Excerpt from Evidence of the Contested Election in the Case of Ridgely Vs; Grason, to the General Assembly Having been at such an election elected' as Judge, by the legal voters of a loyal county, and so certified and returned by loyal Judges, and commissioned by the Executive of the State, you are asked to declare that I may be declared ineligible to said office, and that the same may, by your act, be bestowed upon another, who failed to receive a majority of legal votes at such an election, and held under such aus pioes. Having received notice at the hands of your committee, of the protest against my qualification, it becomes my duty, as well as my pleasure, to respond to the charges relied upon as the ground of my disqualification. As a man devoted to the integrity of the Government under which we live, and one who is not conscious of having violated in the least the duties of a true and loyal citizen, he denies each and all the charges of disloyalty, and pronounces them untrue. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Cases of Contested Elections in Congress, From 1834 to 1865, Inclusive In compiling a new volume of Contested Elections, as a continuation of the volume published in 1834, it has been found necessary to eliminate all ir relevant matter, and adhere closely to the facts and the law. When the first vol ume was published, the debates in Congress as reported were exceedingly brief. To publish all the speeches made in Congress upon contested election cases since 1834 would require several volumes; hence only brief extracts have been taken, which seemed to be necessary for the full explanation of the law and the facts in the case. A reference is made in each case to the debate so that it can be readily found. The majority report is always given, and the minority report whenever the resolutions reported by the majority were overruled; as well as in some of the more important cases. The chief points in each case are stated by way of pre fix, and its history in Congress is appended to the report. The index wil1 enable the reader to readily find not only every case, but every point raised and discussed in it. The references to documentary evidence in the reports have not been omitted, (following the example of the Massachusetts election reports and similar works.) though that evidence is not published herewith. The references may be convenient in some cases. The Senate cases were generally debated at great length, and, with two or three exceptions, no extracts have been made from the arguments. Where the reports failed to give a clear statement of the law and the facts, however, they have been extracted from the Senate debates. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Digest of Election Cases: Cases of Contested Elections in the House of Representatives, Forty-Seventh Congress, From 1880 to 1882, Inclusive Contestant claimed among other things that the vote of a county Should be thrown out because the proper officers failed to give notice of the election, and appoint managers; and that a number of votes were counted for Herbert, contestee, which were spelled Hebert. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Digest of Election Cases: Cases of Contested Election in the House of Representatives From 1865 to 1871, Inclusive From nearly the commencement of the rebellion till the appearance of the federal fleet under Commodore Farragut before the city of New Orleans in April, 1862, the State had been overrun by the rebel armies, and the governor had traitorously abandoned his duty and p0st,1eav ing the people without loyal government, and delivered over to the rebellion. Upon the taking possession of New Orleans by General But ler 011 the first of May following, he issued a proclamation, in which, among other things, he invited all persons well disposed toward the government of the United States to renew their oath of allegiance, and promised to such the protection of the armies of the United States. Under this proclamation sixty-one thousand three hundred and eighty two citizens took the oath of allegiance before the close of the following October. Subsequently, as the rebel army retired from other portions of the State, and the federal army advanced and extended its lines, the citizens of the districts or parishes thus delivered from the restraint of the rebellion also promptly came forward and renewed their allegiance to the government of the Union. Soldiers, white and black, enlisted into the armies of the Union, and in New Orleans many of the citizens formed themselves into home-guards, to assist the federal authorities in case of an attack by the rebels. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.