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A Most Indicrous And At The Same Time

A Most Indicrous And At The Same Time image
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Day
2
Month
December
Year
1870
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Public Domain
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tciiong aompllctttton has ftrlscii from the management o! matters at tlie polls In' the towu ut FreediHi), Wiwhterniw county, at. tlt recent fceueral election. Tlie tmvn ie laliablted wliolly bv Uermnim, un i has the ml hnbit of fftvinsj trom 800 to 800 Democratie maionly for the "Btralyht ticket'1 every time. U is one of tkoM be ughied placea whrre the nocallwi Deinofrulc party of to-dny Iludí a congenial hom . Hun niny; aüaii:st Klilui B Pond, tb X m calIc candidato: lor State Senator, In Wnslite niuv comity. was Emaiiuel Manu, ai enterprisiny; (ie r man cllizen of Aun Arbor. l,".p n theday ofelection one ol Mr MiBn'S agcuts, a Uerinau, proceetlt'd tr the pollina: place in Freedem, lilnxl a room eonveuleut to tbe acene of tlie bieniiinl freemL'u'a contest, and proceeded to ornament tliu JX'inocrmic ballots witli Mr. Manu" slips, püateréd on Iho worst posslble place, to wit : dlreetlr over l'onil'.s Dame, tlie (erman i'leetors beinii Urged to vote same by lliv a.ent, on the Ki'ouud of support for a feüow countryinati. Hut tliis was a innovaüon unprecedeuted and not to be tolerated lor a ino inent. The Democratie Board of Election Inspcctors actually left thcir seuts, went to tlie room, "cleane! out" Mr. M lUii's agent in short order, and tlien retunmd to tlie performance of their recular duües. And, not to be circumvented by the agint' ope rations from some in-w and hldd n base of iictiou, tlicy actually opened the ballot thereafter presented, and nrbitnerer l'oiid'.s name wus hidden from view by one of Mr. Manu's slips, the name was restored lo its original status on the ballot by the (Jel'lle mnoval of the slip which intervenid between it and daylijiht. The cool delermination of tliis State Prison performance Is irresisllbly funny, bnt it Is aboM time the election laws were enforctd in the town of Fnedoto, before the qnry atlains tooj;reat poriineuce, "What's iu a naiue'í" - Detroit Tribune. John G. Fkldkamp, the Supervisor of Frcedoin and rhuinnan of tbat "Democratii: Board of Eleotion Inspectora," reijuests us lo say that the Tribun bas beeu mposed upon, aod tliat ita informaut knew lbo above to be a willkül and MAticioua lie, and when Fkldsamp jieaks liko tbat he meaos ju-t wbat he enys, na ome wbo prate about "Stilte FrieoD perfonnanoes" will fiud to tbeir "orrow if tbey dou't dry up. Tbia "most ludicroub" story has just tbií much ol' truth in it, and no mort : That ''agent" did go to Freedoin, aud did urge the Demouratio "Gormun electora" to vote "for ajellow eountryman," and tix'.y of them did to vote, a oouteneion and a proof that tbe Dumocratio votes wliicb electcd Mr. Mann were given to him aa a Germán, aud not situply as au American ciÜMn. We thank the Tribune for blundering iulo o.io truth. The "Democratie Board" did not ''olean out Mr Mahh'i agent,'' aud did not 'open tbe b illots" and tear off nis ''slips," witueas mxty Demooratio tickets with hi-t Dame on. Tbey may have urgud Demócrata uut to ''ornament." their tickets, aud that tbey had a right to do, - tbough not done very successlully as must be ooncuded. - Thii explsnation is made ouly t tbe urgent request of Mr. Feldkamp, an houest and capable offioer, but if ''the dogs of war" are to bu let loose we may be compelled to espose sumo of the meaua usud - we hope not with Mr. Mann'ü consent - lo get the Germán Deuioerati - wbo ougbt to be Americano by ttiis time, if elector - io . Lodi, Scio, Freodom, Mauchegler, Sylvan, etc, to vote "lor a fallow country man.1' We prefer peace, but th f tac are prefer iuot to iil xery still nbile ourself uw'. our friends are deluged with abue aud ■las der. - Hinco the above was in tjpo, Mr Maxn baa called at our office with Mr Fklskamp, and assuros us tbal tbe publicaüon above does not meet bis approval, and tbal ha is satisöedMr F. s not obnozious to any of tbe chargea mada. Tiierb is nociaust) in the constitu i n oi tbe Uuited States wbich is oftcner quoted to sunction wrong and highhunded outrago tlian tbe fnllowing : - "Etich House sball be tbe judge f the ulcotion, returns, aud qul.fications of ita own meiribern." Aud the similur clause o our State c onstitution is as ot'ten mis-interpreted and the power it doe oonfer equully tortured and abuxed. To read tbe learned disquisitions in Kadicul journsla, potten up to bolster up the Cougrcssional House in oustiug Demo cm wboge comtituents have impudeutly eleeted aud retuined them, one uigbt well suppose tbat ñatead of simply being aulhoriii'd to decide - undtr the con itituiion andJatct-M to tbe election-lh&t is, the faol; tbe rtlumt- that is, whether correct in form or not, and agreeing with tbc facts ; and the gualficationi - that is, wnetber a citizen, and f proper age, it wjs the buoine.-te and riglit of the House to determine whether or no the eleeted man vváa not mora'ly and politically inco;npe:ent or disqualified, and whether bis constitueQts did not mako a tuistake in elft(ing the man tbey did. - Now, vro submit, tha' the IIomsö is only to act as a jury and is not ''a law unto tS'jlf;" and it alrju'd be gverued by tbe same rules of evidenco that govern a court of justice. Jt ia o total ignorinp of tbia principio that causes tío m-ny contested _eeats; it i its violatiun that turns go many Democrats out of Con íress andgivea their eeats to Jvepublicans nevtr elucled ; and it was the same perversión of right and rights thatcuused a Michigan Legislature nomo years airo to buck agnitiBt tbe ëupreine Court. It is time for diflerent talk. RercBLicAN offioe-holders dovrn in Aiabaina ure for a'l tlie world j.iat like tboir poli'ical bretbren elsewbere, and propose to "stick" to c ffiee whether thc peoplí want them or not. And if they don't bave a Congress to contest in - like Schekck and Ckssna, et al - they cali iu lbo id of the military, like Stanton - nnii' hold on to tho leat. That's what Gov. iímitii and State Treaeurer ÍJtNüiiAM are now itoiug. Soria of oHr-pcaders rny rcmembor haviug rcad a novel' etititled 'Japheth in Searcli of bis Eathur. " The govern ment priuturs are sbout to iecue a rival work in law eheep, to be styjt-d : - "Ulysic8 iu fearch of a Minister - to Eogland." It u warrauted full of interest - to thc nitÍRted. A fkw day ago ca'ne a story from Novada, by the way of New York, that . Fin u, lliD Badical oandidnti? for ineni ber of Ci'iigress, nipnrtrd severid bundred Moricoim oto adioining ooaoties to 'ín ikc his calliug aud tleono i sura," but , hit a lnrge uuiubir oí tham vioUted i th-j contract, voted for bis opponent, i Kkndai.i., aud elccted bim. Aid bow ' tíoinus ui.olier story, ttiia time fíom Salí L:ikt! City. To givc it as the Klegraph :iei i, ii is tui : The yovernfncut surrcy btwrwn Ncvada anti l'iuli ni.ikcs si'vur.d Important minlnt; dtoU'icis, lieretufure cunsldered lu Nevuda, la Uiiili, ainuiig wli cu ure tin; l'ioctie, ' Stiosliuuc aud tíiuoky Ya' ley. Tliosc placed gKc uiujontles. Ploclic uluue gavs litO mujority for Kvud&ll over t'ltcli ! tur Idiijuss. 'luis wil] pnriM-b.y return Fiicii tu Uufigrewti bot tiic Detnuciata nuil tieci IHoSV o! lucir LlCkut. Wuij ihiit "geven uu-nt survey" made befare or unce eieutiou ; tliat. 8 lbo qiieslin. A politiciau Ii-ih got to be "up to 8Duñ" to run in Nevada, espeoiaily if he be a'Deiuocrut aud omnpulled to fiubt a coinbina'ion of Kadioals, Murmoas, aud "goverumeut surveyors." Tmk Tihune publishes a letter purgorting to have been writtou by Judge SüTHERLAND prior to tho rcoent election, in wbich he icouls frte l'ade, advocates protectiou'to tho manufaeturiog interests and pruduotions oí the Sixth district, iind say8 : "I shall consider it ray duty if elected, to do all I can to procure such protecíiou." All of which, if true, will alinost reooncile ua to having the State Board of Canvnssers reject tbe votes cast for Judgb Sutiierland. It is better to give the Kepublican protectionio's rope witd which to haog themeelves (han to send Democratie proteutioniit to Congresi. Tlm i ti jury done to the party by making it respooaible, in even a rery email part, lor tbe robbery of the protective system can hardiy be oom pemated bj Demooratij views and votes iipon otber mcasures. Having donbted the Detroit Tribune' assertion or predic-tion that "eventually the niunicipalitii! will be compelled to pay tboge boods" - railroad aiders, that juurtial i enewB ita assurances as oracular ly tig if inspired. It saya : "As to tlie decisión of U. S. Conrts on the rallroatl municipnl hulebteduess, we advlse , the Argus to wait and see. It w ill knovv more on the subject alter awhile thau it does ncrw." We propose to "wait and ee ; " but as to "knowiog more" we shall be obliged to get tbe lacrease from ome other source than the Tribune, iis that journal has evideutlv profited not a bit by the decisión of our Supreme Court. It is just as opininnatüd and wrong-headed as before that decisión. Perhaps the "U. S. Courts" may sneoeed bt-tter in enlightening it as to what i's luw. "Wait nd see." Conorkss will convecie on Monday nest, aud as there will ba uo dehiy for the purpnse of orgauiïation tbe President's Message will prubably ba sent in 01 Monday afternoon. Lttest VVashington advices say that the advanee printod copies will not be seot to the larger citief, for the pres?, but that it will In', telcgraphod as soon as transmitted to Congrcss. Look out for a document f uil of bulls aud blunders, The cables of 18G5 md I86G are both reported "not working." The French cable will work but one way, from east to west, and, that slowly, so tbat no message are novr rpceived for aoy part of Europe. The difficulty with the old cable is abrut C5 miles from Hunri's Content, auu is eipcetcd to be spceJilv rtinedied. A II raid "fpecial" has It t'jat. "as soon ds Paris capitulates all Fr-'iich frenpraN and prisoners will be convened at Camel, nnder King Wuuam." And that's how Lotus Napoleon s to get that imperial army at the head of which - another dispatch gays - he is to maroh into Paris. What next in the line of burle8que ? At Raleigb, on Monday, ex-Gov. Vanck was eleoted to succeed carpetbagser ABnoTT in tbe United State Senate. Tho vote Btood : Vaxce, 94 ; Abbott, 43. - Mahking. Domocrat, hns been elected to íill a vaeancy in the 4 lat CongreBo, trom the Kaleigh (N.C) district, bcütinff ti pon of Gov. Holden, 436, A Democratie gaiiï. The war news is tföffering, but shows French loefes at every praot. The coiln tig-titer arouud Paris, proviaions are gettrng short, aud a surrender without boni bardment may bn anticipatcd at almost any time. - An absurd rumor conis over the wires that Kini; Wii.ham and his ex royal prisoner have agreod upon terins of peace, and that Looil Napoleon is to enter oap:tulalcd Paris at tbe head of an imperial army.

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