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States; that hc |. not eligible to be elected, and
THAI the charge hhould be made
WHEN THE VOTER ARE CnrETKD.

The candidate takes tsene, lc saws he Ii q citI-
5en, was boTn i4 ths eountr1 or he says i!e wss
s!!c Of faet arises: Can you Try that isssc ttcna
Viii you count him out because you eny he Is
not 81 years old when be- says !,c Is! iou carl-
S1 x a h; o ese 4 1 TT ,ai sin he w w. ys
born IN the United States! lie tays tha. be
was; that there arc these living who wcrr pres
ent md can proSe II: II that Issue Is made, yon
% ie Eeetors ~ tey M s @ @ Eec"1
was not cfigtDlc, that he was post master, II soa
rlease, he may deny tlto fn:t; ht tnay ins!tt TN
the tae. that lie had resigned before that time,
an'l lila resignation had been accepted. Is there
whether he MA Postmaster or not; whether
No, afr. President. 'vhoerer may count tho
t fS s's e 1 %s liz sa Ss Sa,s
a1c to conc together. The President Of The
Senate Is to opcn al! tie certificates. That docs
not meat! c'eFy, Kind Of ccrtlaexte That may
ne PLACED in bis possession, II eastt docs n.s t
be certificate. but he is to open alt the ccrta
tstcs from Electors Of the several States, and
tho yotea sha! then be counted; the votes In
these certificates bc they go%l, bai, of tndltlsT'
z!u ot the United States; at that time and
place there Is but one thing 10 do and that Is to
Cf'f:Sr THE VOTES.
M TIP l.Iestdcnt re- Of the senats has ING custody.
from Electors Of States. He Is not l,ounl to
Opca certificates from pretended authority. from
outsiders, from pcrsofls unknown oilicfally.
NJ: No1sun continued: The mgrc matter 81
By tho tcllcrf. II anr question arises that re-
qures Judgment OF discretion, Il
CASSoT BE DELEGATED TO CoNNzT1Ek.
The decision Of tho Conicfsn;e Co'ntnttcc Is
but the lie >isions of this Committee nre binding
/ unless reversed nv both Houses. 1t is In every
respect Il court Invested with high Judicial
powers. to decide questions Of law rs well as
ssaurt, but to the two Houses OF Concrcss;;
The power to count tue Electoral
5S!S ,ss, out4. !, s.A'f 0'esl sd,t5l Or aorsi u,
Ut the Goycsnment, and cannot be delegated tn
Court. II II Is jutltfai power. II must he
excrcttcd bY a Court, antl not hy the polttiea!
| department Of the Government, and All appeal
must be taken 10 another Court, nnsl not BY the
two Huu.cs Ut Congress, For judgrs oi the
! Supreme Coust. asc selected by .esrcut.. and
circuits ure selected BECAUSE Of The political
aantrccdcnis of Jutge.. The Senator. frotn
| represents that these Judges hayo been selected
because of their geographical distribution, and
the bll. in selecting then, by Circuit Instead Of
| by natnc, sets Up
A HARMLESS LITTLE SHAM
| that 1cccIvcs nobody. There ia nc power to 60
tc;,tnu tho returns OF The clceton Of an EIeetUr
n t4,f,t1nI ,r fhr nr,nfr rcfnrnfnf. t,r rrtnssnr
ntflrrrs of tto RtuEe Statc rnnrfs cannot 10 H.
nnr ca Z! onvress au s." nor Ti,cn ststes Conr.
H. ~ Fit'ts1: orc n -" ~. anndnted IN surh nan.
nrr a.. thc or;s.tnr, ~ IL" Mats. 1,rcsrriic
nc - ahrn @ ~ anrointm h.s hecn ,art,f,cd r,
H. ~ ,nnnnsr ~ ,,"sr9hnd ~ ,hc iryIslottres ~
H.. ataIns XII IA ,Iua, ana hinafmw on I'll mr..
@ s nnH ri. at na' rcnnnn ~ liz omc,tfnr
urtnre sts' n. H. i v@tcs arc ~ w. ro,ntc nr t.
rr"ai;o,t ~ ~ son.,a ~ IL ,t, tWn Ho,.a.
IL -. Wy 81. ro,,,,is .;n tn -, hnhIni
~ -f,"sion ~ III tic nj smrninst oilirrs n
tis th sss.ns uo H.. ,,ttsri1 .uhrnTriv. n
s,n,,t ~ ri.,o,. snl un,,, ,IraT ~ I'm tre.. thr
,n.c- t,.t ,xn' ntrnIci y, c 1cft IN thr Htatrs
+ ".ni, III tr,nsfcr ~ Canyrcs. thc rtrl'i IN H.
r1" i" i,.rn ircn .,ec. rti ,v liz Htat.s tnstrn
WI mmu t,,o, Nv" - ''e
y: 'e"''"e tsus
| .,, Io THE srA1hs THEMSELVES.
| ~ ~el! m1got ,eunsTr,th aesu.1'e ~ nstct.nine
VINO nave oeen elceted aoFefnoF aod otaceetatc
| ol1scre.
=, inc oill ~ rompron1isc n "hleI inc henun-
| a1cnn parry naa Ne!ust! liz, u sh"l poa!t. nuu
~! IaNc p!aSs a4nostMc Wta tne n11 W
q leN anu ic@V' py 1nu eoA'Flo1.lhoo " !o-o ~
tne territory eoutt u o, 4cRsoes " tu!iites naa
fteldcu u elasery' a9l u "as Iepca!eu whee
staTsrr needed t9e ierntorF hnftn u tnat iinc;
" tEe compromise OF lSoO tne eontlt !cseEeu ,:
~ ln'picolatc oenclt ~ tnc pastaEe o. iAe ~,
| g,t1sc-h!a'e law, which gave u prtstli!e ana