The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899, December 16, 1876, Image 1

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Sixteen different numlier. will be sent to any part of the country, rwt aiil, 1r one dollar. No one will regret taking a Adlar's worth as it will give g'd reeling for three months. AoMresa, HOSES A. I. B-Vn MaM. GEO. J. BU1S, HOOK AND JOB PRINTER rrtifsr. cttt. obfwi. TIIK UETT MlOt: tVEB BRoIOHT tu Vu iLm Buuae, ai Ux k.wert piw '. l.o.Ut.uuiiu. A Tit IK STAXKMET. To the Peopk of Oregon: Inasmuch as grossly false statements, purport in?; to relato what occurred at tho holding cf tho Electoral College to day, arc being industriously circu lated by members of the Republican party, we, tho undersigned, submit the following as a faithful detail of the proceedings in question in said Electoral College, heul in Salem, on tho Gth day ot December, 187G : At the hour of 12 M. thero wero present in tho room designated as the ono in which the Electoral voto shall be cast tho following persons : J. C. Cartwright, W. II. Odell, J.W. Watts, Henry Klippcl, W. 15. Laswell and E. A. Cronin. At said hour the door of tho room in which said Electoral vote was to bo cast was opened, and tho Secretary ot Stato handed to Mr.. Cronin an envelopo containing certificates in triplicate of the elec tion as Electors of E. A. Cronin, J. C. Cartwright and V. II. Odell. After handing tho certificates to Mr. Cronin the Secretary retired from tho room. Immediately afterwards Mr. Cartwright opened the door and ad mitted ono Mr. Minto, a polico officer in tho City of Salem and Deputy United States Marshal. Mr. Minto, UDon enterinsr. closed tho door, lock ed it md took tho key, whereupon up. requestcJ lam to leave (Jartwright and Udell in st upon Minto's remaining; i upon tho request of Cart Ainto retired leaving the key loor. Mr. Odell then locked r and took tho key ; but upon ue request of Democrats replaced the key in the door. Mr, Cronin then read, in the presence and hearing of all those in the room, ono of tho ccr tificate8 showing the election of him self, Odell and Cartwright. After the reading, Cronin inquired of Odell and Cartwright if they were ready to voto with him and proceed with their business as Electors. They answered by demanding the certificates in Cro nin's possession Cartwright acting as principal spokesman. Cronin in ro ply, proposed to proceed with the vote for President and Vice President, stating, in effect, that tho certificates would be produced and attached to tho certificates showing the result. Cartwright and Odell refused to pro ceed, and requested Klippel and Las well to retire, which they declined to do. Cartwright arose and address ing Cronin said, "If you want a row you might as well have it now as any other time." Cronin said, "Sit down; we are not here to have a row, but to vote lor President," and again re quested Cartwright and Odell to pro coed with tho election. Cartwright then moved that Odell act as Chair man, and upon the vote of himself and Odell declared tho motion car ried. Odell then appointed Mr. Cart wright Secretary. Dr. Watts then read a paper purporting to be his re signation as Elector. Cartwright moved the acceptance of tho pretend ed resignation. It was declared, car ried, and immediately thereafter, by voto ot tho two, Watts was elected to fill tho vacancy. These proceed ings were interrupted throughout by a dialogue, which had the character of an altercation, between Cronin on one side and Cartwright and Odell on the other, Cronin insisting that the latter should act with him and pro ceed with the business of the College, and they refusing to do so. After the pretended appointment of Watts, Cronin arose, addressing Cartwright and Odell said, in effect, if not these precise words : "Gentleman, do you refuse to act with me in proceeding with the business of the Electoral Col lege?" One, or biTih of them, re- plied, sigaifing an unqualified refusal. Cronin then said that this refusal to act created vacancies in the Electoral College, and that he appointed J. N. T. Miller, of Jackson county to fill one of said vacancies, Mr. Miller having been introduced into the room and informed of what had taken place, asked Cartwright and Odell if they had refused to act with Cronin in casting the vote of the State. Cart wright answering, said "they had so refused." Miller then signified his willingness to accept the appoint ment. The two then appointed John Parker of Linn county to fill the sec ond vacancy. . Miller was elected President of the College and Parker Secretary, and votes were taken by ballot for President and Vice Presi dent, and the business formally pro ceeded with to the end. Pending these proceedings, Cartwright, Watts and Odell were engaged in signing papers. (Signed), E. A. Cbomx, W, B. Laswell, Reset Klippel. Salem, Oregon, Dec. fi, 1870. Ez-Sesslor CstUl!. Ssbsns.Jobu D. lieu- dersoo scd other prominent Republicsns of Mississippi bars written s letter to the U. H. Senate, recommending that an amendment to lb CoDS'ilution be pagan) to designate tKi. r si i .t.,. .. ierloeama the Presidential rate, thai V J .HIIUUIV X-WSSI SSJ HIT! Ul iIIVI UWW ukiasitfromp-iLcJiLaaeuws. Gov. GroTsr's. View. In the New York lllerald. New Yobk, Dec. 8. Tho Herald publishes this : "Salem, Oregon, December 7. Eoitok ok the Hkimld: At your request, I give you somo ot the grounds of my action in granting the certificates to Electors duly elected. In taking his oath of ofiice, the Gov ernor is sworn to support tho Consti tution of tho United States and ot tho State. In tho election of President and tho Members ot Congress, tle Constitution of the United States is the paramount law. That instrument declares that no person holding an of fice under the United States shall be appointed ns an Elector. J.W. Watts ono of tho Electors voted for in Ore gon, was, on the 7th day of Novem ber, holding an office of trust and profit under tho United States, to-wit: postmaster at Lafayette, the counly seat of Yamhill county ; ho so held that ofiice for more than three years. Many more than tho number of votes constituting his majority had actually passed in and out of his ofiice on official business. His official character was rrcnerallv known and was mentioned during tho political discussions ot tho canvass, 1 lie law was known, and tho act was known rendering him dis qualified as an Elector. A protest was filed in the Exccutivo oihco by prominent citizens objecting to the issuance of a certificate to Watts, as a person disqualified, accompanied by proof of his disqualification, and de manding tho same be issued to an el igible person having the next highest number of votes. A reply was tiled, objecting to anything but a count of tho votes and a certificate ot the count, and making no denial of the disqualifying facts. It was ruled in tho case that when an objection to an applicant's right to receive tho certif icate rests upon tho ground that a Constitutional prohibition is inter posed, tho Governor acting under oath to support tho Constitution, is bound to entertain and determine tho Question ; not only that, but he is to etermine in such a way as to inforcc tho Constitutional mandate to the ex tent of his Executi vo power. It was also held that the law and tho fact being well known that tho votes cast for tho ineligible candidate cannot be counted to any purpose, and the eligible candidalo having tho next highest number of votes, was duly elected. This ruling was based upon tho authorities of such as Cashing, the decisions of many courts like the Supremo Court and the Court of Ap peals of New York, the latter uniform practice in tho U. S. House of Repre sentatives, ond tho great weight of English authorities, both parliamen tary and judicial. Tho law of Oregon providing for filling vacancies in the electoral colleges, recognizes a vacan cy only in cases where thero has been an incumbent and such incumbent has died, has refused to act, neglected to stand, or is otherwise absent. In this caso thero was no incumbent, unless the next highest candidate should take the position, and thero was no vacancy which could bo filled by the other members of tho electoral col lege. The next highest candidate el igible under tho Constitution of tho United States was therefore certified to bo duly elected. Signed, It. F. Gkover, Gov. of Oregon. In the Senate, on tho 7th inst., Sen ator Ilipplo- Mitchell submitted tho following : Whekeah, At tho late presidential election in tho State of Oregon, the people, by a majority ot over 1,100, chose electors who were pledged to vote for II. IJ. Hayes for President, and Wm. A. Wheeler for Vice Presi dent ; and Whereas, Tho Governor of that State, upon the pretext that J. W. Watts, elector thus chosen, was at the time of his election deputy post master, certified to one E.' A. Cronin, who had been a candidate upon the Democratic electoral ticket, that he, Cronin, was chosen and elected on the face of the notorious and undis puted fact that he had been defeated by the majority before stated ; and Whereas, The Governor placed in the hands of E. A. Cronin the certifi cates of the other two electors chosen to vote for Hayes and Wheeler, in stend ot tJiittiug them into their own hands as the law required, who re tained in his possession and refused to exhibit them ; and WnEUEAS, This E. A.' Cronin as sumed to appoint two electors, and pretended to cast the electoral vote of the State, and certified it to the President of the Senate ; and Whereas, The action ot said Gov ernor in issuing a certificate of elec tion u .ai.l (Vnnin was wholly unau thorized, illegal and fraudulent, and a cross violation of tho ri-'hts of the ! people of Oregon, and the action of ; said Cronin, in presuming to aci as Ian elector and appoint two others, ian elector ana appoint i really fraudulent and wicked, J Resolved, That tho committee ou privileges and elections, are hereby in structed to investigate the facts at tending tho nppointment of said elec tors and pretended electors and the action of tho Governor and Secretary of State in respect to them, and re port tho same to tho Senate ; and for this purpose may employ a stenogra pher, send for persons and papers, ad minister oaths and examine witnesses. Morton said thero was no precedent for electing a minority candidate bo cause of the ineligibility of tho person receiving a majority of tho votes cast. In fact the ense had been decided ex actly tho reverse in tho Senate and House. He cited tho cases of John Young Brown and Abbott vs. Vanco. Ho quoted at length lrom English and Aniercan authorities. Thurman argued tho reverso Bide of the question. There was certainly a disqualifying clause, but whether tho minority candidate should be declar ed elected hocruld not say now. Edmunds did not wonder that re turns held up a little before going into this, as ho understood Gov. G ro ver had undertaken to thwart tho will of the people of Oregon. Ho quoted various legar authorities, showing tho practice both here and in England was opposed to tho doctrine of dro ver. Ordered printed and lie on tho ta ble. llowo introduced tho following bill to restrain unauthorized persons from assuming to act as Presidential .elec tors : Bo it enacted, &o., That every per son who shall in uuv Slate cast or ballot for President und V ice Prey- of tho United States, or make or cer tify to any list of persons voted for on liehait ot such Mute tor President and Vice President, or shall direct or transmit atiy such certified list to the president of the Senate, cither by mail or messenger, or who shall deposit any such certified list with tho judge ot any district court withiu the United States, or who shall in any othor way assume to act as an elec tor lor 1 resident and V ico 1 resident, without having been duly appointed to and in accordance with the law of such State, shall bo deemed guilty of felony, and on conviction thereof hned not less than 810,000 or imprisoned not less than ten years. Section 2. Every person who shall bear any such certified list of persons who voted for President and Vice President of tho United States to tho seat of government, or shall deliver tho same to tho President of tho ben ate, knowing such list to bo certified by persona not duly appointed to act, shall bo adjudged guilty of felony, and on conviction bo fined not less tli!(ii fd0,00U or imprisoned not less than live years. Referred. Democratic Side ol the LoulalauaCa.e. Chicago, Deo. 11. Papers this morning publish an address of Palm er, Trumbull and others, Democratic visiting committee to New Orleans. It is addressed to Hon. A. S. Hewitt, Chairman ot the National Democratic Committee They say the facts cqn nectcd with the election and returns show that tho action of tho returning board in proclaiming the election of tho Hayes electors, is arbitrary, nth fair and without warrant ol 1. w, and adopt as applicable to this canvass the laugageof the report made to the U. S. IIouso ot Representatives m i'a by George F. Hoar, W. A. Wheeler and Wm. P. Frye, in regard to the canvass of '72 in vyhich they say : "The so-called canvass mado by the returning board in tho interest of Kel logg seems to us to have no validity and is entitled to no respect whatev er." We also adopt the language of the report upon the condition ot Lou isiana ii. 1875 : "In the State of Lou isiana there is a Governor in office who owes his scat to tho interference of the national power, which has rec ognized Ins title to his office, not by reason of any ascertainment of the facts by legal process, but has based its action solely on tho illegal ord r ofajudge. In tho same Slate there is a legislature, ono branch ol which derives its authority partly from the same order, tho other being organized by a majority who have been estab lished in power by another interfer ence of the national .o 'eminent, and which majority derives its title not from onv legal ascertainment of the facts, bat from the certificates of a returning board which has miscon ceived and exceeJed its legal authori ty. In November, 18 u, before the returning board commenced the canvass of the electoral vote, the candidates for electors on the Demo cratic ticket presented a protest against its jurisdiction over the sub ject, or in canvas of the vote relative to the same, llio protest was sum marily overruled by the board with out affording an opportunity tor ar gument. No legal proposition in our oppinion is clearer than that the board was mistaken as to its powers, and that it had nothing to do with tho electoral vote. The election law oflb?, and tho amendment uuJcr which tho returning board is created and acts, mnko no provision as to tho manner of appointing, electors of President and Vice President, whetlu er by tho legislature or by a voto of the people, nor whether by tho Stato at large or by Congressional districts nor does it contain any provisions as to tho qualifications of electors, tho place where they are to meet, nor lor. filling vacancies. After quoting tho Slate law gov erning the returning board, they say it is immaterial so far us affects the ju risdiction of tho returning board whether tlio oct of 1870 relating to. tho appointment of Presidential elec tors is in forco. If not repealed, then, tho canvass of returns for such elec tors must be mado by tho Governor ii presence of the Secretary of State, Attorney General, a judgo of thedia-. trict in which tho seat of government, may bo established, or any two ot them, as required by tho act of 1870 and in making sift-h canvass they would be confined to an ascertain ment of tho poisons elected according, to tho returns. In no event can tho, returning board have jurisdiction, over tho returns of electors of Presi dent and vico President, and their canvass of tho same is thorcforo a nullity and entitled to respect from no ono. Tho .murders and outrages which, have been brought to our notico are frequently cominittod by persons of tho same race upon each other, and in a largo majority of cases have no. political significance Tho assump tion of tho Republicans that all tho colored peoplo in tho Stale are nec essarily Republican is by no means true, 'it is certain that thousauds of colored persons voted squarely and actively supported tho Democratio ticket. With tho luw and such facts before us as have been disclosed by tho action of the returning board, wo, do not hesitate to declare that its pro ceedings as wituessed by us wero par-v tial and unfair, and that tho result it has announced is arbitrary, illegal and entitled to no respect whatever. Fifteen years ago when Fort Sump tor was fired upon by men who sougbt a disruption of tho Uniou a million patriots, without regard to party affil iation, sprang to its defenso. Will tho same patriotic citizens now sit by idly and see representative govern ment overthrown by usurpation anil frand ? Shall tho will of -10,000,0001 of peoplo, constitutionally exprossod, bd thwarted by tho corrupt, arbitrary and illegal action of an illegally con stituted returning board in Louisiana, whoso wrongful action heretofore ia all respects similar to its present ac tion, has been condumnod by all par tics? It is an admitted fact that Mr, Tildcn received a majority of a quar ter of a million of the votes nt the re cont eloction. This majority is ready and willing to submit to tho minority when constitutionally entitled to de mand such submission; but is it wil ling that, by an arbitrary and false declaration of tho voters in Louisiana, tho minority shall usurp tho power? Thcso are dark days for tho American peoplo, when such questions are forced upon their consideration. If it wero true, as somo insist, that neither tho whito nor tho colored votors have in all instances been afforded an oppor tunity to give tree expression to their will at the ballot box, shall wo, by sustaining a fraudulent and illegal declaration of tho votes cast, stifle tho voices of millions of voters who have frcoly expressed their choice, and thus, seek to correct a great wrong by com mitting another immeasurably greater wrong? Can we sanction such action of tho Louisiana returning board ond thereby form a precedent under tho authority of which a party now in, power may forever perpetuato its rulo and end constitutional liberty? Shall such bo the fate ot this republic at tho beginning of the second century of its. existence? are the momentous ques tions now presented for the determi nation ot the American people. (Signed) J no. M. Palmer, Lyman Trumbull, William Bigler, Geo. B. Smith, Georgo W. Julian, P. II Wat: terson. News from Mexico to December 1st brings information of another rev olution. Diaz and Inglcsias by their combined elTorts havo .overthrown President Tejada, who has fled from the capital, leaving tho government in the hsnds ol the Diaz partv. In glesias, finding himself ignored by his confederate, has revolted against him, and they are now contending with eaoh other for tl o mastery. "The existing government of Lou isiana consists of Kellogg and a Re turning Board," is the truthful way in which tho Chicago Times puts it, and further declares : "Not having a Re publican goveramcnt Louisiana has no constitutional status as a common wealth, no right of representation in Congress, and no right of a participa? tion in the appointment of the execu tive. And all this is in the constitu tional authority ot tho Congress to determine."