Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-24
The Shan, Election.


Gratis are coliicnt that hey can sustain The
action CT the Supreme Court ADD to Install the
officers aud members Of the Legislature shown
to have been duly elected, but they fear the
Intervention Of the u. S. troops and Judge
Bonds u. S. Court. The members OF the
board say that they acted under the advice OF
| their counsel District Attorney CorblD, who
was 10 the Supreme Court representing the
board and asking Tor an adjournment CT line
court to give the board time to make their re-
turn to the rule, whca at that very time The
board under bis advice, had adjourned slne
die. Such conduct would be high contempt OF
court, and should expose Corbu to be aebsrred
at least By tic court
The Charleston correspondent OF The Bal-
more Sun, under date Of last night, says:
"Goy. Chamberlain last pight insisted tina,
he had no special knowledge Of the doi1gs OF
the board, and said he should like TO see the
thing settled one way CT tie other. lie said
further: / believe the election in this State is
fraud and farce, and that We have been
cheated cut of it, This would seem TO indl-
cate that he has not much faith i'll the con-
spacy now in progress, aud you will remem::
Der that he had at his back the whole civil aud
military power oi the State and the Uniteu
States 10 enable him 10 make the election
fraud and farce - regarded tho democracy.
The radicals seem Ia have been hosled with
their own petard.
"TLis morning IL was learned chat Adiutant
General purgis, member of the canVasslog
board, resigned his office. The board consisted
originally of seven members. The abolition OF
the Office Of Stale auditor reduced the number
TO six, and the expiration Of the terln oil oti'e
Of member reduced the humber to i've. The
resignation Of Pnipis leaves only Tour mem
bera, OF whom three ara candidates Tor rt-elec
ton 10 State Offices. Previous 10 resignlng he
signed tie certificates for Presidential! electors,
Conglessmeu and State officers, but refused To
sign the others ca account OF fraud.
Gen. Cook, oil The Distric: Of Columbia, has
arrived ia Columbia and Two other persons,
who are uoknoWn, accompany hin. They bring
With them important papers from Washington
bearing upon the work OF the canyas5iog board
Yesterday, and we1e cIosctsd With Gov. Cham.
beraip during the night. Judge Wright, tue
coIorel Judge Of the Supreme Court, was out.
spoken to-day Ia hi9 condemnation Of the can
vassipg board. AMI said that il the board had
adjourned 10 violation Of the order oil The Su-
premc Court they would convene in jail by
noon Tomorrow
The democratic electors Of South Carolua
have brought action against those ID whom
the cauyassing board gave certificates to deter.
mine their right aud epjoin them from acting
i until their rights are determined. A colored
member If Tie Supreme Court has sIgulicd
his determination 10 unite with the other Two
members in bringing the board TO punishment
for contempt The court distinctly stated IN
the presence OF the canvassns board that all
the lime tho board were delayed By the court 5
orders would be deducted from and not e9usd-
cred part Of The ten days wlthla which the
canvass was to be made.
The Charleston correspondent Of the Balll.
more Gazette, toegraphing late last night,
SAYS: The members Of the cauysssing board
have been served with the writs OF mandamus
ordered to issue yesterday. and the issue will
be suuarely Joined in court tomorrow. The
programme for tomorrow is that the court viii
meet at III and statement will be made show
ing that the board had done what it was ex.
pressly prohibited Ivy the court from doing, aud
) that while parties to q suit they put themselves
out OF existence; it will be claimed that the &C.
ton of the board, therefore, isvod and that the
action of tho Supreme Court is final and can
not be reviewed By the United States Court.
Circuit Judge Bond, however, is here, and
ready aud willing. Counsel will then ask that
. the board be attached for contempt, aud the
answer will be that the time allowed the board
for the canvass by the State law had expired.
Hence their adjournment yesterday. The court
is expected to declare the answer OF the board
unsatisfactory, and to order it to declare the
election according to the certificate made By the
board to ;hc court on Monday, and 10 order
the board TO correct the returns from Sheldon
precinct, in Beaufort county, an unlawful poll.
This order, if made and carried out, vii! elect
the whole democratic Stale ticket, and one or
two democratic electors. 1t the board iail TO
comply with the order they will be attached
for contempt and the court will order the Sec
rotary OF Stale 10 issue the necessary ceruhcAt-
cs OF election.
1t may turn out that the canvasscrs will have
trouble before they get through. 1t is uDder-
stood that tic Supreme Court is indignant aud
proposes to vindeate lis authority 10 the last
extremity. Judge Wright, the Coorcd mem
Der Of the Supreme Court, said openly to-day
that if the board Of canVass.rs had adjourned
in violation Of the order Of the court, they
would convene ut noon tomorrow 10 the couoty
Jail. The court meets tomorrow at Ii O'Clock,
and will probably Jail the whole board Tor con
tempt Oh court.
1t is feared BY lie democrats Of Louisiana
that the purpose OF the Returning Board of
that state is to delay is work until the 9Th of
December and then play the South Carolina
game, turning everything over TO the radicals.
In four days the board has opened the returns
from ess than one halt OF the parishes in the
state, aud has done nothing with those about
which there has been any dispute. At this
rate 90 contested cases will be reached before
the middle o! next week, and then only six Or
seven days will remain 10 which to take up and
consider al! contests. The work cannot be
properly CT tai!y done 10 that time. The dem
ocratc visiting committee thinks of suggesting
tomorrow that the board hold longer daily
sessions. The vacancy il the board has not
been filled.
The proceedings before the Returning Board
show he disposition of that body more clearly
than anything that has yet occurred.
H., En.