The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-14

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Oo''S I'm, /, does give them power to
1.', gsrrb.se all the inhabitants OF any
dhHI In which there has been IAN act
p','Ii lance riot, tumult, intimidation,
A" VII disiurbance, bribery, or corrupt
aIH S,ona," Their jurisdiction as they
l Ii..,.t Is that of the highest criminal
''''' and i. 10 be exercised in ways TO-
e0u' 'nr'nIb.tcd to all courts. They
1'"' nv tine people OF a whole parish At
may 'nd condemn them all on &c pdrts
O"I ,.meuts, without II hearing or notice,
''1'r ol violence committed by a per
wv ,a'nnl,uow TO them at any place with
soI ,"rr borders, and at any time in the
u Unite mast A conviction obtained
NV. .''t'. vat is Immediately followed by
' .',r.uc, OF acknowledgements, which, /
',,'nnt saw, il the most iIightlul pen
",,' ,''.l. cam be inflicted on a people
.t 'rr,o 10 Tree themselves from the
'"'7ra,,i"n OF reckless knayes. This
aTbI. julisdiction to doom and pun
w. mat. seem to be mltlgatcd 10y the
,'rIanaapower for the board Is au'
.,'.., ,,' rDudJue the ollcnse when
'".,',1uk II has not materially chang
~" ,,.rr..ult OF the election But no
l.,'..,.,,. Il, ever extended to their pc.
Ii,"g, onpoucuts, The result OF the
',"",.Gmn, always materially affected
,,',u.get of violence or fraud, no mat
wy When. where or by whom in a Demo.
,,,r,. district, but thercyerse is sure To
E,G..d where The majority is not Demo
cratic. ,,,,
I,.s mi, may be held and welded
Eyo Raumiug Board consistently with
". fundamental law Of Louisiana, or
VI, ,tn,,. free Suule2 No; Tor reasons
' e." rruarous to mention 1t usurps
,n,bo,in which belongs exclusively to
tEs courts: il imposes the severest pun
;sbmest without trial or evidence, upon
nr,n bodic, of men who are known to be
innocent OF every offence; IN defiance
nrtbo State constitution, it refuses the
vote, of qualified citizens, and makes the
rigb, of suffrage mere mockery. More
oy,r if 0ally violates that express pro-
,,;.,nr M line Federal constitution which
la.rnss that mo person shall be dis
tanchiscd except for rebellion or other
crime which, of course, means crime
o, bls own whereof he is legally con
" ",I VIVA
w. 1ly,Jo. that this law does notapply to
tba co.o Of presidential electors 1t is
oyrrr.,Iy confined to State, parish and
ss'"i',.I Igicgrs to the members Of the
,''' , ,' and members OF Congress.
; I.,,''i 'nrother and totally different
,','.',.i., for ranyassinc and counting
,noy,,os ror presidential electors, which
VI, . 'u,'t Ln in INN force.
| Hn ,l w rhnla cose the law and the
,.,i "" vhiah is sure to come through
,,ronn,. committee, will demonstrate
, t'a I ~ bc n monstrous, unmitgatcd,
'a,n,IJo fraud mon Louisiana and upon
,La,,,h.la American people. It's not the
ra,o nj fine state, nor the product
1 Tg,, s,,t, ontLo,itv LEGALLY exercised
w.. H., M,c,a qnawn of q criminal
Wv, ''', /, il impossible to see how
Co"'l,''"'S' -. a;Ihar Eouso Of Congress
l 0.,'7 ,.uh lis eve. omen, receive this
w. WIZ, y ~ !, on an tho nation rs n
,",',7 ',' ,'ota y;thout Incoming partak
t''"'''J ,,i,,,os ohio. oayp it origin
+" '', >.I,s, t.,ol.s q false doctrine
ui'',S' 10, '"" tL,t ho who knowinnl,
""eh IL S'S' 'ii'' az W.. oniItv as he
u,''r' u '"'.S P"P0'
VINO makes IT, -, a.4l,. ;nd,nnnt n
Du' ''I7 'oS'lo'o '''"' NJ NJ s,,t;ort ma,
IHS TWO houses w." 4 w., '" act dcIiberot,
o"ieL ' ,.L,o '''o, .. l"e ~ eocb other
ana al, o'c'ao '"o,cpC"U3el'''S hall Will,
,Ln ,55't. nro on,utinr they are no
the vote are eQuHH"si Ir ,noy " ,,, o,,n.
fused INTO one oooy: ~; oPo - Wy Iny{h IN,
uon "''h'' 'nc Ju'ls'''o ,tr,t W. w. thnothc,
Judgment Oh one ~ AZ l'o'I ,1a' ' o,ch INNS
ana II IS tHUCae',y oie" '.ho o,' and in wha
o''''e jor ''S''l now nov, Tmin os.irned +,
manner 1 'n' separate '"''>'
II S \ 1' PG S,. ,,oy think that thi
40" no 'oe''% 1.I,., iI'" or If mov beliey
l"'p IL nov lt"u"ui'i'! w. ,oho "a GOO,
s"'' 't."' 49, s '.V ,rhiin the House ad
ana Ia'Ia as run; " mnt;o wv and actin
ner'' TO inc opPosi'' l rotnsos 70 sanctif
upon ''- con Lio.I,; i, Whit then
me I'Iuu" ny aoo ,l'l nT,,nnic mochiner
Jo'h '''"V or'is ,,' 'nV u t9 dead lock S
u 'p , gose 1t ,io"c without breakin
,"ov ~ o"'i,'o So",oinlv a difference b,
TO pieces vi iI '',,sS nust be lollowe
tween tnG '.ao ,. ,iU" Consequence if it
oy 'n I. o, aoSL has the sane power owe
u"' VIA" -, ''' N,,hi'ct and over every pan
mH "'oIt S"o Spn If Ills be the state {
VI H. nev Lev, y" us 9I ir'mers Of the constitl
,'e law as .''' liam
uon hlaoe It, oo,rt fine votes and d.
ne power Ky " yoIid;ty is not given
'oe upon Wy" Pnt il comes by Gle;
express Wo'G r'nc, thc duty of electing
I'pi'G"'lon 49,, iIV ,';co rrpsidrnt in case /
PRESIDENT anu " NV ,,.it.,Stv ol the elcctol
g'"o'u@'e mus d" ' '''3 immediate duty
me ' II Ion ""'' mon the state
W we nous" ',I ", .1," ror nresident, as Il
I"e eIIc'oy" ,; ,o'I ,, ~, h, governed
,' %n''oto i "r''y vice resident. The du