The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-23
FLoRIDAsrILL IN THE COURT.
An Appeal Probable in any Event
Louisiana Board Bsssised with Protests.
proprcss Of the Canynss.

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COLUMBIA, Sc, November 22.-The
Board Of State Canvassers yesterday
made q, report to the Supreme Court,
stating the persons who had received the
highest number OF votes for offices, for
which they. were candidates. Appended
to the report OF the result was memo.
randum Of the Board, stating that in
their opinion, certain Irregularities which
affected Sone Of the Republican caudi.
dates, should be corrected, and also that
the vote OF Laurens and Edgefeld coun-
ties, which gave large Democratic major
tiles, should be excluded on account Of
fraud and intimidation.
This morning the Court made an order
commanding the Board to issue certif.
Gates OF election 10 all persons who were
shown blythe report Of the Board to have
received the highest number Of votes for
members Of the Legislature, including
the counties OF Edgefeld and Laurens.
The Court also to-day took up the case
Of the electors, and Issued rule
on the Board to show cause why they
should not correct the statements Of the
County Canvassers by the precinct re-
turns in their possession. Pending these
proceedings in the Court, however,
the Board held session and Issued
certificates to oil the members Of the leg.
islature, except for Laurens and Edge.
field counties, thus securing majority
OF the legislature to the Republican side
and the defeat OF Hampton and election
OF Chamberlain.
The Board also issued certificates OF
election to the Hayes and Wheeler cleo.
tors and TO all the Republican State
ticket. The Board then adjourned sine
aie. 2 ~ ''"1 :
This action OF the Board has created
much excitement, but the citizens are,
determined to rely on the courts and sx.
haust all legal means ofredress.
WADE HANProS's ADDRESS.
Gen. Hampton has just issued the fol-
lowing address: nife
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 29, 1875.
10 he People Of Sorth Carolina:
The Board Of Csnvassers have by their
unprecedented action to-day shown. not
only their contempt and defiance OF the
Supreme Court Of the State, but their utter
disregard of their own official integrity.
While grave questions determining The
result of the recent elections were pend,
ing before the Supreme Court, com.
posed Of three Judges belonging to the Re-
publican party, and in direct violation
Of the orders Of this tribunal, the Board
have issued certificates Of election 10 the
Republican Presidential Electors and to
tho Republican State officers, and have
refused to give certificates to tho Demo-
cratic members Of the Legislature shown
by the returns OF this same Board to
have been elected in the counties Of
Edge6eld and Laurens. This high
handed outrage is well calculated to
arouse the indignation Of our long suffer-
ing people; but l assure them that this
daring and revolutionary act Of the Board
can have no legal force whatever. l
appeal to you, therefore, in the fullest
confidence that tho appeal will not bc
unheeded that you will maintain, even
under that provocation, your character
as an orderly, law.abiding people, Dur
ing the past exciting canvass you have
studiously avoided even the semblapce Of
4 purpose to disturb tho public peace or
to ttansgreas the law. Your. cause, and
1t Is the cause Of the constitutional gov.
ernment ofthe country, has been carried
to the highest court Of the State and we
are willing to abide by It's decision. Feel
ing assured that this tribunal will see
that the laws shall DO enforced and Jus.
tice secured.
[Sigucd] WADE HAMPTON.
COLUMBIA, S. q, November 22.-The
SupremeCourt to.dayiissued a peremptory
mandamus TO the Board Of State Canvass.
ers to issue certificates to the members Of
the Senate and House OF Representatives
appearing on the face Of the returns, TO
be elected, the final contests to; be decid.
ed by the members themselve. This
gives in the Senate eighteen Republicans
and fifteen Democratic, and In the House
sixty Republicans and sixty.four Demo.
crsts-Democratlc majority on joint bal.
lot, one. The Legislature counts the
vote for Governor and Lieutenant Gov.
ernor and elects tho U. s. Senators. The
court has decided to consider the other
contests separately and will hear the ar
gument this afternoon as TO counting the
Electoral vote. 1000 =