, 1877-02-20
Possibilities,
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4 DEMOCRATIC scHHE9TtQN.
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WAsiIAeros, u. G., Feb. 1D.-rlo Lt.ion
ts'ontgomery Blair's papcr) to-day, under tho
caption "What Pluck May Yet Do," gives the
following alv[rc to Democrats af tho House:
Tht Democracy ought neither to 10 d!shcaFtened
Iy the Infamous manner III which tho corsurtjou-
ists huve depoaed tho President elected by The pco.
plc nus ought the{ 10 c0untenance any violence ot
other unconstitutional proceedings to prevent tho
tuusuusastion Of the frnnd THOSE only who sre
disappointed In #ons aelhsh calculation can be 10
lurnr nwhy by temper M to fall 10 that free and
honest government has everything 10 lose md
nothing to gafn by viulehce ur unconstitutional
methods. But It was Gully by the failure Of Demo-
c:ats to stand by the constitutional, pcacafui, sud
accepted sneans within theIr own control that
the c0rruptontsts have succeeded ~ far, aud
the RESOURCES OF 3 conhtltusiuns! Government nay
tll enable them TO dsleat tho schemes uf the cor
rultonist1. Thcy hold tho purse OF The natlon
unl ought to that power 10 securs tile sghta Of
the pcuplr. ku tIouse Of Commons would, under
tho circumstances, pasa my bill of approximation
fuf Tie arniy or navy which did not recognize
Hampton and Nichols al tho lawful Ooyeruurs Of
South Carolina aud Louisiana, nos Ii thosv decent
inan On tic Continent who would not j.at!fy tho
Louie Ut Representatives tn taking THAT ntand.
In thts way AHages who have prrretruted tho
Presidential ju.sle Gun 10 forced to brand them.
sevcs " NwtndleEs on tho statute. book. Will thu
power Which G!sabltd tLe Representatives eS the
peupie from projecting the!r lrc.ldent from bs,us
counted out. cumppt then, to soas tbs means of
1uantahux the Packard an4 Chamberlain manipu.
1atlunsy
uNEAs1SEss.
Many Ut tho Republicans aro nervous and
Suspicious. They do nut cnsIrcly trust to the
pruisssuns of the moderate mrn whu now con-
trul tho Democratic party. They are satisfied
tnat these gentlemen will not assent to opeu
lAto4urus tu leteut the contamination of the
count, but they are afraid that they ate willing
u accomplish by !nl[rt c4,n wt,ut they ahr uk
arum bciug held responsible lur. II, through
Quo delay Rfter another, not too evidently
brought about for sucli u purpose, the tIulo
could be eaten up 10 th4t tho eth oi 3tarrh
would arrive before I'LL the States could b. gut
down upon the tally.sheet 1t IL believed that
even the most conservative Democrats would
not be anhappy, anl It IL feared that they will
cuntinou to favor such delays upon ons pretext
oF auollrF, Just rs they h2ye uniformly douo
Eines the count begun.
AN ADDITIONAL CAUSE
for the d!stFust VI these Republicans u Afforded
by the adjournment ot the House today. Last
Saturday, wiltn tie plain intent Ut tue Electoral
lAw II tut !ss letter was violated by recess usi
H. MuA1sJ. aitcr tue Commissions report had
lecn seut In, it wus stated OH all hands by tue
Democrats that tue count would to proceeded
with toelay, aud yet sfler the leading oi tho
protest, mAle Absusdly loug, It would seem 70
that the readng would kill good deal of time,
uuuthcr recess Was Il oneu voted. True, there
Il again good reason sssiYucl. The Democratic
lea1ess say they want to
HAAAoalzs THEIR PAnTr
ia fAvor Of carrying out tho law BY bringing tha
refractory eietncut into lins. Nevertheless tha
fspubl!cans cannot dismiss all apprehension.
They cannot forgot that It Is now
uluetecn days sinct tho count began,
and that tInal actioa ha. not yet been
ha4 Oh the second OF the disputed States.
Thirteen days only remain TIL noon na Sunday,
1hc 4th ot March. The ct,un1 uluAt be fn!shed,
II ever. BY Saturday, tue 81 Leaving out uext
Sunday there remain therefore only eleven
days for al the !e1nainlug proceedings. Two
disputed bl4tesi Orcgun aud South Carolina,
nte
srlLL 70 HE CONSIDERED
by the CoIanlss sion. II only formal contest Ia
1nadr tciors the Commission On these States,
tlTce OF four days can " consumed upon each
u tLem. TLeu, II the Uouau ucu4ocrasa taAe