The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-18


all causes involving public interests at .
least ought 10 be public and that all /
the proceedings resorted to for the .
purposes of determining the issues In .
the present electoral contest ought, 10y .
their manifest impartiality, 10 disarm /
the suspicion that the forms of laws /
have been perverted for the violation |
Of its spirit
In this connection we may be per-
mtled to observe that while undoubt- [
eddy, as YOU say, q sedulous medication /
and cultivation Of the habits vt ohc- |
diencc to the forms OF law IL vital TO /
the preservation OF constitutional f.
liberty IL Is no less impor. /
taRt that refusal to yield I.
such obedience Ice not provoked
toy using these forms rs means for sub
yert,ug the very ends for which they
Wsr9 designed Without undertaking
10 question the sincerity Of tina belle
whirh you are at pains 20 express
that ycu know Of no reason 60 doubt
that the Louisiana Returning Board
will make II perfectly fair, honest and
lust declaration Of the result Of the re-
cent election in Louisiana, we deem
itnot improper to remind you that the
very presence in this city of 40 many
citizens from all parts OF the union at
this moment, seems to be evidence OF
II widely prevalent distrust of the ac-
& ton of this board, aud that such dis.
trust has this foundation at least, that
the constitution OF the board has not
4. been changed since its re-
% turns were set aside 10y
q Congressional committee Of which
the Republican candidate for the Vice
- Presidency was Il member and this
distrust ia not unnatural, in view Of
the fact that, as we understand, one of
the members OF the Returnil 4 Board
" Is candidate voted for at the recent
election, another the holder of an office
y of profit aud trust 10y appointment OF
:, The present eXecutiveof the national
- government, while all the members of
90 the hoard are believed tn he in ailiii'
alton with but one of the parties t.
the present political contest. In view
of ali this it is hardly necessary to add
W. that the terms Of our letter were not
V designed to prejudice the question
- whether the functions Of the Return
" ing Board were judicial or
- ministerial, or both, but simply to In
y vite you to see with us that what
ever may be the character Of these
functions they are openly, fairly and
V honestly discharged, and while we
. thus RETAINED from any attempt ut
~ stating or constituting the laws Of
Louisiana, we deemed it equally irrev-
alent to the subject of our correspond
= ence with you to allude to the duties
, dev0lvng upon officers other than the
constituents Of the Louisiana Return
' ing Board, under the Constitution and
> laws Of the United States, whereas
= you OF serve, by way of illustration
= that under the Constitution the Presi-
dent of the Senate both counts and de-
clnres the votes of the electors of the
y several States, his duty being purely
ministerial, and not subject TO
, the control Of Congress- or whether
y as has been the practice for
more than eighty years-a practice
, inaugurnted by men some of whom
" had been among the trainers OF the
" constitution-the votes are to be
y counted under direction and control
) of the Senate aud House OF Repl esent-
atives, IL question upon the discus
y sion of which we deem II no part OF
our duty to enter.
In conclusion, permit us to say that,
., Notwithstanding your refusal to co.
operate with us, we still cherish the
u hope that the Returning Board, warned
by the history of the past and con-
" scions that it, actions are being OBJ
" served 10y the whole nation, will dis
" charge its delicate duties with such
clrcumspecton, fairness and impair
" TALLY, as will give entire salts
10 faction to the American people
y and to this end we will continue to la
" Dor. Should different result follow
- the action of the board, we shall have
the satisfaction of knowing that, while
70 you have taken the responsibility o
" declining to act with us, we have dom
ie all In our power to avert the cOnse
t. quences which may follow. Very re
Of specially,
Ia nlinoies-John NJ. Palmer, Lyman TIum
~ bull, william II. Morrison.
IN Observation-Disclosures j. Randall, A,
Curtin, william Blgler.
er Wisconsin,, X. DoOlittle, O. B. smith.
n. Indiana--L FE. Mcdonald, Geo. W Julian
NJ, u Manson, John Love,
IL Kentucky-nonry Watterson, d. W. Slo
!, venson, IA. d. McHenry.
IL New YOrk-Oswald OttenuO rier.
10 OhiO--J. b Stall. p..,,.,,a
~ Missouri-L. " Bogy, James " bro"unc""
Marylnnd--John Lee Carroll, W. +, Ham
eu ilton. - .,.
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