The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-24

respective Houses. what shall he counted UNI
der the head Of "Votes7 Must the body Of
electors named In the Governors certificate he
taken absolutely rs the rue and only electoral u
tue state, or may tue Houses 60 behind that
that certificate not merely prima facie, but
conclusive evidence" Of the regular aud lawful
appointment " the electoral II SHOULD be re
menbered that no attestinR certificate, by Gov
etnor or other unic j, Is required ~ tine CJn5.i-
tuition itself; the appointment Is LETT 70 tho
States, without regulation. Tue only certificates
here named-And they are very mlnutov DIES
ctibed are the Cerillc ties covering the stpa-
rate lists Of ballots which the electors them-
selves are to make. sign, and transmit. 1hc'c
are to DO opened in tho presence Of the Houses
and the Votes" shall thcn hc counted. hi'
implies. OF course. that all certificates Of per
sons claiming to be electors shall be opened, nd
the votes" that -. the true ana genuine votes,
cannot tie done unless the Houses have power
to determine when Of two sets Of electors -
spurious ANA Witch legitimate.
SubpO-u that when the certificates are opened
thcv disclose an Electoral Ccllege conipo-ed en-
TREY OF postmasters whom the records VI the
senate itself snow To &c stiil IN Uuice.
suppose they disclose a &, llCgo composed OF
Senators ana Rev 'esentatives whose names are
sull borne on the rolls. and who are thore per
sOually present 1t he counting.
suppose as Is likely to be the case with Kcl.
lOVg's batch--thev disclose a College composed
~ men who are notOriOusy, we may say hi-tOr-
ically, known to be false anu spurious, mere
prctendefs.
suppose. that simultaneously with the Cover
nOf's certificate. there Is produced record Of
| judgment 10y the highest iudi ial tribunal of
/ I
set Of men are entitled to exercise tue Offices Of
Electors.
suppose that at the time 81 opening, either
| House has IN its possession lrgal evidence pre-
yOuslS taken by its ord r. which shows that the
| Governors certificate not ONLY certifes "A false
mood. but that 1t was given in pursuance oi n
conspiracy between him aud Othvr persons
specified to petpetrdte a fraud, and Is therefore
no better than tur-crv.
| These csrtinc ties Of Governors are not spc-
cially sacred things. lheN are but evidence. aud
stand only until theN are toutradicted by other
| evidence. Iuey were deliberately thrust aside
| bv the liOu-e - Ncpres 1utdives IN 1872 In the
! cases Of the " iive members from New .cr.ev.
| OeCdu~e IL was known thit the Governor uad
| cousprcd with ofher PERSONS 10 pat tua " cut
! seal of the state to an uufruth. in order to -s-
/ cure fraudulent aIVant ge IN tue otgaNizi ION
! ui TIE Hpu~u ami kcllUgu's uishOuUfcu Ger.
! tnrAt' has been regularly aud consist nilv re-
J'ciru, Wh"t r ~ was m rcd les creI,n til At
fre.iIVntirl kirCtOr. I'm 1873 Ut ui o,uat lri ~
! Iifdnts. down to the present d y. iutt o. viii.
| W.en appended tuJli of HAYES Electors fraud
| ulently "couufrd IN IN the iaace I'D ~ Il
! the world, suffice TO oveftosr the mass 81 lDgu
! -. deuce, Wuitu the House viii pruh hl lave
~ if- uH.tcs ION hN the middle Ut ielratfN, o.
utterly absurd and Impossible.
Never Vas IL more clear than NJ this perillu-
moment. that the Cou.tit itiun j, in vet, tll.tI
" the -U. ~ auchur = uur sa'rti." W. have hui
10 ndiero to It's methods. to leave each House a
Clncrcs. in the uuubstructsu eXttcise IT tis
| proper functions. and ali danger Oi a collision
| ,nt-hos. nni the rciils which besct us are pica
! entiy ONerpdst. {. L. Is.