Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-12-23
How the Political PIRACY b to DO
Chockmsted-k Change or Venue
To WashingtOn.

How tho POLITICAL PIRACY u 70 %
C~heckmsted-A Change or Venue
to Warrington.
wAsHIsorox. December ga num-
bsr Of prominent Republicans. includ.
ing General Garfield. have been quietly
at work in this city for several days
looking up the Law and presidents bear
ing on the present and prospective stu
alton Of Affairs in Maine with . view Of
overcoming BY Some means the extraor-
binary action BY which Governor Garcs-
lon and his Council have counted ont
enough Republicans to give . majority
In the Maine Legislature to the fusionist
Democrats and Grssnbaeksrs. II Is re-
ported on good authority that a telegram
has been sent to Senator Hamlin a. . re-
suit Of these inquiries. and the dslibsra-
tons are Substantially u follows : 1--WE
advise resistance. even 10 the extent OF
force. The President informs Garfield
that he will recognize . Davis Legisls.
turs II Il 10 set up . the legal Legisla.
turs by the Republicans" The plan
contemplated BY the sender OF this dis.
patch may Be briefly stated % follows :
When the day for the meeting Of the
Maine Legislature arrives the Repub-
leans who have certificates from the
returning officers and those counted out
are to assemble and organize as the legal
Legislature. Tho counted-out Rspub.
licans will previously, II possible. pro-
cure certificates Of election from the Su.
preme Court Of the State. or. failing In
that, from the County Clerks. They
are then to proceed to elect Davis Gov.
ernor, and II the Fusionists also organize
and elect Garcelon or Smith. an issue
will then bs presented to call for q dc.
cision from President Hayes az to which
ia the legal Legislature and duly consti.
tuted Government Of the State. The
question. IL Is claimed. q be brought
before him very readily by q call from
the Davis Legislature for national aid to
suppress resistance to its authority; II
not. in some other way within the pur.
view OF the Act OF February 20, 1875.
This Act, according to the famous Su.
prsms Court decision in the case oil Lu.
Their W. Borden pronounced by Chief
Justice fancy in l848). delegated to the
President ''ths power to declare, for the
purposes OF that Act, whether q govern.
ment organized in u State 10 q duly con.
stituted government OF that State, and
after he has decided the question the
Courts OF the United States are bound to
follow his decision"
The Supreme Court further held that
''the government Of q State. BY its
Legislature, has the power to protect
itself from destruction by armed
rebellion. BY declaring martial law and
the Legislature 10 the sole judge OF the
existence OF the necessary exigenoy." 1t
will be seen, therefore. that the matter
after all 10 for the President to decide
which Is the legal Legislature Of Maine.
in case two bodies set up theif claims. All
the recent advices from Maine. as well
as the movement in this city above out
lined. points c~onclusivsly to q determi.
nation on the part OF the Republicans
not to submit to Governor Garcelon's
action. which they regard as q gross out
rage upon the political rights and q VIC.
laiion Of every principle Of fairness and
equity. Hence. there seems 10 be o
strong probability that within the neIt
three weeks the President will DO called
upon to decide between the claims OF
contsndins parties In the Pine Tree
State. and that the Maine muddle will
become 4 matter Of immediate national
importance.