New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-09
PRESIDENT HAYEs's TITLE IMPUGNED.

II.
LAND LEGISLATURE by MONTGOMERY BLAiR-A
JUDICIAL INQUIRY AND DECISION ASKED
SPEECHES OF Mr.. BLAIR AND OTHERS.
ANSAPoLIs, Nd, Jan. S-The Hon. Montgomery
Blair in the House Of Delegates to-day, submitted
the following:
Reolred BY the House of Delegates, the Senate con-
curing copies OF TIE following memorial. signed by
the President Of the Senate and the Speaker OF tile
House, be transmitted TO the President OF the Senate
of the United States and TO the Speaker OF the
House OF Representatives
Resoieed, That our Senator'S In Congress be ana are
hereby instructed and Representatives bc and are
hereby requested favor the object OF the above memo
ra and that copies of the be rHarded to them
THE MEMORIAL
To he Senate aud House Of Representatives !" Congress
Your meIuorIasts, the General Assembly of the state
Of N,ryand represent that uy the the Act Of the
XLiyth Congress establishing tho ELECTORAL Coninis-
500, 1t provided that decision of the PSldcn;
tai election under that act should preclude judicial
decision Of the question; that the Obvious intent OF
this provision was to assure the people
judicial tribunal in the event that the commission should
noid tsri incompetent to render sucn decision thar,
held thai was incompetent to inquire whether the for
mai returns OF the several States whch were saonlto
o. mis- aieVn, 'ne fIT" yi,tin ~ p'im,9 yh"S
Wer VIGOROUSLY false and fraudulent, and 40 IN cR'ct
Admitted by Mr. Justice strong, who's vote seated MIN,
and also b. the INCUMBENT ninseilh d't"4tfdiR Ni2,e
rctHsus respects state officers, whose hts 10 orlcc
also based upon them and were IA every respect
identical with nis own
cnmpent all purposes. his own election Is an All
mission that II ~a> rad t. nae e.,l 'ur NAY ppuac,
v aggraVate hi. os. Indt by All" published statement
oi Mr. c0"s no"s ~ II no ara. that s Tepmiia
ton was cond ton Imposed by snid Brown aud his as
senate tncn nOdi balance o. pONcrln the HOuseo
Lerr sctatiyes upon when alOHc the incumbent would
bc allowed he counted into Office upon tncse isc re
turns; that this condto. WAS accepted Tor the mcum
hint by Aie,srs STANLEY Matthew'S and Charles Foster
then aud since ns closest fI"ns ana most authoritative
representatives,; that SAID Brown ANA III associates lad
M en- elected IS adytrsiD3 o. te incumbent, hut sep
afatcu the great body o heir political associates IN
the House of Representatives. 10 carry INTO elect sd
alaugeInrut tat - tho LiAc OF entering INTO IL hry
the icadirg al'otilt, OF u b!lI tnth nchu-
Pscrc Etillo.d COnIauy, which the Prcsidcnt-tcct
was 10 De- OPPOSED, ana 1t u Just inference
all Tie cicuD'a iIi''s' .hdt "Is .'9 "'Io VIM
ing TO defeat LIS Inauguration ior this reason, they
couid venture to acc WIN ibcr p"uca opponents
Tor that object, II sdch cooperation Hn,o,t" az" 'Hc
rtndcr OF thC local rGuenis OF tlc states III
question "a well 81 ter electoral votes 10 ther pO-
htca opponents that TO remove we V",'ac%, wa:
stipulated, III effect tnct the iIcunhet should treat
tue returns fraudulent, far ~ they Affected the
local Governments oI s'"l 7'is, "s ius "a,
United states uoopr, tic pfcsrue" OF WHICH aohc II
was known. gave tHcin Fuy force.
That II thus appears tLtt the constitutional question
gTavclY and clhoIieis debated III congress- before
Tie Electoral Commits o aud Ia thc pubic pts>, rs the
question which tno iIcsIdonid contest lig,d ana
with wmch the lnuno mud vas 20 .ohs ever
lie eorTst but teat It was in fact dcicfmin,i
by body OF men elected ny one party, bEt openly
A
rto, crpUfgitIDu, - The decisive iuOI"ut nat every
interest - the CHuAtiy j. EWauy prJudlctd ana It's
most vital Interests a put IN jcolardy ny sumo ring m
people sUicI,,dod - tHc Iolcai power ana sub
sttutmg fOr tucui sGrl nIots 81 organizations is VIII
paN for dcfrauding ih,ni.
That tue oIiuoiol your ne mOrialsr, the continued
pvsiIaton oil to Susn, ss oi TIC oo1uuJ l. iaigcJ due
Ia cuhlilrItr ~ tIr people
duct ~ pubic affairs = shaken that an rIcspo, ibe TX
ccuiyc AdnntI las utch nslailGi, "hch ~. not
tn -I al cpuufy 81 citlor 81 ~ great "it'd
pa.ts that this CoGc:i Wt the whole theory or our
institutions and ~ those of thc mother coun-
IN whence they were derived; that 10 carry
the incumbent must SEA ouPP"r from tho7c
elected olp1nc.s; that tlis relation i III listi
tuui no u-efu pubc serve, De- rendered ~ an nd
nni.iTajI1n wnO,c tile 90 pV@ri !esis upon i'aniuI't
election r,unn., mIuuacrr Il ny ia own pnIts'nS dld
md, rf..-tuu h. agreement with Inc subsidy
and lIbu.ns me- 81 tie opposing party mat
Inc lsi,nsab, ART step 10 aIy reform of Tie pub
t SERVICE "a" Gov rnit nj 10 The people
, and lao from All changing alliances win
lac jJnDng interests, from "HI'h al tn" brtt abuses
have rpTuhs that aiiJ Ici0lM can be tnttt"d.
lacltloic, lfdJ lhht we hc''llul
legislation mas be- aDuitcd tu JHc'itd.n JudciaiJ VINO
Vas elected President ~ tno recent erc''u ana 10 give
,Gec, 10 VIII of tnr pVopr, aHd Nil ever P'aE ,tT
Mr. Blair advocated h, memorial. urging it,
aIotion and reviewing generally President llayess
tile To office
BALTIMORE, Jan. S.-A special dispatch from
Annapolis states that Mr. 1llis speech created con
stcrnati0n on the Republican sidc OF the House.
The lopbl,, w,ro pachcl. Mr,srs. llincks and
sir. I,ib a Republican,, moved TO Law the memorial
on tho table and called the yeas and nays. which
resulted Yeas, -; Nays, 81 IL was then referred
10 the Committee on Federal Relations.