New-York tribune., 1877-08-08
FEDERAL INTERFERENCE.
LETTER FROM DIR. LEONARD BACON.
A REPLY TO A CRI1ICIsa-wHO SHOULD BE BECoG-
Nr2Fn As THE RIGuTPUL GOVERNOR WHEN
WARD RACON.

A REPLY TO a CRIIICIsA-WHO SHOULD BE hECo"-
NIzED AS THE RIGHTFUL GOVERNOR WHEN
THERE ARE SEVERAL CLAGMANTsl
To the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Mr.. Kinds, the author of the letter
tome. ncosed it TO in an open envelope directed
to YOU thank him for the courtesy but must neg TO oe
excused from giving more than note or two by way
Of explanation.
l. His main argument IS that inasmuch as 80 es'ab-
lsh Justice" is among the FOR which the Federal
Constitution was ordained the President Is invested win
power decide which Of two claimants ought oe GOV
error of state. Nv answer Is that the investing oi the
President with such power would be likely in the
long run to establish injusiiee. Ii would make the
Pr sldent Sultan and the Governors Of States his IA
shas The men who said 1--WE ordan this Constitution
to secure the blessings Of liberty to ourselves ana our
postary" quote from memory, were TOO Jealous OF
central and imperial power TO orain such potehu''
oycr themselves or their postcrity.
, Ny unknown fIicnd quite mistakes the meaning OF
the phrase governor de facto" It i'enough to say Lat
the governor de facio" is the who actually gorn"s
the state Tbcremay he two Governors incmna'iyl IN
state and neither OF them he governor dc eio; h'Ih
cannot be- II or Irctend,rs one says 10 the Ir s
dent, 81 can govern if am sustained nY the sHnuhs
army OF the United satcS:b1tno otherwise "hue me
other says, 81 am governing aud all ask OF your IA
ceoucy is that you ha keep your standing army ou' Of
The tate" there great difficulty IN the way OF Ge
cid ne which IS the Governor.
believe that American citizens. generally, are aware
that there are and VIII Be great many crooked things
not only in foreign countries bat also in ths country
which the President has 30 power and no reht 10
straiehten. Yours LEOSARD BACON.
Noraanptoa, 3iass, July 20, 1877.
Hf,iPsraAD. L. T.. July ls, 1877.
SIR: In your letter TO TIE TEIBCNE an
iuadverting upon GOV. Cham1ellain's speech. ! find
some things dGlc lt TO accept without question. Allow
me 70 aIlude 10 then You 10 dispute the corr Ct
OF Chief Justice Taneys rung J3t IN ntf c'tt'H
.,-..s , h.co,.. fha rttc- ,f tna President TO
determine WAC Is HO''ihoI oi " 7'"''' iN'" ''' 7'
u m v,r own ir ,f n1usllporte "a Dv authority or az
6'i"'l'' ''"' '' "' '''''7
President 'mg,t never, on any account inquire WHO
,,glt 10 be Governor must never bc trusted tc inquire
-, g.. q. .. a., ,,. ,,.,+ only yrh, fs Coyc.ulr az,
vi" j. '''''"' '''''i'' '' -' -.
faco' aHd t"Ftner'WAe'Arr O"in''I''' "'7"i ' "-N'
no. G0vcrnoro 80 south Caroline was question over
,,,, 3D., t,rtl.rt n,s uo i,ri.l..fjon." You lav tie
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,,,. ,,e- y.r ROM. ,o,, il, t'.lt whatever .thar
.,.- ... .,.,. i, rr.,. G. to ,u,... q President
H'iF'' '' '''>''' '' ~ ' '7
90 decide WY or thc other, i-Hi Jds.fe OF "+'t
title cannot be anuu tacu IN lii, high cour justice
; -o +.,r.i,-, ,u 7,n.c. bi.iiratcd ncr.on ni-nl
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thlUE otherwise. II" might aPpch 80 inc N'A-
stft.tiou ftsrfL t1 tAr Preamble. tlat part which
i.',,,c- tr. v,rr crI and object for wfich
o,r ,ynrl ir tn,. .ution ysas yui there ic might
cf t.c.e ti,filiuc words: "It rs 10 establish justice
t "a, r~sin i Coust ltufiou and YOU Vou.d ply
"i.ticc ia very c.ud and constii injjoi q tr many
trigu. matters, cliIrlv place 30 fc great
,,., o( who ,.. bt Governor 1t Stith g. r'in2 or
1ol.-Iaul." You 1rin that There doat -ovcui-
-.-I.t nm those two ~fa-es-WGch means, uua0u1iedf'
tl tlrr, were two Gov iu h II you are 1ehi,
sui t1nre was d8q1 Gu}trnm'nt, 20 |1e "e llc."
Gsi GoSrfu' n and tA,.e were o- tier Io1r idtio
,,,crrors ir flc two state. Now mucli1ic.v af'"r
,- in. ais .act OF dury winch you 1y "s the main
l.ct ol tie CAR ai.rr declaring taaH, DO 'urci ihat
'' ,,r n Is ilt lrs at gour argument breaks