New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-23
MIR. EHARTS.s ARGrMENT.
TIE rnINr CoNCLDED ~ InE 0rPo-IIIO,

TIE P"INi 'oN'.."'n ID mn r.,
This closed the testimony anu MI - aus
was invited to close inc argument Oh 'ne pant " '
puhIc'hS' ne O''uI'' nv '',' -, .1t.,, L..
his time pS f''''''"S 'H' ' '.'''.' i
and hl' colleagues had ''heh III '"' o'' ., anu
cases, Insisting tiat tHcy ndu S'l,''' ''','1' "
Is t.ey applied lie sal thi lhc COUNSEL
'''i7 - O. - -, = -, -, t,o nr,t,p,,ai
"i -, 49,, ,,.,,.r ~ 1au, and tuur
,,,- mot ,,ly fine ro,itiou he took "a 10 the action
Of "a ~ttr bringing c"cor into IL" execution "i h-
power - ciCytor, b3t as Ac undtt'OOd 'n' "S''-
i;.frd and experienced lawyer who yesterday repre-
t.u.d the argument o. their opponents, that ne was,
until qtiD irUyhJD OF unu c1dorWi Disturbed ms
on dc Jcl, aad ae yTs representative OF the
oIir..
NOV. said lac, never having had doubt tnat before
many week, had a,std the universal Judgment oi ihI3
,utly would sustain these positions rJi Ncic tspuustd
and that have been adopted Dy TINS C1mmls>ion con
mon hat expectations Sd, pr mt aYowIl and cepou
sil and maintenance of th"-" POSITIONS ana Wcroil"
and lash Commenting, la, nav, been maze IN various
pubic ir..t!nii., ana .',f II, ' r, I. IIi ,t IN
tia; uUar..t, OF Il profession 50 desirable IN
community accustomed 10 look np.n Ia" p, me 5ii.,3
hHt welfare 90 t' In, '''r % I,,t'n
r, ..r roIt..r Oh lie subject Iou have dnci@ed
questions ri constitutional Law lon nave drrId 81 mem
," thc pre-. !'c % r, 81 49,. ,l," ' wi, ~, iLl
49," I . d, io,, 1if,.t,u. in f,, future snail tlkc
If ,,rr l.irt, For MAJ ven i.v. l.n. Tor what
, shall do principles Of tac Constitution and the MAIN
Ir,! m ul laws ol tins country la the great tfI-ac-
I.eIblr igfrt...I and sound.
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THE FA'i' ~ fh'Nfp ~ '''''''
Now, i'm il j. very plain that an election was
halt and ..ro,,,i 81. I'D. s,,0. wa. coudu-i,d win IN
'' ''' '', -, 49,. ,. .,.,
ehitt O'N'I unit % "ii ''' ~ l'-'1',' "a NV ~
with al entire Acceptance liz part OF TIE whole iupI
, of e AID its Il, ,r.t up to the last s.a-c,
and o.. lbs Hay been according 100 law WHceoa u ia
l.v and IN nee .bat that r,- All, WIS reached by
the authentic cdh,' "a thr N"t'' ~ tNe riol'r lH".
t i r,t occurs lr The com,ict!om OF the 81 .on
lts a,t"' ~ NE g i' t'N ', ., ~
, ,i Of c.rilfyn. mat canvas, r,Inains 81 record
now ga .hc secretary OF states Ollie, uudisi1.acd un-
disputed, Unqne~i"Hcd. That d, the fat uppn when the
;r of me electors i0f President and Nr-Pf"iirnt i3r
the STATE 81 Oit-'u resi-, Itt'r."t mere ftidt noun
ing bee done on c part ol eIy official If ihe state ma
DER the terms OF the Constitution Of the United states
nothing Wuatry,r-Ed under the law Of tgn-rc's tnrr'
remained bat On" act To- Ge per ,fn"d 10 W, IN. proy-
uho Elt,tor College that was cec!ea Of triple certh-
Gates 10 ACCOMPANY, ~ Iari OF formal Huhouticat!on
the action %! ia" Electoral College.
NATURE OF THE .ENIDrNCF
Now first Jet II, understand what there is in the nature
OF the evidence that bears upon the action oi wat con-
tanned in The cerJihratcs-whah are p'oulry evidence
'',"' - '
before y"U having Nf'h oplh'i ana u"h''u'''u ~
the President OF the Senate. II IS that Mr. waite, hold
mail ,o.,-,gi.. Of tbc tourtt elias. IL, fine sian, If
Ol"eon"ppomi cars l,Gaat-inS Inc aHci
,r. ,- 80, fa. il' ~ S,.,i,'r. h, i'ri ~, ,,j
his Once; bis !,l l..l been accent d: that ,rre
atf.r The Grrr.n,t accented tine cn-s. ~ the Office
tid r.ri,d it from tia rIlnc forward AID tuat, as
,.ff. fi.f lhe office llsc! A. .i from m place
If luur of the uo-tlI3slrr who had resigned TO the
place OF bIs.nrss oi the man To talk his place;
lai then Waits, WIu"y,ryuU come To- cunsiiec,E you
G"' hc qgr,'"A M.,,'' ~ , ,I ~ , m ~ ~ -" ~,
IirI5," i. IrEi.t ,ln,y placed before Won In he
position o. po-,Wasrr who had resigned ana who had
received Irotn 'ie I",' 'it' u IiI..tn' ,nt
tnouccforn b. the G,pirrni is III under lis agents
THE PFPrgIIrAV ELrCroRS
~. 30. 49,. 49,. ... 49,. .,... ,...,iti..., .t,o
lrni Ho'''" WIN ''' '"l'I! I''' '"' ''i'' VI NV
'"tc o! the three ELECTORS h Tue Hf't c'fh'ic IL I'7''