New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-01

Especial Correspondence Of the Republican,
NOTES FROM TIE CAPITAL.

Especial Correspondence Of the Republican,
MOTIFS FROM TIE CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, November "a, 1876.
The action of the Board of Canvassers of
South Carolina yesterday has been warmly
discussed here to-day, Republicans gener-
ally approving and Democrats - generally
denouncing them, while their (Democrats')
modification at being outgeneraled is sp-
parent to the most casual observer. For
NO one cen read the political Developments
in the State capital Of South Carolina
during the past ten days, and not feel that
there Was deliberate purpose, not only to
wrest the control of the State from the Re-
publican majority within it's borders, but to
also give to Tilden it's electoral vote,
although it has been declared for Hayes by
the highest authority in the matter after Q
fair count by . method which the Supreme
Court has dictated at the behest of the
leaders of the rife club Democracy.
1t appears that tho Democratic mana.
gers first asked that the Supreme Court Of
the State, whose aid was at once invoked,
that the Canvassing Board be confined
strictly to the ministerial duty of counting
the vote e. returned to it by the county
officials, declaring the result and issuing
certificates to those thus appe airing elected.
The order was made and the board pro-
ceeded to count the votes. When this duty
was completed it appeared that the Hayes
electoral ticket was elected, after giving the
Democrats the benefit of all their acts of
intimidation. It also appeared that all Re-
publican candidates for State Offices had
been elected. The Democrats, on the other
hand, had elected Hampton Governor, one
other State officer. and would have, under
this count, one majority in the Legislature
on joint ballot.
The board, in it's report. stated there ex-
listed discrepancies between the counts
made at the precincts and those returned
by the county boards. The Democratic
lawyers COW ct once moved that the court
direct the board to issue certificates of cleo
ton to all State officers and members of the
Legislature, but not to the Republican
electors, elected by the same count. No
one could fail to see the infamous purpose
of this brazen proposition. But the court
partially acceded to this demand, and it
also was about to direct the board, it is
alleged, ON demand of the Democratic
schemers, to act judicially, which only .
few days previous it had been forbidden to
do in examining the discrepancies. Bat
the board has decided itself to act judicially.
1t did 90. rejecting the votes of Edgefeld
torious frauds perpetrated through the ter.
rorism and intimidation of the rife clubs
1t then issued certificates of election to the
Hayes electors, to the State officers and to
members of the Legislature and adjourned
sine die.
The fearful excl cement reported to exist
here over the concentration Of Q few hun
dred troops, never had any existence save
in the minds of few correspondents of Dem
ocratic newspapers What little curiousity
there was manifested over the matter was
first awakened by reading the letters of the
before mentioned correspondents in the
New York Herald, Sun and the Baltimore
Gazette and San. Even the mo at, if not all
Of the papers named, have ridiculed the
statements of their correspondent in their
editorial columns.
The great Democratic jubilee pow.wow
over the election ~ of Tilden has been post
noca1 until ,,oro 1oGo;,o ra<urro oro ro
ceived from the back counties, removing
every shadow of doubt. Some skeptics are
go faithless as to predict that it will not
come off under four years. 1t had been
designated for the evening of the twenty.
ninth instant. The Democratic jackson
Association of this city, generally esteemed
as one of the most thoroughly Bourbon po-
litical organic atoms in the country, refused
its sanction, it's members having too much
penetration and good judgment to invite
the ridicule of the city and country by
such an absurd exhibition of themselves.
But the Tllden and Hendricks Reform
Club must show its zeal, and made very
extensive preparations. But then Demo
CI0t0 Va CuA0 CAsy A0Vo AoeuoA OVAu0cV0U q
habit of making preparations to celebrate
some party victories that never come Off;
and they have usually been left with q
large quantity of powder, pyrotechnics'
japanese and Chinese lanternr, ETC., which
they gladly disposed to their successful
Republican neighbors at . heavy sacrifice
ON first cost.
Weather beautiful and every one cheer
full and happy Notwithstanding the gravity
of the political situai ion. Members Of Con-
gress and winter visitors are already here
in such numbers as to give an increased sp-
pearance of life and gaiety to our pleasant
streets and avenues.
Our ears are strained to catch the rever-
berations of the Russian artillery as he
masses his hundreds of thousands to hurl
them upon the obstinate Turk, and John
Bull too, if he dare to interfere. We shall
see. LOGAN.
Marshal Piikip.
The correspondent of the Cincinnati
Times, writing from this city, gives the fol-
lowing pen picture of one Of our fayorite
Republican officials: