The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-04

! A SpHJ;AE ,T0l CoNsERCcr a, SPECIAL,
;.1iousEaoF REPRESENTATIVES, TO SUP,
| 'HohK'4AAx xEs4 inoo .aiaj .ssL1I > lit al
The follnying cammunication appeared
In the NaT York ,iStsa.Qp the l5tb o. De,
cember, land has attracted. considerable
Httehuphi, 5s-.X -4e9iln'1 lg1. ,y,!er .dT
For some,Veason or other the leaders of
the Democracy hets, particularly iu the
Ssnate, Seem SlG~ 10 eorniSeheIid the
scope Of the policy. iaauguTated by the
Republicans in that body f. The 9vietn ,of
that policy currently accepted in DEMO-
cratic circles lis that the Senate has Het
about Investigating the geeent eiee f:ous
Id Ave Southern Etatssr merely: fosntl,s
purpose ef"mahiug partisan reports to
Offset reports Of arsimilar character
which, tits presumed, fhe committees of
the House will make in tile other direc-
t!oI! This view fails to, cover tho real
design Of the Senate Republicans
Their programme is vastly more com.
pTehensivc than the mere formulation of
reports for the purpose efaifectihg popu.-
iar ssntiment. It cohtensplate5 nothing
less than TO lay the foundation Of new
scheme of reconstruction, which, while
incidentally iaF0lving some. features of
| one essential This essential in that the
| new scheme OF reconstruction resolved
upon by the Senate, does not propnse
| Federal interference with the govern.
| men: of the State in matters pertaining
to local affaiEs solely, but assumes she
right Of supervision over all elections OF
persons TO ill Federal offices; that is to
! say, Senators and p representatives. In Coz.
GfCS5.f 'ififfD Sisl -t.t!fll-rt ,,ir..
| "The readers of the San will remember
that the textiof .Senator Edmund's reso.,
luton, under which the sub committee of
the Committee on, Elections are riusE aeti
! ing, directed the examination 70 be so
conducted AZ TO ascertain whether. In
tlieae elections, the constitution Of the
United States had been violated q Tue
theory Of Mr. Edmunds and his follow.
ers, who embrace, with one or ew, eYcep-
tions, the entiro Republican force inIthe
Senate, 10 tt. d, the elf.preservative DOW
eis of the = deral constitution involve
the right Of eitherbr branch of Congress to
act c6ncurrently with the Executive in
THE 7eveat, of~the .other branch violating
OF sustaining violations of that ihstru,
ment. They hold that the House of
Representatives ia' now engaged in sus-
tanning or abetting certain States which,
or citizens of which, have violated the
constitution at the late election .Is4-aA 10.
These violations, as understood by
Senator Edmunds and his followers, con-
slst in denying - certain citizens of the
| United States Il o right to vote for. Rep
resentatives ir congress, and in abridg-
ing that right y intimidation, etc. They
| in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 81 ortiz
/ Carolina and South Carolina were carried
| by tho Democrats in manner and bl
methods which constitute violatidniof the
| Federal congtitutionand the amendments
thereto. loAEd lastly, they hold-aud this
is the practical end and aim, of, theiY
/ whole sohemc--tlsatsthc Senate and the
Executive arc bound by, their ,oaths- to
support the constitution, to- refuse to re-
Cognize as legally constituted House of
Representatives ic which the Democratic
men! !see.s returned from these Ninteicta
may be allowed seats. ,.I,.; u :.
| TIE. .5iib-eommittees of the Senate Com
mittee ON. Elections have begun their
work, and the full committee will. l.proba.
bly, not be ready 60 make its report until
| very near the 4th of March. THAI report
gill recite that in ten, and perhaps twelve,
Congressional Districts in the States: /
have namedj Representatives were chosen
in;yiolatioh nf the Federal constitution {;
that those Representatives. are not enti-
tied to eests' in Congress-, and that any
HousB which may admit them to eeata il,
not entitled TO recognition. by the Senate
and the Executive as the legal House of
Representatives of the Federal Congress.
The efie;t OF this scheme is at once apba-
rent. Counting these ten or twelve mem
| ber5 whom the Senate has selected: for
slaughter in this manner, the Democrats
cannot :have more than seven. or eight
majority in the next House. IF, upon
the organization of that body, all the BE.
| publican members withdraw, leaving only
the DeElOcTats,iand if of. the number1o
Democrats ten or twelve are declared. to
lave BEEN elected in ISOLATION Of the
constitution, and hence not entitled to
seatsj the ronla;nder, whose right to aeata
is not questioned; will not constitute @
quorum. Therefore,, according to the
| programme Of Edmurids and his follow
cry .i:o .lo Ho;::se Ho;::se sc Tic Tic
| Forty Fifth Congress will, .be unable Il,
organize that body so a. 10 secure the re-
| cngnition cs The: Senate and the Exeeu-
4 ::=s:;; :.s ::.e Republicans =i.i .s!..se IL
join the Democrats in Organizing the
House s'They FTill organize House of
theirown.and seatenough members from
these Districts tosgive them quorum,
whether they havelcertifeates: of. election
| or not. Afsd this Rcuse .isito. be recog,
nizeh by She Senate and blythe new Ex-
ecutive; who, having been counted in, by
fraud, shall have been iinaugurated BY,
force. sli rea -l,Ii<-du a.,-aa.l,
The remainder of the programme be
comessself.sugge, live when we take into
account the proceedings of the Repubiir
| can nparty: for the last ten, years. :, The
| Republican, Hnnse, 40 recognized By the
Senate anS the Executive, will be. placed
in possession of the,Halliof Represents,
tives, if necessary, by: military force.
The Democrats. that. is to say that ,por-
ton of tbein; will be recognized BY
the Semitic and the lEzeeutive as entitled
to seats.. will be permitted to enter the
halls but THU ten or twelve Southern
membefn who are to be designeted bv ,the
Senate,asf having been returned i'm. viola
| tio. of tho corsSMtutionr By Intimidation,
etc., will be excluded. !, And if necessary,
q Brigadier- General will. be on hand, to
| aotas ,door-kGepar.l 1.3.h lrsrt,y,,,,,
IL have only to add that, the ehoye, is
notmere conjecture Itis an exact state
ment Of information that / have received
from Republican ,who is In, position to
| ascertain the designs Of his colleagues in,
the caucus, but who does not endorse
their ,c0nciusions, and who will, at the
proper time, in all probability, oppose
their pclicy. The faGt that ouch a policy
/ is not oni5 contemplated. bat has actual
ly been en.inaugurated, ought to ba placed
before the Country for examination and
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