New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-15

John ROke, marshal, Southern district OF
Mississippi;-J r. g. Pitkin, for Looisiana;;
Kenny, postmaster, Austin, Texas.
? Tho Senate confirmed number Of poet
POLITICAL
Hew HamDssn lsstallea Hlnsslf. ~ Gov.
eFssr ef 0sush Careliaa.
COLUMBIA, December H.-The inAugura-
ton OF Governor Hampton took place in
front of Carclisa Hall this afternoon. The
square in front of the hall~wa den6ely
packed by persons of both races, and the
hOneetops were covered with spectators.
At $3.50 P. N. Governor Hampton was GO.
corted 70 the stand amid demonstrations Of
great enthusiasm. The members Of the
Democratic General Assembly occupied the
space iumedistely surrounding the stand,
with the crowd in tie rear. General
Hampton then read his inaugural address,
q which the following is an extract: =.
! Gentlemen of the Senate and Honse Of
Representatives. 1t is with fselilgs Of the
profoundest solicitude that I assume the
If the high position to which the people Of
South Carolina have called ne. II is amid
events unprecedented in this republic that
take thechair ss chief magietrate Of this
State. Ina time of profound peace, whom
no legal Gficer mad been resisted in the
proper discharge Of his funetio1s, We have
witnessed . spectacle abhorrent to every
patriotic heart and fatal to republican in
stitutions-the general troops used to
promote tte success of political
party. Undismayed, though shocked
by this gross vi.lation OF the c0a-
stitution of the country, our people,
AotA t:rv~ hat <On
subdue, no fraud could defeat, kept steadi.
~ and peacefulIy in the path of duty, re.
solved to sssert their rights ~ American
freemen at the ballot box, that great court
cf 6nal resort, before which must be tried
the grave questions of the supremacy Of
the constitutiOn and the stability Of onr
Institutions.
What tho verdict Of the people Of South
Carolina has been you need not be told
1t has reverberAted throughout the Stats,
and it's echoes come back to MS from
every land where hbetty ID venersted,
declaring, in tones that cen mot b
tutioa Of our country, We propose to
obey its lave. to preserve peace-3or
in us lies its peace and hOnor-and
to carry out in good faith every pledge
made BY us for reform and honest govern
ment. We intend to provo to tho world the
sincerity of Our declaration that the sole
motive which inspired the grand contest
We have % successfully made VS. not the
Paltry ambition for party supremacy, but
it was sought to wrest the fruits of this
base conspiracy When the members
tlect Of ths Geseral Assembly repaired
to the Capitol to take their seats
armed soldiers of the Federal govern
meat confronted. them, and their certificates
of election were examined and passed upon
BY q corporal of the, guard. It was amid
these appalling scenes that the members Of
sumo their duties - the representatives Of
q free State (snd that State ono of the orig.
inal thirteen, which won our independence
and framed our constitution by the free OK
ercise of their rigbts), by the presence Of sp
armed force, preventing . legal quorum.
The lower House, after placing ON
record . protest, quietly withdrew from
the Capitol and proceeded to or.
ganize that branch of the General As.
senbly. You have seen . minority Of the
House using the po wers of the whole body;
their hall by threats Of force; you have
seen persons having no show Of claim a.
members admitted to seats as Representa-
tives by the votes Of men who themselves
were acting in direct violation of the con-
and you haxe seen the last crowE-
ing act of infamy BY which . candidate for
the ctfice Of Governor, defeated by the
popular vote. had himself declared elected
It is due to my position ~ The chief
magistrate Of this commonwealth to place
on record my solemn and indignant protest
against acte which consider ss subversive
of civil, liberty, and destructive Of our
form Of government. A great task is be-
fore tho Conservative party Of this State;
they entered on this contest with plat
form 90 broad, 60 strong, 90 liberal, that
every honest Citizen could stand upon ii;
they constructed 1t, and accepted tho
faith; they pledged themselves to work for
reform, and the establishment of good gov
they promised to keep, up an
effjcfent system of public education, and
they declared solemnly that all citizens of
South Caroline, of both races and Of both
pszties, should be regarded as equals in the
eye of the laval to be fully protected in
the enjoyment of every political right
now possessed by them. To the faithful
mitted, and ~ the representative of the
party. hold myself bound by
every dictate Of honor ard of good faith to
useN every effort to have these
pledges redeemed fully and honestly. LIST
as show to all Of them that the true inter-
ests of both races can be secured by culti-
waiting peace and promoting prosperity
among all classes of our fellow -citisens. l
rely confidently on the support Of the mem
to attain these laudable ends, and trust
that all branches Of ths government will
unite cordially in this patriotic work. If so
united, and willing, with resolute and earn
ess determination we may hope coon to see
the dawn Of a brighter day for our State.
God in his infinite DeFcv grant that it may
como speedily, and may He shower the rich
est blessings Of peace and happiness on our
whole people.
office was administered by Trial Justice
MArshall-to Wade Hampton az Governor,
aud to w. ID. Simpson - Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, the crowd stsnding uncovered while
tho ceremony was being performed. The
chair in which Gsnsal Hampton was seated
was then wrapped in the national c0l0rs,
and he was borne ON the shoulders of a.
dozen mea to his hotel, escorted by the en-
tire crowd. e- rlrtrt f.
Several prominent gentlemen addressed
the multitude from the front of the hotel,
prominent position on one Of the balconies,
after which the crowd quietly dispersed.
Inaanna Demecratic Address.
INDIANAPOLIS, Decemba.sf 10, 4: y: namo-
!. CrstIo So,n r 80 the conduct and to maintain
the people eehd purity Of elections; to prescribe
people, Vf making returns thereof; to provide
make thction Of Returning Officers. and defining
Avarv ora and duties; to preserve the mode Of
~ ~ >ae rolls Of the Senate and House Of
taaS 'oo vr3d to enfGce article l03 Of the
stand by fair play and honesty-to meer
1t their county eeats on December % to
give expression of the popular Judgment
that can not be disregsrded, and to appoint
men "A their dalerataa to q State conYeu-