National Republican., 1877-01-25

which iucsn be stross,ed by oongrsss. such such =
law Is not withnthe ofnecs or puryiew OF that
rowkR THAT c An REvIsB TIM ACTS OF A STATS
4 the judicial d,parta,ent. and II can only act 70
this matter as q, ceurt deciding the question cfa
Ii.proposei measure thsi,ngusee, OF Jefcrs,n.
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The tyranny ofthe LeEi ilstnrcs Is the most formlda
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vii he a,n rmo,e period ~ 0mH,p2tence ,p "only
ltis object, that the anal decision or eountlng IN
or Of ona man. T%1 H Sc "a me SsSHS ora sSsaS
duty IN msny other important services o. the toy
ip iTpis % he @ ,ss ,'i The @ result of
on one & sSo
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plan oshrr san spurious ~ III. srcsrryr .,.y Why an Y
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the 4. eisionI For TO such result only can y be
to Whose hsnds alone src 10 con iScd reyi'sI o.
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4 az inya'ion OF The legally in1aspcna.n, 1 po-sEs
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evcfy question of which It has lawful co4nlzsnce
iics ofibis irbun.i four Of The Judges Of the su-
prone Court selected becsu OF their respective
!ESsa sss arc seless sdse
IN q s'%Ti % AZ S. Tss ssSS% ssS ~.
Re may or he may not take partisan view. and
and
IMPARTIAL ACTION OF THE srrRENE COURT
Is thus absolutely abrogate It consists of nine
Judges. of whom nye are thus psr,issnly commit.
prcssly excluded by The ,srms9f %. proposed SI,
power S% ss S, ueS r.
l., by foregonc eonclusien, ,d.fea.ed In its na-
is,hsre any SossramsRi on earth. past o. present
where such certain abuse ever was or is sanctioned
M i6s mos, as,eai |: sSI,ii .;sIsiss q Jsdi
and me N & er
and All is wreck Whether any one Of the Associate
SSaS, afs
Ss on e Ss saprsas
ys, q th from n M s % nS
M , all 9 AZ snr Or At Gys
with SIS ohieisi rights and power. and duticss viii
they forget that the duration Of tho ONCE q each Is
Congress- % IS The hope thst tSs President acting as
na pSs' he recent recent dSSii crs will aud % ASSURE
sg c h
the Constiution on his SIDE he cannot viii nstsrr
tain than the present and future consequences Of
this most il:jpeged procedure upon The welfare OF
There are those who viii! consider ,se advice of
my father. under trying cire umstances, pertinent
ly ndyerted 10 by you, of value. Becsuse OF ir-
reguartles In the transmission Of three counties of
these votes were burned by the State canvassers,
and George Clinton was declared elected, although
Jay had majority, including those votes burned.
In the midst OF much excitement in that State Il
abuse. % Ss S S So h. &
ton, then Secretary Of the Treasury. wrote to
Senator from New York;
ITO rejudge the decision OF the cauvassers by a
convention has 10 me too much the appearance of
reypfAiDR the sentence court by A lpRlslatlyp
decree. The cdnrdssers had a final authority IN
all Me forms or The Constftdtfon and tdtos. A
question in the execution OF their ofice not
absolutely free from difculty, which they have de-
cded, persuaded, wrongly, but tcithin the
peicsr rested In thsm do not feel It right expe-
dltnt to attempt TO reyerse the decision BY any
means not known to the Consultation ana laws.
The precedent may suit us to-day, but Tomorrow
we nav rue Its ibuss.''-Hamilton's History of
| the Republic volume 5, page %.
This advice governed, and the result was the de-
feat OF Clinton At the next election and the choice
of Jay. Yours truly anu respectfully.
JOHN u. HAMILTON.