The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-11-26


took possession of Apizaco, where the Pnebls
Railroad branches of from the Mexico and Vers
Cruz Railway, int rrupting all travel ard com
munication between those two cites.
UNITED STATES.
THE SIIUATIoN.-The events of the pas
| week leave little doubt that it is the determi
nation of Gen. Grant and the Radical managers
| to have the regular certificates of election is
sued to the Hayes e.Vo toIs in Louisiana, Florids
| and South Carolina, regardless of the fact that
! q fair count of the votes showD that the Tildan
electors received g. clear majority in all those
| States.
In South Carolina the Canv assiDg Board dig
| obeyed the orders of the Supreme Court to
bring the returns into Court for verifcation,
and, pending other proceedings, held q secret
| session, issued certificates to the Republican
| electors and to q sufficient number of Republi
can candidates for the Legislature to give them
| majority in both houses, and adjourned siae
| die. This Infamous act created the most intense
excitement throughout the State, which YVES,
| however, much alleyed by Gen! Hamptcn's ad-
dress, which we give in full:
| To the People of tho South Carolina:
| The Board of Canvassers have by their uppre.
cedented 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 the grave ques-
tions determining the result of the recent cleo
! ton were pending before the Supreme Court
composed of three judges belonging to the Re-
publican party, and in direct violation of the
orders of this tribunal.
The board have issued certificates af election
to the Republican Presidential electors and to
the Republican State officers, and have refused
to give certificates to the Democratic member
of the Legislature shown by the returns of this
same board to have been elected in the counties
of Edge6eld and Lsurens. This high-handed
outrage lie we'll calculated to arouse the indig-
nation of our long suffering people but assure
them that this daring and revolutionary act of
the board can have no legal force W hatever. /
appeal to you in the fullest confidence that the
appeal will not be UNDECIDED. that you will
maintain even under that provocation your
character as an orderly and law abiding people.
During the past exciting canvass yon have
studiouBly avoided even the seIn blsDce of q
purpose to disturb the public peace or to trans
gress the law.
Your cause, ard it is the cause of constitu-
tional government of the country, has been
carried TO The highest court of the STATE aud
we are willing to abide by it's decision, feeling
assured that this tribunal will see that the
laws shall be enforced and justice secured.
WADE HAMPTON
In Florida the Returning Board has decided
not to proceed till the returns from all the
counties have been received, which will be |
aouut nex5 Wednesday. Mean lille, however |
Gov. Stearns sets no a claim TO the right OF
csnvassiug the vote for Presd den tial electors on
the ground that tte law creating the Retrruimg |
Board gives them no right to canvass any other |
than the votes for certain State officers. The |
Democrats contest this claim of Gov. Stesrns
and the matter Is now awaiting solution be- |
fore the CourJs.
Ia this city the Returning Board has coon
menced the canvass of the votes without filing
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation,
some months ago, of the Democratic member,
Mr.. Arroyo The Democratic State Central
committee has several times called attention
10 Gbe lrregulsrity and protested against the
legality of the proceedings, but Mr. Wells who
seems to be the Board, calmly says I" wait
while" and goes on with the count. The Board
mas also peremPtorily refused to allow any one
to be present during its sessions excepting a
of ten Northern visitors, five repre-
senting each party.
nnab1 !
o'clock in response to the rule issued at the
session to the Board of Csnvassers to
how cause why they should not be attached
for contempt of court in refusing to obey it's
mandate issued Wednesday. The United
States District Attorney, Corbin, counsel for
the Board, introduced an affidavit asking for
further time. The court stated that if he
would indicate the line of the defense, or as.
sure the court that they would obey it's manda-
mus, further time would be granted. He would
lot de this, and the request was refused. The
counsel for the REALTORS were instructed to
draw the order, but as a recitation of all the
proceedings was required as q preface to the
order to commit the board for contempt they
requested until tomorrow morning to file it.
The court said that it hoped che board would,
n the morning, obey its mandate aud purge
,he contempt; if they do not they will be COM
nitted to Jail
The coun sells for REALTORS then moved that
peremptory mandamus issue to IL. u. Payne, :
Secretary of State to iesue certificates to all
Dem berB eof the General Assembly, including
he counties of Edgefeld and LauTens, in accor-
lance with the order of the Court OF Wednes
lays session.
Associate Justice Willard said REALTORS ought ]
rot to pray this at this stage of proceedD as
IIr Payne was now in contempt, and the court, {
lad no assurance that he would obey as he had
their mandate already, intimatiDg 9
hat the counsel ought to wait the result of the 4
.ule before moving this order. .
The Supreme Court has Just issued o rule TO
he State CanvasseEB and their counsel, d. 2.
yorbin, 60 chow oauss Why they shOuld not be
,ttached for ountsmps in violation OF the writ