The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1877-01-05


has developed to change the ,a,u. II
affairs 80 far as n settlement ~ the
much aud long vexed question Of hav.
Ing n successor to Giant u concerned.
Congress did no, formally adjourn for
the holidays. but they had rs well
done 40 as ~ our wac present. to
trnnsst business. and hence NTH w
has ben done fdr ten divs psst worthy
Of note. Thrre seemed To- b. general
dcsire upon the part Of the members
aud the Tublic to await the return "
the various committees of investigation
sent SOUTH To- make reports, befhre any
definite legislation il had. Meantime.
the joint Committees Of the Senate
and Hou.e. WIN were appointed tn
devise some suitable plan of COUNTING
the electoral vote, for President aud
Vice President. have been at woik,
but. sn faf, they have agrcel upon
nothing. There are great hrpe- enter
tanned, huwever. that u plan will be
formed which will meet the emergency
and avert snother war Ndwith tand.
ing these pacific etiort-, there are those
who talk and seem to desire war. aud
"a, that II ever free people had a
ju.t cause to rebel agninst u-urpatim
an fraud, the Democrats have such n
one. The House Committee sent Ia
South Carolina believe that Hayes was
elected President and Hampton Gov.
ernor Of that State, and such will be
their report. Louisiana. Florida aud
Snuth Carolina each has pair Of
Guvernor.--one Democrat aud one
Republicsn--in each State. and they
have both assumed their pr,per func.
tions after being duly and regularly
innugurated. Packard in the f"rmer
State. was inrugurated in the State
House. being surrounded aud protec-
tel by bayunets. and Nichols, the
Democratic governor, was formally
inauguraied in ST. Patricks Hall ia New
Orleans. Each State has two Legis.
latur =. both of which will proceed tn
make laws for the people. There is a
fse,lness of purpose upon the part
ot the Democrats in aud out of office,
to stand by their rights. looking To
public senlim nj everywhere g. uphold
them in their pcacable eifr,- to main
tain the right against n sat of rogue-
aud usurpers. Governor Hampton. Of
South Carolina, h, Il the bal taste and
worse Judgment to address a letter Ia
Governor Hayes, Of Ohio, lr,king to
the possibility OF that gentleman's be-
ing made President. In That letter he
took occasion to assure Mr. Hayes that
all ~as lovely and serene in South
Carulina. The letter has tome about
il which is not in harmony with Cav
ernnr Hampton's former uiterance-.
md it'were better that it had never
ben written. The Supreme Court If
Florida i-,ued man,lumus to the CAM
wasting Bard of that S ate to recount
The VOTE. and it was obeyed. but dill
not materially alter the result Of the
former cnuni. G,inp hack IT, Wash.
ington City. we find Grant working tn
have new election fnr President IN
June next, and have The successful
party inaugurats,i an the 4 h Of July.
We are unpreparei to inform our
readers Of the probable wi.hes of the
political public IN that 'uljrc Dur
ing he past few days many political
meetings have been held in the various
States of the West aud North. aud all
over thu-e States. hy the D,-m, craft.
who will hol,l S ate convention, TOR the
purpose Of giving expression to their
sentiments on the present situation
Indiana nj Illinois speak boldly aud
to the point. II we ARE tn judge 1T
their feelings by their uiterances. then
nothing short If absolute fairness in
the electoral count nv Congress will
suffice To avert civil war. A. Ken
tuckinns. VIC stand with them shoulder
To- shoulder. II our liberties are TO b.
destroyed ut one fell blow hy unprin-
cipled rrgnes and hullies. let us know
il now. II, IN the other hand, we in
tend to stand by the expressed will Of
II m"jority Of the people by popular
vote. and MAJ 'riiy Of the electoral
vote. let there he a united voice, speak.
ing Ms one man, demanding that ma
j'riIy shall rule even though conflict
Of arms bee nnes necessary to e-iab.
lish il.
The most horrible accident known