The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-12-03

sonal will and pleasure. The House OF
Representatives. fortunately. is about
to assemble, and charges against the
President must forthwith DO prepared
and presented by tho House to the
Senate for violating the law aud his
oath Of Office by ordering his War Sec
Rotary Cameron to send troops to South
Carolina for purposes specified IN his
order. With these TINT must also be
prepared and be presented, arc charges
against Cameron for executing the or
der, against which it was his duty TO.
have resigned, rather than execute.
Similar chnrges Rlso should DO pre-
pared aud presented against every Cab
met Minister who cnn be proved to
have counselled or sided in preparing
the order. II it can be proved neither
Grant nor my members OF his Cabinet
gave orders iustifying the use to which
the troops were put, at Columbia, then
every officer is responsible on the spot
for tho conduct OF troops. md must DO
put to trial by Court Martial. II un.
der existing Legislation it can be shown
thnt the President has such power, in
the Judgment Of tho Senate to do what
lie has dono, the country must
be solemniy informed of tho
fact that IN issue my BIO
intelligently made upon changing our
laws. 1t is the belief wo venture to
say OF nine mon out OF ten Of oil parties,
that he hns no such power. and that he
ought TO have no such power, but tho
country must be formally, definitely,
nnd decisiVely brought to front this mat
ter, and to front it ut once. before M
other step can DO tuken, or mcditated
in this pathway upon which just as
much progress has now. been mnde ns
in any way consists with our institu-
tons. with our honor, and with our
prosperity as q people.
A dispatch dated in the field Nov.
25th, Yia. Fort Fettermnn, 25th, gives
the following additional particulars Of
General McKenzie's fight on tho 25th:
Tho hostiles had been having war
dnnce oil night, and were not taken by
surprise by an attack made ut sunrise.
The village was locnted in q canyon
running nearly north and south, which
contains about 200 lodges. with, per-
hnps, 500 warriors. MoKenzie's fight
ing force numbered: about 1000 men.
Most OF the enlisted Indians behaved
we'll at tho start. but nfter the first
charge very many of them relapsed into
apparent Indifference to everything but
plunderiug the abandoned teepes Of tho
Cheyennes, and trying to run of horses.
About twenty Indians TINT cnn be
counted weIo killed. aud doubtless
many moro have fallen behind rocks.
About five or six of our horses have
been killed. ........ ...--. .......t
The Times has the following special.
Rooms Of State Cnnyassing Board, Tel
lahassce, Nov. 2Sth, hereby certify
that returns from oil counties OF tho
State, except DHde County, were this
dny opened by tho Board OF State Can
vnssers. The vote for electors, ns OIL
CHILLY announced from the face OF re-.
turns in detail. aggregate NJ follows:
Humphrey, Rep, 24.328; Pence, Rep,
2i,32i; Long, Rop.. 24,323; Holden,
Rep. 2I.328; Young, Dem. 24,2SI;
Call, DEM. 24,2s5; Hilton. Dem,
1925; Bullock; DEM, "a. 282. ...
(signcd.) &C.,. ...I. =, r..
W. LEE APTnoRP,
r'"'.'... Clerk OF the Board.
The S0n's Now Orleans special
claims That the woman, Pinixton,
when cross!examined, said sle TO-
ceiycd her wounds from negroes;
that she don't know what became of
her child, nor tho color OF the mon
who killed her husband. .....
A World special says she admitted
thero were colored men among tho
assailants, and that soon nfter the af-
fair, she had said it was all the work
OF negroes, TO whites being present.
Tho Hcraki's Tallahassee special
nsSerts That tho Boxer County Judge
refused to canvass tho election re-
turns with tho County Clerk and
Justice OF the Peace, and tho two
aftor made the canvass and returned
Tildon majority Of 05 instead of IL
for Hay os, as the returns accepted by
tho Board, gavo il.
A Tribune special referring to this
case, upon no construction Of tho statute
Is this Tildou certificate OF the Clerk
return. In tho absence or refusal to
act Of tho Clcrk of tho county. tho
Judge may cnll In tho Sheriff, but In no
contingency can tho Clerk aud Justice
OF the Penoe, without oilhor County
Judge or Sheriff, canvass or mako re-
turn Of n county tho third dny niter
m election. Taking advantage Of nm
absence OF tho County Judge, tho Clerk
procured a JusliCo Of tho Ponce md
pretended 10 canvass tho returns, md
mado up tho certificate which Is now
presented by tho Democrats. No Judge
or Sheriff being present when tho pre-
tended CANVASS took place, IL IL utterly
without Legal validity.
..r WARRINGTON, Nov, 30,