The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-25
A FtsfEaD's VOICE.
Speecb Of Hon. II. John Ellis on ths
Louisiana D1cisf0n.
Eslecial to tho Chicago Times !

III eclHi TO th8 GuleaRo IIm6Ssl
Az IT was Lou 'siana's day, Ellie, of that Slate,
controlled the debate. He came In when Ii had
gore on for an hour Or more and said, with great
emit Son:
ouisians, by the vice of 10000 majority oil
their people, voted for Sa1 mel J. 1iden for
President, but find to-day by tbs voice Of this
Commission her electoral vote cast for one Hayes.
La arriving ut that do iai H. In overihr wing the
will OF the people OF Louisiana that comm ssion
decided in the first place that they would not
amino into the uuconstitntsopalit OF the law cys~
oitbg this returning LGard. In the kecofd place.
lit refused to 70 into the question oil
fraud, and in the thi d place, having sworn 10
decide according to the constitution Of Inc United
States, they, the chosen ministers ard high
priests OF that constitution sat and closed their
ears AGAINST the expressed d voice and Will of ssas
constitution oof as to the iueligibity
OF two OF thesse leetors, well kuown undisp pnked
and nndoubtsd. The keturoipg B ard violated
tho election law, and no lawyer mas ever doubted
IL. No lawyer will ever dispute IT, II Il prlnci ID
| OF law familiar to every neoohyie In the profts-
sion that whatever is done In opposition 10 the
declared will OF the people througa their coDsti-
tuition - On absolnte nulhty Bat sgaiD, sir, they
refused to hear any proof Gf fraud. Fraud is obi
ierstes, 1t yitiates everything. ftunslasps tho
clatcbes Cf the most skilifuliy Drawn mortgage
act around real estate. 1t vitiGtes even the sarc
tity OF the marriage tie, and yet this great gay-
ernment, which was able to summaon three mil
lions In its defense, which was able to silske tha
world by the earthquake Of its agony and strng-
gle for sei-preseryaiion, must fall hopeiesslF
para tzed before the fraud conveyed 10 1t by four
men whose acts areb With crime, whose souls
| are scared with perjnry-aye, biacker than Judas
Iscariot, aud whom is were base naMery to caIf
men. As to the eligibility Of these electors un-
der the constitution, these commission
ers who had sworn to deeiae accord
ing to the constitution. ae / said be-
fore, sat there. these high prieste, these chosen
ministers. with the sword which ia Id by this
House and BY the Senate place in their hands ia
guard the constitution, and to guard this gov
ernment against the illegal vote of this electoral
college, yet they sat there and refu ed 10 hear
| the most positive and convincing testimony ef
the defd ia done. The crime 10 accomplishing.
For four years from the 4th Of Maron Rext the
Republican party will hold The shadow OF execu-
| tive power. say the shadow, because the sub
stance OF usurped power Ia ever and can never
be realized. The immortal Iencii OF Gnstave
Jew. Iou have all seen ID. In aii thas
dreary march of years be found na
rest, no resting place Yrom his crime
| and ito nernories. Whether amid tha busy
haunts OF men or in the d rn aisles OF the forest
whethsr upon the mountain top or amid tia rose
and spray OF the ocean Storm, there was e7er the
memory OF the crime OF the Jsw, the pale suffer
ing face Of the Redeemer, and the accusing voice
forever in bis ear. 70 it nnst be with the Re-
publican party AMI the u jnst judges of this
com mission. The epoils OF ofice will NOS COM
pensate it. The splsndors Of the presidential
receptions and Ievees cannot b.nisn i.s presance
! fhe silence and gravity of the Cabinet meetings.
will not Danish or hush its accusing Voice, an i'm
four years more this grest American people, this
Wronged, OUTRAGED peope, will rise in their maj
essy and will hurl these drunken guests OF tLa
feast from power everywhere, and brand With the
indelib.e brand Of fnfsmy these men who hava
| aided, eountenanced, abotted and defended this
| monstrous crime.