National Republican., 1877-02-27

since The caucus OF SATURDAY ntg W Out III
II docs not overflow aud carry the b tx o.
the party with it within twenty -four hours,
there will be hope for the country. Toe
raging torrent has torn from their moorinys
respectable journals which have hitherto
been pronounced against any refusal to &C
cept the decision as final. and they now see
no reason why there should be aoy alarm
at possible failure to declare the count.
The only effect to be produced. say they.
would be the necessity of new election
some months hence. and as the course Of
government would be uubroken under an
Administration conducted by the President
of the Senate, no harm could result to the
material interests Of the country which
would not be more than counterbalanced
by the good proceeding from correctives
administered by the people at the polls for
the complicated arrangements under which
the body polite now suffers. A peaceful
appeal to the ballot, 1t is thought should
be satisfactory to all.
Now, we warn the revolutionis's that
whatever might have been the spirit of the
Republican party. in the first instance,
touching proposition 10 submit the ques.
ton of the Presidency to the people again,
the day has gone by which would have
gsined their assent to 1t. Believing
aud knowing themselves to have been
entitled to have Mr.. HAYES de.
clared the President-elect by the
ministerial action Of the two Houses
of Congress, through the agency Of the
President of the Senate, as provided by the
Constitution and heretofore practiced, still,
feeling that 1t was better to submit to un.
certainty, through some peaceful means of
settlement, than to insist upon their un.
doubted rights against the will of the
Democrats, the Republicans reluctantly
consented to . compromise framed and ad.
vocated by their opponents, contrary to the
convictions Of many-sye, even q majority
of their numbers That compromise was
solemnized as a law of the land, carrying
with it the stipulated faith and the obli.
gated duty of both parties; and Its pro.
fessCd object on the part Of the Democ:
racy was to prevent strife and preserve
the peace, while the Republicans yielded
to 1t for the same purpose, If not with
the entire belief that 1t was required.
The cry Of war was raised to coerce q
party peaceably inclined to relinqu,sh its
rights in preference to causing any dis.
turbance, or giving occasion for any, by re.
iusal to concur In measure having advant.
ages only for the party proposing 1t. 1t
wSs successful the measure was given Of.
f.ct, and resulted adverse TO the party Of
war. 1t is now repudiated, and further
resort Is had to intimidation to compel &C.
quIescence in, If not assent to, a new cleo.
ton. Finding 1t within their power-that
is all they require to do any act desired
to accomplish the defeat Of decision, 10.
voked by themselves almost alone, now
that it Is against them, they do 1t without
scruple or compunction, Indifferent to the
judgment of all good men, disregarding
honor and defying decency. The msgua,
nimi,y Of the Republican party in yielding
It's vantage ground in the first place, leads
to the belief that 1t requires only show Of
hostility or threat to do something detri.
mental to the interests OF the country to
cause another surrender. But, II 1t is not
known to the anarchists now. 1t will be In
good time, that the device will not succeed
a second time. There will be no further
parley, nor will there be any new election
until the expiration Of the term about to
commence. The election is over, and has
been adjudicsted upon, aud will stand.
And If any attempt is made to arrest the
preliminary action requisite to the regular
Inauguration of the President. elect. 1t will
bo In violation Of law, and against every
obligation Of virtue and justice, and the
consequences must rest upon the heads oil
those who engage in the seditious enter.
prise.
And what is the excuse offered for this
shameless violation OF faithH Why, that as
members of the Joint Committee Senator
EDMuNDs and Representative HoAR falsely
declared that the Commission would de.
eide according TO equity and justice! and
that the simple Democracy were misled by
these deceptive remarks! O.virtue, where Ii
thy mantle? Let 1t be renovated and given
ss covering for this display Of innocence.
What did Senator EDMuNDs and Repre-
sentative HoAR know more about wha
the Commission would do than the guilesi
gentlemen who complain Of their difficulty
They did not even know that they were
10 be members of the Commission; and
anything they did afterwards, as such
members, bore no relation to the causes in
fuencing the Democracy to submit the
question to it. Any statements made BY
them antecedent to their appoint
| ment 40 mauhara could haya M v,or.