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Show There aiie more impr .hablo atonea tbua the ouh puhli.tied by tho Wadh-icgtou Wadh-icgtou l'ostt to the cfluct that Tildeu waa deterred from taking the presi dential oath on the 4th of Jl.irch, '77, by fear of going to jail ns ft rebel It was freely talked of at the tiuio that God. Grant would construe the publio oalh-takina by Mr. Tilden a an act of rebellion, which lie would take prompt meaures to ouppreeB by mppressing Uncle Sammy. It was too late on March 4th for Tilden to think of being eworu into office. II be had intended to occupy the office to which he waa elected, bo ahould never have permitted a democratic congreB-to congreB-to pa-B the eltctoral-commieaioD bill In the absence of the o 'rumisaion'n decision of the preaideutial question, Mr. Tilden misht bavp gone iDto the Wnito house despite Grunt. Chandler. et al, and the nation would have Btood at his back, with bayonets, if they had teen nece33ary. Having sub milled the dispute to arbitration, irregular though tho proceediog waa, Tilden, and the democrats who elected him, must accept the result and submit sub-mit to it. |