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F1ARv1Ew, HANCOCK Co.,
.r February IL, 1877.
Editors Register.

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EIAByIEw, HANCOCK Co.,
February IL, 1877. !
The people of this county may endure
/ being cheated out of their choice OF a
Chief Magistrate, and the republic may
possibly better submit TO the rule OF
usurper than hazard the shock OF al other
civil war, but there is one thing that The
freemen of America cannot safely re-
sign themselves to; they can never allow
that the tlme-honored wall Of partition
between justice and lniquity, between
honesty and rascality, shall be broken
down. and the spirit of Right thus be
left the defeDceless victim OF the demon
OF Fraud.
Until Friday evening last twas 1t not
upon q Friday that Judge Pontius
Pilot rendered his decision Of such
tremendous moment2) 1t was the boast
of the American citizen, as 1t had been
of his ancestor thousand years ago,
that fraud, when proved, was powerless
either 10 effect wrong or prevent right:
Last Friday the rule was reversed, and
in its stead this is pronounced to be the
law-that fraud. dressed in but the
thinest position of legal technicality, is
sacred, and all its accursed spawn OF
villisnies IRE no longer bastaras, but
legitimate offsprings begotten by the
genius of American liberty. This is not
only revolution, but it is revolution Of
an infinitely more rudimentsl kind than
that of Louis Napoleon, which con.
verted the form of the French govern
ment from republic into an empire.
In its political effects it is even more
licentious and demorallzing than
that which signalized the worst
DAYS OF the rotting and lettering
Roman empire, when the imperial
dignity was q merchsntable thing for
public auction. And in its results upon
individuals, it is as damning as fit pro-
claimed in palmer words than infamy is
apt to make use OF, that wrong IS right
whatsoever it has either superior might,
cunning or rascslity on its side.
1t is q matter of importance to the
people that tuey have in the Presidential
chair al able self reliant statesman, in
stead OF q stupid, incompetent. 1t is
of still more importance that they should
have for President the man CT their
choice, instead of the man whom fraud
embraces and binds to that chair. But
of thousand times more consequence ID
it to the people that in the hurly-burly
CT contest between fraud and right, as to
the man for the Office, the life of liberty
shall be spared. Let their voice and
will be condemned and UNDECIDED; let
wrong entrench itself IN the comfortable
places where right belongs;
but whom it is declared solemn
", and in the highest form of
judicial discussion beyond which there
is no other jurisdiction having appellate
power, save the mighty tribunal OF ave
the People,") that the ban is removed
from fraud, which has become legiti-
mate and legally protected instrument of
defence in proceedings IN the courts,
then It is time to consider whether re-
sistence be not demande no
matter of what kind, but, at least, etfec.
tual.
The people of this country demand OF
Samuel j. Tilden, their representative
in the greatest Constitutional contest that
ever disturbed any nation, that he shall,
il, their name, lead on the struggle until
the infamous decision OF the Commission
in tue Florida case be reversed and e1-
pupged from the records of the country.
Should the trl-psrtite tribunal, IN part
conformation of the vital iniquity OF the
decision already made and Of the burn
ing shame which the reckless partisan
prejudice of especially the three Radical
iud ges have brought upon the lair fame
of the American Judiciary, at last fail to
decide Hayes into the Presidency, 1t Will
still be the duty of Mr.. Tilden to lead
on the popular resistance, until the over
thrown rights of the people and the
unturned law of the land shall be re-
stored. There must be and should be no
submission to the decision of the tribunal,
only in the NEARLY impessible) event OF
its retracing its disgraceful steps, and
placing its decision where the people de-
msnd it to be placed, upon the very right
and Justice OF the case, and not upon a
scandalous technlcality which places
fraud above right. Any result based
upon any other ground ought to be
promptly ignored. Neither Mr.. Tilden
nor MIR. Hendricks (li we might suppose
such an EVENT. ought to be subjected to
the disgrace of taking Office through an
agency that has already fixed faint
upon him that shall unhsppily become
reclplent at its hands. The joint con-
yention of the two houses OF Congress is
the true constitutional tribunal to decide
what votes should and what should not
be counted for President and Vice. Presi-
dent; and if Mr.. Tilden and the Demo-
Gratis in Congress are true to the people
they will insist upon this Constitutional
solution, and will submit TO no other.
The present Legislature OF this State
is pronounced one OF the strongest in
mental force and the best IN business
capacity that we have ever had. Its
prompt disposal of the Senatorial busl-
ness is certainly 10 its credit, even though
it be doubtful whether they disposed of
it lust as :heir constituents would have
dore on direct issue at the ballot box.
When they have carefully laid away the
capital removal bill for the "more con-
yenlent season. of fiusher times, they will
have done another very creditable thing.
Mr.. Joseph Stewart, one of our oldest
citizens, OF some St years, residing
short distance above New Cumberland,
died few days ago.
Considerable of miscellaneous sickness
prevails through this region. MIR. James
Melvin. father Of the Judge, who has
been i'll for many months, can scarcely
live great while.
Murphy's men have about finished the
temperance regeneration of New Cum
ber,and. CAMILLUs.
Good Editor Wanted.