The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-23

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o.a',,:. sUnv,H we u Seat notes Oh ptePatauo
49, WIZ, nt - seha'oIs % ate alraiu o. No
"a, W. sUa Some iIespeLa.e revolu!!vnlt Y
vote as Il wS. % Sors tos Ire Ss S sVuns n. eIl
,ote ~ y "as uone l9r the hrst seventy
l am In the preeence nj n noIilicSI attn
alton / cannot describe. The dangers h
which we are subject do not spring iron
violence, but from weakness on our owl
part. ~.
Geologists tell us there was perio,
In the earth's crust where there were
sxuL1Ess yrpTrppArrs
N,wmok.1..o, a. .I,..-:-I A..
,o HvrTSn%Ssso'pS psFiSI Wneh lnet
o V, retleo. ,i. ate'eSS INu my power u
UuSt ~ wv 'O'e issiu.s III 'he rFeSIIent
VI W. oImIe w. VI III Lne TWO aouses. II itTe
Siues ",a ~ 'ne 'mo nVuSeS, y. cannot DC Geie
so sa'eu !. 70 = colInl..ee f @ or 70 acourt IN
aiete nii ~ matter M pl counting ihe vote Is cierI
Sai y anu 'l.n,: may pe Periorneu py eners, |
: NY Yuesji;;On j;os.S.;a uiises 'nas Ee4ulies Jug
lie". Vi uisUre''on, III ~ cahnot DC aeiegaIe'
$500 "o an,,,n,;,,,o ae y uecmloh oi u con'
Ln; teielee ;GI SGthni'.ee n ls D,nulDS only upot
Sen;ei S an" i"IueI as :, y uosn nouSes. pus , !nt
uvTlsions i.Ian VI Iilis Sommittee are pinalne
ini Inaess feHetstu y, W tne actioh Oh Dotl
nOusyS, nOs,"d ,,;,t ~ 10 III every respect courtlh
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,..;,.a,",:t, o'o,Tn O"A
w, " Iec'ue IueStions Oh "a" as well as lacl
win, WIN ,t iisns ,T T.. appeal not 70 another
WI, ~, DuS ,u W 'ao WV noIses ot congress
i;,t ine power ,,,' ~ count Ihe electoral Vote
!, ;a a ,,t;i;Oai iSa. ,ss. VI !uuicla' power. y
l.. l. % olttIa' I.,.a power T II must pe decided
,s Wy sne pOl.I'eSn pI as uepGLtsnent L OF me gov
esmue"s eia. ~ 9Ha eanno! De uelega1ea 20
S"",. ~ .ud;.al - = "uiciat @ power y mus ~
'',;,;"n1 " .Hetoisvu , ~ court anu NOT oy lhe
so''.ical u.,,,o uelnralnent urn. o! Ile Government,
an .PpeIS. inust pe taksn 10 anoIher
ooua' nn 'nu ta ~. .I " .1c ."o noIses oi oon-
SLess, S, iof .eIt.;,i sne '1iIseS Oh lhe supreme
,,;, SE. Me ,"Ie aIaeISeu p circuits anu he eir,
cu,.s ,,u"i aie se'eI'eI pecaHse Oh Ihe Pontical
from Vermont jos0 rot Jo L;masIt ;oa ;"",;oa
when he represents that these iudpes
have been selected because Of their geo.
graphical distribution, and the bill in se.
lecting them by circuits instead Of by
e'sets up harmless little scheme that
deceivcs nobody.
ar ruvvr TO M D0,yrr .r.
-. .,, 80 -'N wv"
'SsS % DellInG 'he returns. II lne election
oa eieo'ors ~ certified Dy Inc proper re-
turning Ut c"hV"sslhg oincerS OF otale,
y 5ne ola!e courts can not 90 II, nor can
congress, -; nor tne united slatea courts
1he electors are 10 De appointed IN such
manner as the Legislature OF aState pre-.
sscribes, and when the appointment has
been certified in the manner prescribed
by the Legislature Of State, that is
binding on all parties, without regard TO
the question whether the votes are to be
counted by the President OF the Senate,
by the two houses OF Congress-, or by this
commission. To 20 behind the decision
Of the returning officers OF the States
would be utterly ..H. ..Ia.
SUBMISSIVE OF STATE RIGHTS
,,,r,I ,iro 10 Con,,-,a, a., A, /, .
% ',os ;n,enSoI 20 FL. e. ., '1Ss M FT".f ''iI. =,
mn tIte"HeH ...n " Oe 1els 70 .ne o'AIeS. II
Tsn;Ia mo.iH ',%s'eL ,SL " GonsFess .he Llsnt to
@ S.S,oS ;,,,"oa "o I'll Io,u DGen s.ee'e. Y tne
,SaU,s1I~oS 4. ,soH ,sOII Ls tIas 70 lls oaase'
sne'.,,ss. nn,n "A; wei %isnI Sonsfsss ~,
Gnre.noss % ~ 49, enJ % n,o Tv "a'S peen etscsg
uo,eino,a Is anu S'nef ota.e olnGers. E9ulu
r"y iH!et, VI any party nave peen
,o ,o;1 ,,ot 80 o;,Lo" II Ho,S ~ WIN "nH "ouiI haNs
a." ,i s''"s ~. ta., tose St. eou'u Ho penthu
w, ont re- o,t ron u,Oo "'a,u1 ,nu enIulre wno
S"' SSo.I liz fnT % ro anu ernnps you c;i1 ciI1
now deny that nronos;iion. s,cl, ""o aro T, ,i,o
limitations oi nnblic onin;on ~ '''' ''''
In the bill Of last year there was no
authority to so behind the returns OF or
to consider other papers than the certi.
i'S9tes IS9E from the States. In the bill oil
lSoo IL was expressly provided that they
sno'l'u hot so Sehinu the returns 10 count
the Votes Tor electors. II We concede Tor
Tue SAKE OF argument that the two Houses
nave the flght 10 count me votes, there is
sun " lEeslion lying DeGind anu lnde'
Rehueht OF II, ana mat Is, what papers the
fresiaeht ol the senate Is required 10
open IN me presence oi the two Houses
anu manu- 70 the 'eller" Inc electors oil
the eseveralolhIes are 10 seal up their votes
anu the lIs1s muue up py Inc Governor
., anu ehc!oss tuen 70 Tue FFesl9ent oil the
SENATE, lhuorsing the names oil the elec'
tors upon tue OUTSIDE oil the envelope.
DE Is mus notihed VINO the electors or
pre'enueu electors are VINO nave voted,
ann whose VoteS are contained IN the en-
VeloPe. u Is cast OF account from the
elfe'o5a anu none nthers that ne Is re-
Sulreu 10 open III the presence oil The Two
'''''e'' 4Ae ID ....
NOT IN FACT REQUIRED
to receive the certificates Of anybody but
the true electors OF State. He is there
fore required in the discharge OF the duty
ot this office to determine and present the
true certificates from the electors Of a
State. he is bound as an officer Of the
Government Of the United Statest to take
notice OF those who have been declared
elected by the proper authorities OF a
State, and when,a certificate comes into
his hands it is his business TO investigate
and determine for himself whether it
comes from an elector or a State. He
must decide that question upon his peril,
and present the certificate to the two
houses Of Congress-. III -
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