Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-06
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feeble physically, but he is worth a
dozen dead men yet, as his recent
letter proves. He will e be Presl-
dent, for the reason that when elected,
he didn't become President. The men
he then allowed to cheat him out OF his
Office will never forgive him for the
o they did him. and the party that
gave him more than a quarter million
popular majority, won't fight for the
man that won't fight for himself"
What arandOm, illogical composition.
The editor was dreaming, and his wits
bcfOgged and lost him, and carried him
behind the times, and his differences are
wrong. An intelligent gentleman OF
St. Louis, Mr.. John G.. Priest, has been
paving Mr.. Tilden a recent visit at his
magnificent new building on bis place
called GraystOne, as Mr.. p. says, a
most elegant erection OfsOme twenty or
thirty rooms, furnished in the most
luxurious style. 1t is located on q tract
of So acres on the banks of the Hudson,
has a front of 200 feet and commands
an extensive view. The building Is
surmOunted with q high turret or tower
fitted with a large telescope, used Is an
observatory. Mr.. Tilden walked up
stairs with us, and showed everything
himself, and il didn't seen to trouble
him. InOticed his voice was clear as a
bell while we were up there, so the
old man is pretty lively yet. Why he
is an old man Of course, but bright aS a
dollar.
This editor says very u~nreaSOnably:
He will never be President merely for
the reason that when elected he did not
become President" a most childish,
weak conclusion from the premises.
Query-What prevented him from be-
coming President? Had the Democratic
Senators and Representatives in Con-
greSS have had the moral courage and
tirmneSs to assert and maintain their
constitutional prerogatiye as respects
the counting of the electoral votes,
had not the Representative chambers
backed down from their solemn, decld-
Ell resolution declaring the election OF
Samuel J.. Tildeu as President and
Thomas A. Henddicks as Vice Presl-
dent" Mr.. Tilden, supported by the
representatives of the Democratic party
i'm both Houses of Congress, would have
taken his seat. But "Oh" miserable
d1ctUr" Some Ofthem affrighted at the
hostile, threatening attitude of Ulysses
-. Grant, andhis underlingS; andOtherS,
weak kneed, office seeking, craving
Democrats, COrruptly fawning upon
Hayes, the fraudulent President, all
abdOuding Mr.. Tilden, and betraying
their official trust. Like the stupid
ostrich burrying his head in the sand
of the desert, and thinking his huge
body was hidden, the unworthy mem
Der Of Congress, Democrats anu Radicals
alike, have vainly striven to hide thelr
base, infamous, shameful perfidy to the
federal constitution, and to their trusting
countryman, under the electoral
commission, 4 gambling scheme o.
StO7
In the Journal Ofthe first session of
the Senate of the United States OF
America the following appears:
son the 9TH April 1889, Mr.. Madison
came from the House of Representatives
with the following verbal message; Mr.,
President, | am directed by the House
of Representative to inform the Senate
that the House has agreed that the
notification of the election of the Presi-
dent, and of the Vice President of the
United States should be made by such
persons, and in such manner a the
Senate shall be pleased to direct, anu
he withdrew. WhereupOn the Senate
appointed CharlaS Thompson, Esq, t
certify George Washington, Esq, of ht
election to the office OF President Of the
United States of America, and Mr.,
Sylvanus Bowon, Esq, to notify John
Adams of his election to the office O
Vice President of the said United
StateS.N
The certificate was rs follows:
BE it known, that the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America, being convened IL
the City and State OfNew York, h esiXth
day Of April, in the year of our LOrdon
thousand, seven hundred and eighty
nine. the underwritten, appointed
President of the Senate for the sole pur'
pose of receiving, opening, and count
ing the votes of the electors, did, in the
presence of the said Senate and House
of Representatives, open all the certiti'
Gates and count all the votes of the elec-
tors for a President and for a Nice-PreS-
ident, by which it appears that George
Washington, Esq, was unanimously
elected ~agreeably to the constitution, to
the office of President of the United
States of America.
In testimony whereof [ have here
unto set my hand and seal.
John LANGDON."
This certificate was delivered to Gen.
eral Washington ut Mt. Vernon, by the
messenger, Mr.. Charles Thompson, as
certified by him in u letter TO the PreSi-
dent of the Senate, dated April 24th,
lTS9.
The pertinent question Is put to the
American people, viz: Would General
Washington have gone. from Mt. Yer
non TO New York to be inauguruted
President without receiving from Con-
gress the official notification of his cleo
ton? 1t requires no inSpiredprOphet to
answer this question with an emphatic
negative.
Another pertinent question is asked
OF the American people, viz: What
official certificate from the two Houses
of the nth Congress of his election did
Mr.. Tilden receive? He was informed
by common telegraph or mail, that his
Democratic friends of both Houses of
Congress were Pickering, and at last
puslllanimOusly yielded to the partisan
bluster of the Radical party, and had
taken refuge under the unconstitutional
electoral commission of cowardly Sena-
tors and Representatives and snlirched
Supreme Judges, and had abandoned
their elect President.
Mr.. Tilden in forbearing to go to
Washington, with no doubt an immense
crowd ~offriendS, and entering upon a
quarrel or contest with the Democratic
n Republican enaetors of the "elector-
az eon10sSion,n supported Is they
would have been by the National Ex-
scutlve, civil, military and naval powers,
has established for ages his Character as
a wise, prudent and profound states,
man. and a patriot SONS peurs,t san,
Teproche! Had he gonsastsr the man.
ner OF Mexico and the South kmerfcar
republics, and commenced a fight fol
his seat. AFTER COnuraSS haI 49, :.