The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-01-18

= memorial Uc signed by the president O
the senate and speaker ofthe house. ant
oolcopies thereof transmitted To tho presi
OF The senate OF the United State.
ana 70 the speaker Of The house Of rep
lresentatives.
~ Resolved, That our senators in con.
i. grcss be and are hereby instructed. and
. our representatives be and are hereby
! requested, 10 favor the object or the mo-
y mortal, and that copies Of the same be
j j forwarded to ,hem.
- - The following is the memorial:
10 the Senate and House Of Represen-
s. tativcs IN Congress assembled:
,rl, our memorialists, the general assem-
ply OF the state of Maryland, represent
mat ny the terms of the act Of the forty
fourth congress, establishing an electo.
q raj commission, 1t was provided that no.
d Odecision Of the presidential election
0 under the act, should preclude judicial
decision Of the question: that the obyi-|
Gus intent OF this provision was 10 assure
me people that il should be dcterrnircdI
on its merits by proper judicial iribu-I
nal, ~ the event that the comm;ss;onI
shouid hold Itself incompetent 10 renderI
lsuch decision; that by its proceedings i'll
iuliy appears that the said commissions
ned that i was incompetent 70 inquirelc
"bether the formal returns Of scveralIi
stalcs which were submitted 10 il wercl
tfue or lalsc, and that The consequence ofn
.his decision was that the present incum- IL
oent 81 the presidential chair was seatedi
w virtue 81 returns which were iiotori- ID
ousiy ialse and fraudulent, and SO in ef- hi
lect admitted by Mr.. Justice Sfronc b
whose vote seated him. and also by thrlo
incumbent himself In disregariinr tboscla
returns as respects state officers whoseIo
l'i.s 70 Office were also based upon them p
ana were ia every respect Identical within
nis own. That whilst reputation odd
tbose returns by The incumbent for AHA.
purposes save his own election is an ad- IN,
mission that II WAS fraud 10 use them "
ior That purpose The motives which in-iil
duce tbis partial reputation greatly ay-
gravate his ofensc. That by the nul-
llshed statement of Mr. John Youpgol
Brown, which has remained uncontra. in
dicicd since April, 1877, il appears thatst
this rcfuaiaiion was ihe condition in. .ha
posed BY the said Brown and lii oxsn. 70
ciaics, then holding the balance of powerke
IA The house Of representatives. upousp
which alone the incumbent uoultl bc n. lo'
Owed 70 be counted into ofce uponlih
hcSc false returns: that TIL, condjiioptal
vas accepted BY Mcssrs. STANLEY Mat al
hews and Charles Foster, then nud caclo
iis closest friends aud most anthorita. mc
i've representatives that said jloun do
nd his associates had been elected Y Of
dycr~aiies of The Incumbent but s.,,a M
aied from the great body of their no- ina
iiical associates in the house Of rcprc- grs
10 carry into effect the saidltlc
that AT The time Of cutcr- bu,
ng into Il incy were the leading advo-
aies OF bill then pending in The said 4 {
"use 70 grant large subsidy to fhs
exas Pacific railroad company. ~ COY
Ihich the president elect was known anc
nc opposed, and il i just inferenccl ,a'
ON az circumstances TINT whilst they 10Y
ere Wiling 70 defeat his Inauguration Iuay
y this reason, they could not venture ocl'
ac' WIN their political opponents forpa'
lat ohlcct. ~ such cooperation involy- 4
also the surrender OF the local gov will
OF the states in question ~ Bio
~ as OF their electoral votes 10 theirlyct
'h'ical opponents; that 10 remove thel r
'stacles i was stipulated in effect thatgoc
g incumbent should treat the returnsImct
fraudulent so far rs they affected theIboa,
ral governments Of the said states by y,
thdrawing the United States troops. lrhs =
presence Of which alone. il was :.
own, gave them any force: that. M
thus appears that the constiiu- trlcr
mai question so gravclv and elabor-
'ly discussed in congress, before the E''oogo
cioral commission, and in the public -
sss as the question on which the prcsi- SIX I
ntial contest hinged, aud will, which road
...lt. -' '''''s f''i'
public mind was so long exercised. chur
no part whatever in Determining gay
contest, but that ii was determined TOOK
body OF men elected by one party. =. ~.
openly IN the interest or certain some
road corporations ~ thc dcc;s;ra eight
mcnt; that every interest OF thca ~ !
ntry Is greatly prcjudiccd. and III build
y vital Interests are put in jeopardy Ma
suffering the people to be superseded from
ne political power and subsiitutinghc w
them such moncyed organizations n. AZ Tho
pay Tor defrauding them: that III
opinion OF your mcmorialists M Il
tinucd prostration Of the business ofof D,
country IL largely due 10 ilA. ,act thatlIent
confidence Of the people IN The con |laturt
of public affairs Is shakV; that an clincc
sponslblc executive adnYinstrationlscn
occn Installed which has not the sup ally"
OF The country or Of either Of its
y political parties that this conflicts C
'ne wh"ic theory OF our institu-mishi
I anu 81 ihosc oi me mother country,h hints
'hce ,ney were derived that 10 cnrrylmann
Q as 70 get possession Of the govern -apain,
= 1'e '"cumoent must seek support and K