The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-06-27

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,,,,,i,, th, electoral vote II the sever.
.., s,,t,.. t,a.,sr,sin II fraud had been
,,r,,,,,,r3lv the returning boards %.
,l,., states as ALLEGED The Electoral
ly.nmis,iou met for that purpose hu,
rsd,.,l byay1te ofS toto % behind
,hr fraudulent, votes - the electoral
COLLEGES ofS1uth Carolina. Florida aud
enisieua and declared HAYES and
Wheeler elected. although they had be-
| fore ,htm thatTl,1,Ranl Hendricks had
majority os tie popular vote of over
three hundred thousand. For the pus.
pose If fascertaiainr the fraud. manner
and means. on which Nessrs Hayes ard
Wheeler were declared and hold the Of
Ice of President aud Vice President
the Potter committee Of investigation
I,ompusca Of members of both parties,
were appointed and are now proceeding
| in that investigation. which cur readers
are referred 10. and will find that Mr.,
| ITlltn and Hendricks had clear ma
.oritv ofthe reople's vote Of Florida aud
| Louisiana. hut lv fraud. forgery and
neriary were cheated ou. Of their .elec.
,ian and the people Of their chosen
President through the machinery Of an
lias.dlous Electoral Commission Of 5 70 =
exercising a mower without constitutions
al right in electins a President and Vice
President
Now j. i, said and argued bv men and
advocated by many of,he public press
Of both parties, that President Hayes
should not be disturbed in the posses
sion Of the office he holds, whether his
tile toi. lie good or bad, even if shown
bv the investigation 20 be founded by
fraud (Which annuls iu whether he
was or WAS not personally privy 10 the
act, directly or indirectly, his right FOR
the time being is valid and irreycrsiblc,
because il WAS decrerl from the verdict
Of what is called the Electoral Commits
sion. Now let Us see and inquire, with.
out intending 10 urge any adverse action
| 10 that opinion, whether Ii is sound p1-
uiital doctrine, to say nothing Of its
policy. Will any man pretend tina; any
person can hold the presidency OF the
government cxccp. by the constitution
al method? will he pretend that the
Electoral Commission which seated Mr..
HAYES. was such = method This he
can not uu,hfnllv saw. Then President
Uav,s holds the office ly the action OF
a ha3y Of ffleen men. created bv an.
other body. which had no LEGAL or con-
s,i,utional power. expressed o- implied,
IN rrea,eit
Itisan established principle Of law,
that an agent can no, exceed his authori-
~ and this principle should be insisted
,,r,,, and ON forced with ,s much energy
s,E f.s',usvo 40 the impor,ance Of the
,son,a trs,scenls that Of anv indiyid.
Ir,l Tho rr,vnilahla Inference is that
Mr. HAYES has no Iecal or constitutional
r;gb, ~ the office he occnpies. and the
rarsans from, whom he received il had
no legal or constitutional rfrL: 10 con.
vev il Tro man can he pnt into the
presidential office by means unknown
10 the constitution. by power uncrantcd
hv the people in the f.ce Of fraudulent
return Of the yotes Of the Electoral Col
Icres in anv state. then the government
established bv the people is already re-
volutioni.ed and Mcxicanized and pco-
ole whosilently submit 10 such wrong
and usurpation are not worth the liber-
ties they give away so easily, and ifthis
is 10 be the foundation our national SOW
ernment is 20 rest on. il is not worth q
revolution 10 prescryc il.
But, is the title 10 the presidency so
obtained, constitutional, and ifitis, then
congress, acting beyond its authority.
can alter the constitutional method OF
eiec,iag Prcsiden; Of the United States
in spite Of the people, and therefore
amend or even abolish orr federal Con-
stitu,ion altogether in order 10 meet any
imaginable emergency for which It has
not provided. and forwhich congress may
choose TO provide anv present remedy
that NAV seem expedicnt by the politi-
cal parties therein rrpresented. But
noljfiral nar,ies did not make the GOV
crnms,, nor c,D ,bev nor tbcir renrc.
sor,,,ives rrn,ata;, Tho nowars of,be|
derived from tho noor,rc
only and ne cxr-cssca in-,beir constitp-
,;or and a,y ,,,r,- tbsv b,yo not
granted cxnrcssly or bv fair innlica,ion.
- er.r,. b-,rob or ,I,o oo,or.,no,, 20,
not la oro-cisod r,rcss h,, ,sprro,;on
,ra,bor.c,-o;s r,;4 rn or-o,r, s,,,oI
rob,a,bo "p,ol.- -sba, 49, H., i,r,s
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