Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-09-09

ton his vote was that Congress
could not go behind the returns so
made. As agent for his party b.,
helped TO make the rel urns by ma
nlpuiatlng the evidence; aud as
lpryman for the Nation. he held
such returns conclusive and bind
ing. fsHis associates were Occupied
upon the other parishes, for he
testifies that ,he4 work was dis
tHbuted amf ng them. after pend>
Ing eighteen days IN snch labors
be and bis associates lett fer the
North Gin g,ea' anxiety as to what
the result would be- as be says.
Under oath he conceded that when
he got there the State had gore
for the Democrats, unless some
votes were thrown out Or some
votes not cast we're counted. When
he got there more than 6,fUO
,ked tue difference, and the
Hayes electors were that much
behind. But when they left the
work was done, though the result
was not announced. But two DAYS
had passed, and they were yet up
on the cars, when message over
took them that tue crime was con
summated; that the elected We're
counted out and the defeated We're
counted in. 1t then remained only
to assert aud maintain that The
work of the returning board,
brought about in part as | have
described, when covered by the
Governors, should bind Congr ess.
The commission settled tha:, aud
Garfield waslupon the commission,
and voted upon it-one Of the
eight. Gentlemen, what think you
OF this: Ought lie to have gone
uon the mission? Not only
with opinions formed aud avowed,
but with purposes decide not only
the rights of the nation, but also
the rights of the men who had
had been elected.
In respect to the action of Con
gress upon this question l have
thought ard said that the wrong
done to individuals were swallowed
up and lost in the greater wrong
and outrage npon the people and
their institutions. But in respect
to james a. Garfield other con-
sideratiohs arise. He accepted
(perhaps soughD place upon the
tribunal that was TO decide, not
only questions of public right, but
also the claims of individuals to
great officers. He did that when
he had formed purpose to decide
against those whose claim was sup
ported by the preponderancc of the
vote. He was disqualified by his
formed and avowed purpose, and
also by his participation in the pre-
paratory work. Fer that [ chal-
lenge him before the bar of public
opinion and | do this in the name
OF public and private right in the
name of justice Of fair play and OF
universal law. When mentioned
for the position, it would have been
grard and Rolnan-like if he had
risen in his place in the House OF
Representative, and ANNOUNCED that
the services that his party had re-
quired OF him had disqualified him,
and that he could ret, accept and
would not serve. Would either of
! on take a seat npon Il jury with
opinions already formed, without
informing the court and parties
and asking to be Excused 2 i think
the great body of the people now
think and know that the iucum-
bents of the Offices OF President
and Vice-Presiueut were not eject :
ed. but that they were inaugurated
without right Are any of You
willing to indorso the great wrong
By your vote will yen say that
General Garfield did right Shall
it be made an honored precedent
or condemned crime