New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-03

would h. constitutional then 1t Is constitutional for any
other tribunal sitting IN the place OF mgh drDun
you dcvolve that title upon any tribunal which you
Gould create and Won have not efe e n o actca
IL. You must 70 to those duties ana peftHrm enos .
functions and receive that evidence which that court
could perform and receive. . -, -
There is another consideration as to why the truth may
transactions / will not argue that tue Judgment OF
court Of competent Jurisdiction can be mpeacnou coz
sisssy for s wona he sTs scandal to inquire into the
bribery OF corruption OF judge while tho Judge Is sung
r rppy tIt maS be trae that until the judge be
or you cannot Inquire into thc corruption on NE
acts / venture TO say, however. that thero is no
document any whore thai you cannot impeaeh Tor fraud
There not single act tnsi nave sser
inquire into the falsty or fidelity and truth OF transae
ton and put to the SpaF: snst ana he
shown that acting In the exercise OF his Judgment ana
from desire to 90 sS ne Sa To s INQUIRE
nto submit that II you show that ne cSrrupty avt,u
and mat he brbed led astray nv his hunger or
Office OF thirst for power mot less than by thirst for
gold. you can inpoach his acts ,, r. l..
Who is he whose acts we are asking TO mpeaeh ~
the then Governor OF Florida, NJ L. stearns searns rs
the who sent a telegram asslng on wnat srOunus
"Traud and Intimidation" or semethng else stearns
is tho man who controlled those puppets OF tho canvass
an, hazard who decade whether or not he was 10
eIercise the Office OF Governor for the peNt term Is IL
correct proposition OF law that you cannot M !,
ouirc whether that man has acted fraudAlently =
III IL be w that the certificates cannot be gone behind
then is equally true whether there vas an eeeon 7 1
day OF November last there election whatever IN
the State of Florida, and that man voted OF cast
ballot and yet the certificate should come here ssncd
IN L. Scarns could you that that SHOWS tnat those
four men we've elected ut that cloctioni ITO that com
cxiou must come nj last" There no middle gIOaDo
Il you can inquire into the truth OF that certificate you
can inquire into every fact la relation ~ IT,
A DRAMATIC PHRoRATIoN.
Such Mr. President and gentlemen OF the Commission,
a as brief statement make OF the facts aud the
Law "a we understand them to-day The greatness OF
the question In respect the dignity OF the Presidential
ce and the enormous interests depending upon it are
as nothing compared with tire moral elements myoived
True that the person 70 when you give your
viii be for four years the Chlef magistrate
OF fo,ty-iye millions OF people, Will be COM
msnder-in-chlef OF your army ana navy VIC
orsp between you and AL foreign States the bestower
OF All Offices the fountain OF honor and power ana tue
executor OF your law. But TINT is nothing compared
with the greater question, whether OF not Tue american
,..sle stand powerless before gigantic ffnd here Is
Tins rae lnclding IL alo in his hand ono iccIs
almost reluctant touch IT, Hold II up 10 the Snt ~
is black with crime Pass it arOund lei every man see
II md then tell me whether that certificate gives
title to an office contrary 10 trath as We can prov "
Tue of te greatest poets Of tie paleSt days OF hlsh
literature writing OF the coming OF tne SAVIOR said
and ancient frauGs shall fall
Retaining justice lift sloit her scale , -,
Ancient fraud Vas there fraud Ike tais' In al
preyOus ages fraud has succeoied only beoads IL mas
been backed by the sword and protesting cn9Ies nave
hen Doverlcss 10 the force OF armed Datta"na
Never be fore low the history Of the world ma au
succeedNd against the conscience and the VIII OF sell
governing people II it succeeds now LEI Us cover our
face Will shame Let take down the statue on inc
dome 81 the Capitol. which morning faces tue
coming light Let clothc ourselves IN saekcloIh ehd
Anil II .l.hg forever.