The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-12-09
from the Maine Democrat
No Legal President after March 4th.

This may be regarded as bold head
ing by certain class of men who
have violated the Constitution and
the United States laws in relation to
the election of President and Vice
President. But it is very evident that
Ulysses S. Grant will not be elected
according to the Constitutional and
legal provisions. In Article IL, Sec
| tfon of the United States Constitution
it is provided that leach STATE
shall appoint in such manner as the
Legislature thereof may direct, mum
Der OF Electors equal to the whole
number of Senators and Representa-
tives to which the State may be enti-
tied in the Congress-
This is from the Constitution of the
United States as it now stands.
The Act of Congress of March lst,
1872, Section l, also declares that each
STATE shall participate in the eleation
OF President. Thus stands the Con-
stitution, and thus stood the law en-
acted by the trainers of that Instru-
ment. 1t remains now to be seen
what Is to be the action by Congress.
That Is, OF course, apparent 10 every
Que. Congress will exclude Virginia,
Missi Gippi and Texas. These States
have been prevented by the national
legislature ON casting any votes in
the election OF electors, and conse-
quently have in no way been per-
mltted to choose electors. There will
therefore be no appointment of eiec-
tors of President under the Constitu-
ton. And yet a President is but
creature of the Constitution.
Another glaring violation of the
Constitution has been the interference
OF Congress with the suffrage question
by which several States were defraud-
ed OF their long established rights of
voting. These werG stupendous
frauds, which avoid and give no dc-
ttoH Itl The election. So we think If the
question should ever come before the
supreme Court it would be thus deef-
ded. Whether the question will ever
be legally raised may depend upon
certain circumstances hereafter to &C.
cur. 1t may be that General Grant
Will be suffered to remain undisturbed
to the end of his term, and that fu-
ture Congress will find it necessary to
pass a healing act making valid the
dolngs under his administration. We
see not the necessity of resorting to
any force, because it is always posi-
Die to decide the question peacefully
and legally. And if the Impressions
Of the present taxation shall go on
II the damolition of the rights Of the
white people of this country, North
and South, are continued, it may be
necessary to bring the whole subject
before the Judiciary.
AS to the voice of the white people
IS Is to-day in favor Of a Democratic
President. There are not fifty thou
sand whites in the Southern country
favorable to General Grant. Out of
some four million voters in the North
there are not one hundred and fifty
six thousand majority for Grant. That
majority in any fair vote of white
men would be immensely overcome
in the South.
We have, therefore, the Constitu.
tton and the numbers with US, and
have been simply defrauded out of
the election of Gov. Seymour by the
most unparalleled transaction ever
Known in American history. OF the
States claimed for Grant last year,
negro slaves have been allowed by
the Radical Congress 10 decide as fol-
lows:
Missouri. carried by NEoRoEs, 10000
West Virginia 50 Z" 4.OGO
Tennessee, - 80 600
Florida. electors chosen by Negro Legis-
lature.
Thus it will be seen that the entire
election has been carried by fraudu
lent mockery of the principles estab-
lished at the foundation of the Gov
ernmcnt. --.... ....r.r.--