, 1876-12-12
having nn.tcet1 half a dozen Wicked reportera
present, whether tho ncutng VIVA to he pf
4 t,f.hf II. CR rU!yITE GU&RAcTER,

nnt1,r. 1nt,vcti 10 make n"n nriynto nlerttuE,
it:r,rs n i So.m1 '' 9e''
mecti,'ga. il tlmlr views were worth ANYTHING,
TiIs tcru,etl to hc the srusS ri tho meeting,
and tln yo,inr mai, with tho facial peculiarly
Tcrs Tc was a', surccci,nss ucrIi oi silsnce for
somctIinst llkc tircc ,1,in,tics. when Iohn For
sythe sni,[ Il secnc,l 10 he d QunkcrmcctinE,
sni he wn,,il sl,ggrat that tic non Who got IN
f Tselt se ,s,s ssts s s 1esf, . sfss ss c,e but m
thousht Il NECESSARY @ to % rcman IN viii With hIs M Fellows VS.
mud lad gonc tiowassta jnst tcfors The meet.
piation wrapt, but snid nothlns. Wian the
mccti,o lad tired Of calling fnr Corec, 1t called
for Uoody, md thot gentleman arose, and
moved to appoiDt
to take Into ecnsierratton ihc snbject at calling
mcgtine. with authority 10 jx the tJrne and
place. '' - ~
judge Miller thought that, Instead Of remand
tng this subject to 4 sonni,tts, 4 Ind better 10
nttcunt to defeat tic ri,,,ico of tho pconIe for
CHEF Ma9lstratc On Tho It'll Of Noyctnbrr.N with
which toplc hc seemed fn1ly prlmcd,
The chairnaftrrroeeei,: ~ Miller n.a gIso
cussIon.
JlIIre S,tlcr-l t}un,t wtsh to taxa 40 uro,ny.
pcnt q partas Tint,
to hing tic matter matter M. u' '''' ''s ''''' -
Jupar MILLER.
Judge M{],er-parlaps II T. Tia heat way, But
thcmu1tnr and having. md ret looking very
much pjcaselI dislike to put u,yeejf forward
n,,ttle. II becomes NJ ID art Ttth i1,s ercatcst
tiistTrtion' caImme*s. ami f3rmncss ~ sThs ev"nts
now transpIrine Indicate d uurposo on thc past
OF those in pusscssIon Of our i;oycrnmeut to do
ana ana@Ilaushtcr II % iD' i III mean nv oi II November is
70 es' u.s. c'toa secure np tSo 1ots ot
Electors appointed by certain Returning
President and Vicc-prcgt5cnt Instead OF tha
yoto Of tic Electors nnnafntei ny lie nennle r.,
those States. That Is The plain, naked question,
The point for ua to consider ID. wllrther TINT cat,
be- done within the limits Of out Constitution,
TIRES al o,lr rrpnblican syston. i.ookjnv nj
Louisiana nlonc, Il appears that some time ago
some desperate mon IL that State secured ITO
III es
| With lid power, not Of sceIpr how tic
| vote bY popllar clccttons vas cast and pyu-
| claiming tic result, but to determine what
SG
ton or ,1nfairness was practiccd. Tlis Doarl is
subject to Ind lera1 control. II ia bouuj bv no
rulcs Of evidence, Ou the contrary. II has Tia
own rn1cs. r.rniyes iu,t suci, cv1en'.t as L d..
wlahce to receIyc, Il is not touud to listen
10 Tic wishes OF those who nre 1mme.
t1latcly concerned In It's DECISIONS TO
hear any arguments or discussions, but Il can
| take The yotes into its own posscss!on. dclbur.
ato In secret, aud then proclaim tl,o result,
This. yoii VIII sec at once. is INVESTING this
body-thc crcat,re Of tho Legislature au
attribute Of absolute sovorclS Fifty, and tbs vcrS W
slow clearly that this hody WA created fvr TIC
| nnrpoau oi unttinr the {}oyernment n tho
Slate above mud Geyoud tho popular will
kecnluE il In the hauds uf tho
% pcopje of the % state ucsIro to conttnua It thcro
nr nl,t. Tint Hnnr,l rnadn arbitrary ilecisIons in
1873, Tho result of which was to Jul Kellogg,
thc man that The peoplc never elected, into sEs
was repeatcd in Is7+. Dy W which men Vic were
popas eaca 20 e N tn 5
popuiar choco ilas again bnen reversed. and the
na ssfs sSssn for 70 1eTs rs.nt' ta' vat' noi
the tic men tint tho people chose, hu. tbs men TINT
rcauise eIY aFsnuns to esS s"M that tbfs Is ali
ors we hs IF n"s; !. =. r,in e VIII nu Ie
tablislcd for tis purpuse, among others, Of SC.
curing tha lrssjnra II IihrTty t,9 oursnlves anil
fourtil i article ii Is s. saI ID aThv Unitsi States II @
slNil guarantee to every State in Ills Union n
renublcan form Of eoyern,nvnt'" x Tcnnblicar
fnFrtn ~ t,oynrnmrnt ia onn rstnh,tshrd I,v thI
neon,e and whors The peonJe ejsct tie mel, wiz
arc to administer ii. Il is tl,o duty Of tde Unit-
eif atatns tt, sea thnt tho ,leunjo al Lnnfsfnnn
lave q rennbIican forni Of rnrnrnment. and tha,
The Goyesnment is administered BY the men M thai
tls people elected to administer Il. Iere, thon
publican features. Whit Is thp rcmcdyi Il il
n our House Of Iscnrcsen.atiyes. They arc the
immediate rspresentatiyes of the ncnnls, Tha,
are The oniy !ncn IN tic uoyern%mlot,t YER % Of ' iii
couutry Who are Immediately selected ly tis
franrh tho interyens oi, Of so,I'o tIrtt sers..
or narties. Int fho House Of Represontatiycs
aro chosen Immediately by tho peoplc, Tiwi1
ter,ns Of oi,co nrc shnri III orjer that t,cy mn,
feel constantjy thnir dcncndrncc upon liz neo
nIe. When Ills systcm Of Goycrnmcnt W wa
founded. The pcon[G Of tho oyi.inal thirtc
States found tint there were TO many aristo
hn in ' Jans.er' Of Leiur n sl'p,,rrss@l. lat na
tlle popular element Is rennrcso,tea by t6
Tx tiueA'1''s nurso md tie sword 1i IA thr,
own @ Lands. Thoy can protect the porula