New-York tribune., 1880-01-17

bury, trick with the blanks; and fraudu-
lent LEGISLATURE was thus constituted with an
apparent majority Of nine in the Senate
and fifteen in the House. Before tne
day fixed for the assembling OF thi'
body ex-senator Morrill,, the chairman
of the Republican State Committee, proposed
to Governor Garcelon to avoid public excite
ment, scandal and possible danger by sub
hitting the whole case to the decision OF inc
Supreme Court The Governor, after ariiuiy
framing set OF questions 10 suit himself con-
sentcG to this proposition. and both parties
M. morrill, as the representative OF the Ie-
publicans. Governor Garccl0n as ihe oiicial
head Of the D.mocIats-agrc d to abide hy the
arbitration thus invoked. The full bench OF
The Supreme Court (whose member. are divided
in politics. received the Governors points and
decided unanimously against him on every
issue Whcreupon Governor Garcelon, without
n word of excuse or explanation, fatty refused
to abide by his agreement.
Up to this time the conspirators may he
said to have preserved an outward pretence oi
respect for the forms OF law but with the
population of the decision OF the Supreme
Court they entered upon the boldcr course OF
violence. The Republicans refused to take
part in the proceedings of the manufactured
Legislature. Two or three of the comted-n
members were honest enough to stay out, and
others would perhaps have followed their
example if the conspirators had not invented
charge Of bribery to stop the stampede.
The Fusionists bad no quorum. In spite
of this fatal defect they declared them
selves organized aud proceeded to busl-
ness. Their own poll of the House. III the
election OF Speaker, Clerk, and Other officers,
invariably showed that a quorum was not
present; hut they refused TO recognize this
fact; they rode over every protest; and they
inscribed lie upon their journals when they
recorded that 4 quorum was present ana
voting TO guard against contingencies, they
next proceeded TO eypel Republicans and adj
nit some more defeated Fu,onsts, to whom
even Governor Garceon had not vcnturcd
TO award certificates. This WAS done
on summary proceedings, without con-
test OF trial, in defiance of the rcmon-
stIancc Of the moro prudent Of The Fusionists,
and amidst excited declanations and shouts
and cheers Next, this Illegal body, sum
moncd without right, organized without
quorum, swollen by the admission Of IN
trudcTs, went on 10 the election 0t toy
cruor Mr.. Davis. the clear choice OF the
people. wac. of course. ignored, ard the usurp
crs bestowed Their tainted AVID dishOnoIlug
votes upon Joseph l.. Smith. Aud this pre-
tended official, elected hy sham Legislature
to an Office he will never be allowed TO ill,
had the inpcrtincnce to deliver himself yes
tcrday Of an Executive Message.
g.. D. g..
com dtat does them lasting honor. They
INDUCED in neither threats non vio-
lence; but in quiet and orderly man
ncr al their members of the' senate
and House came together at The Capitol,
formed uu organization, laid the whole case
before the supreme Court and. without at
tempting 10 transact Guy other business,
20 await the legal decision.
The Repuhliclns promised 90 nbil" los That
decision. whatever D, might be. The FU,onst,
declared that thcy did not care for the Court,
and would pay no attention 10 il IN
any case. They proved thcir sincerity
by clcctug Governor yesterday. when they
knew that the decision of the Court would be
diyugcd IN fcw hours, and feared that 10
would be adverse TO them. But Inc Republicans
have througAou taken manly aud houost'tand.
No one doubts that, il the sup.cmc CONT had
decided the Republican organization TO bc IL
lcsal, it would have Immediately Dispersed
No one doubts that. if ttc Court had made
Joseph l.. Smith the lawful Governor OF M.iuc,
he would have been obcycd. Happily, the
Jaw, of Maine have been proved to possess
the power to repair this great wrong.
1t can hardly be that the reckless and
misguided faction which has so far L.
sisted the law VIII resist much LONGER
Should it do so, the people of the United F.
States VIII make the cause their own. and in r
II ct upon the Democratic party, which ap- /
pnuds the outrage and expect, to profit by il. /
"A punishment from which it VIII never re-
cover.