The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-24
THE SoUrn cAHoArNA SCHEME.
The Returning board 10 be arrested for Con-
tempt Of the supreme Court.


tempt of the supreme Court.
CHARLrsroN. Nov. 23.-Thc action of the
state Board OF Canvassers yesterday has pro-
duccd d profound effect IN this state. and the
poliiica! uro.pect SO brich, few hours nco is
gloomy in The cxtreme. The Democrats are
connl nj Of thtir ability to uphold tine ac ion
OF the supreme Court and to In tall, without
dinlcuitv the officers elected by the rousn 10 the
supreme Court. out they fear the intervcnii u
OF United states troops and the Untcd States
Court IN the mode made rs familiar as disgreceful
In Louisiana In 1872 und 1874. An effort was made
by your correspondent late last night TO ohtain
some explanation OF their conduct from the
members of tho hoard. but they were reticent
ana " Oula not talk, SIMPLY -ayiuc that they had
acted under the advice OF Ackerman. the cx-
Attorney -Gcuelal, Ccrhin. the United states
lh-tiici Attorney. nj Elliott. tortin was IN
tho supreme Court rcatesentiug the board, ind
asking Tor nn auJuuIn'ucut OF the couIt t. Sc
~ mat very tiuc the bnird. under his advice.
having already dl.Oh yci the trdci Of the court
issued coriihcai ef election TO the Repuolican
ctnditiatcs and adj plrnei sine die.
have a.Crr,lp,d TINS morning that
Pmyi., the tdjutant General II the state, and
o MeWiVr If iue Board ot CanNassers, resigned
h!s ofice Lite Let night lhe h.ard originally
consisted It seven mrmt crs. nli state OH ,cr-.
Tho ibolition oi tue pfiire of state Auditor Aud
,hc cNp pit;.,ion Of the t.im of uli.s Of another
otii '-r i,duCl the number to tye. lhe ir-ig-
h t'nn oi Plryi- reduces the nnmher TO four,
Gen. Cook of Washington arT we'd ia Columbia
late Il uight. accompanied Boy two otler-, un-
kunvn tcr.uuacrs. They hrlg with thca in.-
port ut Uaprrs from N.siiu~ton W bear u. uton
tn work 81 tue CAnvls-luS board, aud wtIc
ciosctci with Chamberlain all nlsht.
IduGc " right, the VuiCred member 81 the
Supirme tpart. sii oucnly to-day tHat II the
Il ,ua oi C,nynste' ha. adJ lurncd in violation
Ui the order at the Court, they would cunyr ne
al moon tp-tnorroW Ia the county jail Tho
Court meets to-inurrOw ~ Ii o'c,Ock, and viii
proutaiytHrs-On the whole board iorc0htcmpt
con- NrfA NOV. r. Con.idera excitemo mt
rs rri .urttd throughout the Siatc, tut therr has
been 10 dcinoustrdtiun of violence or iawlcss-
ness. me action OF thr u ,ard II state canvas
sers Is considered final 10y the Rcpublcun>,
while the Democrats claim II has no effect. be-
cause the whole que ton was IN the hands OF
the lprrme tuurs, ami the board il guilty II
conteVtpt. They cNpioss tie d termination to
cOuusuc IA tht courts, and nr.ng thr matter to
Il conclusion turrc. l. st nisnt the democratic
counsel served tne witt OF mandan US issued
Yesterday bv the court on the officials compOs-
Ing the board.
Inc following has been sent to the Demo-
Cr &C NatlOHai Committee;
lhc DomOcr tic ellcioT, of South Carolina
h .Nc brought actions AZ inst those 10 whom tue
ClnYassinl board hcr' gave certihc ties, & de
inc uniil their rieAts are Gctermined. We DO
MT doubt tine iUlrue- Of the count nor our abil-
ny 10 show thlt theIoi vote. both as returned
bi ln'fnct lnand. rs VINO counted the vote.
and as found by the iGdgmc nj we seek from TIE
Court, viii Give portion, at legst, ot tho cleo
toral vote of South Carolina To Hr. liiden.
1t MAY hc II tmeNhtred that application was
~ lGt to thc board ON Saturday for COPIES 0f the
precinct managers sworn sttttments Of the
votes cast and that this application was refused.
We know Of sufficient fraudulent alterations Of
tnuse sworn returns to give, whom corrected.
the above result We have stated our case on
the law sud facts, and will stand or fan
by the judgment Of the court, every
member q which supported Hayes for
President. Tho CulOred member of the Su-
pIvmo Court h.3 sisnincd his determination to
unite with tue other two mem oers IN bringing
this revolutionary and utterly void act Of ihe
board to tho light and the boIrd Itself TO pun
ishment foT contempt. The Court distinctly
stated Ia presence OF the CaHYassin1 lSolrd
that an the time the board were de-
lAycd by the Courts orders would 10
deducted from, aud not considered pnrt
OF, the ten days within which the uyass was
u he made. lie .preteNt that that was tho
reason Tor ilr hIsti and secret acts Of the board
Therefore i Ahsuri We believe the coNrts N
hold their .ction, both as TO certificates and ad.
journmcnt, III -al and Revolutionary. lhr uni
thirf Justice Waite IS TO arrive IN a few DAYS
my plUye true, fog II Is Appnr, at that Gnotl er
DuIcll and Kellogg lair Is to be attempted
here
CnARLESroS, NV. . -ll;30 =. M.-ChIef JUS
ticc Moses was requested hy the Democrats tO
convene the court TO-DAY, but he decline ON
the ground that the court had adjourned
10 to-muTrOw, and th"ro was no hurry.
The members of ths CanVls.inE Board hava
been served with the Wril5 of MAndluus
ordered To issue yestcrdaf, aud the issue viii be
fqunreY joined in court tomorrow. Gen.
Hampton lD-niehi sin the action Of the hoard
hid done the state Democracy no harm, and
would advance tdo cause Of justice aud truth in
d e.