Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-12-27
IN. bill of ssn.tor Edmnnds. Of Yer

The bill Of Senator Edmunds, Of Yer
mont, looking towards q satisfactory settle
ment Of such questions IS may arise as TO
tbeelsctioa 81 electors, bas passed tAe SEM
ate. The lsrOr it me- in the senate i
likely to ' rant the inclusion that it-wiiI
find no did eulty in sting thrOus that
body, but fate g the hOgse 3 pOre to
be feared. In its passage Of the. Senate
Mr.. Edmunds had the hearty support Of
Senator Bayard and Others Of the Demo
cratic party, whose votes were given with
the Republicans in the Affirmative. The
vote stoed IS to %. Its provisions are
well conceived for avoiding elashing dis
agreements in the House, if that body were
honestly disposed to have their disagree
ments settled Rpnn = just and -hOROEabls
basis, BY giving each State the right to in
vestirate the sleet;ons 6fsits own electors.
The bill aSlit is passed contains twelve
sections. The first is the change Of time
of holding the Presidential election from
the frst Tuesday in NoYsmber to the first
Tuesday in October The electors are,
therefore, chosen month earlier and meet
month later thus giving two months
.more time for adjusting any question that
nag urise. The second provides for the
settlement Of any dispute astO who are
rsgnhrIy chosen, thus properly leaving
such Questions, where they are constitution
ally left, with the people of the State.
The third where any Stats shall fail to de-
termine which Of two contesting electoral
bodies is the true representative of the
State, neither shalt be received except upon
a1v0te of both Houses Of Congress. The
fourth section relates to questions arising
from disputed electoral votes. The friends
offhe .bill think it will pass the Houss,
with perhaps amendments as Mr.. Stephens
and other Democrats are reported to be
favorable to the main. points as it passed
the Senate. .F syo1,e ', et
The Cinciunstf Commercial in review
fng.the reported bribery to Senator Blsine,
Of some very profitable ideas for the con
siderAtion Of the South. which that section
cannot bat see the trutl Of, and If wise
would shape its policy TO. meet. The
party Of sectional struggle against ire
pFessible fste is teo apParsnt to question,
Read the following. &
ssWith the experiences that We have had
We do not look with confidence to the
utility Of any further sentimental iongings
for sectional reconeilistion. 'sThs South"
must learn FIRST and thoroughly that it is
the minority section; that there is equal
ity Of States, but not Of sections; that all
claims based npoh the theory that "Tbe
South" Is one-half Of the National Whols
are unsOOnd that IL the South asserte
itself as q unit through disregard of the
eoHstit0tional compact it must be over
come By the North IS a unit; that the
Southern cloud Of sectionaiism must be
dispersed by proof Of its unprofitsbleness
to The Southern people while the de-
priFation Of the Southern blacks of the
free right Of suffrage, in violation Of the
tresty Of peace between the United States
and the Southern Ooniederaey I've mean
the amendments Of the Constitution fol-
lowing the war; can only be answered by
the defeat in the next Presidential cleo
ton Of the party that has realized power
from the use Of The shotgun and the
stuffed ballot-box In securing Demo-
cratic Congress. The next Presidential
election IS the crisis. The census will
thereafter reduce the proportions Of the
South, and they will never again be what
they are. The Republicans have rather
sure thing Of the next Presidency. The
Overwhelming preponderanee of North
ern growth will squeeze the south out Of
conesit Of itself as Confederate equal.
The North gets the Immigration which
viii soon again be vast torrent, and
having gained the Pacific Coast, and Ne
Vada, Colorado and Kansas, is now con-
quering Missouri, while its invading col
umns are streaming into Texas-the
France OF Amefica-soOn to be liberal
lied 6ke1 Missouri, and cosmopolitan as
California. Ttis the destiny Of the South
to dwindle IN political strength and pres
tige, and find ultimate quiet the ending
of all agitatiHg pretensions. l.t 7.9