The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-21

CANBY detailed an officer to inquire into tho
facts, and this officer, after q full investiga-
ton, made his report, upon which General
CANBY based an order declaring that the
Democratic candidates were duly elected.
When the House Of Representatives or
ganized, an attempt was made to exclude
the delegation in the face Of their certii-
Gates given them by General CANDY; but
they were allowed to take their seats The
protests in the case were referred to COM
mittee, which committee reported, in sub
stance, that they had rather wash their
hands Of the whole business, and leave the
House to decide whether the af6dsvits fled
by the contestants should be received as
sufficient evidence. This report was made
the special order for Friday, and was then
the subject of long and bitter debate.
The point at issue was, whether simple afi-
davits should be taken as sufficient evidence
in the contested elections. DeLarge and
Whipper, two Of the most influential col
ored representatives, argued that it would
cost too much to take personal evidence,
and this was the general feeling. MIR.
MOORE, one of the representatives whose
seats are contested, then gave history Of
the elections and the afidsYits of the de-
feated candidates. It was shown that the
afidavits were, Of course, ez parte in char
acter; that they were given by persons who
knew nothing of the laws of evidence, and
sworn to before persons who were neither
notaries public nor magistrates; that the
managers in one precinct swore to oircum-
stance which was alleged to have taken place
twenty-five miles away from that precinct;
that the msnsgers Of the precinct at which
fraud had been alleged had sworn that
their account was correct and that no fraud
had been committed; and that the afidavits
of the defeated Radicals undertook to con-.
vict of false swearing every manager and
registrar of elections in Anderson district,
as well as one hundred and sixty-three citi-
zens Of character and respectability. Mr..
Moore said: "Can you lend yourselves to
."the perpetrstion Of this enormity? JUS
"tiee forbidsit You cannot-you dare not
ssdo it, pnless you dare do anything" At
this moment one Of the representatives cried
out: 0Damn you! we'll show you mighty
..
"soon." In conclusion, Mr.. MOORE asked
for permission to send for persons and
papers, or that a commission be appointed
to 20 to Anderson and take evidence.
What was the result? The Committee on
Privileges. and Elections were, on motion Of
Whipper, ordered 10 decide the case on the
g6Gdauits submitted. This is equivalent to
declaring ths. the Democratic represents
tives shall be ousted.
The secret motive is said to be to declare,
when the Democrats are expelled, that the
election for United States senator, in which
they took part, was illegal; and that con-
Mr, SAwYzs WAS not properly
elected This might give MAcKKY another
chance. Under any circumstances, how
ever, it is gratifying to see that our carpet
bag Legislature initiates SO well its big
brother III Washington, and it is earnestly
hoped that the oolored men will not stop
their purging until there is neither Demo-
orat nor white man loft in the whole Gene
raj Assembly. The carnival is now at its
height, but the bell will soon toll that bids
these mummeries cease.