, 1877-01-22

virtue Of concession for the sake Of peace, recon-
s,atioD Ear,n,on3 '92 san&n 95ctne1s s,,
weight With tic county. . payn. s t!.t,
and noar together, vim iut = tho
vi 6 sas sssy ay
nrnmt,c. Both .Islca claiming TO Ii = ,g In
portant eo1scssione: VIII gladly s, Tho
festlcsncnt Of the Presidential az -. The
grea. public an1icty ia NJ that 4! u , y be
den or lIaye. sl,a' he President, 3 = 1t there
shah 10 order aud peace. The 3 3 IS Inter-
est. Of tue country will: with fo' = C nrgen.
that tl,e result will he the election Of iRyce for
nc believe tEe Electoral votes Of Oregon, Flor
lila. Eolsth Carolina, and Louisiana Will, upnn
Hayes. IL thls as !: may, thi4 method Of afhi-
trason will relieve tue next President, whoever
hc tnay be, of obligations to political sc}lemcra
aud tri.ksterr, and Of the inIputatlon ot fraud
We rcganE ,.i+ report ns the solution Of the
Presidential question. Tbr pressure in faYor Of
It will be overwhelming. Relief from suspense
will be the occasion for general rejoicing. Let
| Us hare peace.
''rsuHrA1toS Br coxcHEss."
Cin'1nnaH Gdsttts-Htp tb'tcdn.
The question to Us, US to tie compromise
shuttle, Is not whether 1t viii elect liayes, hut
safe to stand ~ precedent. The reliability Is
that the lottery would can,c out IN the rcrcgnt-
lion Of the election u Hayes; hut 1t establishes
I tro' Of thc election oi President which tcvulu-
tEon1zes the Constitution. aud rhfch will make
Il itnprnetirna,|c fur the pcup!e to elect pses
dent aganst party majority In bot'I 1i0uscs Ut
majority that Concres. would be intin'ts'ated
irctn sitting It .stdc by fear of popular rerolu
ton II would make this threat Of revolution
always Imminent In elcctfon: OF President: :.
rle JUGGLING point e to i;e ln tlc selection Of
the lfth Justice. This Is designed fraud On its
face. For willie the four Justices are di<sInrt';
seectcd By their party stripe, there Is aln" pre-
tss af ap tc = u. pe ns Il eoo. ms
the hftl. Justice and In Judging the election.
They are ehosen as past[saus. ari then told to
ignore party and net tadltially.~ Tue trick Of
ticeh will Ignore their party; for no Democrat
supposes Il possible that Democratic Justfce
would fall bis party.
Tho dishonesty that Is bundled np IN this part
| Of the scheme Ia shameful. It dIshonOrs the
chosen Justices By choosing them ~ r,artlsan*,
10 serye their rasty, snsl then making them take
an oath to 1ct jodictally. II tilcy 6esray their
purity by acting 1ullesa{iy, they Will be subject
psrty service tficy were especially tciecsca ior
II t!'ry DO the party work they arc chosen to DO
they have to disregard the FI,ec!a1 judicial oath
! they arc ptit under.
Thr c,,aurts lila. tho justices chosen as os
the Republican stripe nay bctulnc iudicial1y
blind to party In choosing the fifth Justice. Is
the pivot Of the whole selcuac. 1t Is tho prize
III ttt compromise lottery.
The madness of party spirit could hardly hare
a stronger excfnpfcattnn than In the willing
ness ut Democrats to accept this scheme merely
for thr taSc Of the lottery ehanec' Which ovgr,
irutu thr beginning of the nation a. to the clrc~
tl,n OF President. But they are con%cfnlss that
the 1cCn eIcctun Is azulust them. anl that their
failed, and In their prellcancnt they jump ut
any stcapr. Anu chance III u lottery Ii alt
gain 10 thtrn. .-
Till is also ptlful exhibition Of weakness in
ho,ids. No way Of setting It a.idc Chill be de-
yt3cd that does not set aside the Constitution.
TIC attempt 1t Intimidation b5 rural war
mect!nEs has reacted upon The gettess-up.
and failure, aud is tlc.noral,cd and Divided
before the quiet firulness nf the Republicans.
The irtu:apl, Of the Constitution ls assured !!
tlls, = iot Of Republican Conrrc.smen quail
be!ure the ltagraccd llfbu,ters, unl, IN thu
nlfne IL t1,tnprDm!sl, conscut to set aside the
Constitution, T. take away from the people tl,t
eterttons al President in the future. and tu
throw the election Of llases iuto lottery.
'THts .Ar!rtLA1los."
t;'"e!nnau E"gvttt'- ot"otratit.
This bill Bhotllu bs opposed:
/. 1ccause It ~ unr!ustltutlonal, Coueres.
having no power to tic)esnte to !" Comnlfs
fiun ;" outside ttHelf powers derolTcd upou 1t bs
Inc Constitution.
| nCCauht IL HHuNl ilEfH1otJ peA{1RsEld Lie
: t7n.Ino Of thc SUPREME. Court ot. the Unttcsl
States, which the American prople should be
palnttaktng ln kcepi1lg spotirss:
o. Hteaufe; t'ss two Houses. having the pow.
cr, by thc admissions Of the hLil, to determine
thu questions TO which 1t relates, ought not TO-
il they lawfully rou!d, shorel this authority
aud th!s responsibility upon forrign tribunal.
I. lse:asse tie yo!ce of eight miilio',s oi
functions Of the National Legislature, ought
not 10 be nude either thc playtli'ng OF The Dos
scshion Of ole HAL, tlat tlan to bc selected By
| G.uuet.
/ {. Beca,tse, BY the text of this till, and b5
alnls.st universal admission, the counting is ths
i act Of tue two Houses under the Consultation
The counting Is III aG2rMdtiss dct, as fully arrt
as tho enactment OF Il LAM, wleh requires lii
. concurrence Ut bnth lioutrs. What Is the work
| Of the two Houses cannot Be accomplished hy
0n<. In thr absence os any rue to the cuntrary
aeltng Simply unlcr the Constitution ht'w could
consent Of bUth lloutesa Where, then, Is thu
Necessity for this capttlationl
{ ''r1K MOST GRATIFYING NEWS"
H,stpn .tdtrfftsrr-HrpHhIfc1Ir.
: The most gratifying news given tn the co1n
. try hl,isc the sun went d0wn on ths tth I'll
| November was thc Intelligence that the Com
! n,Ittces Of the two Houses on tbs Elcctura
I substantial ltnai!msly. The constitution af TIL
tribunal 10 decide disputed Huesltous arising Ii
thu r1lnt of rotee ID not only great improve
n,ent uron ,hst originally t,ore.cl, but J. Is =
|
& stances wonl.l admit. 1t meets the grind tes
o Vi fairness between the t~o parties, and 1t tn
Z s4Inc ti.no eliminates The slight element o
challvc. wl,leh wps IT, many Minds the stronges
. objection 10 til. plan. Us oTst naaau public
/ Moreover, It can bu said ol thu whole actlrtne
that It is conceived H. tbs best possible spirit
that |. pFsserr.s absolutely tlls rlgits Of ,par
{ lie gentlemen Of both sdra aud u Dutl. Iluusc
J. w!,o haye aS.eed tu It. T. under Its orsra
+ lu, it stoul.l be dcclar,d that I,!lsn a1id lien
. will must eI,ceriu1lY n.luiescc III the JccE,o,,
J. a,rI give II. full support to thu Government
j. however strenlsnus.y II nsar hare tu opmtse III
: ru!lry of tue Administration. 1t Is hut right Il
/ expect lilo tann cortiiai ae,eptanro Q! thu .itna
+ t,u by Ue.ls,s rats, IT, ~ We tclcyo should b
1 tIir result, 1ia>ts Alrl Wheeler elluultl bc le
4 Glazed to haye bcen duly elected. ,.
. TIC asscnt Ut the two Houses will, nc ar
T bound tu brlleye, be heartily given tu It, ant
tbs en!y se.,.a!t!"g Yne.ten ~ - the sncacts "
y t4u PUN involves the Willingness Of tic Justice
!, vi thu Supreme Court tn ASSUME thu dutlts i
II rropused To demand VI tlu'n!. Should the JUS
= lrea Wllt,sc SERVICES grc now In Ec,uIAtllusl d.
!, r1tnr n hh0ufa link uDulI furthrr nj