, 1877-02-01
THE HIGH COURT OF ADMIRATION.
Tho Joint Court OF Arbitration created by
Congress Las been organized, and now con-
sists of tim foi1n1yinr officials.

Jua.!ce CL1rronp pf s1a,ne.
Justice Srl.0Nu. Of IeunsylyauiA.
Justice MELLEn, Of Iowa.
Justice FIELD, Of California;.
Justice LnauLET, Of New Jeraty.
rDxrxs: q o1 y
FnsLtNa,1ussES, of New IATXE, Of Ohio.
nsSsS, % of Delaware, q It 'a,Ess aa..s:nu
TuunxAs. otuhio. scsts.
In point OF intellectual abiiity, learning,
experience, and personal character, this tri-
bunal has hover leen cqualcd by any Court
OF equnl numbers over assembled IN tho
United Suites. OF tho ten members Of
Congress, all aro abla lawyers except Afr.
MoRrox, md all of them aro men expert
enced in political questions arising nnder the
Constitution. The 1vo Justices Of tho Su-
premc Court aro all experienced jurists.
politjcally-thati is, considering them by
their past party afllliations-tho Court will
stand: KepuIlicans--Justices, 4; Senators,
); Representatives, 2; total, 0. Democrats
Justices, l; Senators, .; Representa-
tiycs, i; total, 6. or tho five Justices, Jus
tees M1LIEa and FIELD were appointed by
1Ir. LINCOLN, nnd Justices DRAptxr md
1AA0@u J \ AEo1AE4k NAAH4t
Tho questions to 10 submitted to this
Court aro purely legal. There are certain
shtes from which there ars duplicate rv-
turus,-Alabalna, Florida, Louisiana, South
Carolina, and Orcgon,-uough there has
been no. serious contest except upon Louisi-
ann, Florida, aud Oregou. Tho latter pre-.
senta d peculiar point. Tho Governors cur
siacato in that case accompanies tho Elect.
oral vote given by an Elcctor who, receiving
q minority Of votes, was dcclarod elected be-
cause Of tho iuel;gtbility Of another person
who had received majority Of tho popular
vote. Tho question II one OF technical ad.
vantage, Could CIoN1H under tho laws Of
Oregon bo declared elected? II not, then
bis certificate. including his vote, must bo rc-
jccted, and tho other certificates admitted.
In Florida tho law created Hoard Of
Canyasscrs to receive tho returns, revise
them, count them, and declare the result,
That Board performed ita duty, declared the
result, md tho Electors wero certified by
tho Governor as duly elected, and
votod for HAYES In Louisiana, the
State law. IN like manner, created q
"oAto " NAAsN7aeAo1 HAV IGEt&ftu IQu
returns, and, Az authorized and required by
law, revised the sa,nc, mud upon evidence ex.
cludel certain RETURNS because OF violcnco
preventing q falr election. This Board de-
clarel certain Electors chosen, and these,
armed with the Governors certificate, voted
for IAYEs. In these two cases tho question
Of law arises, that, as these Electors must be
appointed in such manner az the Legislature
Of the State may direct, and the Returning
Board being clothed by the State Law with
all tho powers exercised by them, will the
Court GO behind these returns thus made In
strict conformity with the laws OF tho respect
iyo ststes7 II the majority OF the Court
slall decide not to go behind these returns,
| then that will be tho ond Of the matter. II
the Court shall decide to inquire whether
the action Of the Board was authorized Ly
and in conformity with tho law Of the State
/ then it will hear the particulars OF tie In.
titaidatiou, aud violence mud frnud on which
the Board base4 their action.
We hays never been able 10 understand
why Republicans should hayo objected to thu
organization Of this Court, aud to tho refer
ence thereto Of the questions in controversy.
Without the intervention Of tais Court Mr
HAYxs would have to assums the Office ol
President and maintain 1t BY force, mud IL