The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-16

custom house in this city. HughJ Camp
bell assisting in preparing it.
A number of witnesses were examined.
The committee gave notice they would
meet hereafter in the hall of the chamber
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GOVERNOR HAMPToN's INAUGURATION. y
COLUMBIA, Dec. H.--The iauguration
Of Gen. Hampton took place in front of
Carolina hall this afternoon. The sQuar e
in front Of the hall was densely packed
with persons of both races, and the house
tops were. covered with. spectators. At
$3.50 p.m., Gen. Hampton was escorted to
the stand amid demonstrations of great
enthusiasm. Members OF the general
assembly occupied the space Immediately
surrounding the stand, with the crowd in
the rear. lifi s'i haa .t-ras H-t aa~ui
THE GOVERNORS ADDRESS.
General Hampton then read his in
augural address, of which the following
is an extract: .s,..,-i ...... ..5 ....'
Gentlemen OF the. senate and House of Rspresen-
tatives 10 slna. uv. - d.. t.t..!lt
1t Is with feelings of the profoundest
soliciiude that assume the arduous du-
ties and grave responsibilities OF the
high position to which the people of
South Carolina have called me. 1t is
amid events unprecedented In the repub-
lie that l take the chair as chief magis-
trate Of this state. In time OF profound
peace. when no legal officer had been
resisted In the proper discharge OF his
functions, We have witnessed spectacle
abhorrent to every patriotic heart and
fatal to Republican institutions: Fed
eral troops used to promote the success
Of political party. Undlsmayed.
though shocked by this gross violation
q the constitution OF the country, our
people, with. = determination that no
force could subdue, no fraud could defeat,
kept peacefully In the path Of duty, re-
solved to assert their rights as American
freemen at the ballot box, that great
court Of final resort, before which must
be tried the grave questions of the SUI
premacy OF the constitution and the sta
bility OF our institutions. What the
verdictQf the people of South Carolina
has been you need not be told. 1t has
reverberated throughout the state. and
its echoes come back to us from every
land where liberty Il venerated, declari
ing in tones that cannot be mistaken,
that standing on the constitution of our
country We propose to obey its laws, TO
preserve as far rs in US lies the peace and
honor, and to carry out in good faith
every pledge made by us TO reform an
honest government. We intend to prove
10 the world the sincerity of our declara-
lion that the sole motive which inspired
THE GRAND CONTEST
We haye SO successfully made, was not
Daltry ambition for party supremacy,
but ha sacred rope Of redeemlng our
state. rs a m.
But il was sought to wrests the fruits
OF this victory from ms by gigantic
fraud and base conspiracy. When mein-
bers-eleet OF the generally assembly re-
paired to the capitol to take their seats,
armed soldiers Of the federal government
confronted them and their certificates Of
election were examined and passed upon
by corporal Of the guards. 1t was amid
these appalling scenes that members Of
the general assembly were called on TO
assume their duties as representatives OF
Il Tree state, and that state one OF the orig
inal thirteen who won our independence
aud framed our constitution. Declared
OF the Tree exercise Of their. rights by the
presence OF armed force, legal quorum
OF the lower house, alter placing on rec
ora their protest, quietly withdrew from
the capitol and proceeded to organize
that branch OF the general assembly.
You have seen minority OF the house
asrup the powers OF the whole body you
have seen majority expelled from the
hall By threats OF force; you have seen
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nembers admitted TO seats as representa-
uves by the votes Of men WHO them.
selSes were acting in direct violation of
the constitution, and you have seen the
last ctowning act OF infamy Ivy which
candidate for tie Office Of governor. de-
ieated by the popular vote, had himself
declared elected by his co-conspirators.
1t is due NpT Rositiep asseidsf pAsis-
state OF the commonwealth to place on
'o'' my HnHOTu8
SOLEMN AND INDIGNANT PROTEST
Against acts which consider as subyer.
siye q civil liberty and destructive of our
form 81 government. a great task is be.
fore oatkeeE&iive party Of this d at<
They entered on this contest with plat.
form SO brosd, n strong. ~ iiseral tina,
every honest citizens could stand upon
it. ssaeya Secog nsAed ana accepted IN,
amendmAntnals ~ ceaailutisn in esoi
iaith they pledged themselves to worI
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