New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-18
THE PRESIDENCY.
.ppIrpATION PROPOSED.

c.sv IN GLADSTONE, THEIRS, AND OTTER ARBl-
TRAITORS.
., me EDITOR Of Fhs tribune
CIR. win you allow a reference 10 about
n poins in the Constitution OF the united states 10
how that 10 that instrument Itse' 'i' - way ' "a
.Areseri dirlculicsf
~Tnc President OF the Senate shall oren
Nm rt.Gcates and the shall then he counted"
h,,e orinon will settle upon the belief that the
rdcut OF tdc Senate can act III all TINS junction Win
,,.c,l | mean by that here arc Questions that may
which are the certifcatcsl aud hat is the COUNT
q, imagine that one American citizen,
o., no caleiessly selected, stop into
=, and above all courts and Presidents, act
a. N three departments Of the Government and make
voe,.iye ia inonstrous Beyond aEybOdys deliberate
-. A child could work this arithmetic: Grant
,ty tn. President, aud then Of course 0f tho same
T., 90 900 oncc-holGcrs and y command OF the army,
ssinn of the Senate, and when would the time
- when coloriug of certificates could not be put into
a., Presidents hands enough TO keep up dyhasiyf
rc worry thought is impossible Shut in the body OF
n, E.rry the power poll the electors and our Liberties
40 At an end He out-Warwicks Warwick. You arc
sro friend Of your opinions, but DO not think thai
Won win ever settle upon the belief that We need such
60 as that 70 take passage difficulties Then
lei Us read Ihl'h'F'
.ntstves" With fall defercuce to our fathers, as
itny that which they meant TO something, what
nrr assembled together II was not pageant There
ma parc,nt ordered even Inauguration. There
no iuauguuatOn Ia fact there Is not word OF spec
,lar direction IN all the instrument The houses are
Z, he pr>cut Us a Congress. The Congress ~ t" take
charge Of it, President The President is 20 be subject I"
jer And the order is TO be arrived at as in other
,,,s viz by appeal t. the asscubi, presided over:
ami that appeal be settled like any law tha iS by
,fe several action of the hOuscs-tho two houses, II
they disagree, blocking the wheels ana making ii lnos-
slide if tuat continues, in that way to decide the
question.
In other Worlds il would be mOnsrOus If the President
q ;hs senate moutbpicce Of the two bodies,
could take Crunin and read out his name a. true
ee6r aud Congress must st in silence 1t being c0nsd-
r1 ~ of tho force of the Twelfth Amendment that Mr.
Fcrry was the court. and that This difficult ana dan
csrorS ease q temporary charmanship was lifted above
al power the Land infer, thcreiol nat the whoe
dream OF such thing IS the mere hex of the mrcd
tcr.e: and that lie iiOusc and the senate were o The
s,me rarty they would have taken possession Of Mr..
rp,y rs they would Of their hats in the cloakroom.
Fc might haze Of what party he pleased II he hcd
attempted to read C:onin they wouid have called bin
70 order If they chose And they wohid have settled tIc
question Ike any other. They would have made tEct
chairman their spokesman. Aud # the Constitution sad
"op,n IA, certificates" they would judge what cci;h-
cafes nd not ~. Ferry. Aad they would judge a. they
do any other Iuosjion-nOt in mas, meeting OF the
court Senators and representatives. IN single count
but they would their houses apart, ana II they
failed 90 agree there would b" tt deadlock tntt now
toleutiug fc1ms Of The nation. Now, what Is the
1,m,dy ta:t II oitzens fail 20 agree there at
once Is a judicial case" Precisely SO is il with Con-
gre.
Cl " The judicial power shall extend to all in
laU ana equity arising under this COnsti!aiion' Our
fathers world have been sin-r.lay rcni,s II ey had
Pro, deG NO OF settling questous between Cur
halls OF legislation. do not mean a >ous of lc-sla.
ton for tit can wait bu questions OF fact ANA OF State
law And undoubtedly here is the solution. II Con
eloSs Ike the IsraclitCs "lcioTe PihaNnoth," finds
itself between Mieioland The gulf ii need not look
fora Red Sec miracle (Which alas in these wicked days
we could hardly tori bt there pass among the
hills hy which Sc can De- practically cXjnc1tcd
- Eyery body VIII be thinking OF The Supreme Court
Tut now most fortuna els, that is fuIi:ddca Possibly
10 one has noticed it, 70 appeal 10 The Supreme Court
would De horrible LOOK at the events Of Tie last weeks
Hayes proycibidy 81 honest man. comes out ClneeeS-
ssril, ,oo0 an volunteers approval OF his count
Tadca Cory lpus OF governmental purity prononnecs
that count "a outrage. Il into the Cabinet. That
n,l, with Hauiiton Fish taking past, have OPTION
perfectly unanimous that the contested count ia tie
,utl,ru co.u;; aud they have that sort of entirely
e;lcd cop>ci in tie belief that hey are willing 10
s4ni troops g. maintain IT, Then il comes into Congress
Avoiuntacr comrnt.ec from the President from
tie south aud agrees in the verdict tn, President
o. Tie seraic never SO much raises The qU,St0n
vile lr" ho vii not agree. Tic General OF the army
seem. 10 follow IA tie way. And tho Senate itsrlf
p..ictcl he IN rc,i,s That Is to say question
o. tact aud D. 'Cial weighing OF authority the very
cr,u OF the nation for ought % consider our
Senator, b,nsj questions that concern III political
fifth hr: simply rascaIiy, which might have Injured
ere-is pari5t, 10 either party, is counted upon for
s vote; and H. MAN III the nation seems TO doubt how
aR,puoly,u OF Democrat viii vote Ill the st uegie.
Nus GAY for Hearers sake keep ~ away from the
eli Court First It Is too Corruptine Second it Is
IGat bocy la, been nodded during sixteen
year. a,a-h.ucy. They Republicans, and even If
jlcyoouu on raItissnsln, they start with partl-
belize. Il ;o thru lace i. is too unsafe Dynasiies
wDud begin t. make tAe crninc, AM to put 1t
wHcct would 10 most good" say IT would be h0;n-
be And therefore, it should De a subject OF delight
TIT :ar Constitution Is proydentaly express:
40 TIC s5pjc.. Court is not 20 hay" vsn"h case II
to bay, al afec ting ambassadors. other public
minister, .ld corsus, and those in which STATE shall
b. . patti. In an other eases the supreme Court
ta have apr TAI" iuIs fiction" In other WOrdh, oi-"
intestine 80 state or national rs concerning sta,c,
and n S. iI. site shall BE- party, II not one
WHERE iic -;:i. Court Suail have original jUIsdlc
Ton" Ana esq, in casc- q appellate iurislatiun,"
tDge IVA, ut such exceptions as the Congress sIaii
u1hy' NA..c. tlen t. uio remedy ,.,,,
vested Supreme Court AMI m ,;.cE inferior c"urts
astC tourss in1t frO.H time o time 1gdah ana estiD
m L.. Congress act mp"h t3is last eentchcc 81 ohC
rili al.na,t path Itself on TIE ia'th
o. anot Ter sn'cHc whore II 1, directed 10 " MAKE an
ll"h "ici ,ts IL. UrreSstiy "ud rroncr 'ot carrying
ht' .Xccau iG, going powers. ana al Otaer pow
En- 'csc by his Constitution lu &C Go'c!lut u ie
United states ~ Ia any department ~ officer OF the
sAnc" Ccrauly IN deadlock OF she legislature that
would authorize much thai might Do necessary 10: car
fyAs Oh ;le GOV cram .l;'s vested pJwcii.'
but 81 the present instance that makes 10 difference
f.s Congress has judicial case" Second, Judicial
power u0Gcr Constitution "cXtoas 10 all "ascs IA
L~ aHd riuy arising u3lcr tho Consultation" sell
lind, TIE Judicial before CJna - MI unlor he
"OrlsiEai Jurisdiction" OF the supreme Court Bat,
Fourth, the Judicial power of The United states u not
n n.f
courts a the Com .nay from time "a time 0ladlr ana
coiah.i-Nn Tlr,lnrl h-cnInc flIc niv Oh CNn