, 1877-09-03

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Enr VIC ';n'',11u W. ~ o,i ~ ,,. ,,n .,t,
a,'' ss1ntl.,s ~ III tn.n t',ant ' fns mu,, II.
:; ;.,",,.,t ~, lnn,n.r,tn in,n .ow o,,i y,,1var
nln,se ilr,ur his unit,tn,lc assertion that ihc
nrunlc nlunc Ind n,ycr 10 n,tmint the EIcctnra,
mi it's rasil declaration ,Iat the onn question
hcfrre the Cufntnistltr was, Had Tic American
ncnnte right 10 rtrct their own Chfcf Nfarjs- |
!ratci M s,t.h question vas i,cftre II. They |
lave no sl,cl, riat i,nbct!lo in tllcr Cunstitu.
ana Or Florida liz power to anTDnt Eiccturs,-
flat Iwfur. f,y tlc sunrcmc ]aw nf thc lard,
ycslc, In each State, to hc exercised in suct,
nn,,nee rs the Legislature thereof may ,lIrert.
lntlcctl, those who framed ansl ntlor,tc,t I he
Constitutluu OF the United States were careful
to
xxcLuDB FROM TIE AMERICAN rEorLE
the 5lvbl to elect t]lcIr Chief Magistrate. After
providing for tic ni,,wtrt1ncnt oI Electors, that
instrument declares thai, should thos fail 10
elect President, tic President shall he eisnscn
lly the IIonsc Of Representatives, each State.
small or large. having hut one vote. HY this
method, President NAV. as Senator Morton
stratcd. lie cicetcs. nnt by tho American people,
but by iorty-kix mctnlIers OF tho Ilouse Of kcE-
rcscntatIyce, against the wishes and the vote Of
1lIe other 241, Ills waste Of time and space
10 extx,sc Misrepresentation Ike those We en-
counter IN allnt,st every .scntcncc Of Judge
DIacl's flcry article. Examine them, and hut q
poor skeleton rcfnains
"Tle question before tho coE,mlsslon wns not
Chfef Magistgatc; moi, What was the yotc tor
Electors al the pills cllfscr nj F|,raia or tousf-
nna,-{or IN both Statcs substantially tho sa.nc
Returning Doar.!s c1lsse.l,-bnt WHO we're np-
polntci Electors by tllosc Statca nntf tiy Tho
Sintc Of Oregon In such t,lanncr as their I.cgis-
jaturcs had directed. a State acts at..I speaks
through It's of|1eers duly Gunstftutcd: anf the
canvass and tl"laratlon. hy the Returning
rctnry Of State ut Oregon WIRE The arts and dec
]aTattons Ut those States. They could thus,
AND ONLY TifEs,
manifest their wit to arptuns electors; AMI
or Ulilvcrs having exclusive ,n,wcr 50 Il, ,o wcrc
,,ntru liz those States IN the manner direct
eli by llIcir Legislatures,
"ju,lrc liaek a1,nits that 1t Is uu-
speak on this subject through her avn organs,
AMI. wl,cn allo does VI sneak. tey yi,lvo Htouli
10 regarded las lrur;' anil he then proceeds
IL drtiarr ihat thr {;oytruur il her nrnper
organ for that purpose, and that, as tic llaycs
Electors had tic Executive certificate Of Florida
and Louisiana It wplltd not have l,ccn ut,rca.
eouablc to l,n!i It conclusive unless l4itltcd
with fral,,l: nnJ ills, lie gnys, gave the eight
great legal advantage, which, he aIds. They
,Iucx away "a wtrtE,ioss Lcrause l,lcy were
Hedging f.,r Oregon Tilis statement. contains
rross tcryr1stou Of tic truth, aud u the pllr-
posc at q majority Of the Commission. Tho
tjoycr,,or of Tic Siat, was no: tic organ III
either Louisiana, Flnrida, or Orccnn. To declare
0r rertify wtIu wcrc Electors. III had rn power
to canvass tic yotc cast, Or TO declare tic re.
s,lIt or 10 state WHO l,a been appointed Elect
ors.
nrv,...p powv,,rx,
T., ,,,c.o ,e.n.ts ~ ,hr .,.,.,sst nriv,c c,tixrn.
~ ~ 5'ns -. ia, ssss 81, III Ia c1I.stnrcs n
aa ,'n.n ~ ~ III ,,n,n Hcrr",ry ~
aot s ,,n.,,, ',; n."ruluv narl. n With s
~. ~ au ',1",,,hsr IL" cv,I.iv, irlsct Inn
aIE, Mnh No. ,,a,ttsm. ,1 1arc olth,r hr nct ~
E.s.s.,." anrtiitor rn,tes ~ lin ,,sf ~
M.!'s ~ ~, ho fprni.,,oi ~ t,,cm he
% atsstuls " w., ~ .,,,,. w f ,ho So,n ,x,ri,
y. ,. ts ~ t.a,i,o,, n,d vo.
@ M.n 'l.clt W." ~ ,sa.,rii,n, ~ T tho ro.h;o,t
aeL. ~ ~ =" ~ IT, ~, .orti'tri ta fennIn
Ut seaae' .1 naI ~ ortion ~ ,a,,rnzsut a,'
"tomJ Wpou u.s. .ms ,u,t. =, .o "
1ntuls oseso, - t" atn.n .,sL III hr
n,aes' TT iae o,ES - =. ,crar'ia r ill.,,
foe, mGn .hern.nr W Iii ,hat whIis t,r fnaI
'IcsrrmInatlon Of OREGON, Louisiana, and FiorIla
thas "x,,rnss",1 ,n,,st hr ubcyrI. Il might de-
sr,.,ltt hcncath lncro EXECUTIVE certificates of
What ttosi nrrn,,s had IulIr and drclArrd and
rum ti,cir owi, rertrJs read thc will md hear
| fhc yoice ri liz Stutp.n 80
Aftrr 1icscrintlon If the slootisoue fraud ~
by which It Yas u,tcmutcI to return Il Ttldcu
Eicctnr fron Orrrou. Tic writer Epts Oh 10
rf1E cAsE or rLoufpA;
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