The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-10-13
JOINT ELECTION COMMIrrEES.
A Letter from Major Seibels.
TO !, THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS.

Your editorial lder the head OF Joint
Election Committees" lather surprises me-.
You say 'syou are not aware of the nature OF
&the efforts, the failure of which anuounc ID
3It was iust this: endeavored to ob:ain soma
thing more than the mere expression OF will
ainsness on the part Of Governor .Scntt,a
: Mr.. Ransier for US to appoint committees to
3be present at the election and at the counting
: of the votes. We don't ask for this; we have
I the right to be present during the entire day,
! and also to challenge every man whom we
deem an Illegal voter. We also have the right
Ito be present when the voles are counted out.
This has never been denied at any election in
sthis State that am aware OF. But what does
this amount to if the managers or commission
4aers are disposed to play falss? What could be
{dore with the boxes in the thirteen days. the
Managers and commissioners have charge OF
them? Would it be eimpossible to open them.
) take our votes out, and put theirs in IL this
asu,h an unheard of crime that Zone Of the
&six or eight hundred Republicans, who have
this matter in Charge, would venture to en-
] gage in2 Is. The character Of alt these MEN
Iabovs suspicion Is the party so pure and in
1corruptible that We are content to risk this
Vital question il their hands without an effort
Iso see ourselves riShted? Isat, never. I: is
3now admitted on both sides here that Mr..
lRansier's letter amounts to nothing. Cover
Ioor Scott says be can do Rothiug; be has not
1syen removed those commissioners who are
2s.Nfr' pS,a;ar ha., oinna told mo
that he could do nothing, and, ,is, the state
4ment in my card was incorrect, he was the one
Ito set me right. and show that his expressions
we're to result in practicable action; but on the
CONTRARY, he. told me that some of the commits
4sioners have already told him be had no right
1te consent to any suoh propositions, andthes
would not consent 10 be supervised by any one
land IEhave furthermore been, inform I'd by
more than one honest Republican from severn 4
counties, that we would not get fair, election.
TN view of all this, say we have only been
offered the shadow OF fair play. Youiean very
easily cons ut to loan friend fifty dollars, but
lyou can be good care that he never gets it.
Z have submitted other propositions which
hope Il yet culminate in something tangi
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bile, aud it is this: either to let US appoint a!
committee to assist the. lawful commissioners
in, sealing up the boxes before being delivered
unto the hands Of the managers, the boxes to-
be returned, seals unbroke, opened ndcount-i
led in the presence of the sane parties-orI
this: we will furnish sheets or slips of paper,
|dgned by our committees;, said sheets or slips
TO be securely pasted aRd sealed around the
boxes in the presence of our committees;
boxes to be returned to the commissionefs,1
seals unbroke, opened and counted in the pre-
sence Of the same committees, notice being
given by the lawful commissioners that, il auy|
box has been opened, it will not be counted.I
This will avoid all watching AMI guarding; and,
Ii rejected. we may justly conclude that bo1esa
are to be stuffed, as they kavs been in hum
dreds OF places before. - 9. :. y =
lam, your obedient servant,
: -, s.:a 15..2. E. W. sEBE1s,
Secretary, &C., Executive Co nmittee
/; Union Reform Party