The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-11

il touches, and pr vel it unaeniably. lie
might have proved more. II il not merely
a maxim Of the common law; II belongs
II All countries and al ages; no code can
claim it exclusively; l. pervsdes al sys-
toms OF jdfis prudence: it has it, home IN
every honest heart: it i the universal sea
timeHr Of ali just men; &c applies t. all hu-
man dealings. Judge Field looked in the
facesot the maj aritv, and told them plainly
that their disregard OF this great principle
was las shocking in morals a il was un-
sound in Law" and added: at is element
AIRY knowledge that fraud yiriAtes all pro-
Feelings. even the most solemn: that no
form OF words no am )uut of ceremony. o
sOemuitY OF proceeding, can shield it from
exposure. or protect its structure from as
sault ami destruction" Bat The eight were
deaf aS adders to the voice OF reason ana
Justice. They would not permit the fraud
be assaulted much less 70 be destroyed.
They stood over il 10 shield it, pro5ect it.
and save 1t, iuterpo- ing the bread egis OF
their authority TO cover it against every at
tack.
The eight per-i-t~ntly denied their power
r that Of Congress. 10 do what they were
com ,eIi ID by the law t. do-that Is, decide
who were duly appointed. They would
Only decide that certain persons We're
named - electors by Il Returning Board
They would not underst md that the APP
pointment by the people m ght be one
thing, and the action Of the Returning
Board another. or that the latter, even as
evidence OF the former was worthless if It
was fraudulent
THIMBLE-RIGGING FLORIDA OUT
They insisted that the Returning Board
certificate must be received with all the
hOnors; to question its verify would be
uSurp4tion upon State rights, which they
fhe eight) were most careful TO preserve
intact and unimPaired. But" said they,
'it a Recurring Board behaves uniaithtuily,
the State herself, by her own authorities,
must see to it and correct the wrong :
Thereupon came Florida, and showed that
She in fact. made the correction. All the
departments OF her Government-her Leg
iSlarure. her courts, and her Executive
had at different times examined and revis-
ed the action of her Returning Board; pro-
nuunced il false, fraudulent and void de-
clared that the TIiden electors were duly
appointed, and left the Hayes candidates
without shred OF authority to vote for the
State. There stood the State herself up
right before the august comm iSslOa, With
ali the evidence in her hand, protesting
against the fraud aud demanding that no
yoee should lie received except the vote OF
her own electors duly appointed by her
people But the commission answered that
under the circumstances OF this case she had
no right to defend hersol against the fraud
of a Returning Board auy more than she
had To be defended by the Federal
authorities Whatever she might do, or de-
eide. or resolved upon, the great fraud was
her master and she must submit. SO it APP
peared, after all the fine speeches about
State rights, that Florida haG but one right
the right to be cheated out of her vote bl
/ the same kuaYes who had already robbed
/ her of her property. The right sacred
/ and intangible, and the commission prompt
/ ~ put her in tull possession OF it,