The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-23
A Prominent Federal Judicial Officer
Charged with Being the Organ
from Washington.
TIE PEOPLES HOPE.
The Supreme Court Relied Upon to
Correct the Outrage.
.HAMPTON,s APPEAL.
A Characteristic Address from the
s., Patriotic South Carolinian.
THE NEWS FROM LOUISIANA AND
49,. FLORIDA.
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY OF FOUR IN THE
HOUSE AND ONE ON JOINT BALLoT-HAMp-
TONS ELECTION DECIDED AT LAST.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
COLUMBIA, S. c., November $3.50 p.
M.-Immediately upon the meeting of the
Supreme Court this morning the Chief-Jus-
tice delivered an opinion as to issue argued
yesterday regarding the election Of men,
bers of the Legislature. The Court then
ordered peremptory mandamuS to issue
certificates OF election according to the re-
turns OF the State Board Of Canvassers
to the Court. This gives the Democrats
siXty-four in the House aud fifteen in the
Senate, majority Of one on joint ballot.
The majority in the House alone is four.
The Court took q recess until O'Clock to
allow the parties to present amended state
ments as bearing upon the question of the
electors for President and Vice-President
under the order OF severance issued yester-
day. This question will involve, a compari-
son OF the managers returns with the re.
turns OF the County Canvassers, which are
said to contain such serious errors and dis
crepancies.;
The order this morning gives the Demo-
Gratis control of the State Government. and
insures the election Of Hampton and Simp-
son for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
1t creates great rejoicing among the Demo
Gratis. e..r .'s.T'.
Second Dispatch. =.
THE WILL OF THE SUPREME COURT DEFIED-
THE STATE CANyASsERs ISSUE CERTIFICATES
ELECTION TO ALI. TIE REPUBLICAN CANDI-
DATES.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.I
COLUMBIA, S. g., November 22-11:26
p. M.-The action OF the Board OF State
Canvassers here to-day, in defying the
Supreme Court, and counting in the
Hayes electors, and a Republican maio-
rty in the Legislature, has excited general
indignation. tits universally understood to
be meant to kukluX the Legislature, leave
a majority there, and count Hampton out,
as that body is Judge of the election OF Gov
ernorS. !... ...- t-s- ,..a r.n..
The certificates given to the Hayes cleo
tors are not considered as worth anything,
being given in defiance OF law, and there
fore void. F..
The Supreme Court is relied on to rectify
these. Some OF the Tilden electors are
elected beyond doubt, and there is as little
doubt that they will be so declared by due
process OF law and by competent authority.
GIVE WILL CONE OUT ALL RIGHT"
General Bradley T. johnson, OF this city,
who is now in Columbia, sent the following
last evening:
COLUMBIA, s. c., November 22-6 p. a..
The State CanvasserS, in defiance of the Su-
preme Court, issued certificates OF election
to the Radical electors and other officers and
adjourned sine die. We will come out all
right. =. >. BRADLEY /. JOHNSON. +
Associated Press teiegrams.]
CuARL EsToS, November 22.-The Su-
preme Court has ordered writ Of peremp-
tory mandanus to issue to the Board OF
Canvassers requiring them to give certif-
Gates Of election in accordance with the re-
port made yesterday. This gives the Demo-
Gratis prinea facie majority OF four in the
House, and fifteen OF the thirty-threc
senators. .. ~. Z,
|. COLUMBIA, November 22.-The Supreme
Court to-day issued a peremptory nd1adanaus
| to the Board Of CanvasserS to issue certlh-
Gates to members Of the Senate and House
of Representatives appearing on fair count
to be elected, the final contest in those
houses to be decided by the members them
| selves. This gives in the Senate eighteen
| Republicans and fifteen Democrats, and in
the House sixty Republicans and sixty-iour
| Demo crats-a Democratic majority OF one
on Joint ballot. The Legislature counts the
vote for Governor and Lieuteuant-GoY-
crnor and elects a United States senator.
The court has decided to consider the
other contests separately, and will hear ar
| glments this afternoon as to the counting
| Of the electoral vote. ,..r- ,..l.rtt'
Second Dispatch.
COLUMBIA, November 22.-The Board Of
State Canyassers yesterday made report to
the Supreme Court stating the persons who
had received the highest number Of votes
/ for the offices for which they were candi-
dates. Appended to the report OF the re-
suits was memorandum OF the Board sta
ting that in their opinion, certain irreg-
ularities which affected some OF the Repub-
lican candidates should be corrected; and
also that the vote OF Laurens and Edgefelu
counties, which gave large Democratic ma
jorities, should be excluded on account OF
frauds and intimidations. This morning
the Court passed an order commanding the
Board to issue certificates Of election to all
The persons who were shown by the report
of the Board to have received the highest
number OF votes for members of the Legis-
lature, including the counties Of Edgeiieid
and Laurens. - 49,, =
4 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 CanYassers by
the precinct returns in their possession
Pending these proceedings Of the Court,
and Notwithstanding their own resol utlons
that they would take no action until their
powers aud duties had been defined by the
Court, the Board held session without the
knowledge Of any OF the parties on the
Democratic side, and issued certificates to;
all the members Of the Legis lature, except
those for Laurens and Edgefield counties,
thus securing a mai GRITTY OF the Legislature
to the Republican side, and thereby secur-.
ing the defeat OF Hampton and the election
of Chamberlain. s.. Il i. !. f...f. I
The Board also issued certificates OF elec-a
ton to the Hayes and Wheeler electors, and
ito all the Republican State ticket, correct
ing the errors which defeated their own
candidates, and ignoring all errors OF the.
same character which would have elected
the Democrats. The Board then adjourned
sine die. %..2 s q 81
i This action OF the Board has created
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