Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-06

can be of use to you in any possible
way, l shall be very glad to do So
Cox replied, "My public career is
nearly ended, but must serve my
people faithfully to the end of my
service. Nevertheless | feel grateful
for your kind expressions, and shall
be most happy if can be of any as
sistance to you in the performance of
your arduous and responsible duties .
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
COLOMBIA, Dec. AFTER the two
Houses were called to order, Speaker
Wallace announced that as there were
one hundred special constablcs i'm the
State House to eject The democratic
members, and as he feared that such
a movement would be resisted and
that bloodshed would cnsuc, he adj
journcd his House TO meet at Caro-
lina Hall, where they are now in
session.
The Republicans then went into
secret session.
The town is full of people, and
great excitement prevails.
| COLUMBIA. Dee. l.-Thc democratic
House continued in caucus all after
noon. Whatever action taken is UNI
known. The republican members of
the Senate held caucus previous to
the regular hour of the meeting of
that body, which was not harmonious
and lasted until p. M, when The scs-
ion met The session was an unim-
portant ono until just before 9 p. M,
when it was moved that the Senate
adjourn. The motion was carried by
a vote Of l6 ayes to Ii nays. This ac-
ton is regarded as unimportant, as
O'Clock to-day was the hour set for
counting the votes for Governor. and
as the Senate adjourned without con-
sidcring that question or postponing
it until some future day. is virtually
disposed of in that body. 1t is to
originate in the House to come again.
The question now is whether the Sem
ate will recognize the Mackcy House
as constitutional body with MEM
bership of only 5G, holding certificates
from the Board Of State Canvasscrs.
while G3 is necessary for quorum.
The city is full of people, The Su-
premc Court heard arguments during
the entire day on an application for a
mandamus requiring the Secretary of
state to deliver the returns for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor to
| Speaker Wallace, and adjourned at
30 p. IN. until tomorrow at III a. IN.
The action of the Court is looked for
ward to with much interest.
New York, Dee. 5.--Thc Tribune
correspondent at Columbia, telc-
graphs under date Of the 4th as fol-
lows:
"All day special trains have been
arriving bringing
BODIES OF ARMED MEN,
nearly all with rifles. They have
their
BLANKETS ROLLED AROUND THEIR
nccks and their haversacks slung and
they look very little different from
CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS
with whom we were once so familiar.
They have been quartered i'm the
spacious fair ground buildings and
in public halls of the town. There
are only about
FOUR HUNDRED SOLDIERS.
in the city, and not less than three
thousand members of
RIFLE CLUES
| New YORK, Dee. Ex-Governor
Chamberlain in summary of the sit
uation which he telgraphs the Iyi-
6une says:
1t is not true as stated that any per-
sons held certificates of election from
the Supreme Court. The Court on
application refused to issue any GER
tificatcs. What the persons from
Edgctield and Laurens counties hold
are mere evidences from the Clerk of
that Court that the Court made an
order requiring the Canvassers and
Secretary of State to do what they
have never done. Ii such papers are
said to be valid certificates of cleo
ton, emitting the bearers to be recog-
nized as members of the House, Lake
issue and appeal TO the judgments of
the courts and lawyers. Democratic
members holding valid certificates re-
fused. Tuesday, doubtless under the
advice of
SENATOR GORDON AND OTHER DEMO-
/ CRATIC STRANGERS,
to go into the House because their
| friends from EdgefieId and Laurens
counties without certificates were re-
fused admittance. No other impede
mcnt than this was placed in their
4 way by any civil or military officer.
The House now presided over by
Mackey was organized with sixty
present holding certificates of the
Secretary of State, based on the ac-
ton of the canvasscrs, 80 Of whom
voted in the election Of Speaker.
THIS Is A MAJORITY
of the ll6, the whole number holding
certificates Of the Secretary OF State.
The body presided overly Wallace
has never had more than 81 persons
holding certificates of the Secretary
of State, and
LESS THAN \ MAJORITY OF llG.
The republicans desire
SPEEDY AND PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT
of the present difficulties, but they
will never with my consent
YIELD ONE HAIRS BREADTH
of their legal rights to secure peace,
especially under the present menaccs
of South Carolina democrats. ! have
| FOUGHT CORRUPTION
in my own party and shall not b1ench
before violence in the democratic
party.
The Tribune has telegram under
the caption of
| A DEMOCRATIC VIEW or AFFAIRS,
which closes thus: "The democrats
arc confident of success. Speeches
were made tonight, (Monday) by
Wade Hampton and other democrat
ic speakers, full of spirit, but
/ CouNsELLING rEhcE.
The city is
| CROWDED WITH ARMED DEMOCRATS
aud many arc arriving by every
train. The democrats
| WILL NOT FIRE SHOT
unless under orders TO sustain the
Supreme Court.
| More Gains,
| CoLUMEIA, Dec. 5.--The democratic
House has gained two more from the
republican House. with certificates of
the board Of canyaseera, making G2,
and lacking one of a constitutional