The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-06
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IHE SiTUATsON-DAyG AHEAD.
The 18th day OF February will ht Sn
eventiul day in the history NJ the reptb-
lie. II. on that day, TIE senate and
house Of representatives meet together
for the purpose of performing their duty
in reference 10 the electoral vote without
az, understanding existing Between them
as 20 what that duty Is, the struggle that
will ensne over the presidential election
question viii, In all probability, result in
an armed collision between the Demo
. cratic and Republican parties. Those
who laugh at this assertion must be the
most short sighted of mortals.
The situation j. a. follows:
The Democrats claim that Mr.. Tidcn
has been elected. hut that Republican
rascality has robbed him OF the electoral
votes OF Louisiana and Florida. They
assert that. when the two houses meet to-
gether Oh the 18th OF February next. the
objection of the house TO the votes OF
these states is sufficient to throw them
out; that these votes being thrown out,
there can be no election ; that the houses
must then separate, and the house Of rer-
resentatiyes proceed Immediately To elect
"a president and the senate TO elect a vice
president. II the house insists upon this
programme, 1t will retire from the joint
committee Oh tie 18th, ii the vote Of
Louisiana Is reached, and In its own
chamber elect Mr.. Tilden president. The
senate will then declare Hayes elected.
The Republicans, who have heretofore
held to the present belief OF the Demo.
Gratis on the electoral vote question, have
changed their minds. Many OF then.
now profess to believe that neither house
has any thing to do with the counting Of
the electoral votes. These revolution
lists for they should lc called by 10 other
namel assert that the pIesident OF the
senate has The right and that i is his
duty 10 count the votes, deciding for
himself all disputed votes, and announce
the result, which announc ment is con-
elusive and cannot be questioned. Other
Republicans and these are the wlsest as
well as the most patriotic) hold that all
votes not questioned must be counted a.
their face demands that, when vote is
objected TO, both houses must concur in
rejecting the vote. or else it must be
counted a. its iace requires; that, when
Here arc two returns from q state, the
president O. the senate shall decide
which is the true one in the first in.
unless a concurrent vote of both houses
shall reverse his decision. II the pro-
gramme Of The ultra Republicans is car
r!ed into effect. president OF the senate
Ferry will declare Hayes elected presi.
dent. Ii the programm OF the less ultra
Radicals l. determined upon, the senate
Will Insist ihat the votes Of Louisiana,
Florida and Oregon be counted TOR
clared elected The house will thereupOn
elect Mr.. Tilden.
Ii events should bring about this con-
dition of affairs. thru what: We shall
have President Tilden and President
Hayes. Al the back of Hayes will stand
the senate and at the back OF Tilden the
house. This will be war--civil war; /,
vii! brin : TO the lard chaos and the de.
struc,ioD Of the repablic. and our people
will suit,T greater miseriCs than any ma
.ion has known since the French reVOlu-
lion. This possibility j. not distant in
the future, AID Yet We are all cool, and
nos a fow Of us are helping to insuggrate
these anticipated horrors by u.ing the !
language Of passion. Upon the heads OF
such will rest some OF the responsibility |
for the blood that will be spilled, the !
treasure that will be wasted and the /!
misery that We will be called upon 10 |
endure if their hot words bear their
proper fruit.