Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-08-14

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embodying every constitutional requis.
ito 10 secure to the qualified citizens of
Pennsylvania, free, just and equal
election, and providing under the sev.
eral sections of the act for the punish
ment of every species Of fraud. Shall
our constitution and election laws be
nullified by Grant and Hayes? Shall
our citizens attending the election polls
be insulted, intimidatcd and arrested
with impunity on election day in exer.
cising their elective franchises. by Fed.
eral marshals and soldiers? There are
no United States election laws. II is
the several States that put the whole
machinery of elections within their
respective territory in operation. This
right is in the States and not in the TX.
ecutye or any other branch Of the Fed.
eral government, and no State govern.
ment should permit the United States
Executive, be he usurper or not, to in.
wade the elective rights of her citizens
In the days ofGoYernor Mexican, Simon
Snyder, and Chief Justice Tilgman such
infringing upon the rights Of the States
would have been prevented, as can be
seen 10y referring to the early decisions
of the Supreme Court Of our State and
her patriotic Executives when the at
tempt was made. See the opinion of
Chief Justice Mexican in . Dallas i73,
(ctcd by Judge Roam in the case Of
Hunter vs.. Morten Dallas -, in the
Commonwealth VS.. Cobbit. in which the
court refused TO permit the detendcnt,
Cobbit, who was an alien 10 remove his
case into the Federal courts notwith.
standing the positive provision Of the
10Th section OF the United States judi.
cal act. In the case OF Chisolm VI. the
State of Georgia, in 1892, reported in
. Dallas 40, Georgia disrcgArdcd all the
proceedings of the United States court,
and by this action caused the adoption
OF the Il lth amendment 10 the Federal
constitution ~ the States, and was
that tribunal thereafter restrained from
with the rights OF the States?
In proof OF this assertion that the llth
amendment Of the constitution was
caused by the interposition OF Georgia,
! refer TO the case of Hollingsworth vs..
Virginia, , Dallas, 37s, where il is stated
in the opening of the case that Chisolm
and Georgia have produced the amend.
ment referred to.
In the case Of Gideon Olsmstcd there
was contest between the United
States courts and the courts Of Penn.
sylyania. II had been pending for
several years. and in 1903, George Ross,
Esq, lone OF the signcrs OF the Declara.
tion OF Independencel Judge OF Admi.
rality Of Pennsylvania, made a decree
in favor of the State. Richard Peters,
one Of the Judges Of the United States,
deorecd an favor of the United States,
and peremptory mandate had been
issued from the Supreme Court Of the
United States commanding the said
Richard Peters to issue processes, &c.
Governor Snyder, on the 27th day Of
February, ls09, issued his orders to Gen.
Michael Bright, commander Of the first
brigade Of the Pennsylvania militia. re.
ferring 10 the Act Of Assembly Of April
., 1903, from which make a few ex.
tracts "As the Governor Of the Com.
monwealth is required by said Act Of
the General Assembly 70 protect he rghn
Of he STATE in respect to premises by
further means and measures that he
may deem necessary for the purpose"
&C., at becomes my duty to act in obe
dience to the acquisitions and iniunc
tions Of the said act of Assembly, and by
virtue Of the powers vested in me by the
Constitution and laws Of the Common.
wealth, /, Simon Snyder, Governor of
the said Commonwealth, reposing spe-
cial trust and confidence in you, Michael
Bright, commander Of the first brigade
OF the first division of the Pennsylvania
militia, do authorize and require you
TO have Immediately in readiness
such portion Of the militia under your
command as shall be sufficient for the
expressed in this ORDER" &C.
The decree of Judge Peters, of the
United States courts, the Governor had
referred to the Assembly. which, by re.
port and resolutions, declared the act
of Judge Peters ito be founded in usur.
patton and oontravention Of the just
rights of this Commonwealth" All
these measures in opposition to State