, 1875-05-29
uudcr Ccrtaln Circumstances Mr. s. Win
Rcnd Ills Heart from Ills Bosom.
General Hope that He Will Reconsider Hia
Rash Determination.
Judgs Lawrence Closes for the Com
plainants.
Tho Case Coos Over 10 Monday.


lne concluding portion ot Mr. Stoffa speech.
1lIIeh mas tho frs. matter in oraor WAS )!Btoncd
| to With Ercat interest. Following is 4 synopala
! of ha rcirArta:
tts. s!orsa proceeded 10 show that tho Court
Ind 10 jurisdietion, frat IN illo shjec! matter.
| md second. III tho writ. II tho Court had 10
Jurisdiction ot tho writ, ticn ho lad no po1or
to fssuo nuci, m instrument.
Nr. Storss read tho prayer OF tho petitioners
settinc forl, that lilo question OF minority rop-
rcsontntton had not boon properly voted upon.
This they mado tho ground Of Al Injunction.
III tho courAc Of hin argument liz proposed to
ahuw
Firss-That tho bill Of complainnnts mover Get
| Out any irreparablo injury which would result
from tho canvaaaiug Of the rotusnn mud, if they
had. then quu-warranto or contested election
urococtlng should follow.
secoad-So bIli could bo frnmod In aLich such
q atato OF fac:h could be proved.
7hish-Tho duty Of canyaasing tho rotea vas
imposed by laa.
uo wou!l first take tip tho authorities cited On
tho sdo Of tho complHiuants. They w,satl III
show that tho case
cAAE WITHIN TIE Jun1snscTiox OF COURT or
IQuIrY.
III tho Now York cnscs toferscd to By atr. renco,
tho court Of equity Ycry proposly tcok notice
OF tlotn bee suBo tho rieilts OF property vcso at
| stake. In caBcs tint worc purely ministerial.
| tho Supreme Court could issue ,naudaInuH rc-
| gnlslng the performance Of duty. Would 1t
not bc foolish, and contrary to tho nnirt Of law,
10 cnJoin tho performance of ministerial duty,
wlcu tue Supreme Court coal orlor mau-
da:uus. md compel tho counting Of tho rocs?
Th- conapainants ahsumed tho iutia.!iction Of
tho cnurt Of chancerY bocanse fraudulent voting
llad IN their opinion. ron;lereJ tho election void
Whichever way they LOOTED Mt It. tl'oro arpoared
| to fo di1onma. Tho Supreme Court halt that,
in thcso casts, tho contte Ut equity haa no
jnEis'lic.ion. 11e quoted from tho caoo Of tho
leon'o Ys. City Of Gaea'nfg. ~ III. :suppos-
narTanto WAS tho proper leEa! action. II tho
election was fraudulent. it ahossla no contested.
When the laY commanded servant to execute
n,pnblic duty, ho "as to obuy willingly and ex-
ssa:ins ss he should not. - w FNDN '''0 - =
| Tho Court-Do you hold That 10 be uuIyor-
sal rulo
,fr. S!orra = hold, your Honor that It IL a
| unlyerHa principle.
| Tho Jutgo-Wliat II thoto Ia no law?
lfr. Storrs-Ilcn there would 10 no Judge.
! f1.aushter.l
THO Cou1t-snpposo that tho pretended Ian
| In. no exis.oucn:
s.:. S.ortx LIT tho complainau,s proceed BY
| r,lo-war,alltp, Lot tlIoln 20 into the Criminal
Court.
| IIo c3nInsud of tie lar HAA VERY plain
| taat Of tho Contt was equally 70.
] IN THIS n1lrxuA,
tho counsel Of tho Atdorm.n pt..Ipoa dlnobe.
sI!ouco Of tito inIuncton,-not because they l,aj
eouternpt Tor si,e Judge, Gut bacul,.. They re-
ppocsed tho law. Tl,czo was a very great differ
| auce butwcou tho ia.utny OF an Injunction 10
pyoycns tho violation Of ! Law, aud lis ,suning
of tho aa,no inutr,i,nenk to prevent tho tnr{orn
ance Of public tluty clearly tleiiucA hl,l COM
uautlctt by tl1o law.
|
In tho u,atter Of tho cauyarp Tho Inn po.itIyc-
IL and distinctly eail You rt,a1I eauva.n," :"
Tho Court, in tcfnp n,,tto ~ u,,ulsyhal,u said
.4You blall not" Here waa Il tl,rrrt r3niiict
between tic Law Of tho land and tlIo i::nies Vi
i,lo Judge. il tho latter vas to override Tho
aw. tbeI1 they roro au,roaci,iue d atato Of a,,.
nrsiy, and m,ght ~ wi! be rused b. t,o clu., uf
lIorcuIns an lie mythical world vii Of .o.o
sir. Hto,rs proceeded in elun,,ent worth To
"low s", =. x>,vn a., ,..,,xo u-v ~ ,.,,-,ox
n ,n,iinr viii tf,is Emhinri. In r.f'rrrt ~ liz