The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-12

commission after it became manifest that
the Commission had broken faith and was
violating the law to accomplish what it set
out to do, right or wrong-viz: the count
ing in of the Republican candidates. My
recollection is altogether different.
MIGHTY EAST.
REPLY.
Our correspondent is on the wrong
track: and in the whirl of busy events
has got his ideas confused. We are not
in error We have spoken by the re-
cord. More than twot thirds of the Dem
ocrats in the House of Representatives
voted to arrest the lawless proceeding
and to stop the count after the s by Z
| commission had proved that it was or
qanized not to ascertain who had re
ceived majority of the legal votes, but
to pun the Republican candidates IN OF
| fee This was shown by its refusal to
look into alleged frauds and its persls-
tent course in counting the forged re-
turns. An overwhelming majority OF
the Democrats held that this was vio-
lation of the compact, and that 1t would
be doing wrong to their constituents and
the people to sanction it by their votes.
As the Hon. H. d. Money, the able
Representative from the Third District,
expressed it in a speech of great force In
the House pending the proceedings, eff
:" it were true that we played game of
"chance we did not expect our oppo-
Z" lents to deal from a pack of cards that
"held eight jacks-knaves L believe
:. thev are called. Nor as a compact are
eve bound when the compact has been
{. violated, for this commission has VIC
q lated the law of its being, annulled it,
Hand the federal Constitution, abused
g sacred trust, insulted common sense
"and outraged justice. Its illogical, IL
| 'elegal, and inconsistent decisions can
neither be palliated nor denied" 1t
was for these causes so tersely and
strongly presented by Mr.. Money, that
the Democratic majority voted against
licensing the commission to commit the
fraud after proof of its intention
to commit it became so clear
that the most obtuse understanding could
not help seeing it. For long days and
weary nights they struggled to avert the
catastrophe by dilatory motions and
otherwise.
And now to convince our correspon-
dent that we are not mistaken in saying
that only a minority of Democrats voted
with the Radicals on this vital issue,
we will submit a case directly in point,
which occurred pending the proceeding
The electoral law provided specifically
that where there was but one certificate
from a State the case could not go before
the commission except by the con-
currence of both houses; but that
if there were double certificates they
should be referred to that tribu-
nal. A case of the latter kind was
presented from Vermont. In violation
refused to open or to recognize the Demo
cratic certificates as he had at an earlier
stage of the proceedings in the cases of
Florida, Louisiana and Oregon This
arbitrary and perfdious conduct if per-
sisted in, left but one proper course open
to the House, without whose concurrence
tho n1ayTxT Of
single step further. II gcas to decline
further action undeT the vi0lated lar
until its plainly aUorded requirements
mere complied UiM To meet the emer-
gency the following resolution was intro
duced by Mr.. Knott, of Kentucky. One
hundred and sixteen (116) members, all
Democrats, voted for it. One hundred
and forty-eight (I4S) members constitut
ing the entire Radical strength, and
thirty eight Democrats voted in the mega
tive. The last named are denoted by
italics:
Resolved, That this house requires the
package rendered by the members from New
Ork (Hewitt), to the President of the Sem
ate in the presence of the two houses yester-
lay, and purpOrting to be a certificate of |
he electoral votes for President from the |
state of Vermont, shall be opened by the |
President of the Senate in the presence of |
he two houses, and if found to be such. |
certificate of the same shall be sub |
nitted, together with the certificate read in |
he presence of the two Houses to the Flee
oral Commission for its judgment and de-
.siOn, and that the Senate be requested to
make like order requiring the President of |
senate to open such package in the presence
# the two Houses, and that until such order
'e made the House will not be ready to
meet the Senate and proceed with the count
IF electoral votes.
4EAs-Ainsworth, Ashe, Atkins, Bagby.
T. IL. Bagley, Burning, Beebe. Black burn.
Gland, Blount, Boone, Bradford, Blight,
5uckner, Burchard of Wisconsin Carr. Cate |
}aultield, Chaplin, Clark of Kentucky, Clarke
# Missouri, Cochrane Collins. Cooke, Cow
n, Cox, Culberson, Davis DeCott, DibreH.
Douglas. Eden Ellis, Faulkner, Field Fin
ey, Forney, Franklin, Fuller, Glover. Goode
hamilton of Indian. Hamilton of New Jer-
ey Hardenburg, Harris of Georgia, Harris
{ Va, Harrison. Hartridge, Harlem,
hatcher, Henkle, Holman, House, Hum
'hrIes, Hurd, jerks, Jones, New York,
ones, of Ky, Knott, Landers. of Ind,
4ane, LuttrelI, Lynde Mackev Marsh. Nc,
Mcmahon, Meade, Mills, Money.
1orrison, Mutcher, O'Brien, OdelI, Phil
ps. of Mo-, Poppleton, JAS. B. Reilly. Rice.
Riddle, Robbins, Of Pa, Robbins, of n. c.:
roberts, Ross, Savage, Say Ter. Scales Schu-
maker, Sheakey, Slemons, Smith, of Ca: {
outhard. Sparks Springer, Stanton, Stem
er, Stone, Teese, Terry, Thorn pson, Thorn
$, Tucker, Turney. Vance of Ohio, Vance
t n. G; Waddell, Walker, of Va; WalIing .
valsh, Wells. of Mo-; Whitthorne, Wig
inton, Wike. Williams, of Ala: Wilson.
'. Va, and Young-1l6-AH Democrats.
Nays-Messrs. Adams, Geo. A. Bagley,
anker, Ind; Baker. n. Y; Ballou, Banks,
elford, Bell, Blair, Bradley, Broton, of Ky;
rown: of kas.; Burchard, of Ill. ;Burlergh i,
ampbell, Chandler, Cannon, Cason, Cas- |
ell, Chittenden, Conger, Grape, Crounse. I
utler, Danford, Darall. Davis, Denison, Dob q
ms, Dunnell, Durham, Eatnes, Egbert, Evans. !
elton, Five, Fort, Foster Freeman FRYE
arfied Gnalse G-or6nn Ga,nfar Holo IL 3