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after tho vote j. cast. when IL Is past rem.
cdy, that an Elector was ineligible and
strike out his vote. II the Commiasion
had decided that, IL would have over
ruled n well settled principle Of law.
Who. six months ago, contended for any
such principle as that2 This tribunal
decided that you could not enter into
proof to contradict returns by proper re-
turning officers OF State, those appoint.
ed by the State TO decide and declare
who had been elected. II seemed 70 him
that IL any principle Of constitutional
law was plain, that must be which the
Constitution gives 10 each House the
right to judge Of the elections, returns,
aud qualifications Of its members. IL IL
were not for that provision Of the Con.
stitution. each House could not do that.
and IL Senatorial election were contest
ed il would have TO be the Legislature OF
the State that sends the Senator here
but that power has been given TO each
House. and il was not given in regard TO
Electors that the Houses have in regard
TO their members. The answer Is that
power was not given II the trainers Of
the Constitution had intended 10 give
that power, they would have said 20. To
infer the existence Of so great power 10
TO overrulo every principle Of construc.
ton in regard to the Constitution that
was adopted in the very beginning. To
give to Congress the power TO Judge Of
election feturns and the qualifications OF
electors is for the legislative 10 absorb
the executive, and TO place the control
Of an election Of President absolutely in
| the power OF the two Houses We know
that IL was not intended. We know "
anything Is clear IL was intended TO make
/ the election Of President independent Of
/ Congress. The Constitution says the
certificates shall be opened by the Presi.
dent Of the Senate in the presence Of the
/ two Houses, whether he is 10 count the
votes or whether the two Houses are 10
count the votes; and | assume under this
law, the two Houses are 10 do 10. OF in
certain cases this Electoral Commission.
What can they dor They have but one
duty 10 perform. and that l. to ascertain
that these certificates come from the
Electors Of the State. When that il
done, the vote shall then be counted.
They must ascertain the fact whether
they como from the Electors Of the State
and when they have ascertained that
their duty IL at an end. There l. nc
time, there Is no place 10 try any ques
ion OF ineligibility. and how are We Il
snow that certificates came from Electori
: 4 the State. In the first place the act o.
congress provides that prima faeie cvi
lence is the Governors certificate. bpi
that is not conclusive, that Is the sui
Jf an act OF Congress. Congress may rc
peal that act or Il may provide by anoth
er to 60 behind Il, but when you 60 be
hind that and come to the action Of the
officers Of the State, there your inquiry
Is at an end. Whenever tho officers ap
pointed by State to declare who have
been chosen Electors. have acted and
made that declaration, Il Is final 40 far ai
Congress Is concerned. The act Of ths
| State officers Is the act Of the State.
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Every close observer of the signs OF
the times must have noticed the fearful
increase Of crime, insanity and pauper-
ism in this country, within the past ten
years. We have no doubt as to the cause,
and we believe that the increase will
continue right along until one-half the
population of the country are in the pen
itentiaries, asylums and infrmaries.
We were led into the consideration of
this disagreeable subject by noticing the
following editorial in the Cincinnati
Commercial:
II may be possible that crime is not on
the increase in this country, but the daily
list of nearly all forms of crime, from
murder to petty larceny, grows enor-
mously. One cannot pick up a newspa-
per without noting the fact. Crimes
have become so numerous that in the
arrangement of telegraphic news, they
are made a special feature. The facts
are usually given with brevity, and yet
it not unfrequently requires column or
a column and half OF a newspaper like
the Commercial to give even the outlines
Of the murders, assassinatlons, staboings,
cuttings, fatal quarrels and the like, that
occur in a day, often within a limited
area of territory. 1t is possible this in
crease in the printed list of such evi-
dences of the wickedness and folly Of
men, is due not so much to their increase
in number as to the more careful eollec-
tion and collation. of local news. Such
is now the perfection Of the arrangement
for news within the limits OF the circula-
ion of leading newspaper, that hardly
any event of more than passing impor-
tance happens, that it is not duly ehron-
icled in the newspaper of the day follow
ing. But tbs admitted, there still re- /
mains an almost phenomenal recurrence 1
,f brutal crimes, Neither the condemna-
ion Of the law nor the warnings OF the !
,allows seem to have any perceptible
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From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
I'VE Are Seven"
Respectfully dedicated to the Democrat
ic Members Of the High Joint

met little Senate man,
He was nfty-eight he said;
His hair was thick with many curse
That clustered roun his head.
He had a worn, neuralgia air,
And he was wildly clad;
His eyes were dripping salty tears,
Which made me very sad.
1Friends on the Tribunal. little man.
How many may you bet"
ssHow manyi Seuen in all, he said,
And, wondering, looked at me.
aAnd where are they, pray you tell7
He answered, "Seven are we;
And two Of us in the Senate dwell,
And two in the big Court-ee.
ssThree of US in the House-yard lie,
And Won have seen their names
THEY'RE dead in politics, you know,
But still they use their brains.
aTheir graves are green, they may beeeen,"
The senate man replied;
Twelve steps or more from the Capitol door
And they are side by side"
"IIow many are you then" said /,
aIf three then are in hcaven?'
The liule Senator did reply,
40, master, we are SeUeHg'
aBut you're all dead I'm politics,
You'll never be forgiven"
Twas throwing words away Tor sun
The little man would have his WILL
And said, "Nay, we are SEVEN
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effect. and one is left to doubt whether
there is not something wrong in the
social organization that IS in part responsi.
BILE for this wretched state Of affairs.
Whether this is true or not, the wit Of
man in the invention OF measures TO re-
press crime seems to have been wholly
inadequate to the desired object. The
laws fail just where il was doubtless
hoped they would be most effective, and
punishment as a means TO an end, Is
inconsequential
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You will see the word fraud" repeat
ed from q dozen 10 City times, in every
Democratic paper you read.
Senator Sherman. IN the debate upon
action Of the Commission on the L0uisi.
ana count. last week, in the United
States Senate. tells these raseals some
plain truths. He says
Mr. Sherman said that he was surprised
at the objections 10 the decision OF the
Electoral Tribunal. II was constituted
by the votes Of tho very gent'e men who
now objected 10 its finding. The Sena-
tors obiecting knew when they voted for
the bill organizing the Commission that
these very questions Of taking evidence
were to be submitted 10 ID, and they we're
in honor bound by its decision. Although
he voted against the bill. and fought IL
step by step after IL passed he made up
his mind 10 abide by the decision Of the
tribunal These objections now. from
the other side OF the Chamber, were In.
sulting TO the tribunal, and insulting to
those who sustained its decision. The
Democrats had chosen an arbitration.
and the decision was against them. and
there should be no unseemly wrGngling.
He further declared that the decision OF
Ant kflhAuAA NAa NlNAAt ANa ~ NAfhlAou
OF law, no man would have held two
months ago that Congress had the right
10 overhaul the returns by which electors
were chosen. IL there was any right OF
a State. il was carefully guarded by the
Constitution, and Congress had no more
power to reverse or oyerrule the decision
OF State than any man in Great Britain
or France had TO do so. A good deal
had been said about fraud fraud. fraud
and perjury, and the Republicans were
looked upon and pointed al a. upholders
Of fraud. Suppose Congress could 60 be-
hind these returns. lt would find fraud
murder and violence on the part Of the
Democrats. The State Of Louisiana had
the right TO provide by law for overruling
this fraud aud IL did so by its Returning
Board. For the Democrats TO talk about
fraud when il was the violence and fraud
OF the Democratic party which brought
this danger TO the country, seemed TO
him wrong The Louisiana Returning
Board might be imprisoned. the members
might be arrested. they might be driven
TO their graves, but they had simply
obeyed the law, and Congress had no
power, thank God 10 reverse the deci.
sion OF that board. The Democrats could
come forward now. and say what they
proposed 10 prove. Why was IL that they
did not offer their proof before the lnves-
tigating Gommittec2
lie argued that Il would have been inn
possible for the Commission TO have ex.
amined all the evidence before the 9Th Of
March, and this attempt TO have them
take evidence looked as n Il was contem.
plated 20 have a new election for Presi-
dent lie defended the decision Of tho
and asked IL these pure and I
honorable men were TO be assailed
the land by libellers and as
sassins When all the testimony taken
by both Houses Of Congress in the Loui- T.
siana case shall have been read by the l
people, they would see that the decision |
Of the Commission was right and just.
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The rebels of the Ohio Legislature held
q caucus in Columbus last week. and
sounded their trumpets for war. A rebel
resolution was offered, and this is how it
ended
Senators Monahan and Andrews and
DR.. Norton also spoke in favor of the re-
solution and advised resistance to any
acceptance of the decision of the Joint
Commission. Senators Owen, Burress,
Representative Groom spoke against it.
The resolution was carried by vote of
27 to Is.
That is the same Senator Monahan
who offered one thousand dollars in Co
lumbus to aid the other Democratic re-
bellion.
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Next Monday r. B. Hayes will be
President of the United States, or there
will be revolution, the end of which
no man can see If the Democrats re-
fuse to abide the result of the Presiden-
tial election, as they did in the year
1860, and plunge the country into anoth.
er war, it is folly to talk further about
self-government. Some strong man will
rally to himself party strong enough to
overcome all factions, and despotism
will be the end of our much boasted free
self-government.
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Ohio Senators are a noble, dignifed set
of men. A couple of weeks ago bill
was passed to compel parents and guar
dians to send children to school twelve
weeks every year After its passage by
the Senate, by q large majority, it was
reconsidered and laid on the table. But
on its passage, the following exceedingly
dignifed and honorable scene occurred !:
After nearly four hours spirited debate,
the bill was passed by 2l to 10. Then
took place the most ridiculous affair of
the session. The Senate adjourned and
Senator Beatty, shaking his finger play
fully at Mr.. Kent who did not vote said,
20, you coward" Mr.. Kent gave him
O gentle shove. So far both in fun, but
somehow one got his shin abraded on the
desk, and reported with rather more Wig
orous a shove, and in a second both the
old lads were angry and kicking each
others shins like two school boys. SEN
ators rushed up, end Mr.. Kent bethought
himself in time to draw back in good or.
der Mr.. Beatty was fighting mad for
while, but in due time they both were
heartily ashamed Of it.
And these are the men who are max
ng laws for three millions OF people, at a |
,ost of one thousand dollars per day,
md the next day, at the same cost re-
onsidering and setting aside said laws !
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The Prohibitionists held State Con-
vention in Columbus last week, and
went through the motions of nominating
ticket. The people of Jackson, who
know what is going on here at the corner
Of Main and Broadway, will be astonish-
ed when we tell them that Senator Mon
ahan offered resolution in the Ohio
Senate to adjourn over, SO Senators
could attend the Prohibition Convention.
/. T. as q Prohibitionist is funny.
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Monday morning our citizens were
much alarmed over the condition of our
much esteemed townsman, Mr.. A. B.
Walker who was stricken with s. ething
like paralysis or apoplexy. His case is
critical, his physicians having given him
up. He is still living, this, Thursday
morning, however, and spoke few words
yesterday for the first Where there is
life there is hope.-[Logan Republican.
This is Anthony B. Walker, who was
many years a resident of this place.
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From the Burlington Hawkeye.l
We Are Seven.

/ met a little Democrat,
A gray haired little lad,
Who piped his eye and hcaved a sigh,
superlatively sad.
4" Wherefore" !" 1 asked, "these dismal signs
That asplrate TO heavenf"
He brushed the tear-dtops from his eyes,
And said, I'VE are but seven"
Three Of us from the House are come,
And two from the Senate tarTy,
Aud two, from the Supreme Court Bench are
And we're one too few to carry"
"why should that worry your" 1 said,
"Do you want to be eleven3"
But he dismally shook his old gray head
And answered, ave are seven"
Now. I'm blowed, /" said, "ii can see
What cause that = for grievin':"
Its cause enough" responded he
And groaned, ave are but seeven."s
Explain, ;" said, s'why such a thing
Your heart TO tears n movinT"
And his quavering voice had a mournful ring
As he said, "We are but soovin."
nIt Is the President, !" he said,
For which we all are strivintn
"And you are left7'-he shook head
because we are but siven."
ON a simple motion 10 adjourn
We can't get the eight we're cravin';
Bot of as IL comes TO a legal turn,
Alas, we're only snvin."
ave are shut outside OF the gates" he said,
"Of the Presidential heaven;
And nightmare of figures haunts my head,
The trio OfS-2-7."
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The following, which took place in the
Senate last week, in the debate on the
Louisiana question, is good:
Mr. SARGENT, in the course of his
remarks, said that frauds had been COM
rlitted in Louisiana by the Democrats,
al d il was by such means that they ex-
pectcd 20 seize the Presidency. 1t was
by ouch means that few days ago an
assassin attempted, in the State House of
Louisiana, to take the life of the man
whom more than one-half of the peo-
pie of the State has elected Governor
Laughter on the Democratic side.
Mr.. Sargent, looking toward Mr.. With
ers, Dem of Va, said: "The Senator
might laugh at that fact. Did the Sena-
tor laugh at the fact that one of his party
papers in this city yesterday counseled
the assassinatioe2Df Gov. HayesT'
Mr.. WITHERS-"No, / do not laugh
at that
Mr. SARGENT-"Does the Senator
laugh at the fact that his party is res
ponsible for the assassination of Abra-
ham Lincoln ? Does the Senator deny
that2"
Mr.. WITHERS-"Yes, sir, / deny it
fairly and squai ely"
Mr.. SARGENT, resuming, said that
the Democratic party was stained all
over with the crime of assassination. 1t
had assassinated from the best man that
God ever created, Abraham Lincoln
down to the poorest negro in Mississippi.
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Some time ago we mentioned that a
man named Phillips, in Perry county
had been convicted of murder in the
second degree, for shooting and killing a
man. We believed, from tho evidence
as reported, that it was an accident,
Phillips at the time being too drunk to
know what he was doing The court
has taken that view of the case, and set
the verdict aside Phillips then plead
guilty of manslaughter, and was sentenc-
ed five years to the Penitentiary.
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The Portsmouth Times says that a
child named Hattie Gibson, aged three
years, was burned to death in Spring
vile, opposite Portsmouth. The mother
Of the child went out for few minutes,
when the child was putting some chips
on the fire, and her clothes took fire.
The mother had her hands badly burned
trying to save the child.
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Samuel J. Tilden received the majority
of the votes Of the people and majority
of the electoral college, but he failed to
secure a majority of the Tribunal, and it
reversed the verdict Portsmouth
Times
Well, it was all his own fault He
was too stingy. He only offered you
81 so. and he only sent 5000 to buy an
Oregon Elector. True, he was little
more liberal when he offered niger
Elector in South Corolina $4,000.
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The Kanawha Chronicle has been sold
at Sheriff sale to Mr. j. B. Pemberton
for 1925. 1t is to be used in making up
an outfit for a new Democratic paper at
Charleston.-[Point Pleasant Register.
We exchanged with the Chronicle.
That seems small price for paper, but
there are good many more rebel papers
that would be dear at 1925.
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1t is rumored that the Presidential
question in due time will be carried be-
fore the Supreme Court upon a writ of
quo aoayTanto directed to Hayes to show
cause why he should not vacate. of
course such a suit would involve the
whole case-taking in the acts and the
authority Of all the Returning Boards
and would come before the full bench of
the Supreme Court Rebel paper.
That is just the course we sduised be-
fore the juggle was enacted. That would
have been constitutional, peaceful, sat
isfactory mode of settlement. 1t comes
too late now.
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B. j. Loomis, writing from Columbus
to the Cincinnati Commercial, says that
the Codifying Commissioners say they
cannot get through before April, 1878.
We believe that no commission of law
yers, no matter how able they may be,
can make any sense out of the Statutes
of Ohio in five years, if the foolery called
legislation should now stop. But how
will it be with a Legislature in session
six months in the year2 Let these codi-
flyers labor and wrestle with the Statutes
Of Ohio until April, 1878, and room might
as well be prepared for them in one OF
the numerous and capacious asylums for
lunatics which ornament our great State.
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An attempt was made last week to pu'
rify the National Capitoli in one respect,
but it failed. The Cincinnati Gazette,
speaking of this, says:
Whatever may become of Sam. Tilden,
the Democratic House will not consent
to have its tobacco privileges abridged.
A proposition, emanating from New Eng
land, to drive out the cigar venders from
the Capitol, was defeated yesterday by a
strict.party vote.
. That was right. 1t is according to
Scripture. Does not the Good Book say:
"He that is filthy, let him be filthy still'i
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Treasurer Belts went up to Columbus,
last Monday. to make settlement with
the State Treasurer. He only had a
draft for $2,250 OIL in his pocket. which
amount represents all the taxes paid by
this county to the State, after subtract
ing our allowance of fschool money.
The above is from the Ironton Regis.
ter. That is small amount for so rich
county as Lawrence to pay into the
State Treasury.
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A boiler at nail-keg factory at Cliff
ton, West Va. exploded last Thursday,
killing four men. and wounding nine
more. The names of the killed are Geo.
Riley, John Brown Writ Mason and
Adam Diel
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William Oliver, of Gallia county, died
q short time ago. He was IS years of
age. He formerly resided in this county.
He was brother Of Charles, Thomas,
Leonard and Hiram Oliver, all of whom
have resided in this county.
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At Jackson, one furnace out of seven
and one coal mine out of six are in oper-
alton. and all three mines and furnaces
idle at Wellston.-[Circleville Democrat
That's it. If you want to get the news,
send of for It.
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In another place we give an account
of the death of drunken doctor who
was killed by the cars at Forest, Ohio.
One of the parties implicated, writes to
the Cincinnati Gazette, in which he says:
The trouble was between William Ste
venson, a man named Woods, of Cincin-
natl, who represents liquor house there,
and myself solely. | knocked Woods
down first, and then Stevenson. When
Woods arose from the ground, he shout
ed at the top of his voice: "The first
- who comes this way | will shoot
down" | turned round and knocked
him down again. lie (Woods) was GO
ing through the motions of pulling a re.
volver There were three women with
the party, and they were all drunk, both
men and women.
Now if it had resulted in the death of
the whole drunken crew, instead of only
one of them, how much better it would
have been for that community.
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We have received the first number Of
the Valley Gazette. q new Republican
paper started at Logan. Pursell q Brooke
are editors and nublishers
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All right. Next2

Senator Thurman resigned as one of
the Presidential Commissioners, on Mon
day, and Mr.. Herman was unanimously
elected by the Senate to fill the vacancy.
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Notice

Tho undersigned haa hfrn appointed adniE-
istutnr ~ the estate ~ Jacob A. Nhnrkrv,
late % Inrkfun county Uh o. decFnsrd.
A. W. LONG.
February 81. i,s5.-sw
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Notlcc h hereby Eivru that the undersigned
has horn appointed administrator ~ thu estate
ui Patrick o,hfyn', lair uf 1acksoa county,
ohio, DECEASED.
Fcb. ., u5T.-tw
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eThe laureate. being unable to think Of new
rhyme for "seven," hsd to make "seven"
rhyme withe other fwords, which docs Just AZ
well and Is more Tennysonian.