Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-03-22

- '"o p'olhc VI iSouiblahiti tuS tOhi
time he has held the office, the shor
time that remains Of his term--migh
Justify Senators in recognizing him n
} the Governor at least de- faeto, ont o
political considerations bn, when i
comes 10 voting upon The Qncsiiol
Whether Mr. Pmchback is ciitiled Il
a seat M This bniy you cannot gct rid
of the question, Ili,ls Mc bDiyikH ciog
oa him the Legislature Qf that lSqfc Z
And no subsequent events can mako il
the Legislature il ii was not SO at the
time that election took place. If il
was not the Legislature then, there is
no process Of ratification that, going
back TO the beginning, makes il u Leg.
stature aJ into. There is no such
thing as that known to tho law Of n
case like this. lis therefore perfectly
plain that ii those. Senators who yotsd
for that bill-the Senator from Rhode
Island, mir. ASTnoYY,l the Senator
from New Hampshire, Mr. CRAGIS,l
the Senator from Michigan, IMr. FEa-
RY,l the Senator from New Jersey,
Mr.. FRELIsGHUYsES,l the Senator
from Name, Mr.. Hamlin,] ] the Senator
o,or from ul;nois rMr To1i,s1 ord
Tho senator from Ohio rMr Snvp5y.y1
will vate1',o.dov os tho,, ro,eJ ~
Mr.. Carpenters bill, fora new election
in Louisiana, say once more that this
question will be decided. and decided
corroc,i,, and ,.;rb, "''' 's''
Now Mr. presiden, tho whole mot,
,or ~ ,h;s casois In 4 ~, sboil Thara
Is one tbin@ mon which tbc oucstion
tnrns and ibai IL Was tha, bodv oc
men who assumed TO alec, pincbt,ct
tbc lowG,l Jogislo,nre or tbe STAT 'ne
T,onis;ana n thcv wore ,hen S,h;s
fact entities him 10 The scat. n thev
wore moi tben be ia no, opti,led ~
,bc seo, and nv no noss;biI;tv cn, on,.
tb;ng cnre tbe 'dceett IN bis ;;,lc
lIn resnect IN tho decisions of eha
snnrcn, conrt 'ofI 4 ,onisian mon which
,hr Senator from Indiana nIaces sncb
Great reliance If tLere over was any,
sh;nr donaonsira, eJ hy ieaai or',,,r,o11,
!, ,s domons, ,a,oJ hn Syn,,nr9 -, az
com,ni,,on ,bat those e ,rord ~ doc;s;ors =, ono
noado w;,hon, ;rr;sdic,;on aS H. 'o,ns
tons ,her nrossssed 20 dao;Jn IL H.,
Who, 10 coprt said IN roscronce 70 ' 10
fvnch hoord 6nd III pinnhhact Ial, w.
;si.,nro ,v"e ,nnrc ob;ies ,j;,J,,n' ona a,Lee,
M ros,oct, whotcver ia dno 10 ~ r.
dcc;s;oas undcr ,hc c,rcnms,anooa Sa0S IS
,bc case I sball mo-, go into ,ba, 49,
~ ;nd;o;ol h;s,ar, ,Eo 49,, rSI
onI ,Ln ,oas. d;sa,y5coc,,I ,,s,,a * ~;
c;aI bio,d,,. o,a, ,,.;,,on ,Lo a,soIs
81 ,h;s ponnhl;c a nor,o oc h;s,nr,, =,
,rh;nh nv, oui,, errdr 5r, - oarrn', ,s ~
s,ares von in ,he saoa at eyor,i s,on
won ,ol;o naao Of ;nS;o;si t;s,orip,
yh;ch sho,,sr ,5on rcwo,JoJ CO.. AZ,
nar, ,hn,, ,oo,, IN ~ oonsu;,.on,, ~, tno H..
be;n, aieyo,cd ~ ,ho honoh +, PHI
bonE whon oc,;n,, NJ @ o;oro,.'og n ~ anh III ~,
XII E"lIo' q os,,.nss "s '' 49, ~ ea"J 20 H.. ~ ~
wh;cL ssho,vs ,hc rola,;rrcss =, ;rdros ~
ce;v;ns b;,b and incro,;ro Jcos5,;ons
and he dcc;sion NJ ,hc ;n,i,e n nrec;sn
Accordance with The wis5ss of ,bose
,rho ,'ran,od ,ha of;oo sar In
moi On INTO tba, in detail II iS scencc
too h,sgnsting for any m., to wish
w;ll;ns,ly ,o Iool, uno1 noss !, h,,
for ,bcre ia one oonclusive answer 10
ali that has been said obont tbo decis
;ons Of tho snnrcne conr, Of I 'onis,ona.
and that i tbat fbe onest,on before ne
Is IN he decided bv THIS senate and bv
This Sonata alone and that the decision
of no ooprt not even If Il were tho Su. |
nreme Cont Of tho uni,ed States has
aron 10 forco ot a nroccdent on onos
tinn liI.cthis Tho Consfi,ntion makes
,he Senate ,he solc indgo of tLo oIec.
t;ons re,nrns and on,lificotion of its
memhers II cannot therefore be |
hound bv the decision Of anv other
tribunal or any other bodv or mon 4
If Il oould be Il would cease TO bc the
solo indgc If Il could he its mower
would be limited and hammered from
day 10 day. as the courts OF the conn. |
try ,niebt render their decisions No
sir this mower of decision is vested in
ms and in rs alone. We cannot abdi.
cate that mower; we cannot cast aside
the dutv 10 oxercise IL We are hound
TO decide for ourselves irrespectiye of
anvbodv's decision whether tbatso.
called Legislature that elected Pinch.
back was the real Legislature, the law.
iul General Assembly Of the State Of
Louisiana. In that inquiry no human
power can control our own Judgment
no human authority is authorized to
interfere with the exercise of our own
Judgment. We must decide it, for the
compels us to do 20 BY
us the sole Judge of that ques.
ton. Therefore, il is ali useless to talk
about these decisions, even if they
were decisions Of courts that stood with
their ermnc unspotted, their learning
their iirmpess and courage
for even then we would |
have to say. "While we respect your
opinion and appreciate your characters.
we must decide for ourselves" But
when they come from such a court as
that which pronounced them, IL is use.
less 60 talk nbout their having even
the persuasive force that even the
opinion of good man. though unlot-
tered, would have upon Judge in de-
Gliding cause,
Mr.. President in conclusion have
onlv onoc more 10 reneat thot there
Il but one onestion in This casc
and that is Was the body that elected
The lawful Legislature oil
I,ouisiania If Il was moi no matter
,ks.o,nut .a,, ,oot.o Il ,ko Io,,c,l
Legislature. II IL was not no ratifi.
initio Lawful. soIbat we arc narrowed