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Executive MANSION,
WAsUINGrON, November %

" ANllNHAoN. 4N1Ntiuuti ~
/ 10 lion. j D. Cqmer0n, Secretary Of Var;
SIND. II. Chamberlain is now Governor
Of the State Of South Carolina beyond any
I controversy, and remains SO until the new Gov
ernor shall be duly and legally inaugurated
under the Constitution The Gov ernment has
been called upon to aid with the military and
I Naval forces Of the United States 10 maintain
Republican Government in the States against
restraint too formidable 20 be overcome by
State authorities YOu are therefore directed
% sustain Governor Chamberlain in his author
ity against violence until otherwise directed.
1Sigued,7 L S. GRANT.
In obeying these instructions you will al
wise with the Governor aud dispose Of your
troops in such a manner as may be deemed
best in order to carry out the spirit Of the a.
boye order of the President. Acknowledge
receipt ). d, CAMERON,
Secretary gf Var.
NV ORLEANS, Nov 25.-WheD the re-
! turn from the parishes marked contested "
were opened tile Democratic counsel were al
lowed 10 be present. The returns from De-
Soto parish were brought 10, and were con-
tanned in one package sealed with wax. When
the seals were broken by members Of the Board
there were found inside the consolidated state
meut II votes. the commissioners statements
and tal!y-sheets Attached TO the returns were
a large numbers Of protests and atfdavlls.
TIE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD CAUGHT IN \
PECULIAR TRANSACTION.
The Secretary of the Board said the pack
acc had been received on the 18th inst, and
such was the entry on his rocept-book. The
returns. he said, had come by mail. in the
course Of the inspection it was discovered that
one Of the protests Of the supervisor, charging
general intimidation was dated November
18th. and sworn 10 in this city before a CON-
missioner Of the Circuit Court. When called
upon to explain how protest dated on the
18th. to-day, could get into a sealed registered
package received by mail on the 18th inst,
the Secretary said he Ind received two pack
ages lie was detected By one of the Demo
cratic counsel present in the act Of making
another entry on his book Of two packages
received. After some delay another package
was produced and found to contain CONSOLE
dated statement Of votes and Commissioners
returns but no protests OF attitavitS. The
members Of the Board were unable 80 explain
the matter. and Senator Sherman, Of the Re
publican Visiting Committee, remarked that
there was 20 use 30 disguise the fact that the
returns bad been opened and protests ms crted
after The package Of returns had been received.
The affair created quite a sensation among the
members of the committees present. The
members Il the Democratic committee were
very outsp1kcu In the opinion that a fraud
had been yeTpetyated, and The Republicans did
not deny that the affair had q very peculiar
aspect. The Democratic counsel say that a
similar thing has occurred in the case OF other
parishes, but Us they were not admitted until
to-day, there was no opportunity to discover
the frauds
On Monday Judge Bond, Of the United
States District Court, who wen; to South Car
oliua. thinking il would be handy 20 have a
partisan Judge in the house. released the State
/ CsnvasScrs from nil-assumed jurisdiction
where be had none. The Conspiracy needed
Just such creature.
FLORIDA.
The count commenced on Monday. An at
temp, 90 dismiss the Democratic CauvasSer,
Attorney General Coke, did not succeed. An
equal number Of Democrats and Republicans
will view the Count.
4 COLUMBIA, S. C., November 2s-At mid
by United States troops No one was allowed
% enter without pass from Nr. Jones, clerk
Of The late House. or John b. Dennis, L. 5.
marshal About Q o'clock Gen. Gor1on Uni
ted States Senator from Georgia, and Gen
Bradley T. Johnson. State Senator Of Viz
ginia with Messrs Peck and Jeffreys, men,
bers Of the Legislature, demanded admiItance.
The rJtundl was filed with troops, and their
arms were stacked around the Washington
. statue The members Of the Legislature oX-
h.hi,el tfcjr certificates from the Supreme
Court Of their election, and the corporal Il the
guard refused 10 give them almitancc under
the orders uf Dennis, who was standing by
The democratic members then went into eau
Gus. and about ll.l5 proceeded in a body 10
demand almittanCe. In the meantime Gen.
/ Hampton bad an interview with Gen Ruger,
/ who then changed the orders so as 10 allow.
any one o. pass the Sentine's who claimed 10
be elected members Of the Legislature Under
this change of orders al the members were
admitted slowly, as the coporal Of the guard
examined their credentials The members
were then admitted 90 the State house but not
90 the ball o' the Senate or that Of the House
% Representatives,.
REJECTION OF THE SUPREME COURT CERTIrI-
GATES
The Democrats members Of the House,
after gaining admission 10 the State House,
proceeded o. the door Of the House If Repre-
ser,1uves, with the delegations from Elgetsil
and L1ura1s at the head and demanded al
mission on the certificates of election taken
from the records Of the Supreme Court SIX
soldiers were ranged on either side ef the ap-