The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-02-14
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PRESIDENTIAL. EhECYIONS.
Senator Msrten's Argument sfsr . Direct
Vote Of the Peopie--HistoricalH He View
Of the Method Now I'm yosue.

! Of the Adethod Now in yogm.
The following is synopsis or the remarks
| OF Senator Morton, on calling up. in the Senate
Of the United States, his resolution mstractii,e
the Committee on Elections 30 inquire into the
defects Of the present electoral systeip, sud
! tho best means Of remedying them: - -
Mr.. Morton reviewed tho constitutional po-
\ sition of the States in the matter Of choosing
1 electors for President and Vice-President a
matter entirely beyond the Jurisdiction of the
National Government, and entirely without
I remedy or redress OH its part, Whatever dis
orders, irregularities or failures may oceur IN
the appointment. of -electors~ in any -Staae, no
,provisioaiis anywhere made for coptest3ng the
election of electors, and whatever returns arc
made up althoughproducedin in whole or ifa part
byfraud or violence, must stand, and sote be
counted upon them, if found in time. There
is imminent danger of "A revolution to the ma
ton whenever the resiilt Of o Presidential cleo
+ ton is to be deterznined by vote of State in
which the choice of electors has been irregular,
| or is allegedito hare beon carried by fraud or
violence. There ought TO be such machinery
Of the Government provided that il would
seem impossible that any man should ever
reach the Presidential chair who was not legiti-
\ mately chosen thereto. - rl g4 ri
He recapitulated the transactions with refer
ence to the electoral vote of WISCONSIN in 1857,
when the electors of that State. having been
prevented by snew-storm from assembling
I on the day provided by lay, had nevertheless
/ sent up the vote of the State to be counted,
and, though objection was made on a constitu-
tional ground. Mr.. Mason, President of the
/ Senate, decided that the two houses had no
! Jurisdiction over the counting of the vote but
| we're met together simply as witnesses of the
/ accuracy of the count. and of it's result. The
J vote of WISCONSIN was counted and the de-
! cision of Mason WAS not aftervard called in
/ question. IL 2 Z -17l-i7l'' D. n illl
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. lir.: anu i.1sueli' sno1tu ~ eAeieino
uI.eIe'iosrs , =, Ju.i.i.i PoWeIs II, ue,eInnnius
po."eeh 'ne =. .o.es Vi tMo sets OF ciectorh' OF
| upon the suinciehcS OF walnut! OF inc records
OF votes Oh electors IN any StateI out thas ne
I snouio perform mereiy MINISTERIAL act- OIL
which .he TWO houses were 10 pe Witnesses
anu 10 HiaAe resora- Dut the exercise of shese
niep poEets may oeNoive upon nun az. lecsss-
s"oee Te' anu Whatever uecisioh NC may MAKE
between me TWO sets oi electors On upon the
bumciehcy aiia 'aiioity OF the RECORD OF Votes
Whether on evidence OF me rgit OF electors 10
car. iheir votes, or wEefher they nave peeh
eaSt III manner presented Dy the Ccnstitniioh,
mr. decision is nnst. Lhere are sala 70 Dc two
! sets oil eiectors! votes ., the sains IN
tiie hanas Oh me Nice-iresdeht iroin tne n.ate
/ OF Arkansas ana two from the S'sse OF npuis-
iaiia- ana whenever OF these sets be ueclaes II
property electoral, ana prinSs iorWaro, opens
I and from his action there in NO appeal.
/ The action of the two ho,,ses in Is2i. in re-
gard to counting the vote OF Missouri, is no
\ exception to this view Of the power Of the
Iesiucht oi ihe oehhte, ivI tnc querenoh "
M aMia, ciaSs was NOT as 70 M! n,eguiaiI'. III re
! whether Missouri wss af that time State in
I the Union, and entitled TO participate in the
! Presidential election at all, which was also .
| question m the election OF 1911 III regard to
Indiana, and in 1893 IN regard z Georgia. Ire
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