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Show C0SOIiE:3 TAKES THE QtSTIon, In view of ti.e fact that c'int;rcp, to which is cyimrnitt'd by the cornti-tulion cornti-tulion the d'.ity of ciiititin and declaring de-claring the presidential vote, h.n a?fienihkd and will B'm by dply immer'd in the cnmidfratiori r.f some practical method of ftolvinf; the difficulty, tiie newspaper opinion on the subject, whtrh h:ivo occupied a large bharo of the public journal-f since the elcctiofis, will probably jve way to the tp' eciiLS of congrt dirnr. who, if they cm Ihruw no new Jiyht on the Btibject will havo the advantage advan-tage at lea-t of bu-kir; u their opinions opin-ions y their S far m the popular die'.HMon iiai ono it linn settled nothing. 'I here are iipparcntly ag many beiieVT.H in tiiir own diver-if nielbod,i of arriving at a result kh ever. One-f.ctof wril'ri boldrf tenaciously tf the idea, d' 'p.le numerous prrc df.nti to the contrary, that tho preid''iit of liiecenate i.-t Ihc pctcnt ar.d re'p'ifimblc authority woo a, one can de'-ide ny diipuUd 'ini'xtioni and dcclire IecUd fitfior eaihd.i('; for thn pn'-iideny, according to Mil boNj opinion and judgment; another cl i-'.h Hlr' fiuoinly irii-tH thnt th" two lr';-n i of f-onj;rf;r-i wiin fn-'i-fiiff!' I in joint con vnti in for the . irp'.'O of funding lh" cl' ctora vol", co mo u ningln f ;o Jy , ' to wiii' ii :; o'tf'i'',h9 relating to llj'i I cviUhl firnl ): rdmit'.ed, to bo decided de-cided by a majority vote. A third ( rind v' Miopp'.rN d opinion c! urns f the ri.d.i of i:ougr''"-i to count the ' vote, and of ei'bcr hou I, r,b,.i-'t tf. Ut Ih'i countinf; of uny for g'j'jd t nrid fcilfi' i'Uit r" i on i, ytelt q Ih'J r undoubted perpetration of a fraud u i lent result would be. There ia no 1 doubt that the argument and precedents pre-cedents are mainly on the Bide of the two last named classes, and that congress in tho interest inter-est of the people is veated with both ministerial and jud;cial powers in the perform .nco oi this duty, The only valid objection to the exercise of this right comes from tho natural fear ol a partUan conflict between tho two houses. But if a constitutional duty clearly devolves upon congress that duty must be performed, and it will bo tho duty of both houaea to proceed at ouce to tho consideration of the ways and means through which the presidential vote can bo fairly and equitably counted and declared. If Buch an arrangement cannot be made then the count will have- to take placo under the constitutional provision and in accordance with the existing precedents. The proposal of Carl Schurzaud' others for the passage of a constitu lioual amendment, shilling the duty of the presidential count and declaration declara-tion to the Eiipremo court of the-United the-United States is clearly impracticable so far as the present canvass and . count is concerned. There is no 1 probability that the amendment could . be perfected and passed before tho 19th of February next, tho day on which tho two houses should meet i to count and declare (ho votes. Neither would thw method bo likely to give satisfaction to the rival partit-8. It would bo too much in the nature of , ex pvjl facto legislation, but we aro inclined to think taat the amendment amend-ment would be a safe ono for the future, and that as a permanent law it would tend to remove a great peril such as now threatens the government. govern-ment. A Washington dispatch relates that President Grant and Hon. A. S. Hewitt in an interview on Saturday considered the question as to the effect of throwing out tho electoral vote of Louisiana on the ground of j fraud. Would tho election of president presi-dent then go to tho house under the cons'.itutioual profision? This would depend upon w nether a clear m ijor-ity ijor-ity of the entire electoral vote, or only a majority of those appointed is necessary to elect If the lormer there would be no election should Mr. Ti'dcu's IS I votes stand, and any of the vote claimed for Mr. Ilayts tc counted out. There may arise in tho dUcision eume such collateral question which might be laid before the supreme court of the United Stated by agreement of both houses to abilo its deeUion. There should bo no vital obstacle to the se 'dement of the election in accordanco with the principles of jutiee and equity, and in obedience to popular opinion, unlew extreme partisanship shall override good judgment judg-ment and patrioti-ni, and tiie attempt lealiz ar.d sanctify fraud shall be perisUd in. |