The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04
The Great Modern Expounder.

II Will he sad day for this republic
when the Senate shall be deprived of the
wisdom. learning. state.mauship, aud
grandeur of the illustrious person who
now rcpr sents less than half OF New
Jersey in that chamber. He Is conscious
of a genius which illuminates the darkest
que. tion and when he rises with magiste-
rial air to solve the problems of state, the
very pages pause in their frantic freaks
to drink in the instruction which flows
like u hmpid stream from his honeyed lips
While Congress, and the press, and forty
odd IN Hons of people have been discuss
ing how the Presidential knot should he
united, some asserting that II must he cut
after the Gordian fashion, aud Others con-
tcndinI that the President pro tenn. of the
Senate was "A Returning Board himself aud
could count in HAYES without trouble, Mr..
+. T. FRELiNGHUvsEN gets ON his feet and
di-nisseS all debate.
His mighty mind has considered all the
constitutional difficulties. and he proposes
to cuiightcn THURMAN and CoNKLfNG,
MoRTuN and BAYARD. EDMrNDs aud STE
VLNsON, EAToS aud CnRIsrIANNY, SuER-
MAS and HERMAN, and all the Other httle
fellows who have been dsputng about the
powers of Congress, and ransacking prece-
dents to back up their varying views.
They rather by instinct At the feet of GA
MALIEL and he lays down the law thus
81 suppose that ve VIII an agree to ihi. one
'fers unHn the General Government the power to
/ count the vote. To tlat proposition there should
be no dissent.
OF course when Mr.. r. T. FREIINGHUY-
SEN sad there shou a be no dissent TO his
proposition. there WIS no Il ssent. A word
from him settled the business, and resolved
the doubts OF the most learned, who had
never seen the words General Govern-
ment in the Constitution. Had any one
less renowned as an expoundcr OF that an
4 Gent instrument delivered this opinion,
there might have been mi-giving - that
instead of wranels on the lith of Fcbru-
AIRY, will Pr 'siient pro ten. FERnY exert
lug hi W-st 'rn lungs to count the votes,
and Speik RAND>LL ham nering with ms
Official malet To insist upon the rights Of
+ tine Hons . the General Government "
Will wax quietly into the joint conven ion,
take up the certificates in his or her hand,
aud count the votes. to the discontinue of
both Ferry aud RANDALL. and the two
j HOUSES thrown III.
While IN hand was in. Mr. f. T. FRELISG
HUYsEN settled another point, To the great
comfort II many confused intellects. SAID
he:
III the Cons tuition directs how and bS
! whom that vote N ~ b. counted. nj Wa
I wish TO change the ronstituton IN tina regard,
an amendment l. Of course recess w.
the mild manner in which hc asserted
the bold proposition. that to change thu
Constitution Ian amendment i of course
necessary swept away all opposition
The graceful CoNKIING bowed assent. Tn,
stole EDNUSDs smiled appreciation. Tue
heroic LoGAS washed off his war pain [
Tho robust THURMAN suppressed his red
bandanna. So often Haunted in the lead OF
battle. The chvalric BAyARD welcomed
his former foe. Even the grasping SHEER.
MAN loosencd his hold on the Rcturniu !
Board.
1t has been our misfortune to difJr with
Mr.. +. r. FRELISGHUysEN. but Away,
with diMlcuce in presence of his com
manling qualities. After this exposition
of the Constitution, and his immens,
service 10 he country in clearing up thii
great complication, he certainly cannot b,
spared from the Sen lte. No cost is toe
dear that Will preserve such an expouudei
at such crisis rs this