The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-14

these subjects before Congress or tn
o Electoral Commission during the pen
dcncy Of the electoral dispute Con
trasl his language concerning the Gle
- cision Of the South Carolina Suprcu
Court with General Grants answer [,
c Senator Randolph, who cited that de
i cisOn to him and was bluntly told by
| Grant that he cared nothing for lat
J decision of the Court. Indeed, Gen
: Hancock's views Of public duty form
! the most decided contrast to those O
+ Grant. How cam |, soldier, best
, sustain Il government Of law" always
, seemed to be HancOck's inquiry
How can /, Il soldier, best assert my
military power, despite the restraint
Of laws% seemed to be thc usu:rI
thought with Grant,
"What do you think Of his aIIusion
to the proper mode of settling tn"
count Of the e cctoral votes ?"
Having given the constitutional
questions connected with the election
Of President and Vice President and
the control of the two houscs of Con-
gress over the election much thought
and study, | must freely confess that
Genera Hancock has emphasized in
his letter the true meaning Of the Con
stlLutiOn in such II way and with SUCH
force rs to give me new and stronger
light upon the subject. He prcsrnt-
with great cIearness the idea Of the
separate deposits of power in Tia"
| House of Representatives and in the
| Senate in the case Of the inability of
| the two houses in Joint session to unite
in declaration that Il majority Of the
electoral votes have been delivered Tor
any candidate. In that case the duty
of choosing a President Immediately
deVUlvc9 on the House Of Representa-
tivcs, voting by States. while the duty
Of choosing Vice President deVoIyc4
on the Senate. This line of separate
action is continued in analogy by the
separate power given the Senate a0ut,
t6eect as President it, own presiding
officer in the event Of the death Of the
Presidcntand Vice President. lp that
election the House of Rrprrsrntanyr+
has no voice."
"You think, then that j. the best
part of his lcltcr?n
" No, | will not say that The
golden sentences in the letter are
these: ''rhc army should have moth
ing to do with the election or inauyu-
ration Of a President "Thr people
elect the Prc4idenl' The Conprr--
declares in a Joint session who he is
our system does not provide that one
President should inauguratc another;
there might be danger in lhat, and 4
ir0s Sta,}igu&iy i,H out Oj lhc churirr.
Here il the Keynote Of the differences
between Hancuck and Granlism. If
Grant had held the doctrine Of Han
cocks letter, there never would have
bcen an Electoral Commission or any
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