Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-11-22
Che FREEMAN

MONTPEL1EK VT.
NOVEMBER -, 1870

great doubt.
In South Carolina the democrats "p-
died to the courts for orders directing the
c,nvaesers. but the mater seems, 50 lar -
, I.r,or, are concerned. to have been got
along without any great occasion for dis
ute. The republican eve c,ors were ioah"
TO have been chosen on the votes returned
the lowest on the ticket having $50 votes
more than his highest dcmocrati compel
t..
FIorid , !, still in the bands Of the can
,s,crs and the courts. The democrats nav
.., obttinel orders from the latter chat
..,.. intended to force an immediate couT'
CHARGES Of fruud are abundant on both
s.tle-
Loui,iana has been thus far the state
vi here the greatest interest has been
centercd The democratic and republican
visitors have issued several addresses to
each other and the world in general. tn"
general effect Of which would 20 far to
convince al impartial mind that the
Louisiana returning board is quite rs fl to
count the vote, ~ the gentlemen who
went down to zee them do it.
Tbs laws Of Louisiana and Florida Give
the c-,nv;,,,ing bodies Judicial as well a
ministerial power and it seem, to be the
general expectation that the powers LEGAL
" granted will be exercised. OF course
there will be different opinions rs to
whether these power, are honestly txer-
csed o. not In many cases these opln-
ions will differ upon II careful examine
ton # facts, bat it is too true thIt PARTISAN
bia, la. already formed the opinions OF
many men in advance.
1t is no time for threats Of force on ell
er side and it i, i good omen that the great
mas of people are without any very great
excitement III this time. Here and there n
ho, h a led democrat see, in the possible,
declaration Of Hayes election an outr ,gc
tha, would justify 4 resort to revolution.
having made up his mind beforehand that
sIch an election cannot possibly be- tho
rignt an h INST one. 1t IS thi> feeling
that : K =. brewing by sensational dis
I'.0'i59 '''''' -''.'' I'll my ''''' ''''' II
when Il CORPORAL, Guar! OF soldiers APPEAR
IN ,It-t,inLt, n OF elsewhere.
lie F'ai d'' yer docs uo' ne however III
Ia possibility q itNot ny 'Ilh'f parry
III cts t'ie ';!rr = Legally '''|l'Ft'' SUE
ce'>i'''' hHt IL IL Il 'h'" oil 4 '"mpAr'-
ilon "H'Ir Ike present "'. IL i Kept UP l"
III" declaration ana me e l. Il d!s'T cement
"''"' me "''l'i''!"h H>'li'
L i SAID I" BE- 4 'irih'crifir theory tact
III" t"9hl} second JOINT ruiz i N.iIi III
force, ana tHI even Witil"A II til" power
OF counting Lies III the two Houses am! not
III the = e-l,i'nl OF the ) 'nlsr. l. would
follow from tins theory that u vct.' rejected
by either House "o"Id not d. counted.
Cen Butler If correctly rep rted hv an
int viewer, hold, thi~ doctrine anI thinks
either the S,i;ttr or House may prevent
the counting of die vote Of any sta.c. In
direct opposition to this view is the opa-
ion Of Chancellor Kent. which we " ~,
last week. and which we think has been
more commonly ana reasonably held t,yI,,
the law.
Il i, in view of these two theories thu
the Washington corrr,pon.l.nt of tb,. Nrv
York Tribuj5e poir5, o1t = po,,il,'. >t,.,
of .,T,irs WY iu.tlv -. th. .ro FROM,