The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-11-24

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-ao, q lhe lsaEnsr". ~ lers than The sIsfi. cf
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REPRESENTATIONS VI ue laaxaaxs ~ rrc@kiint
tltNni, NJ Nln~1 Request ws n,sler~tassi. ,uu
lhss language wss deliberately nr~si, IL, AonLl
IN sic~ of Tim fact atnns which, N wernpceive,
these ran kr M dsst,ute thst thc nsse asMi
Ms~s t~~rntI.l ITcrtslniWtee " III hn,sxe and
lssss declAr~slon of TIM rssn of the ssrcnt
stsraton IN Louisiana " . MIR sri tos1Ar
se~tss~ IN m that yuu ~ tlle rrc~iAemt great In.
justice in supr~lnE thai In htratthg % The
vttc~ actually cAst hc meant ~ Ihciule votes
ilIaT ally cast Asyon certainly In NJ lneties BY
the iml,utatlnn of teslr' toiu~iAt ulsn such =
marrow and virlun~ Interpretation. IL oar
caat" oe nsce~saty desHnatss vetes legally east,
and ~ . consequence 0f such sctss only dtl w
ls~iso " sceare fau and Impartial canvass.
We te0 leave IL Say, tliareftlO, tllnl ron stu
mistaken III tLe bcitcf That we sought andu'y
tn nstrow tho harris ~, which ~ Insitcsl yuur
60 operative actloh, anil ron sse M i,ss IN or.
ror ~ sstrihudng tu III ppriswe 10 interfere
with t.c legal Anti,orsa.ss of ,ic a.a,e In ihc
aclssri. ~ their dntipA, " caias rights airi to
asrogAtc a. ourselves powers which We ID nol
puoseoe.
In writing our letter No we're fully aware
tl,st lsth tho OrA anikaltoO anal Ant0ts. Wltatis
Judicial IL nlinisteriaI, VI tho lsetnrMluE Hoard
~ i.mslrianA were beyossd any Authoritative
control sfnul without aud thst u would be tho
hcigh, of arrogance aui foiiy 10 attempt u
altrr the laws III = Ntatc of which wc AFo uut
citizens, ~ ~ oblsuls 0nr interpretation Of
lheAc laws upoN these wh0ss duty u II 70 I'll.
minl~tss thtmi'i but we hsl supposed, never
thutss thAi fhnFo va Nh tnllicnr0 which
nllglit ha fishlluily csertesi, oven by estssna
~ this rrrnLll, who sfa slIAngsw In this
Slasr an.l NO had tAkeM Il Tor srantei that your
pfcsehca here In re~l,isrc 10 the sngHweselos of
| illa rfueidunt wAA = recognition ~ this fA0l.
| We liad Suppressed Thai u waa ~ Improper fnr
~ VI remind Tho authorities Of ulA Mats BY
Ouf usvs presence, ~ leAss, that thars Ase ccr.
tain 1,'e~os sairness And Jusslcc which nidafIle
oil constitutions and laws. and uron whuse
ohvorvAllcc must depsnd The scguttscenco of
tho peonla ~ oil parties In ths dsclerMi Tsasilt
0f the Louisiana election. ru,ea euuh - tlese
| Tlas no one ought " b. Judge In his own csse
that the dsctslcu of any coMtsst Osaxhs not ID
depend npon tAs mere ashllsAn,eAtOl ore .!
ths IArttss theesto thal before such dsclslcn
fairly heard that al question: Of Law ought ta
| bu dtctied In conformity with In established
general principles, And all qncett0N@ ~ fAcl.
npon evtience dnly rrsA<nted aud weighed
| nnder tho rules which Aro VI universal reccg
niton In al ths Mates VI this unlong that tte
lcAat, o,lghs 70 " pEDltr. aIM thal III the pso.
cceiings reamted " foE tho purpose os deter
mlnlug tho tseliaa Ia tho prevent electoral coN
test ought by their aAAnllssl tmparisiity
10 dlsarm TIM sMspctOn thAt the luems ol
law have been perverted into tastrnmsats
connsclson NJ msy bs IsruaiilsA 70 observe
tlst Nhllo undoubtedly, - yon rAy, , ssdaloss
| itleuIcati0n sud cultivation III the habttA III
| obedience 10 tls forms VI law II vital 10 The
| preservation NJ constitutional ftheFty. u h ~
less IslpostN,t than refusal u Yield sncl. cbe-
~ Meana frr suhvcr'ing lls vary en<ls i0a
which they we're deetxnod. Wilheut uAd.S.
taking ID question the aLnutsity Vt llse beltel
| which y0u ars At I,Ains 10 express, tilal you
/ hnos oi no reason % d0uhs thai ths l,ulsianl
| IIstufning IsoAsd y vi mako : perfectly t,usas
aud Just declaration " No ss.a'ts % tl.a -
cent election la L,MislAnA. ~ dsena u MA In
proper 10 remind yoa thal The pssssssce ci :,
| inahy cttix~sls from III lAvta ~ ths Union .
thla lnUaeht seeats " b. evidences ol Wld<l,
| prevalent dlutsnst " uss aUtl0s " thiA lrAfd
and thea s,scl, htstsuse hAa this fonudAtlbs,, q
lsaAt, tAaa tha consolidation u Tie boari ha'
not no. sssn sans:d .ss y. Fssar .,::s s:ss :.
which slie Isspnbi'esn. candidate for Mo ylr,
Presidency WsA niusnlDGr, aid tlIa disesnst i
mt unnatural In view 1T The fart u.al, - y,
nndcsstAlNl, one 0f Tho meno<rH VI TIE ile.
tusiAng lizard u : candidate v0ssd foF q w
rrcens election, anuthas tlls holder q Al nili I
ll,o Irc~ens fAecatlve u tlls nA'Ionsl gov
ernuicnt. Mhilc III tlio membssu Uf the bOaTs
arc believed tu bO Ia ailIfiaNon y Nh hnt 0ue
tho parties 10 the pf, nent political c01lss~s Ii
View u I'll this u N hardly hscsrsefy ~ ID
tl,As Tin te,,ls VI unr letter were mot ds~tNnes
10 lrejudes The question: whether thg fnnc
liOs.s VI tt,u llvtnTAtlsk lk,asd were tudlusAl u
sDtGi~tstial. ~ b0tl. hut stniuly " tnviis 1O'
" seS With ~ THAI whatever may b the Char
k4AuF of ulC.S ftipcltUu6. they nrN openly, fnir
". sud HONESTLY dIsellArxsds and while 10 Tim
rofrAthcd fIom any asl1 nlI at stating " ctl.
strulnR ths laws Of IOsii1iuns. ~ duetntd
equally lsrck vAtt ~ tile >, lecs NJ CNr c'H
saslptNlsnos With y0u 70 sil,lS " sLs siutle
dsv0lving ulrpn ollSuesA other than thr utsl
slttnesla Oe The llsluruiu9 Hard nsAlsr u
laws And eoislllulton Of tho uMssd NlAlos
Whether. - yoM olstrys b.. wAs u lllustss
ton, ui,sia lao consultation, Tho lre~idsnt q
tho tauuts btsh counts and declar~ the voss
~ lhe eltstors ~ th0 several ntalss. hs dut
trirE purely ministerial And n0s smhJmt
tl,u rOi,trul III thuRseas. ~ Wlietter ~ ha
lWep the pwsslieo fot mora than tightly ttAls,
tHan,iee lnsngusAtcd l,y nssu stlulo VI wlsOl
had becn Am,0i,g tho ftslstfs NJ the constt,
llun, tl.o votsa arO u be counted n,.ley u
direction Anl cuntrol ~ the Nensta and Hon.
III Representatives. N . question mtpm n
discussion u which ~ deetl u 10 part u o.
! duty ID enter.
, In conclusion, lWrmlt ~ 70 say thnl. ~
, withslassllsg your ssfa~i {, e10t,ssais, 4
s.li cherish NJ hoIo thst ths llst~sAiss lIoas
wsrMi i by the history ~ .he vAsA. SlDA rOl
'cipas thai IN Act ahs Ara l,sina Ots@ved
tha wha4e nsilDu, will dIscllAsgs ~ dstiesl
duty will, such ,llrnmsvs sutlon, fAifOos@ "a
iml'as isli'y - vii eiv.. sA,i.factton ~ u
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iiuna 10 ialas hhouip adsAeveNt vesUil folio
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J isfActlc0 0f knovlug that. while y0a hava lAas
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