New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-01-11

=, aiming RICH; aud pushing pers:stently or not stop
IN 70 scater my energy on sia tnags ~ ts AN or
Pin .G hut ahorng perseyerngy untli had unsneu,
s nS then knowing when TO STOP
1hete was clear expectation among the
~ rats that the Sth OF January would be great day
- Elm They hoped to raise such an urroar that the
-. gould rise up A. man. and going to the door
y ,,e white House with Uncle samuel, would say: go
u. e, After tins demonstration IL will be useless
~ % Seep YOU outv' But the people have failed In
-, ~, az the performance. Tire meetings held were
"a the attendance fc, bic, ana the editorials OF the
n lifrrs Which, with that striking harmony peculiar
ness !lfcd at a tamil, bureau were all in double
les ,ss"' we're ''''''' ''' NV ' -
That neither house has judicial powers, and
49, all remedy fer fraud in the hands of tire people,
o.,, 10 e the conclusions reached by HGrpers weekly
- ,pe alahsorbing subject of the electoral count IL
~. II pr,snes that the ground that the President of
80 seuae has power to decide ali vital questions with
80, .,peal has been practically abandoned, and
,hcn saws of the power Of the House. Tie plain
,n,ont Of the Constitution. AID the principle
h,,ss 10 adopted by Congress and recognized
=, ;he country that the State certificate. lawfully
ooole,ed shall be email The Constitution does
80, rroytje for a contest because n could not contem-
"a, possibility OF any other contest than the ques-
oo which az two certificates has the form required by
che sate law To 90 behind thai. ana 10 inquire whether
h.i, b. proper ach certificate ought to have the
low mi ssuc;ion, would be 20 make Congress judicial
una and returning board for State elections and To
.or,,,ote absolute centrahzaton. II the Returning
MI Of Louisiana should fraudulently throw out
srrarrnt majority and count in apparent minority.
~ ali undr the regular forms Of law, Is there no
T. UudoubteIly there is hut II Is not revolution,
nor ie ,o.l overthrow of the site by Congress The
nsrtca! iemcy under pCpaiar constitutional sys
rem the destruction OF the party that secures tempo
ra,y advantage 10y the fraud
CONGRESSMAN Springer of Illinois is a men,
n- Of the Conference COMMITTEE the Countingof the
Eec: Vote and being thorough Democrat he looks
at the subject from partisan point of view He Is sure
ldu Is elected and says ne will oppose scheme TO
de,iive him OF the Presidency His plan is for both
bo., 10 agree that it will take the vote Of both 10
rctc, or 10 accept. Then they cannot agree, and
u nut 70 debate 40 that the discussion cannot he
continued til March L. deadlock will which will
he a Ia ure eject, ana the House Will be obliged 10
choose the President The plan is simple, hut has the
important defect OF being entirely unconstitutional Mr.
surper IL not likely, therefore he of much service 10
the Conference Committee. On the subject Of Cronin
however be seems 70 he sensible. for he said TO
correspond, ut OF The Cincinnati Commercial, to whom
he gave the above points am strong in my OwD iudg
menl II Hayes would he made President by count
ing a., whole Of Oregon for him. would neverthe
less de- IT, There dou5t about the will OF the people
OF Oregon. majority of them oted for Hayes. and 1t
is un air deprive them by technical evasion OF
minded men regard It as do. There NAV be who
subject that VII at all emharraSs settlement
The Hon b. II. Hill is not likely to succeed
in lbs wish !or promotion 70 he Senate. Mr. Re'ield
ennneraes some OF the obstacles in his path as follows
"Te truth is Hus recent letter describing his position
As 10 the Presidential complications is too broad and
patriotic for the narrow ncid in Georgia He taxes
nonal position and sctuated by national patr
otlsn As al old Whig, he is not sectional man, but
has sprtt OF pairiOtsm broad the country. For
this reun the plea that he cannot be trusted he
seems marked sacrifice in Georgia. IL really dis
couragnug 10 the manly sentiments in ms letter
decried by a lot Of little fellows whose patriotism If
bounded BY State lines point with the friends
OF H j. that Bain. is to be returned to the Senate ana
II Is NECESSARY that the bOss Georgian be hand to
inset him in debate The AnderSOnvie discussion Is
supposed have contributed largely To the nomination
Of Bne for Senate and 1t argued that If the GeOr-
gians are backward sending their hero II will be con-
.,r,e "A, evidence that Hill got the of it, and that
'vindicatlOn not proper Some OF the enemies OF
Hill Gr 10 say that nc get5 INTO the senate IL
will not be two wears until he and Elaine belong to the
same paiiyi Hill is such uucei tain man. you Know
There large class IN Georgia who are for Bon
lease 81 Cove in the Senate reelection TO Congress
every years Operaes sort OF renewal ana serves
~ keep Zen. straight
Mr.. WattersOn has made a discovery. He
writes TO The to,iero,rno his seat in Congress
that the august body which he is member rs not
-breeder Of ideas" Yet Mr. WattersOn gets out
Of his seat she flow Of ideas seems fast enough Here
Test published over his signature, on the morn
inr OF Jan ; Is there peaceful remedy think
there Is There il the right of petition, which, ad-
equately presented and urged, becomes power. The
Democrats do not include civil the list of their
sources Civil war a redtape affair 1t does not
come IN regulation way. Nor is II likely TO happen
ever until all the peaceful methods for the redress OF
grievances have been exhausted. The Democratic party
plants itself upon the law and the facts 1t declares
that the vote of State shall he counted without the
consent Of both houses Of Congress No State vote has
ever been or ought to be- Since the foundation OF the
Government to the present time including the evidence
furnished by the Republican leaders themselves all au-
thority sustains this position On il the Democratic
party plants itself and to stand until driven OF at
the point Of bayOne 1t is for our people TO deter
mine, therefore, whether this shall be done If they
will rse in their might, and exercising the peaceful
right OF petition will memorabilia the Senate to do It's
duty 20 do that which every Republican member OF the
Senate ia committed 10, and will send hundred thou
sand petitioners TO Washington on the Atm OF feDruary
10 present the memorial IN person, there VIII De no
thwsrted-