The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-03

is this certificate. Holding aioft in his hnndl
one feels almnst reluctant otou'h 1t. 1t Is back
! with crime. Pass IT around. Let every man sec
| it. and then ii me whether or not that corn-
cate gives a title 10 an oflce contrary to truth. as
the paimicst davs Of English liicraturc. writing
| of the coming of tho Saviour. said:
| AMI ancient fraud shall tall
Kctuimns justice lit aioii lcr scalc
Ancient fraudP Was there ever fraud like
| this In all previous ages fraud has succeeded
| only borausc it has been backed by Tie sword
and prot sting peoples hnve been powcrless 10
resist the force Of armed hattaliOns. Never be-
fore now in the history OF the world has a fraud
succeeded against the conscience and the will
| OF "a ;, li-gOycfning people IL IL succeeds now.
| LET Us cover our faces with shame. Let US take
| down the statue on the dome OF the Capitol
| which every morning faces the coming light.
Ley Us, clothe ourselves in sackcloth and sit in
ashes forever"
MIR. fuckers ARGUMENT.
Mr. Tucker followed Mr.. Field He said:
two CS onse ' To e ' seSSdRs s OF the eSeioS. or.
tnuun oi the comn'ssion The nrsi objection l. that the
q Florida in such manncr T. lcs-leure had directed
hc rden u"S W wc s1 agpoard w T 6S% % He aa 3 Yhsss sis
n .aca manner as it. flcsi.lsiurs lad dirceGd,
in manner a. s pro, Aed bS The law Of r"iia DID eeo
%Sq s Ga" e. Id gs & lg" pssf Parpda 4s
n iole such 'sncd by sienrns a. Go,crnoroi mat
state. nt tc ap uniut Mt OF Pierce and others. and
j. n all .pctt. untrue. and corrupt, procured and
m,ade IN lnr,aengc % con,lIaey between tc .ai
shatns ictcc ana oct i".tt Wy ncui.us and uiln al
vote, fer lr, ,ien ana Niccfrc lent IN, rii that
Ficnt AID oi s s,a,S s' oi VI forGa. as '
% sfaSn, any @ So,c or %wi aet sSd were @ nal da,
The .Sih st. out a, icnsh what Viii state saecnc,y.
t as ~ t , % 20 a., ~ in,,iat'l ", li"r u
electors on he 6ih DAY i p,ccinbcr AID wc rr.ui,cd
election and their ne he oncc. Of the STATE oi for
da wa declared utterly nun ana VOID and that they were
OF qpe wafani9 ne parties were ihe STATE o Florida ex
liz Hayes electors
These the objections made. and they may be sum.
iis,d hlHiis,d mus We ou,ea 70 M.,e N9t. 9elns counted
aus, We Jay the.e m. n wefc not elected according T.
e S the es ," sesani S, @ wee he '" n 1e All
i.. esr led according Il, The forms ef thr law nt r
their election wa, tainted AMI Is void The whole qa
uon Presented to hi, tribunal i, question presented To
,nlcd ,hi' tribunal IN Their stead to decide u !, mny
/ der ~hi,h we live by which Haul cam Gn
Nh9n .,,lyncly knows to i, u,ulpcr lc pronounced
sc, ,sM 'c haSc mn e ha oi,s q. TO- w,n Do, mas ne
guards appointed by The Constitution uenn.i u.urpai0n
oi til, h-h uii,c shall nj. tribunal tlr .ui,tiu- fr
th, ~innci guard. permit itaul 10 crawl viii SHINY
n, ,oil ani sunk WIN iaiel i'nt the he hl'"i w the
ns hosii t4g.cd vim Iaaa and ta.sa ufea law
,,,s W u un, Tx m y, m w W NJ. n,t' ,h u 'ole h
Mr.. Tucker referred to the quo wnrranto OF
thS stat Of f9T,da ,E Sc sx REL WK9son Ga and
Court Of the statc Of florida in hat stat. The
decision oi the Sourt' ne arsuei. was sustained
! high on extraordinary remedies. section 1Go.
d,, ,o s TX pT1ru a.on nv r'S1ruHu az vf.S
t s'oP M IN ~ ~, p",tM"' nS ""irri p'WniulIa- u IA
trrminant authority OF he were allowed To make
/ a word for the O,,isionl WINS the supreme
Dinnt nn,nnr't VIZ un,ss th, hanr s
n,,, nilv ir n. ,..i,,,n I'M, "A, ~. a. ~
IT,, "iS ia ,,s n'',on' ous "su az y" M w., ,,H' ~. 9l
lnG- IN Florida upon tn" acton oi these electors
~ a part OF that detcrminaut power which the
in th m Il ,, 'i'', '''-'"
When Mr. IurArr had rompctra his arSn-
/ M,1rnrv ,ss,d iun.n,,,rh ~. th, .ri,n..,i.'.
I nnI objections had not been printed in the
/ ht,D,9 'ie hHl moh Hnuripni"i 'uul my ~,
gwen llhe 10 tN"inih' thcli ana suggest t''l that
they haN" until to-norninE Ia "Nhnlnr them.
] Several nrfuh.rH of the cuiumI I--luu rN pres
| sing their uuWililngn"ss To- permit amy delay
/ cess. Inr commission then took a rec, -- until
/ 3P NJ when MIR kilason l,rpcse,L'l with Lls
speech.
v,,,,,,,. oo.o ,ofor. ~, ,.r,,o.,,.. .oo,.
= tgnsr,sas required by The Constitution anl law.,i
tnc mled state IN conformity to TIE statute. 3. t'e
gnc OF those state oi tls lnon That o'r
sound ocrnnoiic opeh,i IN iIc Join, mce,ins Of u9
~" uou.e. OF onsrc, % which ho ler-on. .igmn- me-
An on' er not le, n"i ny the iaw me tniid si,,
ins lie ATTORNEY .,iencrai Of The stat OF FLORIDA
Law % Sc s INV as , inyIg ., ,s IS No . 1. el {" NE
.Innga To- ir sAecuu,e o, ,id stat" ainhtnns ~ uaI
m'iHg s law aud wi'housAny sa'cuonDy the statutes
TMid-Ihe electors certify 10 their own action, TO
their qualifications. and that they ihrm.O no.
n,d tie GuN,rnor 90 thrlr election That crrtnrnte
80 ccrncAie oi unccrtiillug persons m the Nlcw
ui the law-StAr ANA uauuuul that certificate me
| stnird AMI nlFu'd
There ia tltl certn ate still more eSiaorinary still
wauuu- the r,mrul- a. vrrincHuun II lstprt.
hcl by ofccr not n existence until The iuueun-
cerdn.s an tribunals subordinate aud superior the
JUDICIARY of the Su,le ccruucae which ,anyAs-.ng
Board nll iit under uu.nucc. report state
oiicei- but which has never been nj 20 the tonsress
Of tue lniud states, or the President ui tie sruate
! during the hundred years IA which have
been epuhic The proceedings the rociicd IA
II all subsequent Ia that uue which tA III, tuu-ftu-
ton Ahd laws oi the niici states. The Time nNcd
the performance of Judicial functions These tNU c,rtn.
cass wanting IN a the elements OF the constitutional
ami legal validity which should give them place before
this the condition winch the laws
country nov are, ~ IN which the law, o the state were
the dth day vi December, when these Iuno Luns were
J exercised.
shall chiefly cOnnne the argument To- certificate
No !, because the objections tnat crrunca. IN
Nahd and the ceruncatc tsli l. valid TINT being rccog.