The New York herald., 1877-02-17

the garb of another age as type Of chivalric
courtesy.
Louisiana To BE Counted for Hayes
Tho Presidential Question virtu-
ally Decided.
Mr. Tilden has reason to feel grateful to
his supporters for the strenuous battle they
have fought in his behalf, and we trust that
his disappointment and chagrin will not
prevent manly and chivalric acknowledge
ment of their devotion to his interests. He
is now brought into position which will
test his character and show whether he de-
serves the affectionate respect and admira-
ton of great and gallant political party.
If he has been impelled by sordid personal
ambition his modification will swallow up
all other sentiments, and he will fail to
recognize the generous attachment which
has borne his friends so unfinchingly
through the discouragements of the recent
contest. But if his temper is magnanimous
and his sense of obligation strong he will
be easily reconciled to his personal disap-
pointment by the high honor and splendid
devotion accorded him by political party
which comprises majority OF the citizens
of the United States. We trust that he has
not only the strength of character to bear
up bravely under his defeat, but the hopeful
patriotism and largeness of soul which scorn
to identify the personal interests of one
citizen or the political interests of party
with the fortunes Of the Republic. Our
country is too great, its destiny is too we'll
assured, to justify dependency on the
ground of transient personal or political
disappointment. 1t will continue to grow
and prosper under President Hayes as it
would have prospered under Mr.. Tilden
had he been elected. The chief source of
our national greatness and renown is the
energy, enterprise, free spirit and elastic
hopetulness OF the great body of our people,
and it really makes but little difference who
happens to be President for any period of
four years.
We take it that there can be no substan-
tial difference of opinion among intelligent
men of good Judgment as to the effect of the
decision reached by the Electoral Commits
sion yesterday. 1t foreshadows the election
of Mr.. Hayes. Indeed, Mr. Tilden's chances
have hardly been worth the trouble of
contest since a majority Of the commission
refused to 60 behind the certificates in the
case of Florida. 1t was not to have
been expected that the commission would
stultify itself by applying to Louisiana
different rule from that which it deliber-
ately adopted respecting Florida. In Florida
the State itself had protested, through
its Legislature, its Governor, and it's courts,
against the title of the Hayes electors to
cast it's vote. The reversal of the guberna-
torial majority by a recanvass of the votes,
and the submission of Governor Stearns to
the result of the new canvass seemed to make
it probable that a new count would be
equally fatal to the title to the Hayes cleo
tors. When it turned out that these great
advantages were of no avail, and the COM
mission decided to count Florida for
Hayes, it became apparent to cool judges
that the democrats would thenceforward
lead forlorn hope and fight with
all the odds against them. The Louisiana
decision verifies the soundness of this judg-
ment. Mr.. Tilden's hopes were staked on
the ability of his counsel to convince the
commission that it should receive and con-
slider evidence which goes behind and i'm
peaches the certificates. The ruling out Of
such evidence in the case of Florida was the
sure precursor Of a similar decision in the
case of Louisiana Nobody can be much
disappointed at the vote yesterday. No
clear-headed man can fail to see its neces-
sary logical consequence. 1t gives the coup
de qrace to Mr.. Tilden's chances, which all
dissolve,
And like the baseless fabric OF a vision
Leave not rack behind.
It will be futile to contest South Carolina,
from which there is also q double set of cer-
tificates, for the democratic House commit
tee unanimously admitted that that State
was carried for Hayes. For the democrats
to rest any hopes on Oregon would be pre-
posterous, especially since the publication
of the scandalous deciphered dispatches,
which expose that stupendous and disgrace
full trick. Certain it is that Mr.. Tilden
will remain private citizen and that Mr..
HAYES will be called to assume the response
bilities, trials, difficulties and anxieties
which attend the administration of the gov
ernment.
Medical and Surgical Service.
There are upward of hundred physi-
clans or surgeons in the pay of the city
government. Some are in the Police De-
partment, and, consequently, subject to the