National Republican., 1878-11-02
THE DUTY OF THE PRESIDENT.

Should such q calamity occur US SAMUEL
J. RANDALL forcshadows in his statement
in Washington on the 2sth of October, 1873,
:" that the Democrats will have majority
" of thirty-fve in the next Congress, posi-
"bly, but certainly of thirty the duty of
the President is clear. This Democratic
majority can come only from the rebel
South for the purpose of depicting the
National Treasury for payment of the cost
of the rebellion and embarrassing needful
legislation If Republicans were true TO
their party and their principles this could
never be. The Republican party is in a
majority in the country, and if Republicans
will go the polls and cast their ballots in
support of the Republican candidates for
Congress there will be a Republican major
ity in the next House.
1t may be safely said that every rebel
Democrat who appears to claim a seat in
the next House from Republican district
could never have been elected. Southern
Republicans can never be converted to rebel
Democrats or be made to support a rebel
Democrat except by force.
| The presence Of rebel Democrats as claim
ants to seats in the next Congress is evil
dence that the Republican vote in the
South has been intimidated or extuguished
for which the Democracy must give ac-
count and satisfy the country. As such an
account cannot be satisfactory, it would
appear TO be til. duty Of the President to
name the southern States in his message to
Congress where rebel outragcs, have been
pprprtrated to prevent free and fair cleo
ton by the people. lie should also give
the names OF each rebel Democratic claim
ant for Congress who comes from Repub-
liCan district quoting the numbers of Re-
publicans known to be there the numbers
registered the reason why the Republican
votes cast, if any, did not agree with the
numbers of the Republican voters which
the ballots ought TO show lie should also
give the number of Democratic voters, resi-.
dent and registered, and call upon tn,
House to inform the country how the Rep
rescnta.lves of minority party could pre-
sent themselves with claim to represent n
Republican majority. The country cannot
be allowed to drift any longer IN the direc-
) tion which dslOyalty may point The last
: Congress and the present Congress have no
been representative Of the nation.
The majority of the people OF the United
States are Republicans, loyal, and true men
and not rebels or Democrats. How, there
fore, a rebel Democratic majority appeared
in Congress to saddle itself upon the nation
which was no more elected than BANNING
or GOUDE, of Norfolk Va, when he sat il
the seat OF Mr.. PLArr, must be widel,
> known. The country will demand the in
formation. The Democratic rebellion wa
bad enough. But for the rebels themselve
: to climb out of their native obscurity an
air their defiant disIoyalty in the halls G
= the National Legislature without being sen
there by the people, is a little too bad. Tn
President, doubtless, can furnish q larg
number of facts which would be of intercs
to all parties. But justice demands that til
Democrats in the next Congress b
pointed out who want to set ther
as representative bull-dozers, and fc
whom no Republican would vote or di
vote. Ihe onJeCt oil obtaining sucn know
edge is to learn the grounds upon whic
those persons will found their claims fc
admission. For the protection of hone
electors and Of honestly elected members {
: Congress there surely must be some leg;
, means provided by which unelccted DEM
/. Gratis shall be kept out Doubles NJ
II ADAMS, the Clerk of the House, will onl
|. he too willing to place on the roll eveI
If Democratic claimant bold enough to mai
v the demand But with the knowledge
n the facts in cases where Democrats fro
If Republican districts were not elected witt
,, out abridgug the rights OF Republican cit
,r zens to the franchise, there must be mar
d Republican lawyers whose parliamental
e tact and requirements will enable them
10 interpose an effectual protest or obiectiC
e to Democrats taking advantage of their ov
r crimes or at all events secure such del
# in their admission as will give the count
II an opportunity OF passing judgment On t
l. cases.
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