Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-10-30
Letter from Col. Broadhead.
He Dissects Heudcrson's Doctrine
Relative TO the Georgia Election.
4 SCIENTIFIC skISNISG.

SCIENTIFIC SHINING.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN,: In the
speech of Mr.. Henderson at Carthage,
on the 9th Of October, he is reported !
by the correspondent Of tho Demo
crat" to have spoken as follows:
In referring to the Georgia cleo
lions he said, 'that he presumed no
well-informed man would deny that
the so-called Democratic success in
that state had been procured by fraud
and violence, by refusing the privil-
eye Of suffrage to the negroes and in
timidatingihe whites. lie said that |
if the rest Of the Southern states pur-
sued this course, and fact could be
we'll established. congress would be
justified in refusing TO count their
electoral votes, and if opposition
we're made to this, lie would be will
ling, although he had lever been a
strong partisan Of General Grant, !
TO uphold him in assisting forcibly
If necessary to preserve to the people
the hard earned results of the war"
The same doctrine is announced by
him in a speech at Springfield few
days afterwards.
The constitution says:
each state shall appoint in such
manner as the legislature thereof may
direct, q number OF electors equal to
tho whole humber of senators. and
representatives to which the state
may be entitled in congress-"
ARTICLE ., SECTION 1.-The 10th
article of the constitution provides
"That electors shall meet in their
respective states and vote by ballot
for president and vice-president.
The list of their votes shall be trans
mitted sealed to the scat of govern-
lnent of the United States directed to
the president of the senate. The
president of the Senate shall in the
presence of the Senate and House of
Representative open all the c%ertiti-
cate and the voters shall be counted.
The person having the greatest num-
Der ofvotes for president shall be the
president, if such number DO a'major-
itv of the whole number of electors
appointed" aid So with the vice.
president, and this is all in the con'
stitution that relates to the subject,
1t will be seen that the whole mat.
ter of the appointment of electors IL
left TO each state in such manner al
the legislature may direct. The ac'
Of our legislature OH the subject
provides that the Legislature may fiji
vacancies that may occur in the cleo
toral college, aud decide cases o
contested election in that body. Oul
legislature has adopted the interpre
tation which the plain letter ant
spirit OF the constitution point out.
Each state shall appoint the elcctor
in such q manner as the legislator
thereof may direct. The president Q
1be senate shall open all the certi6
Gates and the votes shall be counted
What authority is there expressed o
iM.plioi to look behind the certifcate'
or to change the list of votes, or
take evidence, or 10 establish facts
in the language Of Mr.. Henderson
And yet lie says this may be don
and If the other states vote Ill
Georgia, il ought to be done, and
opposition is made to it, he would
willing TO uphold Gen. Grant
assisting forcibly ii Unnecessary to pr
servo to the people the hard earn'
results Of the war-what has &c
Grant to do with it? Where is Il
provision in the constitution viii
makes him the arbiter by force
otherwise to decide what votes sh:
or shall not be counted7 1t 10 t
plain for argument that there 10
power In any department Of the &c
eral government to change IN n
marne the vote Of the electoral c.
lege. That the states have the RIG
TO choose their own electors, aud
All vacancies which is conceded
the act of Congress Of ls45, proyidi
for the time of choosing electors, q
that Il 10 the duty Of the president
the senate TO coun; the votes. u
that 1t 10 the duty Of the senate i
house Of Representatives, he pres
and witness the count, and that tn
their duty and their power ends; q
that any attempt TO usurp the POI
and rights Of the States il this
spcct 10 q fragrant breach Of the c
stitution; and yet Mr.. TENDERS
your candidate for Governor, co
sels such . violation of the consti
nop, and advises that II. need b.
shall be carried out by force. W
forcs7 The army and navy9 I'll
Is no other. Then I. results !Iu Il
That President Grant, candidate
reelection, IL 10 use the army
which he 10 commsnderIin-chief. n,
such evidence as may satisfy him
Nj. Henderson, that fraud has b
practised in the election, to &c,
his reelection by throwing out
electoral votes from particular 81,
II this be 20, popular goycrnms'
smockery the very thought 10
pressive !; II stiles the aspiration
eli men who would be free. The
nothing 10 contend for. II you
coed IN the election, your yOtei
set sid and counted II. naughi,
most sacred provisions Of the
stftution arc disrcgsrded; aud
will Of one man, backed by mill
force, Il substItsied 10 their 81
Almost tie. only valuable ri8'r
- tbp s';afs., 81" ,'rd' "f +har
(beir " eioeiors, l. 10 be (
away and trsmpIed under foot
this man ssks 10 be your COVE
that he may subser ytentlv lay d