The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-24
Isl RPLD POUIR.
The Black and >toughton Controversy ~
IInnesi Men See u.


II l. small pcttiioggius argument 80
far H- thor, is ANY argument in tin amount
Nu.y ~ =. ut iu' State Jaws hut ulUuInt.d
On. R.turnIns BnnrI- 10 canvass fl,, ri,. lion
T. turns rom an TO- polls n tlr state. io make
return ni then. from and Ton tur State: that
lhr'i r''urn t..n ne i"g.l adj n'iiDailo th"t
to - Hsih" ia CONGRESS their decision Is t.
uN. rrul. th" state. To- deprive her oi her great
aud supr"nIr .nu-tluiiunu iun ton Ina the
"ir ilun oi a Pres ,rnt, and I" assume and
l-lrp % fO the House of Congress. That is an
u any nature OF law ar-unirnt there is IN
S'"ugri"n. All his words come b that SENSE
Now. Ju H. Blacks great argument which
S.nuSi.tnu u"t'rtnu'hth- stho broad prnop III"
rW lrn '"t 'v TNhn@' every a't ana
q 'ci uf legal authority; AN ludirial n'lion and
proceedings Even decision Of the supreme
Court. with Hl the form ana sol"mnlty 81 the
supreme law. ~ Ntint"l. annullrd. and de-
strOyHd hy proof Of ir.ul Tine returning Board
r.uru- Wrr' gross iraud-palpuble. at solut".
notorious irHu land Congress, the grrat pOiit-
isila2Dnl md power OF lh" nation, appointod to
r"g"lN" 49," returns ANA rs rrtain ana declare
ih" olr tiOn were bound hy all law known
Hm M men - rl'Nihe known fraud and d.
rWr" ihr truth clear and manifest to them. Mr..
Jefferson lnd sail ma IA IN" same thing: That
IN" election pl President Was too great a case
ip n"d"ll'"lh y marrow tccuu .culties and quib-
bling rNa@ipuS.
.Iu lgn Black gaVo the fun and eXqct history
hDN"rumcnis founded IN military usurpatiOn
and ,lHi ON frauds, had invented these Return
AGAINST Ma" p"oplc hy ta.sfylng the elc tons.
an IA ll'Sr"le ton returns OF President. Judge
bruk hhlbt'd the most absolute proofs OF the
gr AMI wonderful frauds which returned
LuulHlalla ANA ForliH for Hayes.
These great iacts. az char rs any In history or
nulur'. and th,silnanswrrahlc argument Judge
lilarn luun'lrd on them: That It WAS the tune
tun ana duty Of Congress- aud Of the Electoral
COMMISSION to roget the fraud and declnre the
rNid' nj ana certain truul-the small lawyer,
vino make this reply to the grcat lawyer. does
not iAtry ana lOguHtly--rNrn touch.
IL il nothing To- the argument that the com
MISSION went by the Returning Board. OF
course they did. and they r"I.ctrd. IN aliunde
nh the truth md reuson and law OF the case
Alter the proof ~ fraud. what the Returning
Board had lrtudulcntly AMI tls 'ly declitrN
way Of no force or vau" whnt'ver judge
Bla meyer argued that Congr ~ sat in APP
peal. or for tue rOrrH ton OF errors, from the
State tribunals OF elrctiOns-Only that. on proof
pl fraud the r'turns were void. and Congress
bounI to d~'lnrr 80 and reI~t them,
Fading Ia tnrn IN" right or lett OF Judg(
I|la IL \ pos |tlrn. or Ia come within drumh"W al
hls line" Of argument. StOughton vents som'
stale aud foot sh abuse Of Bu'hnuans me-
cursed Admin ihtrltlun." and OF the Democratic
party, aud nf Judge Bu ks OppOs ton 10 tn
Abolition SIS before the war, and To the stanton
and Holt mrlh"ls Of suppr SANG civil hbcrt,
during the war--ull NJ winch In very fool sh o.
btouxhton aud very honorable 10 Judge Black