The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-06-06

missed as unworthy of consideration
the. pretense that Congress could es-
tabfish tribunal, or delegate any
tribunal already in existence, to pass
upon the title of President after he
had been declared elected in the
mode provided by the constitution.
lie declared that there could be no
conceivable combination Of circum-
stance under which his assent could
be obtained to any proposition at
tacking the title of Mr.. Hayes. There
was but one way by which President
Hayes or any o'her President could
be reached, and that was by the con-
sti ntional method OF Impeachment,
and the very act Of resort to iml
peachrnent was, Of course, full and
complete acknowledgement Of the
validity Of the Presidents title.
Senator Ransom, of North Caro-
lima, coincided fully with the vie ws
advanced by Senator McDunald.--
General Ransom said that as Senator
lie felt delecay in addressing him
self to this subject, because in the
possible contingency of an impeache
ment he held that it would be proper
for Senators to have expressed m
opinion in advance on any of the
collateral branches Of the subject
But he desired 10 say that he was
fixed and immovable in the opinion
that no power existed anywhere to
assa'l or question the title by which
President Hayes holds his office, and
it was ilni osSiblc that he could be a
party to any movement looking to
such chd. lie believed tLat in thus
speaking lie represented tie voice of
the South; that the South would view
with distrust and alarm the iudica.
ton of any. purpose to reverse the
verdict which placed Mr.. Haves in
the chair Of The chief muyistrate.-
While this WAS The case he agreed
that the frauds which had been yIac.
ticed should be exposed. Mr.. Jonas,
OF Louisiana, was the only member
from the 'uu1h who gave expression
to what might he regarded as en-
treme vieN s. lie favored not only
the investigate II, bat the expulsion
# Mr.. Hayes from Office if the frauds
were pr"ved.
Mr.. Jrf1as was asked by mem
Der from one Of the Eastern. States
how he could now be in favor of at
tackl"g the title of Mr.. Hayes when
he had, last spring, as a member Of
the Louisiana Legislature, voted for
Il series Of resolutions lot only re-
cogniziag Mr. Hayes as tbelawtul
President, but compliment gIiim in
the most fervid strain. Mr.. Priest,
Of Missouri, was also extreme and
wild in lis ideas. With the excep-
tion Of him and Mr.. Jonas, the only
members who we've not conservative
III their u'ternnces were some of those
who represent States hopelessly Re =.
publican.
Senator Barnum, of Connecticut,
ard Mr.. Prince, Of III essachu$e ts,
both spoke in a discreet and onnser-
Vatlve style, and repl esented that
the Democrats Of their States would
not sanction any attempt to ques-
ton the validity OF Mr.. Hayes
ritlr. .,
The point was made by one mem
Der that the frauds in the Presiden
tlai election were the only issue upon
which the Democrats could hit the
congressional campaign. This was
strongIy Iy con'rover,ed by other mem
beis, VINO held that there we're other
vital issues upon which the contest
could be fought, and successfully
fought. .".> ".. ." ".fIs.>
An exchange says: "We are in re.
ceipt oftwo poems, one on tho Throb.
| binE Brain, and another ON a. RIeed.