Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-11-30

sible, be it gOOu or bad.
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"TSvin sisters South Carolina
and louisiana.
A friend at Columbia, South Caro-
lima sends us a copy of tho Daily
News and Courier, of that city, a Bit
ter confederate paper, which during
the campaign Of course supported
Tilden and Hendricks. Under the
above caption it lays down the DEM
ocratic programme for the two States
as follows:
No wonder that the Louisiana
Democrats feel that the Returning
Board is organized to elect Hayes,
whatever the vote of the State, as act
ually cast, may be. But one thing
is certain they will not give up the
fight. We learn TINT 1T has been
positively determined by the Demo.
cratic electors the State that, IL they
are counted out by the Board, they
will meet and organize, and send on
their vote for Tilicn and Hendricks
to Washington. Thus. as. in 1927,
there will be two sets Of Electoral
votes from Louisiana, and the senate
will bc compelled to come to some
agreement with the House as to a
method for determining which shall
he counted. The conservatives will
also do as they did ia 1873, declare
the election of Gen. Nichols, their
candidate for Governor. The Dem
ocratic Legislature will organize and
recognize Gen. Nichols as Governor.
This government will be recognized
n their lawful government by the
people of Louisiana, and then if Gen.
Grant chooses to repeat his perfor-
nance OF 1873, and install the Pack
ard faction by force, the people, II is
said, will bow to itas they did before.
They say that under no circumstan-
ces will they resist the authority Of
the United States, but that ii Packard
is TO rule over them he must have
the active support of the Federal
Government for every minute Of the
whole four years of his term, just as
Kellogg has had.
This, we presume, will be the atti-
tude Of the South Carolina Democra-
cy, If they, too, be counted out.
They will submit to defeat, If il can
be shown, by an honest count Of the
lawful vote, that their candidates
were not elected, but they will not
recognize n. Electors, or as members
Of the General Assembly, or as Con-
gressmen, or rs State and County
officers, any person or persons who
having been rejected by the people,
are elected by the Board of Canvass
ers. There will be no bucking
against United States troops. The
South Carolina Democracy are sick
Of turmoil and strife. They will not
resist the military power Of the
United States, whatever the provo
cation. But they will not recognize
any State Government but lawful
State Government, and If such a
government is TO stand, Ii must be
propped up by Federal bayonets
during every instant of its existence.
Whenever these bayonets are taken
away, whether IL be in a month or
year, or in ten years, the unlawful
Government will fall to pieces. TO
that Government, eighty thousand
Democratic voters will oppose q
steady front until 1t shall tumble
down by reason OF its own weak
ness.
Chamberlain cannot remain Gov
ernor Of South Carolina, except as
Russian dominion Is maintained I'm
Poland, nnd ~ Kellogg has been
kept in oiiice in Louisiana since Nc.
Enery's election. The irresistible
horse, foot aud drngoon- If the
United States can alone give 10 usur-
pers, in South Carolina and Lpgisia-
na any shadow ofexccuiye anthori-
". Whether the armed occupation
Of Southern States Is Fr5rrsi soi-
diery 10 keep in Office the defeated
candidates Ola tsrannirai aId cor
rup! nlinnrily party, wilI give those
Statcs the Republican form Df Gov
ernniint, guaranteed to them by
the Constitution. the Anerican,peo-
ME GIN hfisi Will iceile