Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
Mr. BIalr'S FolIy.

II appears 10 us that Mr.. MOntgom.
cry Blair is on q wild goose chase in his
attempt to oust Mr.. Hayes from the
Presidency. As far as the masses Of
the people are concerned they consider
the matter settled. Iu fact, the great
incentive to q submission to the decls.
ion Of the Electoral Commission, was
the desire Of the people for q settle
ment Of the question. They did not
place such a high estimate on the mer-
It's Of either candidate as TO prefer
either one of them to decision that
would be final. When Congress agreed
upon the mode in which the ques-
ton should be settled, 1t responded TO
the wishes of the people, al least so far
as securing some plan that would set
the vcxed and dangerous question at
rest. No considerable number OF peo-
pie in this country believed that the
country would be in any very great
danger under the rule Of either one Of
the contestants. The majority, OF
course, wanted q fair decision, but as
there was room for honest differences
Of opinion, and a determination that
means should be taken to guard
against the recurrence of SINH
lar crisis, the supreme desire
OF the masses was for decision that
would end the controversy. Mr.. Blair
rises up and attempts to prove that The
decision has not decided. He is en-
gagged in q work that can end in no
good, but II may produce useless agita-
tion and evil. He may prove 10 Dem
oCrAts who are already convinced Of
that fact, that Mr.. Tilden was fairly
elected President, but be can never con-
vince Republicans, who do not want to
be convinced, and be can never accom-
pish the unseSting Of Mr.. Hayes. He
pretends to believe that Hayes can be
expelled and Tilden seated within sixty
days, and that it should cause no more
commotion than a change in any petty
office. lie talks like an imprAclicablC
dreamer. There is nothing harler II
this country than to unseat a de factc
official, even where the law points ou
q method. In the case of the Presiden
there is no method. Our Constitution
aud laws are bare Of provisions in thi
respect, for 1t was never contemplated
by auy one that q President woult
be fraudulently installed. The de
eision Of the Electoral Commia
sion was the decision Of Congress-
and the Inauguration was the legitimat
sequence of that decision. Mr.. BlAi
has the reputation Of being a Shrewt
politician, and be may imagine that po
litical influences sufficiently powerful
to accomplish his purpose may be ex
erted. If be does think this, be is cad
ly mistaken. The South will have non
OF this foolishness. Lamar, Hill
Hooker, Gordon, and all those wh
stood by the Electoral Law, will abid
by its Legitimate effect. There Is yer
strong belief, founded on commO
sense and sound judgment, that ther
are very few politicians In this counIr
who would not have done Just as NJ
Hayes did. The number of politician
in America, who are so pure that the
would refuse the Presidency II affair
able by the decision Of an EectOri
Commission, is exceedingly small. Th
number is so limited that VIC don
think Mr.. Montgomery Blair, or N
5. j. Tilden is embraced in it, The pei
pie look at this question In this pra
tical sort of way, and Mr.. Blsir's e
forts are more likely to injure b
party, than they are to overthrow
. President,