aders
of the Democratic Party meditate an attack on the President's
possession of his office, the results of which must be the
destruction of the reviving industries of the country, civil
confusion and war. There has been difference of opinion whether
the count of the electoral vote, which under the Constitution
determines the President's title, must be made by the two
Houses of Congress, or by the President of the Senate in their
presence. In the count of electoral votes, which resulted
in the declaration of the election of President Hayes, both
methods concurred, the action of the two Houses being in accordance
with a law regulating their proceedings, enacted in the last
Congress to meet the case by large majorities of both branches.
The title of President Hayes, therefore, not only rests upon
the strongest possible Constitutional sanction, but the honor
of both the great parties in the country is solemnly pledged
to maintain it.

"Yet the Democratic majority in the House of Representatives
has set on foot a proceeding, which they call an investigation,
intended, if they can get control of the next Congress, to
pave the way for the expulsion of President Hayes, and the
seating of Mr. Tilden in his place. It will be the President's
duty to maintain himself in office, and the duty of all good
citizens to stand by him. The result is Civil War.

"We know that many Democratic Senators and Representatives
disclaim in private the purpose we attribute to their leaders,
and denounce the wickedness and folly of an attempt to set
aside the accepted result of the last election of President.
You doubtless know that many of your Democratic neighbors
give you the same assurance. Be not lulled by these assurances
into a false security. He is little familiar with the history
of that party who does not know how its members follow in
compact columns where its leaders point the way. Like assurances
preceded the repeal of the Missouri Compromise. Like assurances
on the part of many Democrats at the South preceded the late
rebellion. Such convictions on the part of the Democrats,
however honest or earnest, of the danger and dishonor of the
proceedings just inaugurated found expression in but a single
dissenting vote in the House of Representatives.

"They say that they believe that the result in two of the
States was accomplished by fraud. We believe, on the other
hand, that those States, and others whose votes were counte