Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-04-23
THE SITUA TToN.


On the Sd Of March, 1877, tho day
before Rutherford B. Hayes was sworn
into the Office to which he had not
been elected, the House Of Representa-
tives passed the following resolution,
reported by the Hon. Proctor Knott
from the Committee on the Privileges,
Powers, and Duties OF the House;
Rs.oissd BY as Hous Of Representatives Of
hs United States Of Amsrica, That It IL the duty
Of the House TO declare. snd this House does
hereby solemuly declare, that Samuel ]. Tiden
Of the State Of New York received 1876 electoral
votes for the Office Of President Of the United
States. all Of which votes were east aud lists
thereof signed, certified, aud transmitted to the
seat Of Government, directed to the President Of
the Senate 10 conformity with the Consultation
and laws Of the United States, by electors legally
eligible and qualified rs such electors, each Of
whom had been appointed and elected, In the
manner directed by the Legislature Of the State
| In and for which he cast his vote as Aforesaid
he was thereby duly elected President Of the
United States Of America for the term Of four
years, commencing on the 4th Of March, A.. d.
1877 and this House further declares that
Thomas A. Hendricks, having received the same
number Of the electoral votes for the othce OF
Woe President Of the United States that were
cast for Samuel J. Tilden for President, as afore
said, the said votes having been cast for him by
the same persons who voted for the said Tilden
for President as aforesaid, and at the same time
and 10 the same manner II Is the opinion Of this
House that said Thomas A. Hendricks Of the
State Of Indiana was duly elected Vice. President
Of the United States for term Of four years, com
meneing on the 4th day Of March, A. d. 1871"
This resolution was passed by ma.
jority of forty-eight votes. A substi-
tute proposed by the Republican mi
nority of the Committee, upon which
no vote was taken, did not pretend to
assert that Hayes had been duly and
fairly elected" as follows:
"Rssoivsd, That the electoral votes Of the
statef have been counted 10 accordance with law,
and that Rutherford d. Hayes and William A,
Wheeler have boen legally elected President and
Vice President Of the United States, and that Il
Is the duty Of hw-abidng citizens to obey the
law Of the land"
With this record the Forty-fourth
Congress went out Of existence, and
the country is familiar with what fol
lowed in the succeeding Congress,
which has just expired. For the first
time since 1861, the Democrats are in
possession of the Senate and the
House Of Representatives. This
triumph has been achieved gradually
and slowly, and may be described as o
reaction against the corruption, the
Iprohigacy, and thcrevolutionary meas
ures of the Republican party since the
close of the civil war.
The truth of history will not be vim
dicated fully until the record Of 1871
ia made complete by the formal vot,
of the Forty-sixth Congress. 1t hai
been bad enough TO submit to the
Great Fraud, and TO see the higl
trusts, the foremost honors, and th.
general patronage parceled out as com
mon spoils among the conspirator
and their instruments, who bandeC
together, and by every form of crime
achieved its success. 1t would b,
J worse, and little less than blasting
! disgrace, if the new Congress, repre-
senting a large majortyofthe American
people, should fail to reaffirm in tn
most solemn and imposing form the res
olution of the Sd of March, 1877, will
the added declaration that Hayes is al
intruder in the White House, and ha
no valid claims TO be President.