, 1879-06-12
THE VE'rOES,
EEprr.s coSCLutIpNa.


WARRINGTON, u. c., Juno l1.-peoctor Knott's
report OIL the Presidents yoto message begtns
with an allusion to tho danger to be apprc-
lluudcd tro,u thu presence Of armed troops at
The ballot-box, a,ia says:
Even tho author of the message under coll
Ridcratlon himself adn,tts that any military In
terlorenec whatever at tle Col18 il contrary to
the ssito OF our tnstt1t4onst and wu1lu teull to
destroy t!ie freedom nj elections. Tie present
Congress-. In tho exercise of its un.ioubtcd
right to prescribe tie purpose for which thu
lAlll and naval forces of The uuYurnt,ct,t shall
TO used, saw proner In making appropriations
: for tho support Of thu army to cnnet tint 1t
should not only no Clearly unlawful hut
penal olfcnse for any Federal otIirnl to employ
troops or armed ncn as State elections for my
purpose whatever, except to reprl artt'eal ene-
rnlcs Of tho United Htates. That bill! tho Prcat-
dent returned to the uousc OF Representatives
without Ills signature.
HIS nEA8oHs :.
for obicctlng to the bIi see,n to iaye been
these; -
FIRST, that, In tits Judgment, the rcpea! Of tho
clnl'so iu question wns unnecessary; sccond, bc-
CAUSE II would "prutlib!t alt civil officers Of the
United Status from omriolng ths onIy adequate
civil foreU tu e.iabte tfiol to preserve tlc peace
and execute certain laws at Congressional cler-
tuns II; aud, third, because tic manner In which
the repeal was proposed d not llappau
III tnAt pSst'cn!al ilatal'ee 10 pc til t.ar'
n,ohy Wita E1ocutlse tastoi At1 Was lhere1orc
considered NY tnn aut'loF u tue t1assaxa
tho HOUSE ot Representatives Il gratuitous lcct-
uFo upon INC hetuas ~ W'Iacll IT slot III dis
cin4Fco ~ cohhtttnltn'lal functions. As fl1e
fresiachs nas t";Ce ca1!hu lug aItetlttoh ol tlc
Il9uso 70 tHcse onlecl!ous' w afst TWO fnay %
referred to hereafter, but With rcgard to thu
l1a'iier III whiGh Congress- chose t9 raoeal thu
clause ~ 4acstlon Was not ony ~ atr!ct conforms
tty 10 Tue constitution anu rMles VI the twu
1Aousth respectively 'a!t !aetlnta w NUMEROUS
praeeuehts ~ tt'e a1!tIala VI teueral legAlatDi,
Impressed WIN tllo lTtportatlce o1 removing tlIo
last shadow of . uretext for any tntcrEeronce
With stase eloettons bY armed furces Of the
uhlteu StHtcs, atit do*ElnK 70 obyIate, X posi-
pc, the FrGsilena,s o1Iecli"lS tu thu !neAsnru
nlrcaiy proposed tor tlI.t purpose, thu llouse VI
representatives promptly
fAsSEh sapARATH u1Li,
asc, slmulY providing That II should not l,u law
full to br!n. to or cmploy at my rlArc whore q
general OF sprcal elcctEon IL bcug leld In any
State any art vi thu army Or navy nlltess sucL
iorces eEsn,ll bu necessary tu rcpel urn,cd o,,-
elsica Ut tho tu!tel States Or TO enforce Sue 1,
Art. i, Ut tho Constitution, mud laws ulass in
pursuance tilrrcof, uutl ropcal!,ly all provisions
Inconsistent With iAe DurDos.,e of tLu iii, Thla
bin wus speedily returned with message frotn
the pEcs1ilont, aasisn!ng l's objections to It's ar
Ths tlrst Of tllcHu OBJECTIONS il sinplu rcrct,-
lion OF tu one aysIv1lol in thu ,,.rssunr yetoup
tie Army Appropriation b,ll, Nc one can reai
tsle twu .tessagus tuge,bar without betl,g struck
by thu marked difference ln tAe tone OF tbs Two
uocularnls ta respect 10 this Objection.