The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-02-22


South Carolina their Electors were chosen by the Leg
islature and not by the people. The Legislature OF
Louisiana, in the exercise of this unquestioned
power, created a tribunal styled the "Returning
Board" and directed by law that her Presidential
Electors should be chosen by majority Of the pop
which it should be adjudged by the board
t that tt the elections had been uninhueneed
In the execution of the power with which 1t was
clothed and acting under the authority OF the CON,
stitution, and in the discharge of duty enjoined
by law, the boord adjudged that in several of the
precincts the election OF 1876 had been Influenced
by fraud and intimidation, and for that reason re-
jected the returns therefrom, thus giving the State
to the Hayes Electors This is the action of the Re-
instigated and commanded the disfranchisement
OF OHIO Republicans bewail as the disfranehisemenr
they are seeking to plunge the country anew into
revolution. Immaculate consistency
GOV. PACKARD.
But was not the surrender of Gov. Packard, who
received more votes than the Hayes Electors in
Louisiana q confession that the Returning Board
fraudulenty exercised its powers in giving the State
In Ohio the courts have jurisdiction to hear
and determine contested elections generally. By the
the Senate exclusively vested in that body In the
contest of Jones and Onderdonk for a seat in the
persons, more than half white, who had always been
held by the courts entitled to vote rejected by
the Democratic Senate. and the seat given Onder
donk; while in contest before the court for minor
Office depending on the same votes they were re-
ceived and counted These two independent tribu-
mails exercised the powers with which they sew
orally clothed They reached different results. Was
the action of either evidence of fraud in the other?
By the Constitution of Louisiana the right to can
vass and declare the vote for Governor is exclusively
vested in the legislature 1t therefore could not be
conferred on the Returning Board, and the law
which attempted it was to that extent unconsttu-
tional and void. Thus the Returning Board in re.
spect to the election of Presidential Electors, and
the Legislature in respect the election of Governor
were Independent tribunals clothed with with dis
finding that in some of the precincts the elections had
not been fair and free, excluded the returns, and
righteousy, by its official oath, and the impera-
tive command of the law it was bound TO do.
On the other hand, the legislature, although 1t
might was not required by law to j reject any vote
it received and counted all the votes thus giving the
State to Gov. Nichols. 1t was case of opposite
exercise Of their several and exclusive powers as in
the Ohio case before mentioned.
THE GERRYMANDER CONSPIRACY.
That the finding and decision of the Returning
Board was righteous is attested and confirmed by
record of the most bloody horrors and fendish out
6s other hand the act Of the OHIO
without a circumstance Of palliati9n ,,;.1; The
prostitution 1t was not required by the Constltu
ton, it was not commanded by law to redistrict the
fraudulent abuse of its power in furtherance of
gigantic conspiracy concocted for the avowed pur
pose of deprving the Republicans OF Just share OF
tors the control of the National Legislature This is
the infamous and far reaching purpose which they
seek to accomplish under the shadow of their K1
Klux banner and lifts the act of the Legislature
nifty Of national importance. Il it affected ordinary
legislation alone, it is enough to awaken alarm. But
complexion Of the popular branch of Congress,
which though in numbers is many, in voice is one;
and If the arrogant assumption and usurpations Of
saaE paaysss aed s6 oss6ne kes
regulations at will Under its consideration
pass all the great questions OF revenue,
Of war. These powers alone give national impor-
tance to the voice it shall speak, to the question
or Repubiicanism shall control its utterances Each
State therefore, being subject to its authority in
terested In the representation which every other
cure it.
But the extraordinary powers which the con-
sprators assert for the House the Presidential
succession gives vital and dangerous importance
to their crime against the rights of Ohio. The Com
ta election shall be opened by the President of the
Senate in the presence of the Senate and House of
candidate shall receive majority of all the cleo
toral votes the House of Representatives shall choose
the President. After the late Presidential election
this clause of the Constitution the subject of
acrimonious controversy. Ambition has often
waded through slaughter to throne, and the sue
cession the Presidency threatened to be achieved
by like means Gov. Tilden lacked but one Electoral
| vote.
an Oregon Elector. Here is the damning record of
kilograms between Gramercy Park, his residence and
and Secretary Pelton:
w. 7. Peltor No Is Gramercy Park New York:
Certificate will be issued to one Democrat. Must
purchase Republican Elector to recognize and act
| with Democrats, and secure the vote and prevent
trouble De- Deposit $4,000 to my credit with Kountze
Brothers, Wall street Answer, J. b. N PATRICK:
| 81 fully indorse this, JAMES K. KELLY"
"D you make obligation contingent result March
II can be dons and increndble slightly If necessary
zone Eector must be paid recognize Democrat to
secure majority Have employed three lawyers editor
of only Republican paper as one lawyer; fee 200:
a0n take 5000 for Republican, Elecor; must raise
| money: can't make fee contingent Must act
Failing in this, his emissaries debouched on New
Orleans with an offer of 100000 to corrupt Mr.
| Levissee, q colored Elector. But the black man
| scorned to betray his country.
toral count before Congress The rejection of single
State would devolve the choice of the President
tended by some that the power to make the count
exclusively belonged to the President of the Senate
the power of the House to direct and control it was
/ asserted OF this latter opinion was Gov Tilden,
Claimed to have been inspired BY him this dangerous
and revolutionary doctrine was, in November 1876,
thus stated:
counting of the Electoral vote; it will permit the
counting of every vote which it may judge lawful to
be counted. and no u0te can be uiCfy counted t0ith-
out its concurrence and against its judgment.''
Whomsoever by the vote SO counted shall appear
be President and will be accepted by the Democratic
party as such; and whomsoeyer, if no President be
then in due form choose to be President VIII be So
accepted by them.
| In recent communication to the public by Mr..
Manten Marble, the Boswell of Gov. Tiden, he
/ statess~it. as a part of the history of time,
that the Governor urged upon his friends
in Congress the adoption of this bold
POLICY nta aHe d na;so,s d defoo house M sno1io M
the people, and proclaim him President; but that in
disregard of his wishes tmd counsels prevailed the
Electoral Commission was raised, and all was lost
The nation has cause to thank God and these tmid
counsels that it not convulsed with war fol
the succession, as sometimes ill starred Poland
and as for fifty years has been unhappy Mexico
The purpose of Mr.. Marble obviously is to bring
Gov. Tilden prominently forward for the succession
in $780, and stab his great rivals, Senators Bayard
and Thurman, who were among the most distin-
guished authors and advocates of the commission
Not pleased with the result of the count. the
Democratic House, on the Sd of March, 1877, unani
mousy declared-the Republicans not voting-that
Gov Tilden the legally elected President of the
United States. He at once set on foot a movement