The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-26

TO commit the cause in winch he believed to the
tribunal provided for In the bill assured that
through II the country would flnd prace and
prosperity. He was followed by MIR. stevenson
Rsp.. llLl and Mr.. Caulileld tDem ILL., also in
Mr. Springer, Dem. ND also advocated tho
hill. declaring that the inevitable result Of the
be proclaimed President In one wing Of the Cap
itol. and Mr., Hayes in the other. There was no
simply reference to the commission to report
as To- which was the true rSt1rn-which, return
w9s was an man appeal from TIE Returning Board OIL Of
Louisiana. II was bringing n case from the
lowest order Of adjudication to the very highest.
He believcd that the decision of the commission
would be impartial and just. and would meet
thH,appr9yal of the Americ9n people. go,
and urged that mere partisan considerations
should be lost sight Of and sct aside in favor Of
ihG punlc inerists.o On tn,s pon hr quoted
should Join their efforts 10 heal national divi-
sions. and to change the narrow spirit OF party
Mr.. Smith tRcp. Pa spoke in opposiiion 10
III" bill. and in favor " the right at the prrsi-
dent OF the Senate t. count the electoral votes
the outset to - some good things u the ill.
1t had sonc gSat merits which ho, most sin
cercly recognized. 1t was int ndcd to abate
sIg' Sg nou fF'"S Was AMI na5a%aF 95a"F to S'a ai % i
tiding over n great present difl'ulty. pos
doubtless hrlng result and would lcayr the
with moro undisput"d til, iaan perhaps un-
der any other method as yet suggested. II he
hnd go sp,ak OF the bill only Us u partisan, he
should say he was not afraid Of III operation.
The eminent gentlemen who would compose
the commission eminent for their character
am am aDll ll,tymwere men Mn3 ne behey,d, would
ns he did. that rutherford Is. Hayes had
boon honestly elected President. he should
conil,i ,icnty expect that an honest and fair COM
mission las doubtless this would bel would find
that to hc the fact. But IL might find otherwise
and II II did all good men everywhere would
/ lYuTI A
thrcut of civil war. The Roman Senate never
drhh'raiod under the q i'rca or the prs"nr" Of
threatened he would h' furnished with the
.iahn-t and surr"m' II reason why the
ANYTHING under such coinpusion or threat.
II VIVA not enough for MIN thai the hill would
illo over IN" present danger, however great.
Ihry Should i1r the moment forget Hayes and
TIli IN. forget u publican anl Demo rat. forget
th"ir own day and their own generation. and
inquire what the THING which they wers about
to DO would q 4-pr pl.-l as t. the future OF th"
republic. and in what -hGp" ID pass q. this hill
would leave the in.titut '.n~ uf the country. nni
transmit them to ro~t'r Il would he I'M
worthy Oi th"m. for th" sake Of avoiding pres
/ cni dHns"r g. in ur,u SI"nicr Danger for th"-e,
/ tu nrgur n support OF tl' tn ~ that II was the
ri-. 10 .ui tn' l.. STUDENT 'i o." nui tn count
thnt 'is fret arrirnwrt of The hll wis that
Wunt th' fathers SD ar fully Kept from
/ ,p-re~s ~, lal r'ol ..l'o AN' t' it. Ifthis
/ subject Was gone forever. anI lawyers would
n""w" the gtHr I'.'nHI returning board
from iiri- nlviorwnr,i until tNr D. ,' DESTROYED
/ II Ia it- turn. Another ".." tion wa- t.a ~"
/ appointed hv th" Pr -i ni and ,,n-
NrmHi ly tliN : nate. luf W 'r- g. Doe appointed
/ i3 o.. t@' li"n- s. wa.,n We at Nari'n. WITH
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