The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-07


from "Boorort." This last speakers
name was Robinson, and he didn't want
He was ''straightout for Chamberlun.
fls', las, in de mornin', in de ebenin'. an
all night, an all de time"
| a dozen or more of such spee .hes of q
similar character were made by the Radi-
ca!a, the Democrats generally quietly
biding their time, all hands eating their
suppers in the hall, and seeming resolved
to set it out
General Ruger gave General Wallace
notice that unless the hall was cleared OF
ell parties other than members who held
the certificates of the Board Of Canyassers
ny IL o'clock tomorrow, he should, With
troops, drive them out. He also directs
| that tho Democratic delegates elected
| from Edgefield and Laurens vacate their
| seats.
a col0red member moved TO adjourn
or for Mackcy to order supper for his side
nf the House.
Gen. Ruger made proposition for
both Houses to adjourn until tomorrow.
Speaker Wallace asked if all tho Dem
ocratic members would be allowed to
enter on re assembling.
Gen. Rugcr said no, that Edpefield and
Laurcns would DO excluded.
Thcrcupon the two Houses resolved to
try to out set each other, and two cart
loads Of supper we're sent down to the
| Democrats, who took their meals in the
hall, so that if they were excluded il
should be done ut the point of the bayo-
net.
The following letter was sent to Gen.
Kuger in reply to his notice to Speaker
Wallace:
COLUMBIA, 6. c.. Nov. 80.
To General 7. II. Rugcr, COMMANDING
United States Troops in South Caro.
lima:
DEAR SIn-Wc have lust heard
through Maj. McGinnis, of your staff,
that your order communicated to Mr..
Wallace, Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentativcs, that ut IL o'clock to. morrow,
the members elect from Edgefeld would
not bc allowed upon the floor Of the
House. To sny that VIC are surprised at
! such all order after the explanations and
pledges made hy you to each one OF us,
is to Use very mild language, when the
outrage of Tuesday last was committed,
ny the pIncing Of armed Rentinels nj the
door Of the House of Representatives,
who decided upon the admission of mem
hers to their seats; aud when the pro-
visions of the Constitution, and the do
cision ofthe Supreme Court were brought
to your attention. you distinctly, and
warmly asserted. again and again, that
your orders were mjsanderstoud, and that
you had not intended to have sentincIs
Mt the doors of the Hall, and that you
had not, aud did not intend to assume to
decide upon the legality Of any mans
seat. or upon his right to enter tho
Hall.
You were then reminded by US. that
your guard received instructions from
ono Dennis. u citizen aud partisan of
Gov. Chamberlain, to admit parties upon
his own pass, or TINT of one Jones. and
lind, through aimed force, excluded all
Delegates from the hall until the Repuh-
lican organization was completed. You
assured us again that such were not your
orders. You were told by us the. not
withstanding the preparation Of this
irrepressible shame upon our institutions,
and the rights or tho people, the evils
could still he remeded without any yio.
ence or bloodabed, by the simple with
drawal of your guard from the donrs OF
the hall, in order that the Democratic
members may have u fair struggle with
the Republicans, and by fair majority
OF the votes. decide MI questions in nc-
cnrdance with the law, md the usages of
the Legislative bodies. You stated that
no troops shall be at the door, and that
under no circumstances would you inter.
iere, except there should occur serinus
disturbance of the peace. You affirm
your determination to exercise no super
visnry control whatever over the bGdy or
bndies claiming to be the House of Rep.
resentatives. All this occurred on yes
torday. Last night, in later interview
with Senator Gordon, you made the saine
assertion, nnG this p. IN, after both bod
ies were assembled in the hall, you as
sured Gen. Hampton that under no cir
cumstnnces would ynn interfere except
tn keep the peace. What nav can iusti-
~ our astnnishment at the issuance of
such an order AS the one just sent by you ?
There IL no breach of the peace, and no
| prospect of serious Disturbances. You
had it officially brought to your kno.l-
] edge that general gn.d hnnnr prevails
in that hall. We cannot refrain from
expressing the apprehension of the fact,
that number of leading Republicans
are taking issue with the legality Of the
proceedings by the Republicans.
Tile house has changed your line OF
duty. It is presumed that we should
say, in conclunion. that we rely upon
your position as man, and your charac-
ter rs soldier, to maintain ynurpledge
| of non.interference. The Democratic
members from Edgefield and Laurena are
entitled to their seats by the Judgment
of the Supreme Court of this State, and
we have advised them to remain in that
hall until removed by your troopa. thar
the issue may 10 made in this, the Gem
tennial year, of American Independence,
whether we have q goyernmen, of law, as
construed by the Courts, or a centralized
despotism, whose only law is force fas
Let the American people behold the
spectacle of n Brighdier General of the
army, seated by the side of Cav. Cham
berlain in n room of the State House,
and issuing his orders to a Legislative
bndy, peacefully assembled in one of the
original thirteen Commemorative Of this
| Union.
/ Respectfully yours,
JOHN B. GORDON,
WA INE EyA AZ pyT0N