New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-20
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Cplumbia dispatch says the .Democeatie
programme Of memorializing Congress for
its recognition Of the Hampton governmenk
and of otherwise arriving at . peaSeful %
Luton Of the present compiicsttOns, Dbune
c4rEied out. Governor -Hmptcn and his
advisers were engeGe4 to-day framing 3
promptly forwarded and presented TO both
In further pursuance q this plan Gov.
ernor Hampton to-day made . formal de-
mAnd upon Chamberlain tor the possession
Of the executive depaetment Of the gov
ernmont. ,sye5l.-d 58t ~ Z .fSsr ss5.[ !,
The following are copies of this CORE
spondenee between ,the two Governors: :
~.as1 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA 4
'a Executive Chamber.
Columbis, December 10, 1876
Sm-As Governor sCf South Csrolins.
chosen by the people there0f, 4 have quail
fed in accordance with the constitution,
and lheIehy call ppon you ~ my predeces-
sof in office to deliver mp to me the great
Of the State House, the public records and
all other matters and things appeftaining
to said oftce. SsFo vnEnt q abs.1 - - 81
: Respectfully, your obsaisnt servant.
:, = WADE 4AMPION, Goveenor. -
~ STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
~ Executive Chamber,
Columbia, D. csmber u. ls76.
SIR--I have received the communiesHoa,
in which you call upon me to deliver mp to
you the great seal of the State, etc.. / do
not recognise ip you Aay right to make tho
foregoing demaad, and I hereby refuse coin
plience Herewith. m tTf-
I am sir yons GSedispt :ssysnt, ~, .SeS
Il ''f's' 0ovetn6r 6f Eeath Carelins. ssa
TO wals Hasptsn, ~. .se 2el4islf asd ,suij
The Heralds Columbia special gsays:
Hampton hes established ASthe present tenn
poFaFy exeoatlge department At thu Foons Z
on RiehaasoA steest formerly occupied BY
the Democratie State CommitteS Cham
beflain holds forth in the Axecutiye chaai-
bcr 1t the State House, guarded by Uoieed r
States soldiers and by special constabulafys
who admif no o. bat Bepublieahe,
legged persons, including -nsmbers OF tho
House and Senate and The copqittees Ok
Congress, when properly identified by some
we'll known Republican. RAkardless OF
Chamberlsin's refusal to dslivev up the .
great seal, recorde, etc., Hampton 10 Glow
" proceeding - estahlish hie aeves1nentsi /
A ssuth Onrslaa n~aSssse Has alxz
Claims Recognized. asfyssyn .
COLUMBIA, December l9.-The Demo.
cEatC house 20 0ey heQ 9evoDty.ntne Sen-f
at0rs and representatives present, this
Being legal quorum Of the joint assembly. >
Afballot was taken Iue United States 0Sna- &
tor, resulting in tho electlea of n. G.. But
Ter. he receiving sixty -four out Of the ssvsn-a
ty-nine yotoO. 5. 49, = he ~, sv.,t,.- - !.
Nothing was done by the Republicans or
the courts to day Of any interest. Every
thing very quiet. 81
ina The Csmnitteeg at Wsrk. os-..,.,
The House committee heard the testimo-
mony Of Controller General Dunn and
Secretary of State Hsyne, eloitln9 from 81
the former the fact that the electoral vote
was canvassed by the State Board of Can
washers, and was made up and counted from
the returns Of the county canyassess, in .,
cluding the counties of Edgefeld and Lau-
rers, which were excluded in the count for
members of the Legislature Haynes tes-
timony was unimportant.
The Senate committee is holding secret
sessions, hearing testimeny chiefly . 10 ins q
timidation Of negroes. Nothing transpired.
Two House eub-cOmmittees left to-aight
for Charleston to inquire into negro intimi-
dation., Negroes in that and other conn
ties understood that this move of the Houee
committee IL to counteract the action Of the
Senate COmmittoA "A f = ~ F.
In the Supreme Court, United States Dis
fTict Attorney Corbin filed return to rule
for contempt, and heard the argument in the
case Of Tilden against Hayes electors, but
without taking sny aetion. .Adjourned.