Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-09-14

! law anu all authority, WaS no DelleI
than riot, mob, a general saturnalia
in which the soldiers of the United
States army cut the principal as wei
as the decentest figure. We offer tC
prove-the offer will 60 upon record
and there it will stand forever-tha'
every poll in Charleston county
where they rushed into the ballor
box 1000 majority. MAS in possession
Of the soldiers.
\ Government whose elections are
CONTROL, d by military force cannot be
republican in form or sui stance. Fol
this cite the authority of Luther vs
Borden, if erchar ce the old time law
has Yet any influence Do you not
see the hldeous depth Of national de.
gradation into which you will plunge
us if you sanctify this mode of making
a President. Brush up your historical
memory and think Of it for moment
The man whom You elect in this way
is as purely the creature of the mill
tary lower as Caligula or Domitian,
for whom the PtHtorlan guards con-
trolled the hustIngs and counted the
votes.
But when We cannot get behind the
returns, rsooth. Not We,
lou WILL not let US. We cannot
get behind THIN. No. That is the law
of course. We may struggle for JUS
tlce; we may cry for mercy: W. may
20 down on our knees and leg and
WOO for 5, me little recognition Of our
rights rs American citizens; but We
might as we'll put up our prayers to
Jupiter or Mars as bring suit in the
court whore Rhadamanthus presides.
There Is uot god on Olympus that
would net h.itn TO us with more
favor than We shall be heard by our
adVeiSulltS. We ale at their mercy
1t IS only TO them that We can appeal,
because YOU geutlemen unfortunately
caunot help US. You are bound by
the new law which you have made
You are, Of course, addicted, like
other people, 70 :he vice OF consistency,
aud What is done once must be cone
over alalu.
In the Louisiana case the people
appointed electors ia favor Of 1ilden
recorded tier nct, finished it, and left
their work IN such IA state that nobody
could miSULGe! s!aLd ii. but other
persons, wl.o had 10 power to appoint,
iAis4ii4Ii- -ii--4-E1o4aa 81 -il.s-.ei.,..l- .t>-
rolntmeht, partly by plain forgery
and partly by fraud. which was as
corrupt in morals and as void in law
as any forgery could be You tlought
trlghtand legal and just to say that YOU
would not look at the record which
the people had made; the forgery, the
fraud, ard the corruption were too
sacred TO be inteIfered with; the truth
must not lie allowed TO come in con,
ilict with the imrosture, lest tke con.
cussion might be damaging.
This precedent must be followed.
II is new law, TO be sure, but We must
give 1t due welcome; and the new
lords that 1t brings into power must
be regarded as our "very noble and
approved god masters Having de
cldtd that electors were duly appoint
cd, We Cannot eXp,ct you 10 take no.
uce OF any fact similar or Kindred to
1t IN South Carolina.
j len, again, the question OF 'duly
appointed Was decided in the case of
LevIssee, an elector ho was an officer
OF the United States Government a,
The TINE he Was appointed and con-
tnued TO be atterward. The Federal
Constitution SAYS 40 man shall be ap-
lonied "Lo Is in that relation TO the
ftdeiai Go,esnmcnt. But you held
atCcIdiHg 10 law, mind. you, that be
Was ii lawful eloctor and his vote a
good vote. In other words, thing is
perfectly constitutional although it is
Known 10 be in the very teeth of con-
stituilonal interdict.
Now you see why we are hopeless.
The present state of the law is sadl,
against u. Tie friends of honest
elections and honest government are
in deep DESPAIR. We once thought
that tie verifying power of the two
hro"oL, .,n unsasS ousIt 10 oe
J'o'sm. ,ho go" "'""s - : % In'o iequisI,'oh lof
~: l"l l.fe ~ see.ns "ne'iier the
@ ,nins '',"a r1 - 0io"sn' here IS Il forgery
auu !" 'it|u :. =, 'n 'He one hahu' or
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nn, Viva y nar,a, a.
l.ah .t:,T ' ~, ,;e a'.',G, '.N ~ %
;"st NN ,f.a' y '.'' y, :, ~ :. ''n" ":,' YOU
s .ten hehirdy Jfyon 90 ,s ro, W Win fnd u
,tat !, ;sro cortifca,ee .; all snah ~ ~
is r,on;,ed by nw The electoTs
must ,ote bv iallot and thew are re-.
oulred to lr on cath before they vote
III at certificate Gees not show that
eill.r ,f thts r,ouirtn.ents was met
ana vhcrca la;ty is exercising spec