The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-12-03

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Senator Gordon, of Georgia, and Wade Hamp-
ton, had several interviews with Gen~Ruger
In which the latter stated that he would in no
manner interfere with the legislature. but
would confiDe himself strictly to preserving
the peace in case there was q disturbance.
With these assurances from Ruger the Demo
Gratis on Thursday marched into the House,
Wallace, their Speaker, taking the chair.
Shortly after Maokey, the Republican claimant
for the Speakership, entered and demanded
the seat. Wallace refosed, W hereupon Mackey
took seat at the clerks desk and attempted
to preside. Thus there was in the same hall
two organized bodies, the members Of which
tried to act as though the opposition body was
not present. number of Repu blicans who
act with the Democrats made speeches de-
nouncing Chamberlain personally and pro-
testing against tie unwarranted interference
OF United States troops. At } O'clock Gen
Ruger sent his staff officer to the Speakers tand
20 tell Wallace that at 10 o'clock Friday the
Democratic members from EdgeGeld would not
be permitted on the floor of the House. There
upon Gordon, Hampton, and Haskell sent q
letter to Ruger upbraiding him for breaking
his word, and solemnly declaring that there
had been and was no danger of violence. Their
letter concludes thus: 1t is proper that we
should cay in conclusion that we relied upon
your honor as man and your character as Q
soldier to maintain your pledged position Of
non-intervention. The Democratic members
from Edgefeld and Laurens counties are enti-
tied to their seats by the judgment OF the Su-
preme Court of this State, and we have ad-
Vlsed them to remain in that hall until re-
meved by yonr troops, that the issue may be
made in this Centenpiaf year of American in-
dependence, whether We have . good govern
ment OF law, as construed by courts, or q GEN.
trsized despotism, whose only law is force.
Let the American people behold the spectacle
of . Brigadier General Of the army seated by
the side of Gov. Chamberlain in q room Of the
state House, and issuing his orders to o lesis-
latlve body, peacefully Assem- bled in one of the
original thirteen common wealths ofthis Union.
Up to Friday night, at 11.30 O'Clock, Gen.
Ruger had not carried out his threat TO expel
the Democratic members from Lanrens and
Edgeheld, and both sides have remained
oamped" in the House since Wednesday noon.
Inc Radicals show signs of weak eUipg, and if
the U. s. troops do not interfere again there is
no doubt the Democrats will triumph.
FLORIDA Upon the assembling If tho Board
or Canvassers at Tallahassee last Tuesday, the
returns they opened showed q nf iority for The
hayes electors of al 1t was, however, iu hue.
dletely dircovered that the true returns from
BAKER county, which gave Tilden majority of
20, mad been taken away and forged returns
substituted in their place. 1t was also discov-
cred that the returns from other counties had
beensaltered to the extent of sew eral hundred
votes The Democrats have made out a very
strong case, fortified with numerous afidavits
ana there is probability that the Csnvassipg
Board will fnalIy make compilation of the
vote giving the State to the Democrats.
MIsCRLLANEoUs
Gen. Wade Hampton's house, two miles
from Columbia, was burned last Monday
uiRhC, uls Two young sons ana two sisters
barely escaping with their lives. The FIRE was
the work of an inoendiary-A special dis
patch to the New York Post (Rep.) says that
two of the Hayes electors will refuse certifi-
Gates of election from Cham amberlain.-Tilden's
m majority in Georgia was 6l1s1 The vote of
rev rev York was: Tilden 522 612, Hayes 4e9. .547,
9mtn nna!n 2.SS9, Cooper 19s7-Mr. Jefferson
LAWS "a arrived in New York from England on
tne 10Th Gen. John T. Morgan has been
elected United States Senator from Alabana.
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