Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-17
TIL. Leaisisnn Deei.isu.

The Leuisiann Deeisisu.
Nsw York, Feb. 17.-Following are
extracts from q Times editorial on the
Louisiana decision: at is a decision
which the country has reason to be
thankful for. and must have the greatest
weight. Had the Commission decided
that the powers with which IL was in.
vested extended to the o%verhauling Of
the whole machinery Of State govern
ments, and to possibly reversing the
declaration Of the agents appointed by
the State TO determine who were its
electors. it would have opened the door
wide to incalculable mischief. The
Commission was appointed to ascertain
the powers Of Congress in the counting
Of tho electoral votes, and IL Is hardly
within the bounds Of probability that
the Commission will find any for
changing the result Of the action Of the
Electoral College in Oregon. The course
by which the Democrats undertook in
that case to set up a rival college was 40
irregular. 80 f~aetious and 80 wanting in
even u color Of legality, that it is diff
cult to imagine the Commission giving
any sanction to 1t. Nor is it easy TO see
any error in the course Of the regular
college, judged by the precedents already
set up.
THE LAWS OF roo
Give q clear right to acting members Of
tho electoral college to ill a vacancy in
their number. and the commission has
already accepted a similar action by the
Louisiana college, in the cases OF Levisee
aud Brewster. Whether or not the va.
cancy arose by the ineligibility Of Flee
tor Watts. is the only point which can
claim the attention Of the commission.
On that point 1t must be held. either
that the vacancy vas created which the
remaining electors could and did fill, or
that the inelieibility Of Watts caused the
election Of Cronin. The latter Is n
doctrine which cannot for a moment be
held BY the commission In the Oregon
case. Therefore it is reasonable TO ex-
pect the commission to decide that II has
no authority to reverse til. decision Of
The majority of the electoral college. or
that II IL has such W the decision OF
the college was correct. II is not nee
cs.nr TO au~ticipats tho commsnts Of the
| Democrats ON Louisiana, which practi.
caily throws them out Of court. Doubt
Lass they will rsyile the commission as
partisan. Tho country will see. IL Dem.
ocrats do not, that tbs reason why the
commission divided on party lines. was
that the Democrats refused to cross par
~ lines. We shall soon, no doubt, see
a good deal Of clustering as to tho i'm
mediate cause. but that will probably
die out. II it does not. ii can have but
ono result. II must drive decent men
out Of the Democratic party. and
conxign the organization TO hopeless
ruin.
SEws IN ONO.
A Times Columbus. Ohio. special
says, there is great rejoicing tonight
over the decision Of h Electoral Com
mission in the Louisiana case. Even
some Democratic members oil the Gen.
eral Assembly seemed to feel plensed
when the news came, and expressed
themselves gratiiied at the end oil the
Presidential controversy. On all hands
the decision Is regarded as substantially
the conclusion oil the whole matter
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