The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-23

ght. The rejection of proof of fraud by tn,
commission admitted its truth. This IL SOUND
law, and the Republican party cannot now sa,
! the facts are not as we state them. Gross anc
palpable frauds on the people of Louisiana
and through them ON the American people, have
been given voice and power to proclaima he, u
nullify truth, and to reverse the will OF the ma
jority of that people. Ii the fab and forged
returns made by the four men, of whom one Il
too weak to be u lnave another tricky, unscru
pulous, and q defaulter in public office, third
a sharper who cheats nj keno and defrauds his
State and the fourth confessedly guilty and in.
dicted for forging dead mems names ON pay.
rolls of his cityif these 'returns, certified by
an Executive whose only title to his place IL
| Federal bayonets are to be conclusive proof OF
title to the Presidency, then a Government OF
law il superseded by one of force and fraud
A majority of the people of the United States
| whose rights are outraged by this decision, q
| system of jurisprudence that finds a remedy fol
every wrong, Government that has repealed
force and has Unborn vigor to resist corruption,
and code of morals that shrinks from the
| poisonous touch of falsehood and forgery are
here to-day in silent but majestic protest against
| this Judgment. The laws of the people whom
l represent are based on common night, COM
mon justice, and common sense and they be-
heve that the end of legal proceedings Is the
attainment of justice They will not respect
decision that refuses To hear the truth
that indorses falsehood, sustains forgery,
and places the Federal Government at the
mercy of the base. They will and they should
agitate for its reversal The result before us is
fifty reached. 1t il the decree of party wrong
by party fealty from judicial tribunal upon a
purely legal question. May we never look upon
its like again.
MIR. Sargent, in the course of his remarks,
SAID that frauds had been committed IN Louis
lana by the Democrats, and it was by such
means that they expected to seize the Presi-
uehcy III was by such means that lew days
ago an assassin attempted, In the State House
vi Louisiana, 10 take tne lie Oh the nian whom
more IMAM sne-hat Oh the people OF tns state
haa elected Governor llaughter on tAe DEM
oc,atic siue.I wv, -,
Mr.. Sargent Cooking toward Withersl said
ia she senator nheht iaush u, tIat lact: Dlu tne
senator iaugh at the TACT that one OF ms party
papers III tihs Guy yesterday couisfieu the as
sassihauon oi uoV. Ihyes!
Mr. Wuhefs-No, 90 lo' iauen au that.
Mr. oarSent-Does the senator muSh al the
iacl that MS party Is IesponsiDie Ior lNe assas-
sihaloh Oh Abraham Lincoln! DOCS tue oena-
W, ucnS thats :.
MI. Whhefs-ies, sr uehy IL AaHly ana
squaray. -, -, =,
MI. sargent, res'nng, salu tns peinocratlc
party was s,aiheu III oNer WIN LIE crnne VI
ASSASSINATION; III hau assassiihteu isoh the
pest man roo ever crea'eu, ADraniIa ihhcoiii,
GOWN 10 !he poores' negro III Mlsshe4p. 4.
49, ''."' =, A,.f''|.o -
rade OF the senator rom Caniorlh's, is desired
10 state that ne supported tne Dill ZOE ihe crea-
tion OIL the Electoral COMMISSION M .ne nope
that the members drawn rom tle lollclai ae-
paItmeht Oh tne uoVerhheht Wo1u give the
subject a falr judicial consideratlon, pat ne was
mistaken. ms decision had demonstrated the
TACT that the members OF the Supstine court,
the highest tribunal III the lana, couh not rise
above party any more IMAM pronoAhGed Poht-
cans. He then alluded 10 the charges mace by
the Senator from California (Sargsitl ana from
Ono (Sherman), that the Democs'ite party was
responsible Tor all the wrongs conumtted, ana
said three-fonrths OF the violence III the South
had been instgated and brought aoout by the
hepubhcan party.
Mr.. Boutwell, said he believed the people OF
this country would accept the Judgment OF the
commission and that the supreme Court would
lose no prestige by the action OF hs members;
Mr.. stevenson san the proceedings ol lhe
American Senate to-day would I'VE as long as
constitutional government lasted, or the princi-
pies OF liberty had votary. lie voted Tor the
bill creating the Electoral COMMISSION, and he
did so i'll the interest OF peace. IL had been
said there was put one Democat VINO Voted
against IT. Ihank tod there was put one, De
cause the Democratic party met this matter
upon the broad basis OF far investigation.
When the bill was passed 1t was expected That
there would be free, fun, ana ialr lnvestga-