The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-21
HAMPTON, INAUGURATION.
5he Peop!e'o Governor fakes the Oa ID
ofOnice-An Enthusiastic Demons! ra.
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The Inauguration of General Wade
Hampton aH the Governor of Suth
Carolina took place in Columbia on
Thursday, l4th inst. and the ceremonies
of the occasion were in keeping with the
orderly and peaceful programme upon
which the campaign has hccn conducted
OH the part Of the Democrats. 1t was an
imposing civic display, and all its fca-
lures were in striking contrast with the
sham Inauguration Of the pretended
Governor. Daniel II. Chamberlain, who
was steaIthly inductrt into office week
before. The State House never looked
more gloomy than the day in which
Chamberlain wept through the form Of
taking the oath Of office, and seeking to
assume the duties Of another term "a
Governor, when he had been rejected by
the people st The ballet; box The uii-
trnnce tn the capitol was guarded by his
minions, the State Cnnslabularv, and
United States troops paced the corridors
rs if grim war prevailed. The Repre-
sentative Hall was uccuricl by City or
sixty negroes. together with few white
allies, and the doors were securely barred
against intrusion. The approving smiles
of an hcrcst people were lacking, aud
the participants seemed conscious tIint a
miserable farce was being enacted within
those wallis. The cnnspirutors against
the peace and happiness Of the State
were determined that the chief of the
robber band should not bc confronted
with the gaze of m indignant and out
ragged people. and the dismal cerenonica
were gone through with in the nanncr
described. Never has such scene been
witnessed in South Carolina, and never
hes there been such aii attempt to tiiTntttiu
the expressed will of the people by seek.
ing to foist upon them man whose name
will live in history AZ the synonym OF
falsehood, trcachery and cnwnrdice
Gen. Hanipton's Inauguration presen-
ted en- exactly opposite picture. Called
by an honest majority of the voters to
the honorable and dignfied station of
Chief Magistrate of the State, there was
no incentive for concealment or stealth
in the arrangements for his installation.
In brond, open daylight, beneath genial
say, in the presence of large concourse
Of his feIiOw-ctizcns, with the grateful
homage Of frecmen and the approving
smiles of tho fairest women of Carolina,
Gen. Wade Hampton was invested with
the rightful authority to serve the State
as Governor for the next two years.
The arrangements for the inauguration
were perfected on Thursday morning by
tho House Of Representatives. The re-
fusal of the Secretary of State 10 deliver
the electidn returns TO Speaker Wallace.
el required by :he State Constitution,
rendered 1t necessary to. publish the re-
suit from secondary evidence, wiiioi, was
the certified copies of the statemente
made by the county canvassers, obtained
by the Gtate Executive Committee from
the clerks Offices in the various counties.
at two o'clock Speaker Wallace an
nounced the total vote in the State for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor "a
follows: Hampton, 92.26l votes; Cham.
berlain, 91,127 votes. Hampton's ma
jority, 1874 votes. For Lieutenant-
Governor, Simpson received 81 $3.50 votes
and Gleaves 90 $50 votes, making Simp-
cons majority 1s9 votes. In addition 10
this evidence of the result, Speaker Wal.
lace produced n certificate from Henry
E. Hayne, Secretary CT State, giving "a
true and correct statement" for Governor
in the exact figures already stated, which
proves incontcstibly that Gen. Hampton
carried the State by the actual majority
always claimed by the Democrats.
After the declaration of the result
Messrs. J. 9. Sheppard, of Edgefield
Thomas Hamilton, of Beaufort, and Jas
L. Orr, ofAndefson, were appointed d
committee to notify the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor of their election,
and ascertain the hour when it would be
convenient for the Inauguration TO take
place. This committee subsequently re.
ported that Gen. Hampton and Col
Simpson had signifed their readiness &c
be ipaugurated at O'Clock of that day
Owing 70 the probable causes of,embar
rassment to the Supreme Court. in case
matters now pending were submitted f..
their decision as to the legality Of che
election, neither of its members were
asked TO administer the oath of Office
ans the services Of Judge Mackey were
psocnred for that purpose. He was as
sisted BY q. BIarshaii, Esq, of Colnnl.
bia, officiating as Trial Justice, = ,..,
When the hour sEriyed for the i1augu.
TaHDn, Ius memucrS uI tIio huu50 anu
The Democratic Senators marched do1n
to the large platform erected ID font pl
Carolina Hail, and were Joined by mem.
bers of itsse State Executive Comwittee
and Others Around the htthd tiba Ia
front waA asSsmblsd an immense tsf6n
Of, cisiEers Tho greeted tlp appeagaEga
offhe Gngsrp6r Esientehant. GawetE6g