The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-05

l oI an entire state. Next followed Jele-
gram. from, yPiachbaek TO the President
stating ell Was quiet, but asking as r pre-
caution that General, Grant would inter
fere., He quoted from, the law and the
I Constitution As to when the President had
authority to interiors; ana said be could Dc
80 but in two instances First5 in case oi
insurrection against the State; and the
other, In case of obstruction of the laws o.
the United States
4 1t was absurd TO argue that the teie-
gram from Attorney General Williams
was recognition of Pinchback's s election.
Did the Senator from Indiana (Morton,
mean to say that the President of the
/ United States could set on his cushioned
char and telegraph over the country;
/ recognize you as Governors I recognize
such as the Legislature" n time of trouble
without any case being made out to him
No, sir we had not come TO that IN this
4 county . c-odi .CFci tre -
He next read from Kellogg's commnni-
cation that domestic violence existed in
several parishes, which the State authori-
ties could not reprsss without great ex.
pense and bloodshsd, and c4iliBg upon The
Government for aid Hey Vented, % axoii
gensei = enlsd . aYold plooosned Ane
| therefore called upon the President foI' the
army Of the Untited States. Armies did
not generally quell disturbances without
bloodshed., This bogus Government IN
Louisiana, now standing q year with its
riots and disturbances, was all the result
of the non-action of Congress when il
| ought to have acted. A new election
should have been=ordsred III the State last
session, but after an allsnight session O
the senate, when the vote was taken
there was majority Of two against the
bill.
| Mr.. Morton-That was the trouble. "
/ Mr.. Carpenter-Yes,i it was the trouble
trouble to that State, trouble to the coun,
try, trouble to the fair name of our Ma.
ton.
1 Mr.. Morton asked if the gentleman
HCarpenter) thought the President die
fright IN issuing his proclamation. 3--n
+ Mr.. Carpenter replied that he well un,
fderstood the motive In putting that ques
ton. He did say the proclamation wal
issued without authority. There was no
case made before the PresldeIt to author.
iZe him to interfere. This was a case O
/ domestic violence, and the President
should know nothing about domestic yio
i lenes. That was not case to bring him
to has feet There must be case of Insur.
rection IN the State and against the State
Government therefore there Was no au.
thority for that proclamation. It might
be that Congress, under powers conferred
upon it by the Constitution, could send
i troops there. -5,.a. as-Gl .lre ,-ir
a He did not say whether it could or not.
The Senator from Indiana Morton) had
plead an es opped on the right of the
Senate to inquire into the facts Of Pinch
backs election, On the ground that the
Legislature electips him had been recog-
nized. He (Carpsnter) denied that the
President had ever recognized that Lsgis-
lature, The President paid no attention
to them when they called upon him, bat
he treated them with entire contempt.
The President of the United States, In the
last DAYS Of the session, sent a message to
Congress laying the responsibility upon
its shoulders, and saying 70 Congress If it
did not act, he would continne to recog-
nize the Kellogg Government but the
Presidents iatsrference then might be on
entirely different grounds she, Carpenter,
was not much Of 3 lawyer, and nothing Of
apolitician, and he did not doubt the Sem
ator from Indiana, (Mortonl was laying
for HIM in The forum of politics. and would
say to the country that be had been ahu-
sing the President The President Is em-
powered to can out forces to enforce the
DEGREES Of Courts, and ell be did might Be
Fetted On that. That might be his defense
politically, and Senator Morton need not
report him to his cons tituents for censur-
Ing the President for sending troops to
Louisiana. The proclamation Of the
President had . sanitary eject; and he
was glad 1t Waa issued b9t 70 say the
effect Of what the President did was an
estoppel to the 70 the Senate was not good
argument. % He, Carpenter; maintained
that tAs proclamation NAs . nulity, ei1-li
The duty dsVolYed upon Congress, m
der the Oohstitgtion, to decline ss 10 the
legality of State Governments, and the
decision Of Congress was binding upon all
other departments Of the 9OVernment.
On the contrary, the Senator Mortopl ar.
leued that the action of the PEesideHt was
binding upon Congress, In all this busi-
ness Of putting down an Instruction IN
State, the President WAS but mere agent
Of Congress. The Preaiaent iE to restore
order. It does not matter mach. whether
he sets up the right or wrong party,
CSnRress VIII. determine that; but the
President must pat things in suey con-
dition- that ipeaesl BhAl rsign. Congress
says 10 the President; @You1 60. there aud
quiet things, and We vail enquire into the
Ppocsedings. 81. ..---.. -.
4 Hs said that to-morrow he would in
trodacsa q. bill providing for q new election
II the State, and would explain his rea-c
soma. Before concluding his Argument he
referred TO the law governing the admis-
sion oFmembers 10 the two houses Of Con-
gtessl and said Senators being elected BY
6Y che law making yoWeriof the SsEte, the
Senate must inquire as to the Legality Of
that power, On the other hand, the
House had no authority to inquire as to
the Legislature. The Senator from Indi-
HnE had elnimed that out of respect 70 the
Senate be Eas. eopstrained 10 send the
Rinohbsok case base back 70 the. Commit
tee, BY that argument the Senator -hlm7
self had overturned his own Prfnld tdete
ease. van 90 d, ,f-l---ll --~
Mr.. Morton said that it was not affair
or legitimate argument to make that
statement. .o a--t
Mf. Carpenter said some two years ago,
when he had occasion to read q Senator
down. -1rpmhnlllcame to him afCerwatd
and said :; You are 3 young SeR2tor, and
there are some things yeu may not know.
One Is that il is an established rule IN this
body thAtpyou must not refer to 3 rnan'G &
Ian gdsRe u the -Gl0bs fog more than two
years Back lLsughterd guidcssl5z 9. 81
I He supposed he could refer to the Con-
gtessional Globe for one month back as 70
Ihe lzlgnagS of the gentleman. (Afr. Aer-
ton, TO sh6w e,dssGFoyed kisp spTSnd3d6e
case. The decision Of the SuPBsna 8ourt
of that State could not; bind the Senate,
d, that Court had no jurisdichSn % de-
eide questions which Congress must tde-
eide y .lalli mo --i
= The canvass in Bouisi1uG wAs iAlse, had
been found false n EZG0dfE Ghioh Iu-
yestlgated it. by every man VII eyer aex-
anined it, by the very men Who made the
canvass. The whole thing was a5frapd.
IifHere there was q FAINT Demonstration of
aPPlause in the gallery, but 1t was prOnpt-
~ checked by the Chair, Ne Ferry Of
Michigan, -. ....,..--.... ,...s.s.--..ly .
In reference to the bill which he. would
introduce for new election, Mr.. Csrpen-
Ter sid that he, would endeagoE. 10 show
that K ellogg was not legally elected :. thai
his associates In State Offices were never
elected, and the Legislatpre sending
Pinchback here was never elected. he
referred to the returns from the polls,
isigaea and sent up by the Commissioners
Poi EiectionI as beng gem uine, and showed
l a utaiofitY for McEnerY. he, (Carpenterl