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No Consent to Fraud.

We find in Republican journals. exhorta-
irons to the peopl' to preserve order and
10 avoid whatever shall tend TO so inflnme
passions that they shall outrrn reason and
break the bounds of law and order
This is well. In all times when grave
ana momentous questions disturb the peo-
Pile. their just settlement is best subscrved
by calm discussion and strict regard for the
forms of law aud precedent. But these
Republican journals 20 further, and frame
their appeals to the people in behalf OF
moderation rs If they desired to eugender
apathy Us to popular rights and consent
tot rilous fraud. This is all wrong. and
W. warn the people against such advice.
As quick conscience is one of the best
safeguards al individual can have against
wroug-dOing, So q sensitive REGARD for their
iigh.s is essential TO the preservation of Il
peoples liberty. When, rather than take
the trouble Of protest and outcry, and t.
save Themselves the immediate annoyance
- maintaining their rights, the people nc
~ age and submit TO fraud. they
oep' out,. ~ to lose their freedom
nre In a fair w..
altogether ION Mt UNI
No. let the popular miigna. ute
lawful interference with their loEihu-
will make itself heard, anu that continu-
ally. but only in WAYS that are proper and
legitimate. 1t would be most lamentable
evidence of the decline of the people Ill
fitness for self-goverument if they did not
resent and ceaselessly protest against and
labor To defeat the success OF the con-
spiracy which they believe Is in progress TO
count out the najortles lawfully given to
Mi TILDEN IN three Southern states. HE
coucocters of the scheme 10 count those
States for HAYES would like nothing bet
ter than to carry through their crime ly
reason of the apathy of the people yield
ing to a fate they were TOO slothful TO pre-
vent.
But these conspirators will not tire out
the popular protest Ii will follow them
step by step in the progress Of their scheme,
from the beginning to the end.
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Legislature can afterward provide for the
filling up of the whole complement. The
14th section Of the Federal Code treats of
an election for the purpose of choosing
electors, aud of failure to make that
choice on the day prescribed by law. This
must mean, according to the mandate OF
the Constitution, an election held for the
choice Of the whole number to which the
STATE is entitled, and n failure to choose
that whole number. IT, therefore, on the
holding of such an election disqualified
person is chosen, there has been no fulfill
ment of the mandate of the Constitution
there has been II failure to choose, or to
appoint, any electors at all. 1t follows that
If the Legislature, acting under the per-
mission given by the 13ith section, can
now assemble and authorize an appoint
ment on day subsequent to that which
was provided by law, IL must be an ap-
pointment of the whole number of elect
ors, and cannot be an appointment of
merely part of the electors.
But If 1t is to be considered that n part
of the whole number can be chosen on
one day and part on subsequent day
so that the appointments can he split M
III iplc-hoW II Stult, whose law mas
made no provision for such division, to
make that provision after ii has had it's day
for the appointment OF its electors pre-
scribed by Congress IL can only be
done by assuming that the Consti-
tuition which has authorized the Leg
islature of n State to provide for n
popular election of its whole number Of
electors, has also authorized Congress TO
confer ON the Legislature power to hold
an election for n part at one time, and
afterward to provide for another cleo
ton and for choosing part at an-
other time. We do not believe this.
The 18th section must he construed
to mean that the Legislature can provide
by law for any mode of appointing the
whole number of its electors: that when
1t has made such provision. it may also,
and rs AN exercise of the same power. mt
the same time provide for subsequent
appointment OF the whole number, in case
there has been failure to effect Il choice
on the day prescribed by law. We do not,
therefore, believe that the Legislature Of
Vermont cen now proceed TO appoint one
elector, or to provide for his appointment
in the place Of the disqualified Postmaster.
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sinuous Us a snakes Tracks.

The only man of national reputation
upon the Louisiana Returning Board is j.
ADDISON WELLS who has been its Chair
man since 1873. The national reputation
j. MADISON WELLS is not such as to en-
,,,,,,,..,,,.. che hope that the proceedings of
,i,a MI wiz be guided 10y honesty, or
even by decent 4-Saru Tor the appear
ance of honesty.
j. MADISON WELLS was Governor or Lou
isiana during the period of reconstrdctic...
His public acts and private 1obs were
equally scandalous. Al one time il was
proposed to iripeach him for having de-
fa,..,ted to the State of Louisiana In the sum
of SIS 600 rs tax collector for the parish of
Rapides. He escaped impeachment only 10
be removed from office by Gen. SHERIDAN,
then i'll command of the Fifth Military Dis
trict. The grounds for the removal were
numberless acts Of dishonesty and of usur-
patton.
The Lieutenant-Genera opinion OF j.
MADISON WELLS in 1867 may be gathered
from the following emphatic passage in an
official despatch from Gen. Pm SHERIDAN
to EDWIN NJ. STANTON, Secretary of War:
"Isay now uneqplvocalv thar Gov WELLS is no
luc tricsster aud dishonest man. have seen hun
uurlug the ia II 1881 skuik away where could
mo him to him guard instead OF coming out
manly representative Of he state and joining thoe
who were preserving the peace ! have watched INN
since ana his conduct has been sinuyuH a. the marx
left IN the dust by the movement OF snaSe. cay
again that lie Is dishonest
A short time after. in letter to GRANT,
SHERIDAN wrote OF WELLS. He has not
one friend who is an honest man." and
again, THE people of the whole state
feel that we have got rid OF AL unpriuci-
Piled Governor and the set Of disreputable
tricksters he had about him.
This is Phil SHERIDAN's picture of the
man upon whose fairness aud honesty the
fair and honest declaration Of Louisiana 5
vote now depends. Aud Phil SHERIDAN
himself, at the command of GRANT and
CHANDLER, has gone TO support with Fede-
raj bayouets the decree OF the trickster
whose ways are las sinuous as the mark
left in the dust by the movement OF a
| snake"
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As further evidence OF lne pubIi

As further evidence of the public Interest IN
SPECIAL tnd general tortlumonts lie reaput arance
OF LpNlS HoorH, LARA MoRKIs, ara kObtKr HELLER
may Toe fairly cited. The theatre-golng put le know
all about louTn's HaUi,t aud IN NnateNcr Misc NOR
RIs CHOOSES to appear, she Wi simply reveal the
uona power which has made h. great dclnrat % Of
passion II !. not Moray HAT attracts r'oil", proFs
Of them, To see either Boorn ,r MorrIs ID IL omc.
what diN,rtAt IN the case of NJ HEltK H. ha- u,cn
abseLt scYcrl Year,, and nov pcu'r uon has nrsrn
who know rot lioRtHr These three ATTRACTIONS added
10 the mnr,es Of "strdanAIniu-,' tie wonlrls 81
Babn the . numerical auty Il the " shau- Iraun,'
nd he nrNct.flIiu- Wlt 81 tic great master ~ drn'
d atlc art. shown the rcvVaI o AS You Llee IT,
com ~, with tie unureceDeutrd patronage gwen
other estre, ami the success attending the won0cr
ful rx alton of tkl NJ the EshipOn conc rt Indicate
necessity the times aud IN Necessity Ia that me
popu ar he r. needs be- checrrd. business Gu T.,
L adc ~ stal rant, capital ~ idle, enter IL
shacklcd. such con iton OF Affairs does not argue
pro, pery certainly, but the Theatre, are fur and even
he 81 q sleculat ons Of lecturer, at stclnNay d
Cmckctlng II ls nnd favor with the mass r. and e
ports thoW Al IN" season u ChuiCh Al IN success
IN y ticpatrd Nv cast a u,unh. Already
nuu ceme Is ar out AID pr parailons are maHlng for
the great DailS OF IL YEAR, ana IN re- u Ntr WAS
greater demand tor Ph harmonic lVktH mere or B
RruoaNl Ihcte IRE obvious fac H. bur tn'Y GU tu'
puosophy OI our people FATHER than t-tr seltlndul-
sence.
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purposes. An attempt was made to OBJ
viate the danger by cutting canal through
the sand spit into the broad Schuylkill so
ms to get free infusion of pure water Into
the stream pumped up, but il failed to ac-
complish the purpose. The consequence
was that the visitors TO the Exhibition con-
sumed the filth drained from the grounds.
II is not surprising that the damage to
health was great and very general The
Philadelphia Board of Health instructed
some OF the large restaurants to drain
into cesspools dug into the ground, but
these served only to aggravato the mala-
rious influences.
The management of the drainage on the
Exhibition grounds was dsgraceful to
Philadelphia, and that city will be pain
fully remembered by thousands who went
thither to enjoya great sight, ana returned
TO suffer from disease, or to mourn the
loss of friends sent TO their graves by
negligence little short of criminal.
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rh,, Iue,ivib,e Vernon, p,.c,or.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir. The
case OF Henry Sollace Is attracting good deal
OF attention IN this vicinity II seems to he "a
undisputable fact that Vermont Is minus one
kopubncal eleotor That Sollace was Pnstmas-
ter Of Drdport at the time the vote was cast no
one disputes. | understand he i claiming that
his resignation was forwarded on the 6th to
ashngton but, suppose II WAS. it could not
have reached there IN season for is acceptance
o. lie recorded at the time of the election. But
tuat II VS. 50 forwarded remains To bc proved.
Soilace Is to my personal knowledge a fair
sprcimcn OF kepuhiicat Office seekers and
ofncr holders. A. soon ~ he learne Il the blun-
der he had committed, he II irted IA h tslp I, r
Washington. No Ell 'ft or - cans will be spared
on his part to tinker up the job on his hands.
lhHt POSSIBLY he IA -puiled tho III al Of the
desperate thieves Of uis party. as well as made
htmselt the laugnng-stock of the nation, uust
MI him wun chacrn.
Let the matter be investigated Rt once by com
petcnt au,huritY, ana the fact established that
Henry Soliacc WAS Postmaster at liridpurt, VI,
on the day Of the Presidentlal cleo ION
ADDISON Co, VI, y v 10. DEMOCRAT.
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We shall be surprised If the enterprising
gentlemen who have adventured on n permanent
exhibition at Phila delphia are not heartily sick
of such white elephant before they have done
with IL. The cost Of maintaining vast fabrics Of
glass, iron, and wood may safely be put down as
half as much again here as ia England, on ac-
count Of the extremes OF heat and cold, which
cause lint and putty to perish IN double quick
time; and the fact that the London Crystal and
Alexandra Palaces are at this moment bankrupt,
and that the attempt to have an annual exhibit
ton at South Kensington failed, should have
been a warning. II is not likely that anything
OF the kind would pay in this country except ON
a very much smaller scale.
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The hotels are reducing their prices by a

The hotels are reducing their prices by a
dollar day. They can afford to do II but
doubtless they will at the same time take care
to reduce their expenses by further economies
than those which the lower prices Of food and
the other essentials OF their keeping have ena-
bled them to make. very large part OF the
expense OF frst-class hotel is the service, re-
gardng which people have grown more exact
ing Of late years tn n form erly. 1t Is sstimat ted
that In the most elegantly appointed and fully
served hotels, each patron uses the labor Of a
servant, or involves the expense OF one. There
is also needless profusion and waste In our
hotels kept on what is called the American
plan and yet. as rule, the cooking Is not what
IL ought to be.
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To THE EDITOR OF lHE sUN- Sir; The box
keepers election day Of the great Greenback Party
have MT any of tn m Tar a. can learn, bee
paid large number Of SAID box heei cr, ar ~ . 10
whom snail IT. n Diicr, fuucrat 800 4ur their
services T. matter ol great imp itaucri Ani .rcns
tIa' whaling not rfnnodirI 40 ihe parry laiinrHi
lnalan. puhs, they, A. W. ~ AN 90 rr 10 mona
have spoken On b. subject, thinA 1t time that tAe
grccutacks should he furtut, ming.
lS2 DIVISION STREET, nov. 10 lkIkk OLAkkE
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Ben BUTLER does not want to go TO New
Orleans unless he goes with arms In his hands"
While we appreciate the Generals reluctance to
revisit the scene OF his former exploits, we are
confident that he could do 20 with perfect safe
". provided he behaved himself and kept out Of
the way Of peoples spoons. What is wanted at
New Orleans just now Is not Northerners with
arms In their hands, but Northerners with eyes
In their heads.
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The Southern Election Returners seem
to be very fond OF referring to hell. Even
says "All hell can't move US" and KELLOGG OF
Louisiana also alleges that "All hell can't do it,
These fellows seem to be following In the foot
steps OF Bon INGERsoLL- who was constantly
blowing about hell. though he believes neither
ia hell nor the devil, nor even In Divine Being.
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They Can't Make Governor, but
They Can Make n President.

II appears that the law OF South Caro-
lima which creates the Returning Board of
that State explicitly forbds them from in
terfering with the county returns of the
vote for Governor and Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor. Those returns they are not allowed
to alter in any manner.
Yet II is claimed that this State Board,
which cannot make n Governor of south
Carolina, can make President of tue
United states While they cannot change
the returns for Governor, they can yet
take those for electors of President and
Nicc-President and alter them as they see
Mt so that they may finally declare that
set of candidates for electors have the
majority when they appear by the county
returns To be in the minority; and i'll this
way il is eXpe cted that, while WADE
HAMPTON is proclaimed Governor OF
South Carolina, the Returning Board being
poweriess TO prevent II, RUTHrRroRD b.
| HAYES will be proclaimed President of
the United States through tho action of
the same Board i'll altering the county re-
| turns
But what will the people OF the Unit ed
| States say To such n conclusion, and how
| far will President thus counted in be
| likely to receive that united support o!
| the country without which no Administra-
| ton can be successful?
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There ARE probahly donkeys In

There are probably donkeys in this ooun-
try who would pay ten thousand dolars for the
hereditary title of earl or count but the price Is
too high to secure brisk trade. man in
Boston announces that he is prepared to procure
those titles at that rate aud that he will procure
less imposing titles on easier terms. Thus flr
we have only one real genuine native Amer-
can count; but as anybody can take that or auy
other title without paying a cent for it. the Bos-
tonian might rs well go out Of business.
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To THE EDIroR or 1HE SuN-Sir: In yes
terla, issue Of lur srN have seen with great re-
grct that, 40 treating auou the lawsuit now pcnting
between Miss .rtinc4 and Nj. de, Vale, You pro-
uuuncc Tie p.f,itr be- uhIu., when l reality tncy
are no4 Allow me, ia relore,t o. s4I ma Miss MART
utK s Of American birth. u Nir del Vale SpsL,fd.
who was Tor long time under the rcrylce Of the ~p
lsh Government II the nov htru fguIs rcpuunc ~
Ouna, auu lately President oil tr SPANS Bans Il H-
Nana AN AMERICAN CUBAN.
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hIDpLEIowN. n. Y, Nov. lG-A paper bal
loon, Twelve ieet long aud ten tee, IN diameter, nd
souy corotd TELL al loon on the I'm inst IN s. ke-
Sin ous ttOne quarry mile AID hnlf from
Frauklih, On New jersey Midland R.lrO4 q, sussen
county, Tked follows HS,ht W ty p. {. Brown q
Co. 1915 LhoHI side street Lunaou. k.C Tn nnGl viii
please communicate al once With the above hrm."
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WILLIAM A. WHEELER. the Republican
candidate for Vice-President, was one OF the
Congressional Committee which went TO Lousi-
ana in 1874 to investigate the workings OF the
Returning Board Mr.. WHEELER signed the
minority report, In which occurs the following
passage:
Upon the elections in Louisiana In other states
denends The right TO their seat OF Senators and Repre-
sentaives vhl are to aid IN making laws for the whole
country aud the choice Of Presidential electors upon
whose woe NAV depend the tite to Oce Of the Prcsi
dent OF the United states himself
No parry ~ the United States cN ne 10 submit a
rtsHH aecided 6y Me tOes " electors chosen by such
U.tduS.'
MIR. WHEELERs present Views upon the Re
turning Boards methods Of procedure would be
still more interesting than those which he held
and EXPRESSED In 1874.
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The principle Of Furnishing man who
tries to Kill himself wa illustrated at law yes
terday, when GEORGE kETCHUM was fined nve
dollars for thrice leaping from a ferry boat with
in tent to commit suicide bv drowning. The
penalty Is not very heavy one, but still II may
alarm those who have designs upon themselves
and can't raise five dollars.
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MIDDLETowN, Nov. 10 he assessment of
rotl estate IN orange equity this year, under AT
tempt reach the iul yauc has teen increased from
~ .utOuuu ia 1879 10 suyuVuO %. $50 aid the r
soma ultrB from ess nan e. ON.u % Yer Sl-,
OOO,OOO making the total asses, meat 81, ODOOO
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Mrs. RICHARD SMITH II Nookli n, VINO was ar
rested ABOUT Wcch ago on charge ut putting guam,
nv laudaunm IN her husbands tct was arrHisnrd
before Justice DELMAE ycstrrdal Her husband Ah that
he had no she put thc poison ~ MS tri ami
she therefore discharged Hor" 81 teaieIudy.
We are glad to say that the RICHARD SMITH
above referred to IS not the truly good Deacon
RICHARD SMITH of Cincinnati. Still, though no
one could suspect poison IN his teacup, nut
there by domestic or any other enemy, yet
the wicked partners infuse poison into the col
umus Of his newspaper, sufficient To Law out
dead the reputation for true goodness II unv
other than so truly good man - he. Infortu-
nately, Deacon RICHARD SMITH ha SO far He'd
to punish tAe mlsCrcants out the day may como
when he viii rise m his IiPhteo M wrath, ana no
longer asking the public to discharge them from
responsibility for the consequences OF their
wickedness, will himself proceed to deal out 10
The men who thus play havoc with his truly
good purposes tho dire consequences their
deeds invoke. Then Deacon RICHARD SMITH
will rule his own newspaper household a d eX
pei from u the last traces Of the poison with
which II Ia now infected.
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"All h-ll cannot prevent PAcKARDs
election was the way in which WILLIAM PITT
KELLOGG summed ur the situation In Louisi-
ana, in a conversation with the correspondent
Of tho Philadelphia Tunes Mr.. KELLOGG de-
clared that If Republicans were coming down to
New Orleans to nose around the Returning
board, he did not want Republicans who parted
their hair in the middle, like WILLIAM WALTER
PHELPs, bu, thoroughgoing fellows like GEoRGE
HoAH and WILLIAM p. FRYE. The charmney
candid Mr.. X ELLoGG also expressed his regret
that Senator LOGAN was not coming. This IL a
time when kLLLoGG and CASEY and PACKARD
are sorely in need Of Republicans who part
neither their nair nor heir honesty In the middle.
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and without the help Of England, moral and
material. Turkey would he IN bad straits In the
event Of war. Russia, however, is likely to In
sist on what she knows she can only get by war.
The London money markets continue to suffer
from the depresson due TO warlike tokens.
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The Spanish reactionists have taken steps
In the Cortes to abolish the system OF universal
suffrage that was introduced in the days Of the
CASTELAR, republic. The present ROYAL Govern
ment seems determined to GO back upon the
principles of populsr progress in every possible
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Dec mbcr ntorotaid shall be the duty Of the other
iSStd present 10 Hts '' O'''O INC vacancy 'nu' O''A'
Ii section 1873 of the United States Code
be construed, rs il must be, in accordance
with the Constitution, ii must be held to
assume that the State has fulfilled the
mandate OF the Constitution; that it has
appointed, in the manner directed by its
Legislature. its full complement of electors,
from persons VINO are not under the con-
stitutIonal disability. When such a full
complement of qualified persons has been
appointed, vacancies that may occur at
the time of meeting may be filed in the
mode provided by the Legislature. Tins
provision is but the following out of the
constitutional grant TO the Legislature of
the power to determine the manner Of the
appointment. But the case of the Yer
mont Postmaster is not vacancy III the
sense OF the 1884 section. That section
supp0scs that there has been a valid ap-
poniment of the whole number of electors
to winch the State is entitled; but that
when the college meets TO give its electoral
vote, there is vacancy caused by absence
OF an elector who would have been quail
fed to act il he had been present The
statute of Vermont means the same thing.
But this Postmaster has never been APP
pointed an cloctor. The Constitution
disqualified him. His resignation as Post
master has not removed the disqualih-
cation 1t was not merely disqualified
ton affecting his right 10 take Il seat in
the college, ana capable Of being removed
before he has taken that seat; but II was u
disqualification attaching to his appoint
| ment, and making II absolutely void. The
| other electors, therefore, cannot treat this
as a vacancy which they can I'll, either
under the law Of Congress or under the
statute of the State
| The question arises then, whether this
case falls under the I34th section of the
United States Code. This section, like the
1871 must he construed in accordance with
the mandate OF the Constitution. 1t pre-
supposes that on the day prescribed by law
| for making the appointment of II full COM
plement of elec tors the State has failed to
make that appointment This may hap
pen from such diversity of votes and cam
didates that no persons have received a
majority; or it may happen, AS III the
present case, from the illegality of choos-
| ing disqualified persons. In such ease
can the Legislature assemble after the day
prescribed by law for making the appoint
ment- and before the day when the Elec-
toral College is TO give its vote, and direct
how the appointment Is to be made in the
place Of one person whose appointment
WAS void 10y reason of constitutional dis
qualincationl
This question has now actually arisen
| because there is no existing law of Tia,
State to reach the case. II it is rene
dable at all, IT must be by an act of tn,
Legislature subsequent to the failure I,
make constitutional appointment. II il
our deliberate conviction that the mandate
OF the Constitution forbids the idea tina
there NAV be a valid appointment of SOM
electors, less than the whole number Il
! which the State Is entitled, and that tn