, 1877-02-20
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

.ntr of t}e,, ar,t.. hat a.., .nn,t..., p,...
Of. ty cnunter-nrnnf to shnsv iii INV h.S nj
Of that The determination Of aid returning oscers
was not In accordance With she t,uih snd fact
the Commshicn. by majority Of votes, being Of
he e nst ~ y y hot within hs Of
vie Z, Psesssn. III 70 count e, sn1cp re
Tho Comrnisson HY nsa nrt, NJ vo,t, I, aim NJ
The opinlon thst Il i; nor cnmnetcn, ~ nrnrs III
any Of tatd ptraou. 70 apponted Eee,ors as aforo.
ca hed otf!se Of :tnstor prodt under The unlttd
Mt, ,msEoe nnas5 t5e Iaws Of the state or any
es1tsnss. s 9nesea 20 Dc pFofed aa"de By sa1
The Gomtns!gpen gsf T. a1.o of tho on,o,on. hr .
msior,tv nf totc. th,. ~ yetn"no opn9n. ns..
eeesioa Who canxassed liz yo'.s y, be esr,,e y,
for Electors in Lonlsiana were iawfufiy. .cunftf.
tntcd hody BY virtne Of eon.titntfonal Inv, md
tEAta vacancy In Haid body did not rittate it, pro-
eeTfaa,nEs. e.. g:s,,,,..,,u .:,,,.,
Ihe commission has also decided. and does hers.
X usSus: ccm.:n uy ms]nf o. vetts' aha report As
ground b+3oTs sta,sd ihat ~ ,an.r ~
g Tie certificate of TIC E1ec,oral vots of I'll Tsaid
State of Lunfstara, objected to bY r. o. fIowe
and others marked u. q. No. Z II the comwt%-
sion, and herewith returned, Is nut certificate of
yossa ptorided fos by ihe Constellation Vt ths
s sa'ea' IN" thas they ought bot to 10 eonht'
e,1 1no 'ignataare5s Ar ale samuel =. Na!et, y.
~ Ipe'uer*l SH!t natH!t uGTS'sS : ;,h' 1IlauHos'
f.nn. / H"nst.,:i Gna. sss"akAotAett
Tha ;fc.inn r. ietu, IT,. %rofe e. +nG n%as M ,t
o,,rs aesiun sh nasnf neen seau: ire pfes.dlnE
ons .t sai sKsu Mnesnes taefe were any objections
" 'no oee1''o"'
H.. PROTEST.
NJ. tioson presented objections to tue dec!s-
100 On the ground that the Commission had re-
iu'ed to receive evidence which had BEEN Of
Iersd' and bad decided that tho votes tnen.
.n,m,a s.omea IL y Tsrs!!cate; IL, | .nd should 10
s Madfs ps es'ssoss esee1
fitss A. Ereat H.. length The proceeding. Of the
o. o-s, s;!sose r. e., Il |. sgue BY n'ost of the DEM
III. Ihe reading q tug paper occupied Just m
hour II ras the dFyest Of 1cgal documents,
eontslh,ne i, scpe'tlon: OF various forms III
HMaet' tns esldstce l!ati been offered to and r.
M n!s1 I'VE m!nntes. tnaue tue ellRhtest prefeuss
e. O. Asish'ng 10 Or attempting to understand II.
~ hatn VI conversation prevailed On tho foor
y .lc To- ssh an extfns
LOT !oE oIues and shence. Finally when tue read
tn9 va chocu, opportunity was given to meu'
befs Who f,aA not yct signed the paper to step
uset. up more time, and added to the uproar.
a,1it,, a. l2:45 ne joint Convention vas again
sa,!ca 10 9Iuer' and tue presiding officer asksd
Haethef thcse were any further objections t0
inc ueelaioa.
SENATOR WALLACE
presented objections, which were read. They
arr, first, that the leci6ton il In violation OF III,
Eleetofa! act Ia this that ty the uct The Com,
what votes from sutl, Htate are votes provided
for by the Constitution, aud VI hat person, wrrg
duly appointed Electors: vet the Commission
refused u examine and ascertain who were luIy
appointed Electors Il and ty the State Ut Lou.
isianH, and what votes frun that Slate are With
Id the provisions OF the Constitution Of thu
United States. SECOND, because the art creot-
Ing tue Commission fwa4 passed TO the end
that the Commission xolllI hear and
exa.ntuu evidence aud honestly decide what
Electors In anY dtAputed State vtro
fairly and legally chosen, whereas The
Commission rcfuscd to hear and con-
stdcr tho evidence offered to SHOW that tn,
Electors whose votes tho Commission Lad de-
ciled should be counted wcro not duly chosen,
but that they had falsely and fraudulently acted
"a such Electors, aud also refused tl.c offer to
show that tue pretended certificates Of election
wcrc procured 'by corruption, auu we're wholly
untrue. Thrl, because the deciaIun Is In ,llsTe-
gar.l II truth, Justice, and law, mud establishes
tue den,ornllzing and ouluous doctrine thai
fraud, forgery, bribery, aud perjury cau lawfully
| te used o. 3 means to make President Of tho
| United States agalnst the wel!.known Of easily
| ascertaineI will Of the people Of tho States.
| This paper Ia signed By Senaiors Wallace, J0hus-
ton, Bailey, Kefnan. holly (0re.t sau1sburS,
md other 8enstors ind members.
| uonn onlEcrioNs.
The presiding officer having called for other
objections to tic tierision, Atr. Cochranc pre-
sented IN objection md protest siguod By him
self and several Senators aau Representatives
for the following rcasons: FIrst, it was NOT
denied before tue Commission Tint tbe TilJen
Etectore in Louisiana had received large fua-
jority ot votes cast. Second. It waa not Denied
I m