New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-25

gained ten pounds OF desh.
| IL the Cabinet.
| The Cabinet discussed the Southern stu
| alton, but took no action.
THE SITUATION.
| The South Carolina Supreme Court In
Contempt.
COLUMBIA, November 24-The Supreme
Court has lust issued . rule to the State
| Canvassers and their counsel, d. T. COrbin,
! to show cause why they should not be at
| tached for contempt in violation of the writ
| of prohibition issued On the seventeenth in
| stant, and issuing certificates in defiance
| of the court. The answer is made returna-
BILE at four O'Clock this afternoon. No
| doubt of their continued defiance to the
court.
| The court convened at four o'clock in
response to the rule issued at the morning
| session to the Board of Csnvassers to show
| contempt of court in refusing to obey its
| mandate issued on Wednesday.
| United States District Attorney COrbin,
| counsel for the board, introduced an affidavit
! asking for further time. The court stated
| that if he would indicate the line of their de-
fense or assure the court that they would
| obey it's mandamus. further time would be
granted. He would not do this, and the re-
| quest was refused. The counsel for the re.
lato1s were instructed tn draw the order,
| but as q recitation of ell the proceedings
| was required, ss preface to the order to
| commit the board TOR contempt, they re-
I uuested until tomorrow morning to tile it.
The court said that it hoped the board
| would in the morning obey it's mandate
| and purge the contempt; If they do not
| they will be committed to jail.
| The counsel tor relat0rs then moved that
| q peremptory mandamus issue to II. X.
| Payne, Secretary of State, to issue certif-
/ oates to all members of the General Assem-
| bly,, including the counties Of Edgedeld
| of the court of Wednesdays session.
Associate Justice Willard said that rela-
| tors ought not to pray this at this stage Of
| proceedings, a. Mr.. Payne was now in con-
| tempt, and the court had no assurance that
he would obey, a. he had dis0beyed their
mandate already, intimsting that the co9n-
/ sci ought to await the result OF the rule be-
fore moving this order.
1t was at this stage Of the proceedings
that he delivered the following forcible and
impressive charge. Justice Willard said:
Here we have just made . solemn de-
cision, in which H. E. Payne is party, as
9 member Of the Board Of State Canvas
sers and as Secretary of the State. If the
order in that case, an order directed to him
as we'll as to the others on the board. hAd
been obeyed, this question would have not
| arisen. As the case now stands, an inCi-
dent has occurred rare in the history Of
civilized society. Men clothed with civil
authority, of limited character. subject
to the courts OF the land, have
highest court in the State Of South Caro-
lima, and are now jeopardizing the security
of Justice and the security of peace. They
are in an attitude of defiance not only
against abstract law, but against its en-
bodiment in this court. They have brought
political shame for . moment upon the
State and upon the nation. They hold in
piled it to the whole structure that covers
it while they are thus standing denying tho
power of this court.
We are now gravely considering the sub
ject of issuing another mandate to another
member of this board. l can not believe
that when the gentlemen come to consider.
when they come tonight to ask the favor
and petition of their God, when they recall
the sanctity of their oaths of office, do mot
believe they will longer resist the power Of
this court. This court 10 clothed with
majesty. We do not speak the voice Of
men. we speak in JUDGMENT, and Judgment
is the voice of God. Every legal power will
from them what their conscience does
, not yield, and whatever loyalty, fea!ty
and justice there is in the community
will be exerted to compel BY force
what conscience does not yield. What
are We doings What reason have
we for believing that this order will
be obeyed, any more than the others
. What reason have We TO believe that this
defiance will cease7 We should take into
consideration the bearings of this ques
ton The action Of this board, in my
opinion, will do more to call up generous
spirit in the people, and fOrgetful of parti'
sanship to cease, to unite upon the high
|, ground of justice and truth, than anything
. that has been done in the history of the
country since its origin. Has this court
any reason to believe that it's process will
, be respected?
The court meets tomorrow ct lO A. NJ
l. South Carolina Items.
NEW YORK, November PA dispatch In
: | the Herald says H. w. Purvis, q member
of the South Carolina Csnvsssing Board
refused to sign the certificates of member
of the Legislature and county officers, on
3 account Of fraud. He signed the certii
oates of the electors and State officers.
A dispatch to the Times Gays DR.. Glover
supervisor of elections at Swan Quarter
hyde county, South Caralins, was fount
4 | drowned.
What the HeralA says.
/. The New York Herald closes q long edi
9 torial thus: The Republican party 10 NO
made up of rogues and Tombs lawyers.
{ contains great mass Of honest, honorable
t and patriotic men, and these will not toler
Q ate what would make them hang thei
heads with shame. They will not ALLOW
their leaders to resort to trickery, to bas
J. devices or to doubtful means to count II
their candidates. Already the Republican
Y opinion Of the proceeding in the dispute,
8 States is such that it has become almos
impossible decently to count in Governo
n Hayes. Already the wisest Republican
soy in conversation that for tn
n sake of their party they hope for Mr.. I'll
den's return. As yet the honest Reput
licsn masses are waiting in eilenoe, bu
with decreasing patience. But any furthe
appearance of tFickery, or the least COZ
d tinuation of these attempts in the disputes
% States to take advantage of shallow legs
technicalities, to resort to underhand an
= unworthy means, such a. the recent heal
u ing of testimony charging intimidation, o