New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-16
election. When he closed of half an hour was
taken, the Commission reassembIing nc 1:4o p M
JJTnCE CAMpREIJJS ARGUMENT.

1 do not understand that the eecuon OF I'O0
ident had its origin in any State Constitution.
or that Il derived It's existence any fund of
power belonging 70 the states but contend that h
hst % last power Ge d eve G is birth to nny State
constitution. The Constitution camc into being ~ tne
ratification and acceptance Of II x ,sc bas Ain United
Tho United states came into existence WIN tne
q chase SS regard as
most interesting opinions that eyer cano lrom ,ne
nod the Government exercised all the powers OF
sovereign government without piuch inquiry 20 w. ,bo
period OF the confederation they were stlll tne
United States under confederate articles. IN o'u NJ
words t ne i hS tSs Federal compsc say when
they sent delegates TO Phadepa ana FadnrsS osa
ton il was proposition to the states to accept those
articles and 80 form Union the people OF the on.n
ergn power when they to the subject OF the Pres
dent. They said that the executive powers s.ou, e
and when those words were accepted as law he was
the President When they came TO speak OF uo n,np,
reqnrsd and sommandcd to . pRon r.c sen
is imperative; it is 40 absolute shall appoint" Now
what are the powers which the Two houses ot Do
the States come before you IN the snaps ,;, ~.
soyeTfSn ths d cS Sa Sa, thcr votes shall
be couutedl DO they come here and tell your Presas
ncasllre That has not been their tone or temper wien
approaching this subject am tolu tna, no S,t
10 direct on that subject and that is their rn
gross usarpaion II you venture 70 4u1 IA, 'p navel
Legislature II Is true that the otatc mas tio p
and means OF that appOin mcn but Is mol ,h't .us,
powerf is that power even sr apr 'iip saw no.
This Commission has the power 70 LOOK n ,,o
every act OF the Legislature, aud that LEGISLATURE con
trayencs,tae fundamental principles that lie at the
Foundation of American liberty they should reject Tue
votes. Having shown tn,t INC gis,h a
follows inevitably that the Two 1--we n n@tnge
Of cGnSress must r LOOK d H,S se II is
arbitrary power that - conferred upon
Legislature They do not possess IL IN iu sUve re
responsible % the people of the United states Us Ieh
the legislature l. responsible TO the peOp'e Vi Tue
iecily jnstih5le ana proper exercse OF power yer
made in tue case q Lo";sila whe h,,i ner
re case is parallel with the before the court The
Returning Board required by The act creating H. ana
by Of office 81 lis members, 10 canvass ana com
pile the original returns That canvass Was never nane.
and that COMPILATION never took place; o aotngr
statement relied upon and upon II they paseu ter
action. .,
Tn. learned counsel who argued last is able to tel
what sort Of creature an elector AIN not sure from
wat he stated that in his conception cccOr Is even
human being lie need not ne, lie says, citizen OF the
United states or OF state He not an officer OF the
United States an officer Of state. But say that
Satc poNe., oi subject 20 any o'a'' u 10 T. i,,f,on
STATE getting power to appoint Ir1m tEe Cohssi5
tuition. those directions become pant oi hs tohsttu
ton, Tie power 10 direct being derived ana Dc:nS
cxaininablc by the superior authority II CON
:orBabc TO the Constitution, the ni!eeuoh' are
Tie sam as r. t9 had been written IN IN a,c tnF
in The manner and by the process qlrec'%t Dy inc C"
situ,cA # ;he United states, aud vh1n be comes 10
nf the came 10 the Congress OF the United States Iheh
Al y certain date Congress meets and tle votes arc
are determined, and these voices nave no uncertain
sound. II they arc not lie fun, clear ana s"h2f"ns
,o,c,, of the State coming to this assembly 0i The
states Oh The sand and tae assembly Ol me POl'e
tac other tacy VII no! be rec0gn zed Ihey VIII ho'
lncnt suitable. BAT All the provisions OF me Con
,ituii0n in 'liis respect must DC comPneI WIZ iG
ucrsous c,s, electors Should submit their claims as
mi rIrcto,. tr b.. determined by The IS dirrrcn,
prCir Courts Circuit Courts or tie statcaf would
s .nc nIgpeut Quit to b.. accepted~t.t ls in
III fau.ss 81 a cordi, rrccpIinnf WGnlI they consent
thlt the of this Commission o. the two houses
of Cougrc. sasul look 10 the transcript OF record GER
t,dc IN IN, { urt ~, IN ElOriiu COl0raIO. to deter
mine result of CeCOni Il l. perfectly cNlucnt
inai mo sIcl acc l,nc, could possibly Do gwen.
N.rrc, then, s II proper ;iat ~ucl power should DC
placed know the enormous difficulty on t!hs point,
because 81 Inc pJrtis snip ana diversity oi interest AMI
i,aIp,.y rlisc in different parts Of the country. But
il The assembly of the Staes and the representatives O
the people bc unit and Incapable, where else are you 10
4. K fugi (. uc,a and cauaciV coupled with pDWcri
The offer part prove Is tlal tie Returning
Bniid never ctntas,cd and compiled "A single return
mad" the commissioner OF election. They nada tIr
i'l-t Il statement OF the supervisors, which a
REPUBLICAN, FRAUDS.
judge Campbe; here reviewed ut length the action OF
tic Returning Board counting The votes, and main
tanned from the evidence cited by him tnat there had
been ii qrel and fair election. He continued:
Nov, with these fact, standing clearly before you.
wtI yn Of confusion ti0.tcd 10y the only authority
that could report tItm asi what snow OI JGn!ioe,
oi me peUEc ana h"etb ~ Louisiana Whch nave Dfch
ringing tAc OF tins Commission aud The persons
here PRESENT. tel yOu another fact. iac; more
startling than any which has been reported here, and
which may serve at the next election Tor tie campaign
.,.poLcs II trdt time o. tac jrjH III October t.erc
Issued out If me Circuit Court at NeTOheans 10000
AMI upward OF warrants OF arrest 10 sciZc 10000 mil
yidual,, nha Itants u the city Oi NcwJrie.,, Tor hty
lng falsely IoIsittd themselves rs competent voters IA
1874 1ncy embraced some 81 tGe most respectable
Ecn in TIE city, ny friend and ia-iy play sichii among
Now iilat is quite equal to tie 1000 murders and
h!cJu, ned and all thai. a Whole cCamguny, cDmpis-
INK is very best cItzens app'icniN-ihe ncsi in stand
ing, in property, ana social pONon-Ntn warrants Ui
10 seize THEM and 0rns ucm before Gn officer OF
me United states Court fGr frau-ihc:e never Wis
picture IN any community Ike that
Now Sir there 10000 lie, sworn to in order TO
procure these 4hia'lto There was not sclntlla OF
triti any desire 10 have the truth. one thousand
tbT,c hundred and sixty cases were cd anu dismissed
ON SIGHT, Dut II served PURPOSE. me athIavs were
made by two policemen read the whole OF them my
sell.
Commissioner Thurman-The whole 10000 mad by
made the afidlvIts \ red line drawn around the
maine Of the registration list and several thousand
were unable TO restore their that list order
to vote. The commissioner VINO ISSUED those papers
brought his account into court for fifteen Thousand and
odd dollars against the United States his services
Judye Billings SAID TO HIM, GA the face OF these papers
there Is gross fraud and Will not certify 10 cent"
COUNSEL INTERROGArED.
Commissioner Str0ng-What is the position you take in
regard 10 the power OF the state the final OF
the Returning Board Was it in the power Of the State
of Louisiana 10 have directed the acts Of the Returning
Board TO have completed by the 10th day Of Noyem
ber and was il In the power OF the State t. constitute
another tribunal try the contest between tie Two sets
Of electors that claimed to have been ciectod1
Dir Campbell-My opinion is that a state has no
jurisdiction over elcctor 1t cannot review the cleo