• ; 1.. . . yoL.. 4. ..o.tti.ii . i'..: . 44o.ii4fi:p . i . oo'i.i4. PEISILISLIED INERT SATURDAY SIOARING,_ 'By 11: SMEVIPORT, AtiltEAN :COUNTY, PA PUBLIC SQUARE TE,agg; . 81 GO iii Advance. Bates of: Advertising. . • Oolaneis one on .4k. 41" '••••••• • 12 on .f . • NIX .. ... . ..„. 20%0 ie.: . g ,. ..... . .. •; ... 1400 •G. aftwarceil2 /it Lees, 3 insertions ' - ' 150 Nash subsenuent nee Mon, . 25 Badness Cards, with paper • '• • '.... 500 Role orAignre irork will.be double the above 'rates. Twelve lluSrAlrevier tTpe,. or eight lines nonpareil, Is rated 'a entuere; • ' •-• • ' • . • 4" ThOse Tonna:will bo strictly.edhered ! . .1300in0q:,1Wt0 . 0:02 . : HYDE ; HOUS E , . I °notion Preprletne.. • Ridgway; Pa. Thin Rotel 'ls new and r mashed in modern style, haa ample noncm, ' : •', and In, in all renpdate, n Fired , Ridgway, Elk Co. Pa.lpty .. • ' . . LDREO . HOTELi Jogs' Warm', Proprietor. Title hawse le !situated hal wal between Smetliport_ aod Olean. A .-ionvenien as a iamodlous hour), atteatlie and obliging• attend ante,, and lea priers.. . ' • • • • • . Eldred, fdal . l7, 1880. •-. , . . . , • . • • ' - .•. ... AA). ILAELI2f,. - ... - •:. Surv•ior, Driftnneiv.Cotivey . a.cer. grid 'Real Neap:, ..Agent.....timethp9rt, 11 , Kcan county; Pa.. - ~. :.. . •'• • ' INVILLIAIL .W.ILKIN, '• PructlcAl Blichautc, -3cc Port Allegheny, WlCean county; Pa.. J. L.:l3Rowx; ACRVEYOR, DRAFTSMAN, CONirgYANCkR and Real . !Unto Agent; Utfibe, 4lk Co., PennEa • * -• •• •., • ~.., C 6FICRIINCES'Chapin 'Chapin it iloyle;.EF.:ol., Ilan Thinuan W. Brownell, Esq„' lion. A. °MAYO' 11011,5 E, .$ J,.8 mina Prnbeletnr. Care , Pa. •: This Houle la fitted . ' tap to al'pit•tdtfal And eernfortable'etyle. and every at tention will ha:pall he the proprlet9r to the comfort Wit Wit, brio' KuOtf. • . .: ' 3.1861 FOBES HOUSE, . . fronting' the POIIIe Bqnare. Olean. N. :. Y J 45165 M. Peenrieton...• The Fobealroueete entirely nee , an I.l:milt of brick. and le:furniehed in modern, tittle: The 'proprietor flal.ler himeetf,tlat hie acentunoMo: . 'finite ate not arirppiemtl by: any hotel to Weerern N .w• . • York. ,c; mine* run, to and' , rem the New York and. Erie Rail•ftnal.. '• ' • 38-tf. . . . BYRON W:liANLI,f+, . . . . . . . ATtontear•ar :latil.Smethpnrt, WlCenn County... Pd., Agent for bleserß. !Santini - oe. Co's Lands Atten la aapeolally•to the Collection of ClatmAi Hilitnlnationa Land TIlleo; . Payment of, 'rearm, in t all nominees relit. • tint to Real Po ate. Office In . ll,Linlin. liloek. • . '.. E. BOUGHTOti ELDRED, . .. . . .. . , At'nrne:y and OM:menet 'at Lew,' Smethport. 15I'Keen - County,. Pa.'Bug noes entrusted to hie - care fur the omen/lei 'of 11Pliteen,. Pottei and' gllt will ',be promptly attended te; Mace In the Courthouse, ieeond floor: DZ. L,...R.,WifiNERt .., . . Thsidelao and Surgeon, - Stnethport, Pe, will attend to •. all professional calls with .pruroptnesa... Office in dart , well Block, second f100r... . . dc :MILLER, WhOlesale andlletal .Dealers In 'Staple and Fancy Dry • GoAds r ,OarpetinK, Heady Made Clothinc;and'.oenoral Far& tans (Minh, Sante and Shoes, Wall and Window • ..-Faper,.l.noking Cllisecskc. At Olean, N. Y, • • JOHN c. B4csus, , .... . , Attorney and ConOaellor at Vali, Smeth port, ai4Cean Co; • Pa, ...vig attendio all boArielatin 111 s. profewilon In the ' ...counties of M'Kear4 Potter and Elk.; Olden near U. K.. l Sartwel $r,.. - 11rotliers , - Store. '• ' .: ' ''' . , . . HACKNEY HOUSE, . . . .. - . . . . oOrnilt al Secatrland . (in:ratty 'Amain, Warren Pa. R A: Minoan, Proprietor:, Traveler+ will firdgoodiic . • eanmin.litinni and raainnable cliircan. • . ' • • . ' ' LARABEE'S HOTEL, • . . . IL 'talking, PrOprietor,--Allegbear , %fledge:, 'lkintean Co ' Pa. - This house In Rilulted about Moe mileafrom ..Ikeethpert on the road to Olrap, and wilt •be found a' .eoureuhnit atoppieg-plase i .-• ' '• •- ' - :' ..,••. • FARMERS' VALLEY'HOTEL, by T. Goal:mos. ..Thie house Is eitdatedabopt dye mile fromSrnethport do the road td Olpan. Pleagnre.parti . and q tlwoipan b'sabqipmadated on : the shortest Notre W. 8. BROWNELL, • - ~' Dealer la Dry 'Goods Groceries, Grockerj, Hardware . poets, Shoes, Ilets,,Osps, Glass, Nails, .011 s, &c., Ice Dart side 01 , the Public Square, Sroethport,. pa; ... ragrolutria Hotta, Ailippen,. Co:, L. 'DYKE, -Proprietor 'A commodious and well-,furnished bause:.:Strange 'and Oaarelere alll find good oacommodationa. • PORT ALLwera H0U84,- , . , root B. Dohuar , -.Proprietor, at Port Allegany, no- Man County is.. Malletsl ledituitted at the •jono- Mon of thifintethport and Allegany Myer toads, nine :toll's east of Bmethport. - .— .. . :,.. To 'Those Interested in Mi n ing and - • ]Mineral Lands: -txr 11..BARNIES offers hie . iervicee for the examine e Bon of Mineral Lends In M'Keen and . Hlk coun ties; and Wilt give hie - opinion as to Ake VALUB•OF MEM, .ace Those enraging hie . eery ices will receive fill neoesiery and reliable Information. - Residence at the Bunker Bill Mince. ' • • • ' elerieent, 51!Been Co:, Jtini 30, 1850. • • •,.: , - . . - • .. 1, C. HYDE • : , '... :. - Art ototstrakr-LAw. Smethpoii, 41'Heati Co.,t. '• . Oollootions proziaptlyattexided to. • iett - 14, ' . . • BENNETT ROUSE •• inethport,MlCeso 00., re...4x. 8: hlteox. .PrOprfitor —.opposite the Oolirt House.. Knew, large, eotui4idt % one and..well"funsished house. • , • • • OEO. H. hq.SON, . . . . . , elet. in Stoops, Tin Ware, JaOpined. Were, dr.e.;.wesf side of thic Publio.tiquere;, Ihnethport, Pa: Custom , • le irk 'dotter to order on the shortest notice, and in .the, 'most subetantial molder.., • • . • • • DENTISTRY. • • •-•" • A.:,iseßAGoist iielia-resprefullt.annannieed s the citizens of ihnetdport and vlelnithy that he' tts: fitted • "Wm cane, and is prepared to attend to all business ID his profession. Artificial teeth Inserted' upon pi ' entitle principles, laden an to preserve Ms natOtel•ax : praesion of thalami .• All operations In Seutul Surgery, done In II . • '• 1" A. 3: NOME: . . Dialer in Iltoves..Tla Wari4-Jappaued Ware, nest And of' the - Public Nears, ilniethisort. Pa' Otteloni :irarititirie . to order oaths shortest notice and la the • most substantintarsoner; ". "• • • • H. 1 1 : HACKETT: • , AUClfiloy aid Counsellor at Law. Bhippm4Pa.i will Mr , • Nml tho Conde or Potter, McKean. and PO donation. Prompt attention paid to Ililleatlone.. Office, East. ' end Ctleck—Seemnl Ftopr. '' • . , ~ • , ~ , • wow's, Wait SIMI of thr. 'Pphllo Iktiftre; Second Door . -North of the Democrat (Moe Elmotoport. Pe , . Dealer In' Watches Olooko and Joi!ollory. , -Nepalis,: prate,' • Xieseted and • . D1.W..1'; M'COY,*, BORTH-EAST :COKNER;,SIAIN' STREET, Salathros; Pa. ThefolloiiitiO is' thelt#port of the:majority .I —eig t.Repeb:iceeti- 7 1O'ihe aMtier of the tested' seitt ,iietweengmralt'.l..Myecs and jOLIN. Buse .Thii..Repert; eceordini 'a, rule of :the.Legislature, 'hat decided the case : • . . . After a l a borious .end 'patient eiamintition by the Committee, of a treat mass of. testimony, in*depositiOniand'dochments, and every Oppor tonity being 'giVen.te the respective parties' fully.tridevelOp.theircese,•the . Comniittee de• terinined fcilloWi; two'voles were rejected by ' the . election . , •Officers in said oounty r which'ehould have been 'counted for the Contestant, and Which would make the num ber :of votes .for to.be. 2655 r. that ihere were•received anti counted for 'the .Contestant ,by thieleetion ,offieers, ten -votes which mere illegally received and .counted--Which — heing rejected would matie the true number of. votes that:should'have been returned • andcontited. for him. '.2645 that. there.'vas rejected by the electiOnollicers of said' county one vote which should have'been caunted..for,the Respohdent,. .(Johnßusbeyj which would 'malce the - number of votes for him 2656; that there•were received and 'c o un t e d for :the ',Respondent two 'votes . . .. • - which were. illegally r e ceived and counted,•and I.vhich being ,deducted froth his' vote,' :Would make tihe .. .true number of 'vot . es vhich Should have been •returned . and counted for the Re psondent, •11majority of nine, votes over the Contestant....A majority of the- Committee; therefore, repert, that the said John. BUshpy had the greatest r of. legal .votes; and , ought. .to be. admitted to his seat.as a.inember of the House of Representatives of this Coin . , Signed • - . . • • •• • Rici giv,.sy .Pa • ... .1 1 7 ierio. Pa sort, Pa Buena Vista. Pa. .1. A. Hipper, W. V. Aall,', • IL G. AlcCfellan „The•f . ollowing.jo the report Or Dr. ,hely DerrioCrat on the.CoPimittee: • To: Hutt 'John. I?oto , i;;;Sprok;,r of the Ilo« 3u of Thellotleisigne , l,'irilemhor of 'the Comipj tee .to which was 'referred the con'ested election cirse of Myerd've,'BusbeY, begs kali, .to iubinit the reason which influenced his re.: Tusal to 'nign the• Reportadopted and'presented by a majority of said Bushey ciainied to haVe .received 2655 'votes, and that Mr; Myres had reeelved 2653 votes; and that he Wes .entitleil to Ms seat by. a majority of 2; votes. • It appeared in e . cidenCe before tri,'Cind to the satisfaction of the Whole. CJrnriiitte , ., that two vote's Were illegally cast and counted 'for the said John :13Usbey, to wit, in' Capt. Pleifler's Compdny,' voted .by twominurs, 'Adolphus Rather, andThomas.j.:l4vlgain.. It was..alai) . establiihed,, to the satisfaction 'Of. the • whole Conemitfee,,that2 votes 'were rej.,cted for the said i Myres •hy the officers 'of the election, which should, have been. Counted'for said Myres, to wit, a vote polled.in Hunting.. tor,township, having.the name . of John Bushey erased' and the name Of J. Niro writt,:n instead thereof,. and rejeated because it was not Henry 5. Myres; • nog 'vote polledln Ox ford :township,, which was. rejected from the count by the election officers, beCauSe along % with the other DernoCratic.Candidales for. the Several.olllcesiupon.the same slip, was included that of “President Judge, :Robert .I.'Fisher"---• Whirb, deducted from votes' for 'Bushey above. described,would• haVe . changed :the result, and iiven'the said Henry J. Myres:a majority 0f.2 votes over John Bushey; the sitting, member. A majority of .the Committee,' however, agreed to COunt.2. ballot', found in the , box of the 18th district, .composed 'of the township . of Buller, each Of which' contained the:•narne of John Busbey, which; from . the testimony, in the opinion.of the undersigned, Were,. sci . de ceitfully. folded.togethpr as' to help : direct; via. lation of, the 73dseciien of the Act of 2d July 1539, Which directs that such' tickets shall be rejected and not counted among the 'votes ..' rri Thebomitteerefused to reject a vote cast for'John:Busbey in'the 184 i eistrieb;coMposkl of the township of • Buller, by Gcirge:ShUltx, 'who,. acrordirig to the testimony of his,own faiher'end . that ofhiinSeli, was over the age of years when 'he voted, had 'never paid Stato or ceonty tax, 'and 'at the . , preceding eiectipp had voted on;age. '• The Committee also refused _ to deduct a vote cast by Lewiißerkley for John 'Buibey, in the 4th district; ( Bunthigton township;): Whereas it clearly appeared , from toe testimony of said Lewis Berkley, as frOm that Of others, thathe never had been naturalized;and,if anything; had done'no more thin . to declare Ns intention to beeime a'citizen:, ` .' And IC farther appears from the testimony Of.aaid,Burkley, that that was.. his first vote 'in said towoshtp-=that he had resided in the township 'a little oyez& year .L.that his Vote was objected to because he was not. a naturalized citizenthat he. produced no naturalization papers, although the sidle were demanded at the pollar—thua votiniin direct violation of the provisiotis of the ' , Act of 2d The undeteigeeit concurs , with . the majotity exam THE. CONTSETED. SEAT TR REPORTS, MAJOAITY,RkPOBT NVetiLlje, I-14.nry; Win; Flut,hmarr,' g,.lll..Schrock. Aeprets,irtativei otPiisylpanits c',.• - ~:,.... '.' ..- 5.....:: • ~......-.... ... ; . 0 .....,;:, :: ::.- ' ... ' '.:.--..,;,, . , EtH,poii7L-;':471:'..p.AN,..:0_0F : in7Y,,P:A., - ,.5.0..(Ti0), -. 01,: - 40 . #1.::,:0;',-,;. : *.40- . orthe'Committee Iti•therejection ofthe . yetee: of §ylvester Itidet.and,Franklin . Kuhn;who, aeccirding.to . thatestimony,,:voted.for.ltenry,J., Myties- 7 .,were above age'cf.o,and never had paid a' State or county tax. . :It is alleged by Ilvpondenr-that a ticket polled in the:bora'. of Gettysbiirg,.havieg his name on Was :a .can. didate for; Attembly, aid. that . . of Robert .J. Fisher for President ,J.ndge, 'wee rejected frerrt the count by. the' officers of the election: ',ThiS • •. . specification - was not ' It was proVed that 1; ticket having same, of. John .flusbiy for Aisemhly; • and Cochran for' Fresident Judge uponit;-,,was rejected. Inatinuch as the.CMilestent was rigidly con, ,tined to the'specifiCations, )n'his . Tetition,:ed also - should .the R-tpondetit to, have been :con. fined to :the specifi.cations in hie answer, 7 -ant+ . yet,. themtiority. 4 .of the Committee included • this vote.amongt hose counted fer•John - Busbey ~ . .notWithatandirig the . veriance,between . the specification ; and the The..midersigned will not raise i.technical objection 'in this case but, believing that the vote Was improperly . • . rejeCted by the officers'af the election, concurs with the majority in allowing it to by. 13ushe•Y • It was :further -,arleged'.on the part of,. the Raspendent, that a certain Charles'Dorsey- was en . , illegal voter, /Icid, that ,he had, vnted Myres.) :From the ' . ..testirn Otty, it efe6rly appears that:be had . tai right to vote— but it..itho just is clearly appears that instead of voting Hanry . J.• Myres, the said pors'ei voted for 'rohn Bushey. • TherWore said vote should haveheendeducted from the count Soho 'l3ttsbey-*-4Md not as Wa!idotie by the Com•. mittee, iubtracted .fro'm the imint of Henry`J.. ~ . . Respondent's answer further repreeen4, that one"jehnGilliland was not a resident& Adams county; but a citizen of the State of Texas, apilthai he votedlor Henry' J. Hynes.; Where. as it clearly:appears' from the 'teat mei:ly, that said Gillifand.had been a citizen of Pennsylva• nia prior, to his remo . val, to ye.tai—that he re. turned' to . renosylv . ania,.and . at the time be voted 'for Henry). Myres, had been in the State, of Perinsy . ivan . itt over.six months, I with .no intention of leaving the State.—that he•had been ,assessed and owned a firm in said enmity: '-and paid' a,. State.andeounty tax. Having thus.rekained his eitizenship,.and.being Othei wise properly quallified, his ‘Mie l in. the-opiti con of the undersigned, should not hai , e been se; jectedby the Commitiee, as it was, but counted .tor Henry .1:: Myres. • • • 2. • • .. -It is further .' alleged . by Respondent, , that Beighley, Natry and "Samuel Linn were Persohs Of Unsound mind - and crazy, and that they voted:for Henry J. Myres, . The deposition Ora phYsicialfwas produced !Janie the . C,cunroittee,. to show that the : persona named were not entirely sane, and that he'cOn• sidered them of unsound.mind..--bizt this Physi. cian gavenoUrolessional or good reason for en. tertaining such 'belief. On the. other !taint, it was . 'proven by"tho4i in. Constant intercourse with.thern,- that theYWere trusted Co: . go from piece tn.place.=:to .execute criminissicns--that two of them were aged, for ihrit reason physically infirmthot . their votes were' re ceived by . the elect ion officerswithont objection —and that they had the 'good sense to 'stair for 'the Democratic ticliet,-;-and yet these three votes were deducted from those enumerated. for Henry. J. Myrea. The undersigned htis yet to learn or.theetrisience - of. any law Which would ' warrant or authorise.. the disfranchisement or any such voters. In the OPirilop of the 'under. Signed; ,tbe evidence upon which these votes were rejected•Was not sufficient to'Vrarient 'any . inquisition in finding . that, thC persons named arplunerica—rnitch less to deprive : them. of - the right to vote., The laW erects noluch aril as disqUalification. :Such evidence would, annually interfere With the Organizationof this House • ' Thimajority:Of the Committee also; errone onsly-rejected,, in the opinion of, the under signed,,from the votes .for Henry J. Abires,' the vote of Heniy•Snyder; who voted'at ..the polls . for the District of Oxford township, on.th'e ground thit he was a.non-resident. .Tbe . ev i .. dunce shciwri that he was gimerated from his wife—that she'livedin lidno'ver borough; Ithitz counlyHthat he lived • in Oxford township, Adams county, where he bad'been regularly assessed,the7District in .. whichbie - voted and his legal residence. ••• • It Was ••further alleged,. in 'the answer or -11espondent that Emamiel 7,igler, of: E., had not paid laxee. However' that. may be„the evidence does not show tot whom he 'lilted, and therefore' the undersigned cannot agree -wish• the COmmittee, Who : have deducted. thit vote f:om the , count of Mr. Myrei. • . • - , .• . . IMthe case of Solomon Powers r to whom it was ol,lectedthat be had not paid taxes,•-it is ciear frorn.the, testimonicif2Henry.o tip, ,the collector, who produced kmemorentlum 'show ing that Powers had -paid the required. ttic,• - 7, and yet , said vote was thrown out and ' deducted ft* . ,the, count of Mr. Myres'en the ground that the memorandum was in pencil, althitigh ideittikedincisviorn to , bythe Collector . , . . . wee further contended in the answer of . , Resperident, John,l3usbey, ; that the votestiolled, hi, - citizens of Adapts coun ty, in the Company o(Copt.Chtittinin,llltti tied' yolueteired in support . ; of the ,GOveronient, Were illee 1. aNiMMI ` 3 l . f.!,`,'""z 11 MEM u _ • •• With the . tnajOittlt of the ornenitteeohe under' t aiincd'dianurred.lngiv' r . idi no heeetci, ob: jection.;but . ...ergded Jhat dhe,Vote.s:of ;that company khoeld, ..be . 'ineloleti . in:the returni they were cast fo candides Jespeetiialy. .The . undersigned, ii i view of.he'foiegoing hrought..,irrealstibly ie r the and 'Report of. ; .qua is : erroneoits, and Ibis!. Henry:J. igynei au w l egally ideated to • , A' seat in this HOuse by a majority. of :the titt ral•• .•. , • • ,ified'e'lectorsOf Ain das•conn dy's 'and . to present dhe result , Overly . , :niaktis the folloWing - re. uripitulatjon, retaining, •for 'the; reianni . rally hereinforeshi iorth;in the eount , Or return for HenryJ. gyres, ; the votes polledfor hirn ;Jtih Gilliland, Geo. Beighley, Nathaniel Naliy* Samuel bon, Henry Spyder, Solomon PoWers, and •without . ,passingupon.:that-Of Enianued Zeigler; of R„ aa.neither the. majOrity nor "the dridersfgned had :anit knowledge coy whom be I the re6rni 40hn.,1,3u0ey . htig 26.7A 0 ' vote Add tote rejected to 'beibOse t 6:iiarrke of . 4phn pit!t.:;, bey %yea tllese;izie general ticleet with,Preside'rat.Judge, From these deduct:. • . • •• ' .Votes -4110011 i Itothe,r .ein4 arrd Thos. J. IVTFLiiniminorks • is Copt. Pfeiffer',. Company, 2. Ticket deceitfully folded togeih- • . 'e'r . in Butler township,. 0 • 2 Vote of Gid: Shultz in ,Butler Vore,of•Chailev Donley,. • . " of Lewis" Berkley, en uit- 'naturalized Citizen, • '.• , tVbich ,could lesiv' Mi: tut- linry J. Mires, by the ,returr!, had - ••• ...". • • . 2653' votes 4tl(lNote ii Huntington town— . ; Ship,,r'tlected}ithe ofileere • . • electiOn , because. •the.' only of Mr, Ayres, christi ! in • name . were-Used, • •• I . „ 'Vote in Oiforti township, rejected' • • ...by the"; officers ofeleCtion.be • cause upon'. the. :same general . jicket • wai „the candbiate for • Presideritln'd ge r • .. • . 1:,„ -• , But deduct from thia -the vote:of Sylv.ester Rider and that of Franklin 'titbit, • And it: is plain that • gems : J. Myres wns Aseted b'y a majority of 4.soteii,.thero. being 20,13.1egar.votes polled for him, and .hut. 2640 fur his competitor,' Mr. Bushey: . The undersigned liftr been particulai. in set• ring forh.the facts. which have moved him to hikeonclusion ! Jri this he has has.gisen his r,ea• .oni for the : faith th'et is in.him, and has not' follmVed the.course.adopted.by. the majority', in not presenting in detail the votes r..jected or'allowed. , •: C. .R. EARLY..; The Kitig is bead. Long Live the King We had hoped that the idea of Mr.Surrner; and 'the abandoned,plan of the . Cooper Institute meeting . t' agent be revived or. become • . . the- necessary subject.. of discussion. No one has fargotten , the eMphatia-istatrM of 44aidtrs and abettors of treason" which Mr., tilairgrive to its organization, and; seems too plain,: to reodiri argument that- no one cap hold to 'the doctrine that the States'are dead by secession, except bY . holdidg . , te'the •legral validity of the . acts of . secession'. tut the Tribune' reviyes' • the diic.nssion, printing long extracts. fiom . a speech of Hun. , Mr. Biaghtim of .Ohio, and con dudes by asking a statement of the doctrine of these who oppose.Mi..Dinghatit's Mr Bingham's whole argument . is in it' tint- . shell. He says that,. by the Constitution of the United State?, . ; . • "The' .Legislature 'of . every State' in the Union, and all thejoiliciallind executive offi cers !hereof, must be boUnd by oath or affirma tion to 'support this constitution. Without this obligation taken and accepted, they, cannot.in law exist as the officers of the departmtints of a State Government in the Union, There can be no State in the.Viii:oii.withOut these several departmentse, , •. , . And,he argues that, inasmuch as no Southern governors 'ca. legislators have . talteri Alto oath, theretorethe States have . ceased to This is no law, nor..; is , it .good'.tense.:.A State does . not ;exist . by eirtne'::Of its "depart. ments or :officers': It only manifests existenceetitance • k; tevinesse bonds would ~.iir r oiialiy.app. e. .State is not plan' Jo. lei houndaries he a traitor.. :For the. doctrine which he_ . teaChealuaiiitue , not only eecession, but repudiation. by, future_ governments : in air: neusee,_on.the principle thet,the', Old Stite is , lead anil.gone toreverli,:lioerWould Mr.. Bing. ham Charge on a nevr•govertimeit the debts' of a dead anti the - Tribune after quoting Bingham some, length at thoel who-,',denounea. this view so fiercely. WoUld only,' favor us ',with as clear a ~ „, ~. , , ,l ~,,, .., ~,,, , ,,..1;; .; 4..•1:,.i • :44^, 1 ii i:...:' "-'l'. ' '' t ' ` l l '.' '''' ‘-", ' ' ' ''':'. ' ''''''' : ' .' 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Andre*: Johnson, shiuld surrender Sll,Metensions to she character and go about. his business, if :bus/. dean hi have, 'Vs recoenize Mr Johnson her.GoverMie subitebtisyy 'on Mr: Binghiun's 'Mit:Of:Mt take way that, and. we should not. know how to .jestify", his 'rift to the station. •itut,oni object is .not tollogmatite, but' to set forth fairly and full* Whet Lie stigniatited is" the view of this gravisubject. %Let it be caivnssed fromaiiery point olvlyW l / 4 until , the tvhele truth Shalt:be made p lain:" -• • •, . • . The challenge. is offered apparently with sin . , eerily, : and though others can bate: defend the,. great. principles whicli s underließui national structure, we propose t o do it iwourown way. • • We believe. that, argument'.may' remove frOln• „• lame toridtiloubta 'on this , subject, ' and„ may • •., give to:others a clear; and definite' idee of the rights and powers of, the States arid . tke United' , Statet. It is a pure legal quistien, net a polit ical;. ical; or' so moral question.. The inquiry is, what is the law, not whato . d. We wish ts:naka ui. take a. Nothern .loyal State:at the . 'exaMple; Where our minds Will lie . free frOmall prejudicial IntlUences. NeW York'is:one of the thirteen original ' . States.. .She'may serve . our purpose . Her sovereignty ie indisitutable;-- She is "ihe Original owner of every . inch of coil within her limits. . . " ,The ,right of, eminent do.. Main makes - the . State the absolute, original , oWnir:Of . the 1(114 and she takes tht4'whiches., cheats to her by 'reason •of an alien ' • purchase,' or the.death of ' ,a 'Citizen owner leaViOg. no' American heirs Noiv this. Stour is an existing a.poWer; we mak'perhaps say, a'person.. "It .matters not whether there ie . a Goverrior . pr. a Legislature or any other official: - The State dOes hot ea ist by its officer. _Sweep everyone.of them bin pestilence,and the Stataremains That. lie , 'end o'f . ftfr';..llinghaM's argument. Be" would make tho.firrilted States heir to the prop. erty Of a deceliaed State; an'il deciare dead, becatnie its executive - olliCers were dead.. He might, us , well have done the lame ". thing they ull went' from,NeW York •once"on, .ex' cursion . th.Siindi Hook , Now; Jersey; Go'ver. nor, Lieutanan't ! GOvarriori LegisJatura and all • . If. 4ingliamPs. theory. 'weracnrreet ,the State..was.then daintier,. and .11nitedStapm might hate stepped la to administer on its—el fectit Joking.; The 'argument dear ) ,und tha conelusien . ;Sut what. is the;ifelear ate terrientorour doe - .trine 'carried out to, its legitimate results,' , ' which the fribur4 alike._ It is this eipressed. in the old and well known phrase- I .q - 4 •,,,e ! e!.. '` r•lits King .is. deddi long live ihe:l,l9o l , For ihe Icing iesi'er.d4;s. The• Royalty is never for. one instant Treason clioriotelhi it, i; cannot ahtlicate,..it. 2649 votes 2665 vo'•ee ,20'53 votes , . cannot lay clown or, bo,flettrived itsetown; until I?yc , onquest, Or-bymi4glng inta'anothor nation, the•pi•ople'(4 one nation 'collie. io.haile ai•parate..exiteitco. . .This timple anti annnd proposition of low i wall. - known to every tktli• • . dent of• the subject,, underlies this w.hole'ques. tiori 'which is now befrire •us.' . The State o f Yoilr is ihesucCessnr . the ;Royally ' or . The,sernh.prineiple, that the king never dies, is• tune Of. the State. The Spit , . never dies At a 'given hour, all, er.. offirials, all her represepta tive • tr. executive . oflicrrs cense to• he: inpayer;and hecome , ae other citi Hen herald might cry on the Capitol ""The Stale is. dend,'!buf he • wedld add with. ihe Some breath "Lone live'theSrittet" (or the, .uspension• of. the viyihle life fs.no iilipension of the existence yi•hich.in law ivitornortel. . . • . . . Nor, it n - State doe's•or. .is there any law by which itte United Statei:Wimitl herit its powers. or pi r ciperty. It is to be borne in mind, that - in America the State sOVereignty, is the original sovereignty, .and - no Siate has ever parted . mitt; itit royalty:'The thirteen States granted certain powers to. the United States, hut - reseivedall not expressly conveyed; end . tbere,is,no N5Ol/le W'ny'fn which the ,Uni ted States could - hecome possessed of ,theStute Capitolaud grounds; at Albany, or the Erie ce nal, so as: to be able: to :make valid ;deed • . • •• 'of - grant and . , tO except by Con quest, or by grant front 'New. York.. 'lt , thus - Wei:Ties plain . .tbat the United - Stateslwill•not Succ'eed:ai heir to'New:. York s in::the event of cessation - Or : obr State existence. ,It , is not necessary litsif ,who Would be: the .heir.— Enough that Alleppite4States'NyoOd not, un less.she-seixed ()11 . 0q inheidtance'lq force, • Now suppcilethafNeiv• York should ca a convention and pass i;eecestion ordinance, tied, •niembiirsof the chovSntion should gO.home . in . 'pearie, and every thing go on as before. Is 'it not plain that Nei. York . remains New York? the l iiet'cir this • Codyerition It is void Q r ,iieklc Tr rlirtirnot.iissttoy, pzeiv , York. It tions not , terminate, her, exititeite. It ,ie mete waste psper.o 1( Governor. Morgan were, to reside: In dneh'a toeventini,. 14We:told not cease to.tie governor. - -.To;go littfe furtheri.il Is' cdnviintioh cif the':;§titte callcid:to, - make Coniti!Otioni - and' elioold dlopl c'potituticifi,'iwn,o;•,..tiuop . ' of y!hih(l,e. cliir 40: thi §ti4,lj l 9l l , o . o iie air ,9 ( ,tho -110,4-ed, •thaiei,ihtlictit '.iiii iiiilientioli.‘44la iiii(l:4 'ii' l; iiuliii,''_e *es' iii'itiiit..iii . i r ta's! .. . I i': . eb - tiiiii',4 '.""l'F'.' ';'.?:''''' ';'',.- 4 '.•••,•- , ;:' , ' l' , .. -', ~"_ '.: ..'-. , ..':'•-:,-, 1,,',',".1..,•::. islA:.'..,i*, -c-t';-..',,,r,,t'5:1,,, . ~ i, : , s .t.;,,,i.,,:. thectinat upon 'or dtBtatihl, Wi Statinifitzia Statee:'Constitution embarrass i t, would then btreli.leenits , ettirtiaitheftlo . oooliiiir: 40 . 14.10 e convention But ; the Stitt }' ed►iiii. ilivei;thetigh • eyery. , *ert.i..tif:::;44 7 -iteil%'iiitift*ii'. rofion were triisOn if..lt',wpre so. •then' ery 'lot& mrottlii - ,b(eA itY 3 . - an d.theald . COnit Thessi ritinaiplei ; are : viett:jtii*j#4, • We: now qo a'step further, a ind s u ppose that the Itizene.of New ; ork should :'; ipitkii'.tvYrt •. the titiift vl(l43ll!'kcikin'i apt ton • judged hi 4;: ' of . thin... Ith ta t be teal a State for reasons. :eee; , ivi . nitrata...'. The decrtia;tif'COtirta ; tli•4o;:the - Illite.;,. ;gal acts Of • royalty,• The, inethoili paniabint;tediVidinslir.#lAit 7 ; • ferent, anal o, r e C1F.044.1 1 !!'05'.6 4 . 1 ,J!‘ . (1!4 of the ;%;Q , ,y let is euripnte,OeyeSitoz,sereakiiti: a rtlif 'NV ijS:4beSte4e::e 0414 Ile would. :thereby. becomesfitiMinil . ?'ltelost.: .1 helaWitind • lialtle'rti;in':intileititial-ttiiitinfiki meet, NeW yo* - 3101 .4 to imp0ic4'4:':4:404.0 . .,' or until be is' driven from the. Sta State, or until by' provision. of the, or'ipcepnciated for holding, office.: ``'F`or exam- . e, - rst aai peried: of:tit 'Mg 4t.lii!tipn..prisoner irritate 0fia01;::4404,.' his, pirdthi - Woo hi be valid and could • be pleaded good 'Ooeerdor: it hie exceptore contravene the'll6iterl ;ions State, he Valid.ilictl . ot.ther'StatioSiiit , titridOlioltitite.; tt ii,:eCtlaitili;elitietteseo,.'faZ - 4er:lti':44*ori*. ' familiar '' principleof ' latr; .t tha t an acting, Gover .::. 'nor. iocart;ene4is t4o . lo6o : :4oketoo:i . 'iiiioig been neitliet . s . 4l';q Now: :come to the knott rpoin4 , et,eu4 Teal . • nettale what . ,we he ve said ^is.trite, Comes. inattlfeat'.. sill'96strnlsz of tenntsiee, straegeas the . Trititine'mayriiipOZor ,:thst ; itete,,iselaiintioneif;4. • • that : • he thenri that ;lie .the - ()Mee iddliverdei, end . N 14 No. 0 . kno Ws - tits; fac • iiiiihtety; and tor., the eilre: . .sif Ilne of , 'airgliment,:WP, Will iliilri : 4:4 l :4'o ll ,"' soil that iHarrie hash" 'o . .T . iitrroOti:iii.itcfn.. • abentlaneti , heti . Setitte 're nissiie,bi. the.' President to, . • art aa' iSI iy Possibly lb* •• • Preshignt •jirarioits aovertior;..'but irre.ap•.; tire herni ;that' he is 0n1i.e. , ; nernidl44 . : l . o,l4aiy . Geeerpor., , •i. ;'ln proCiamationite:44i...not . .: profeleio'eeeedie the - OfficesolStaie:9eyerriete . . We 'lei*: risiebt ebetit . .t . ‘ title •day,. tidit'WeNeen4dre'tbe . ,4epe4i!lork#rjb,..l*il(ll ;10 not know enr,saek offietc r tn,Ameticl!iofive • ; or i try, 'lt vve.eoppot • ieviectl:bY the Oiesideo - rci•ptt sir open=. 'the' 111thom!.h. We . have • President's Views , and.,,may , wholly,mistake hiy theory ; we will venture ' s tbeory ' of Oro ••• • parent incorniiiterichetweliti ,theittOterit":9l: - . pnvernor . .fohnson. ; and also to expiaid'ibe.Piesideni!e',:poegible : . idoaliSO in... the app ointment - Otiin mission to tt,dneasOi, , ,. . ~„ ;• • To do this we'most go into: the:eubject otthe Mlation of the States to the United States: jf Part of the citizens of-New :York Should cap,a• convention, and*make a new State Constitution. in which•anothe l r port of the ciiirene, hati s no OW, andthus two Oonstitutione and l tioro Stitt! ' • Governors end Legielatures should; existence, who is to decide bet Ween • • Ito legitimacy I ;:titi",nityesi Gitiiirispyot • • Stilte or of the: Vatted, Stater w0u10 . 111. , , ; lig4l decision; tint .11;11' refer erice, it is , pialtithat'the Unitrd,S.tiitits_liuthnt• Ries alone blviioserr,i4detl44 , ,:'!Rt4tsity,s established by • ' controli A kink , ira•kints, 4, nation eliats_ an soohJwailo asch b nAtiorie:• A State;',,in-'thiii-ountry,iiiliiiii)stbiid !)'• 1 3 0 . C9nStittiPotiirrt)iiiiiiiiii(oreiWiirs ,' .,, tilos, or LoYing-foteigk .I.U.stio it took ' S to te teCrair it; :Ignyrtr' l 4firOotr , ::"!':!!s!7".ll ,, StatergOlt l ommrat and a > " disloyal,' bit PrO164. 1 10000.0 10 0 15,,. : :.:.; ' 1 1 34 '0 00 ' , #0. 1 4/PII affirm :6142**, 4 . 0i , Y40* - 4041 ,0 4 0, - '2 "; Stiiter "!,##1,114.: , ,
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