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Show THE " ELECTORAL CONSPIRACY." The caustic paper of Hon. Jero t Black in the North American Review oi July last on what ho was pleas, cf to term the "electoral conspiracy." has called out an able reply by E. H Stoughton in the same periodical fui September. Mr. Stoughton was one o: the republican counsel who nrguii the case beforo the electoral commission. commis-sion. In commencing bis article Mr. Stoughton makes the mistake of goict: outtiido the record to excite prejudice against Mr. Black by terming hioj a friend and ally of southern secession -sts. Mr. Stoughton heads his artic e "The Electoral Conspiracy Bubbi. Exploded," but he lias failed tothrun any rjew light on the proceedings v; the dark days of last winter at Washington, Wash-ington, when it was concedsd t;-.s the very existence of the r.-publi, hung upon the alight thread of a pc sible comproniuje between the lw parties to the disputed issue ot tu presidential election. Indeed, it hardly possible for this subject to I -fairly and wisely treated by violci.i partisans on either side. Tim lre. indication of the wisdom and ) patriotism of the courBC of the r democratic party iu submit- tinj.: gracefully to the overruling -nl :u just claims to the preeidency by t u p '.rtieau commission, must be found ' in tlie good results which have grown out of tho unjust and illegal decision. , While giving the victory to the minority republicans, the democratic nmiority have won a greater measure ol iuj fruits than has the party whoas candidate Mr. Hayes was. The pol icy of the newprestdent has nearly completed tho demoralization of bis pn.-ty, which outside of the administration adminis-tration might have remained a united and oflective opposition. Until Hayes' tvJ ninidtmtion shall have passed into hi-tory its record cannot be made up, hut nothing has yot been developed to indicate that he will be able to maintain main-tain a strong and united body of sup porters eithor in congress or among tini people. The taint of unconstitutionality uncon-stitutionality and fraud will cling to hit skirts, and the fact that he is a minority president is not likely to bo hirsotton, and will continually recur re-cur to mar his influence, no iu liter how wisely and well he may li!i the duties of his high office. Judge Black's reply to Mr. Stough-1 too will be looked for with interest. |