought to yield 10 the equities. The pound
OF hesh could not be taken without its drop
OF blood. No nation ever died except by
suicide, said Niebuhr. That would be
true OF our country. The charges made
by each party against the other are sub
stanially true. The proof of violence and
intimidation is as strong and striking Us
the proof of fraud He was unable to say
| which set of electors voiced the opinion of
the people. He could not vote TO receive
either
Mr.. Joyce, of Vermont, sustained the
decision Of the Electoral Commission, and
took occasion to review the Democratic
policy of intimidation in the South. lie
proposed to adhere to consistent Repub-
lean course in spite of Democratic threats
of war. lie characterized Tilden as "the
grand fraud of Grmnmercy Park"
MIR. Levy, of Louisiana, protested in the
name Of his people against sustaining the
decision of the Commission. lie said he
raised the last Macedonian cry of an op-
pressed people, Come over and help us"
lle,said that the Republican government
in Louisiana was conceived in iniquity,
promulgated in peridy, and is maintained
in fraud"
Mr.. Townshend, of Pennsylvania, re.
bukod the Democracy for refusing to ac-
cept the decision of tribunal of its own
creation.
Mr.. McMahon, of Ohio, Democratic
member Of the Louisiana Investigating
Committee, opposed sustaining the decis.
ion. He asserted the stock Democratic
against the Commission.
Mr. Grape, of Massachusetts, of the
Louisiana Committee said it was possible
that both parties had made exaggerated
statements and claims. In bis judgment
there were disorders and acts of violence
and intimidation that effected the election.
The general result Of his observations was
that the election was not free, fair and I'M
The Democrats we're guilty OF
lcts which the people of Massachusetts
could not tolerate. lie could understand
why the white people desired to obtain
control, but could not understand how any
one could defend Democratic actions
here.
Mr. Grapes conclusion was that in
view OF the great mass of conflicting evil
lencc, of charges and counter-charges,
here was nothing to do but to sustain the
lecisIon Of the Electoral Tribunal.
Mr. Henry Walterson, of Kentucky,
aid that the acceptance Of The inevitable
With dignity and resolution was the rarest
II virtues. That virtue he should recon-
md his party to exercise. 1t was harder
o do now us it was accompanied by I'M
air play and double dealing. lie said the
Electoral bill for which he had voted had
typed bis party by false rretcnce into II
snare. daughter on the Republican
idc). lie said it woald be childish and
npotent TO resist But he knew that
ay of wrath would come
Mr.. Samuel Cox, of New York, ndicat-
d his intention not to resist the results of 4
ne decision, but served notice on the Re a
ublicans that there is no rest for the wick ,
d.
Prof Seclyc and Henry L. Pierce were
ne only Independent Republicans who t
oted with the Democrats against abiding
y the decision of the electoral tribunal