, 1877-01-20

THE PEACEFUL sErrIEMENr.
The report Of tho Joint Committee Of Con-
grcss On tho subject OF counting tho Presi-
dental vote il now before the Senate aud
House, and will be debated and considered
during the next ten days. It is m important
measure, tho necessity for which so I'm.
pressed itself upon tho rartisans WHO co1n-
posed tho Committee that they yielded their
own convictions and their own wishes 10
tho higher considerations Of the public good
When scvcn Republicans and seven Demo-
crafts. selected because Of their partisan pre-
affections, unito upon a plan of settling tho
difficulty which threatens tho peace Of the
country, It is safo TO assume that tie meas-
ure is about rs fair md Just to oil parties az
can be expected from ordinary human mr.
turc. The bill will be opposed by two
clahsea Of persons holding widely different
opinions:
|. Those who believe that tho Constitu-
ton Inns placed in tho President Of tho Sem
Congress, the power 10 count the Electoral
votes, including tho power to determine
which Of two or more returns from State
shall be counted.
y. Those who believe TINT tho House of
Representatives have, by a majority vote,
the power 10 object to and veto tho counting
Of the vote Of my State, thereby defeating
tho election made by the Electors, aud OBJ
taining Jurisdiction to elect President by
their own body.
These ore tho two extremes which will
oppose this plan. 1t iu directly pertinent
10 call Intention to tho fact that those who
claim the exclusive power for tho President
Of the Senate are oil Republicans, and who
aro so cortain that the President Of the
Senate will count HAYES in that II lc, In
the exercise OF lis power aud Judgment,
should do otherwise. they would <louounco
hin, a. a traitor, On the other hand, those
WHO hold to the exclusive power Of the
House to reject vote md then elect a
President, are all Democrats, and expect
from tho exercise Of such power by the
House to elect TlIDEx. The advocates Of
tho exclusive power Of tho President Of tho
Senate do 10 because they claim that officer
will elect ffAYEs, and those who insist on
the exclusive power Of tho House Of Rcpro-
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