Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-04-26

49, n ne late -,
election, every man Of intslliresr. -.
lirn Gals morally 6.rtAiu. ne.
sdlseiest % Justify thorough in,-.
ez9er ihily "a uncover sverv 49,
Baud end an the crime upOa Il. -.
nsmocratic journals and DeuOcr,,;. ~
we're not oniy convinced, but spok. -.
"; Republican journals and R,pvAE-
msn (those at least who had IN. -,
sruth1 were aleGt o. ct least sVui,s.',.
mhIset. Notwithstanding these &C.,
siefia (as I must call him) Of III, -
pies the presidential chair, and al
Dsnoefksls 6ashAIs and ne sassygs.,.
cratic statesmen have 70 say is-sGe -
sAsf ssainI hoaps, tssy pu. ,h.i, -
ne rssOlasiOs adspssd By Il. Maryl..sI.
tare on the sabject Of the presidential -
- much emphasis and intolerance q, 60
4OpM were they cOaEprts to Rspablio.,..
thii ter eanhot, Altheugh thsy nav ,,v
lS1a he perele. uniss there % an -
hsrFisf, thaiAvsstigAtiOh Of the subj.cl : =
Oes 70 the peoples rights, viii 70 o. -
one hope u viii 20 on 10 the last day Nm
tsrm, end ahOogh III isrrOr Of he birDo;s.
may thwart the movement, The agita6s, !.
besueh thatifths people cannot establish 60.
Of truth and fAir dealinR they Gin iuv,,..'E
the leaders, who have done OF GllOw,a -
done, this monstrous and psrilOus villain, =
sasv mssi nst Do tAaf Sysia surs saou,a 60
these great Statesmen Was reported to A,,,
clared, that Hayes tile vas better TIA. a.
washingtOa, a Il vas rss aSsdSsa.a a. -
dicaisd meter. Bot bow adiudica.sdI -
creating the Commission was passed via ,
view that the Commission would e1ami.. :
denee and decide which electors wsre f,i,I,
legally elected. This was the Objec, Ofis,,-W
ton, a. shown By the provisions Of The law :.
by The consirnssion given % Il BY themes, r.
inens Republicans themselves, such 90 So,,,,
Garfield ah1 Sherman. ItcertAinly was ,A,s-.
pose Of the Democrats 70 investigate behind a.
decisions Of the returning boards. If,h, Ca
mission had done this and decided in fave,
Hayes or Tilden, Il might have been ear.a >.
aa;e&isusag But this they declined by man.,
Of one TO do, and they merely went through q,
ministerial operation Of counting from ID, s,rts
easeuand declaring which ofthecandidassshsae,
larger numbsrOfvOies for the presidency e hos.
thereto. This any one could do who could ~,
asd cipheF, Ahe such an act surely eaunc, |,
properly dignifed with the title ofres ads4.s,
"a. Bat the aboye remarks Of the said sta,ssn,,
would intimate that our George wAEhins,s,
would accept or hold the presidency under sud
title e. Hayes holds his by. His noble nataa
would shrink from the mere imputation Of ItAsl
certainly from what IL stronger than an invs.
tation-sirong evidence Of it. BE would haW
demanded that the most thorough investigator
should have been entered into and all doubts d
the purity Of bis election removed before be wOul
have accepted Il. His noble and almost psFh.
chaFAsisF should run no risk Of such stain q
now attaches to the Office, and we fear to the d
6ces. The stain can never be FemOved--.hs d
Deer may and ] hope win be. have no dOuh
myself about the power Of Congress to insugO
rate theeecessAry proceedings through legislHtOu
Senator Denais, In presenting the resOlu
tons Of the Legislature 81 our State, mads n
mArls which were bard 10 undsfstand e1Rp, o
one point, and that IS, that be was beiorehAa
opposed to the object Of the resoiutions .
would wait for no argument or report Of COu
mittee, because be. considers himself in bon,
bound 20 stand By tbs decision Of the COMM
sion. Every man must be the keeper OF bis o.
honor, and IL the decision was such rs to read
alffurtlsf action illegal ana unfair, then IL woul
be rAishonorable In our Legislature or any OF
else ~ well e. Senator Dennis 10 attempt 70 ops
Il again In any form. Bot q person may stan
By the decisiOn Of the Commission as far as
went or a. far a. Il considered itself capable
going under The Constitution and yet wiIhOV
coming at al In conflict with their deierminAtiO
adopt other and legitimate means 10 have tho
frasdulsutacss inquired into which they cond'
cred they bad no power 20 adopt. The mAjorii
Of the Commission decided that they were en-
appointed 70 count the votes aspsesenied, and u
Houses Of Congress, IN joint SssHOn, under "a
cOnstitutlou, could do NJ more. wheshsr tb
,isa hisapprehensson o. not on their part the
certainly do not decide, and they e oertainl
had Hp right q decide that the two Houses
Congress, e legislative body, have no pow
to provide BY legislatiOn for going into the frat
dulsut eohduet Of tbe returning boards, Whic
the CommisuiOn state they, the Commission, hs
nOpDwsr TO Do. Bven, Judge Bradley intimaS
th@al The power q In eonssess a. Legislature
II ! am correct in these views, ihen il 10 hoPe
that Mr.. Dsnnis will sustain the resolutions
&n& find thai bis 6bnor 10 not at all II
VOWED In doing 90. Our Senator, in his eli
auent and p9trietie spSkh, declares, tour poop
dssire peace" Certainty they do. Bat is 'hsr
any one 10 fight us il we expose fraud an
swindIef Ne honest man surely will dseIsr
Dav against those wbo perform such an imPo
tant duty and - fas 80 swindling knAVsS, .
honest men viii aid in cutting them In the pen
tentiaEys except thOss Who we've also swindlin
knaves themselves. trust, although BumerOu
they are not % much % a. 70 cary on 8 Sucosn
fal war against thoss who eonte1d1or night, b
and justice. The Senator offers the SirOngs
reasons why this investigation shOuld PrOos'
and just result arrived ct. sour people desii
peaes. Wshags had enongh disturbance thrOugi
out this land. No one can Gesire TO see brOtbs
wSltsring In bsotherS gore. We want Enisl
peace and concord" Yes, We vsst all the
good things, bus Is The country 70 have The
then only By sequisseiag IN The placing in d
presidential chair . msn who clearly Was NJ
elected By the people ana whose tile Is based
the grO~sut fraud7 Surely MessrS. Hayes an
Wheeler are not 80 ignoble ~ 70 desire 70 Dol
On 70 the places they occupy nndsr such eireuH
ItaBeng and tley ale desiEsit, are here mAn
persOasin dis country who would Be 90 vile
10 aid tbemf Surely the Senator in bis PAtFio
Ie expressions did BOT mead - intimate that u
greAt Republinnn party reqgired thst AegaieSeeo'
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