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RADICAL DESPERATION!
South Carolina Ballot Ma
nipulatOrs steal q March
ON the Court.
iTREV GET IN THEIR WORK
QUICKLY AND ADJOpRN y
f SINE DIE. .+
A Bonanza OF Certificates 10 Re.
publican Candidates. al
The Supreme Court Issues a Man.
damus Against the Canvass.
Ing Board. gta.

CoLuMBIA, November 22-The Su
preme Court to-day issued peremptory
mandamus 10 the Board of State Can
vassers to issue certificates to members
of the Senate aud House of Representa-.
lives appearing on the face of the re-
turns to be elected, the final contests in
these houses to be decided by the men,
bers themselves. This gives in the Sen
ate 18 Republicans and Is Democrats.
and in the House 60 Republicans and 81
Democrats. The Democratic majority
on joint ballot is one. The Legislature
counts the vote for governor and lieu
tenant governor, and elects a United
States Senator The court has decided
to hear the arguments this afternoon as
to counting the electoral vote.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CoLUMBIA, November 22.-The Board
OF State Canvassers yesterday made re-
port to the Supreme Court, stating the
persons who had received the highest
number of votes for the offices for which
they were candidates, Appended to the
report OF the result was memorandum
of the Board, stating that in their opiu-
ion certain irregularities, which affected
some OF the Republican candidates,
should be corrected, and also that the
vote of Laurens and Eigefeld counties,
which gave large Democratic majorities,
should be excluded on account of frauds
and intimidation. Ills morning the
court made an order commanding the
board to issue certificates of election to
all persons who were shown by the re-
port of the board to have received the
highest number of votes for members of
Legislature, including the counties OF
EdgeIield and Laurens. 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 Canvassers by
the precinct returns in their possession
Pending these proceedings Of the court,
however, the Board held session and
issued certificates to all the members OF
the Legislature, except for Laurens and
Edgefield counties thus securing a ma
Iority of the L gislature to the .Repub-
lican side, and the defeat of Hampton
and the election Of Chamberlain. The
Board also issued certificates OF election
to Hayes and Wheeler electors and to
all the Republican State ticket. The
Board then adj ,urned SINE die rer
This action Of the Board has created
much excitement, but the citizens are
determined to rely on the courts and ex.
haust all legal means OF redress.
ADDRESS OF GENERAL HAMPTON.
COLUMBIA, S, C., Nov. 22-Gencral
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FLORIDA.
From the New York Herald's Tallahassee
Correspondent, November 18
Mp N rrnn n ami r.a CT A rr,xrrn

[ From the New York Herald's Tallahassee
Correspondent, November 10
NR. MANToN MARBLES STATEMENT.
I called upon Mr.. Manton Marble and
requested him to prepare for the Herald
a statement covering the especial fact as
to whether the Democrats had control
of the counties not yet reported. Mr..
Marble gave the question thorough
investigation, and gave me the annexed
card at ii o'clock to night:
Zachariah Chandler order, sent hith
er TO claim Florida as Republican and
stick to the claim, must account for any
claim that the counties not reported are
all under Democratic, control The re
verse is true; not one of them is under
Democratic control. Every county in
Florids is under. Republican control -
The three County Canvassers in every
county and the County Judges were ap-
pointed by a Republican Governor; the
Clerk Of the Circuit Court was appoin
ted by Republican Governor; a Jus.
tice Of the Peace vas also appointed by
a Republican Governor.
From the precinct ballot-boxes to the
Tallahassee State House, the place OF
voting; the precinct officers who receive
the vote, the officer who records the
vote, the county officers whose judg-
ment afr cts the certificate OF the vote,
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the State officers who by law canvass

the State officers who by law canvass
the county returns OF the vote, the Gov
ernor who certifi. the result of their
canvass OF tie vote, all are Rep ,hlicans
or under Republican control. Such Isl
the law, such is the fact. The Florida
Democratic Committee arc unaware
what county returns have been received
bv the Governor and Secretary State,
and are also unaware what county re-
turns have been stolen from the mails,
which are also un6er Republican control,
ard being determined to Illustrate falls
firation Of the county returns, t"r the
sufficient reason that the recorded conn
ty results aggregate a certain Democrat
ic majority for the Tilden Electors and
for Governor Drew, have ,labured in ev
cry county 10 Florida to secure prompt
transmission of the official returns to
Tallahassee, and at large expense have
sent to every county for certified copies
OF the official record thus made and re
corded by Republican election officers |
Governor Stearns could insure the arri
val of the official returns where the ef-
forts of the committee might fail The
committee, however, viii not fail to OBJ
tain certified copies OF the official record
from every county.
fernando, Hiilsboro, Manatee and
Dale, remote peninsular counties, cast
ing Democratic msjorities, have not yet
been heard from at the State House, but
the record, the certificates and the mails.
are wholly under republican control -s
The returns from these and all other.
counties in defnult, should have been
mailed by Monday last, and may yet ars4
rive before the end of another week. 4
The Democratic Committee will cer4
tainly be prepared with certified copies
of their official records Taylor Coun
ty, near by, it is said, has not been
heard from, The Clerk is Republican,
and should have mailed the certificate u
week ago. The Democratic Committee.
have received certified copy of the
official record. In short, nothing here
is under Democratic control; everything
is under Republican control The whole
exerlion of the Democrats OF Florida
and Of the Democrats from other States
here assembled has been and is to Sc
cure and prove the official records, for
they establish the fact of Democratic
majority over and above all frauds as
yet attempted or accomplished Those
frauds have not quite sutficed to effect
their purpose. @
MANToN MARBLE.
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Injunction Against the Governor
Of Florida.


TALLAHASSEE, November 21.-The at
torneys OF the Democratic managers
yesterday applied to Judge White of the
Circuit Court for two orders, one re-
straining the Governor from canvassiDg
the returns of the electoral vote or issu
ing bis certificate to any elector or elec-
tors unless by order of the regularly ap-
pointed Board of Canvassers, and an
other in the shape of mandamus to
the Returning Board, ordering them to
proceed to cavass the votes The Judge
granted the injunction prayed for tenn.
porarily and ordered the Governor to
show cause Thursday next why an in
junction should not be issued perma
nentiv. He also issued an order COM
manding the members of the Returning
Board to show cause next Thursday
Why the mahdamus ordering them to
proceed to canvass at once should not
be issued. The papers were served this
evening. There is an appeal from the
Circuit Judge to the Supreme Court.
subject, however, to this possible difficult
ty, the Supreme Court is not now in
session, and will not convene in regular
session until next January, and if il
does not Of it's own volition convene
in extra session before December 9th
when the electors certificates are obliged
to be issued, there can be no appeal
from Judge Whites decision. as there
will be no court in session to which ap'
peal can be made.
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To Count In Hayes Will be &c
Bankrupt the Country.
From the New York Herald.l

Under these circumstances we repeat
that the Republican leaders cannot af-
ford to count in Governor Hayes with
out such precautions about the count as
shall absolutely set at rest all doubt up
on the subject They cannot afford it,
because to do so would outrage the
sense of fair play and honest dealings
which lies at the bottom of the Ameri
can character; because the uncertainty
and doubt resulting from we'll founded
suspicion Of wrong would make them
selves felt in the most denlorable de.
preston of business in shock to ma
tional and private credit; in the depre-
citation Of our bonds; in the sending
home of American securities; in gen.
eral feeling Of insecurity, which would
send gold into the fiities or higher;
would parayze industry and trade;
would cause thousands of business fail
ures, and would, in fact bankrupt the
country.
We will grant everything to the Re-
publican leaders; grant that they OBJ
serve every particle of the bad laws that
have been enacted down there; grant
that they not only count in Mr. Hayes,
but carry the count through Congress
grant that they actually install Mr..
Hayes in the White House on the 9Th of
March and after all if they have not
completely satisfied the intelligent pub
lie opinion OF the country that the count
is just and honest, nothing they can do
will give either content or security or
pcrmanence to the general interests OF
the country. All industries will be
struck with paralysis. No capitalist will
venture on enterprises; no merchant
will dare to lay in supply of goods,
because no prudent consumer will buy
more than he needs from week to week,
no sensible man will buy our bonds or
hold them; no manufacturer will venture
to produce beyond his actual cash Or
tiers; credit between man and man will
be gone; the number of unemployed
will increase tenfold; poverty and want
will oyerwhelm the country.
Now an administration producing such
effects upon the country, and producing
them by the mere fact Of its holding
power, could not hope TO exist beyond
the next election. All the causes which
effect public opinion and turn votes
| would co-operate to sweep Republican
leaders into disgraceful retirement
Their President would find, from the
time he entered the White House, an OBJ
ject Of suspicion and dislike to the
great majority of his fellow-citizens and
an object Of contemptuous pity to his
lpersonal friends and allies. AT the close
| OF two years he would be faced by Q
Congress in which both Houses would
be his political opponents, sentthere by
an indignant and suffering people =
What is the use of such victory? To
such adventurers as Spencer, Chamber
lain, Packard, Kellogg, Elliott, Moses.
Whipper and their allies in the South
anything which will keep them in power
and plumber for even another year will
be satisfactory. But there are honora-
bile men among the Republican leaders
Of the North. Can they afford to sac
rifce the ideas for which they have act
ed-can they afford to sacrifice them
selves in such ways We believe not.
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HThe Constitution SAYS.

THE President of the Senate shall, in
presence ofthe Senate and House Of Rep
rpsen,atives, open all the certificates, and
the votes shall then he counted" H
1t will be observed that the Constitu
ton requires the President OF the Senate
to open sll the certificates, but does not
require him to count the votes. If it had
been the design for him to do the count
ing, it would have read: "The President
of the Senate shall, in the presence Of the
Senate and House of Representatives,
open all the certificates, and count the
votes" ''e ~
The President OF the Senate has never
In any instance counted the votes. The
uniform practice has been for the two
Houses to meet together, when the Senate
appoints one teller and the House ap-
points two, who count, and record the
votes.
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DISSOLUTION.

TIE partnership heretofore existing
between GODFREY HYER and A. G.
YETTER, in carrying on the mercan-
tile business at Sardis, Ohio, under
the firm name of VETTER & HYER
was, on the 10th of October, 1876,
by mutual consent dissolved.
All persons knowing themselves
indebted to said firm, either by book
account OF note, will please call i'm
mediately and settle+the same, or il
will be put into the hands of a Col
e Ct or. VE1TER & HYER.
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EThere Is a good deal Of nonsense
written about those who bet on the elec
tIen doing something to secure TrLpExs
success saaa
.a..D Did nobody oct the other wayf II
they did, there would seem to he about as
many gamblers interested one way as the
other.
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aFSuppose voters were "intimida-
ted Is that good reason for throwing
out votes the legality of which is uuques.
tonedP II A intimidated B. does it fol
low that Cs vote should be thrown out :
81 Would it not be more rational to pun
Ish A as he might deserve, and count the
vote OF c, who had nothing to do with It ?
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.i EEItis claimed that the term "bull-
gdozep comes from the name of . CAD
made OF OK hide, used in driving cattle
The Radical negroes used IL coercing
their brethren into voting the straight
ticket. and this operation they called
"bulldcEine." 10 now applied to the
''in,imidator" Of voters. tits not dain.
ty word. a,. aa.s<
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SOLID SENSE.
THE LOUISIANA TROUBLES.
The "Bulldozered" Parishes
From the Chicsp, Tribune REM,

From the Chicago Tribune tRep.ll
II we can get the diffi.uliy in Lnuis
iana correctly, the dispute is chiefly ever
i've parishes or counties, and whether
the returns of these shall he counted at
all, or, If counted, how they shall be
counted
1t is alleged that these FIVE parishes
had large registered vote. three fiflhs
or two,thirds of which was Republican :;
but that ON election day the greater part
Of the colored Republicans, being in
undated by the White Liners, ran off
and did not vnte. while the Confedera.es
remained and voted The following
figures will illustrate the situation. which
gives the result OF the vote in 1874 as
we'll as in 1875 The 1874 vote was
said to be full aud fair for both sides !:
VOTE IN 1874. DEM
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~The last grand splurge Of the Re-
publican leaders before the election was
20 get up concerted yell that the elec
tion Of TILDEN would depreciate Amer
ican securities. Now c,ma the foreign
papers all expressing the falles. conf
dence III TrLDES's patriotism and sagac
ity, and In the stability OF American
credit under his administration
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~The condnct Of the q

D~The conduct Of the Canvassins
Board in South Carolina, the proceed
lngs OF which are given elsewhere, was
simply infamous. To count in. their ia
vorites they defied the laws. dc f d the
Constitution, and dedeii the Courts Of
their State. s.-a sl.. 4Sts@.ass
II their action may be taken as an in
.iication, 1t may be assumed that the
Canvassing Boards Of all the disputed
States have received their instructions,
and will obey them, to count HAYES in.
without the slightest regard to the votes
cast. ''> a's
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cF Boss TWEED should set up claim
that be has been sintimidated" and "hnll.
tioxed," ard then get the Louisiana Re.
turning Board to throw him ont. GRANT
might appoint BABcocK, BELKNAp and
Boss SHELTERED to see that it is done
fairly. FAD fiasa
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aitWIt will not be easy to make the man
OF plain common sense understand the
Justice and legality Of electing HAYES BY
the votes OF men who dill not go to the
election.
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bdrWe copy from the New York
Herald q rather gloomy view OF affairs
If HAYES should he counted In m def.
ance of the legal votes cast. We do not
fully coincide with the Herald's appre
tensions; though to some extent they
are doubtless well founded. ss.@
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i HE There is no danger Of war about
the election. The American people are
90 used to being sxindled thatthey won't
raise much commotion even if their gov
ernment is stoler.
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UIt may be true that voters were in
Inundated in some counties in Louisiana.
Is that a good reason for throwing out
the legal votes Of those counties 2 Why
: fisitnot Just as good reason for throw.
ing out the legal votes Of Monroe Coun.
~. Ohio, as the legal votes Of Fsliciana
Parish, Louisiana? if.se
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H. ~ cF Some Democrats are induleing the
! . pleasant delusion that HAYES will refuse
ui9the Presidency unless be gains it fairly.
'7s.i We believe HAYES is honest, and If left
10 himself would do wha. all good citi-
gems would say is right. But he will not
!. be left to himself. The men who set him
MP did it for their henef', notliis; they
have managed him as they pleased during
3 the campaign, and he will do precisely as
they direct Hs may DO It with little
: reluctance, but he will do it Tne men
! Who will perpetrate frauds 10 secure
iapnwer and patronage are not going to let
Mr. HnEs throw away the stakes after
.hey have won uie game.
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H There have been Democratic zoos
tcrs and Republican roc ers,a and We have
found ont What they are rejoicing about.
They are growing over the scooping OF
PErER COOPER. e.
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EEA rough and ready way Of stating
the case would he to say, that the men
who are advocating the election of HAYES
BY Returning Boards think the Negroes
ought to have voted for HAYES, and their
votes should be counted that way any
how. l
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Returnine Board government.


At this writing it is still uncertain
whether the electoral votes of Louisiana
and Florida will be counted for HAYEs or
for TILDKN There is no longer any
question as to which received 9 majority
of the votes cast. The TILDEx electors
in Florida received about 700 nmj,rity,
and In Louisiana they received maj ,risies
ranging from 1000 to $3.50
q There would he NO uncertainty as to
who will be our President but for the fact
that the returns IT the elections in these
States are to pass into the possession of a
Returning Board, which seems to have
authority to throw out any part Of them
or all OF them, at it's own option. sii
Itis assuming high responsibility 10
throw out votes after they are deposited
in the bsllot.box The BALLOT is the key.
stone OF seif-government. II is the one
central pillar upon which depends the
whole republican ~ stem. Constitutions
and laws are emade onlyto give it free and
full force and effect They are merely
the machinery by which the will Of the
people is collected and crystalixed into o
system Of government. Il Is therefore
more sacred than any lag or any Consti-
tuition. The will ofthe people is the true
government, and she ballo.-bnx is the re-
cognised means for ascertaining that
will.
While this sacredness OF its character
should vigilantly guard it against the
pollution OF fraud, II should jcalously
protect It against being violated by sscri
legious hands. After ballots have been
deposited according to the prescribed
forms, only the clearest proof Of illegal
ity should render them nugatory. Every
presumption OF law is, the ballot being
placed in the brx. underihe usual safe.
guards, that it is there rightfully, and ex
presses the will Of a citizen entitled to
a vote. Only the most conclusive evi
dence that it is invalid should authorize
any person TO tamper with it.
Yet in Louisiana these ballots, or rather
theevidences Of their polling, are in the
hands of five men every one of whom is
notoriously devoid of honesty. BY their
high handed lawlessness in the past, they
have already so fsmiliarized the public
mind with reversing the verdict of ballot
boxes that "throwing out countirs" i.
talked about as loosely and as fiippantly
as If 1t were OF no more Importance than
sorting peck OF beans. 5ga5
But throwing out votes is not the only
evil threatened Il is seriously proposed
to count votes never in the box, assum-
ing that men were improperly deferred
from voting, and that il they had cast
ballots these balio,s would oil have been
for the favorites OF the Retnrning Board
This practice needs u be carried but
little further until instead of having a
Government by the, People" we shall
have Government by, Returning
Boards" Going through the formalit,
Of casting ballots will become useless
waste of time il the Returning Boards
may add and subtract from these hallots
until their candidates are elected. Our
public officers will simply be the crea.
lures and tools Of Rstarnins Boards.
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.is Democrats who subscribed for the
: New York Tribune and Cincinnati Com.
? ial,supposing them to be ''indepcnd-
ent" in politics, begin to feel as II they
we're the victims Of misplaced confidence,
now thst both papers give indications
rthat they will sustain the Returning
Boards in counting HAYES in, right or
vrono eaSai ~ u ',if fos
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RThe Centennial ,Exhibition is lik

NJ The Centennial Exhibition is like.
ly to prove itself to he an American in
stitution with all the m"dern improve
ments, by condscsting the million and a
half Of dollars loaned it BY. the Govern.
ment. S1stss @t
The Commissioners are aboutto or
ganixe themselves into 4 .Returning
Board and eeunt the Government claim
-' y - - Z z - q
out. ss,54s,z{5 b
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.liieFhis inst as certain that majority.
Of fheleeal soteso Of Louisiana were cast
for TILpEN as il is that a majority Of the
leealvotes Of Ohio were CASTOR HAYES
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: kE II the Louisiana Negroes could
he as easily ''intirnidated' away from hen
roests as they appear to have been from
the polls, eggs whnla he cheaper. .5
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EE Tbs Barnesyille .Eafsrprise de
fends Boss snErnnkD. and dcills those pa
pers which Naisappreved' Of sSHEpHIRp's
corrupt jobs "the scullians Of the press. :"
Some time ago book was Written to
vindicate JupAs IscARroraand now tina,
Boss SHErHERp is vindic.ted, some one
(the Enterprise would be suitable pa
per to do it) should step forward as the
champion Of Boss TWEED. -
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steEWe confess that we are nnahle to
Ord satisfactory reason for concentra-
sirg troops at Washington City just nov,
but we are not 'sskeert"
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RJ II is sisnia'ant fact that nobody
has any fears that TrLDsN will he "count-
ed in" unless he Is fairly elected.
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eEThe money market does not seen
tohe afraid OF war. either In this country
or Europe
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woodsfield, Nov. -. 1870,

~Address all letters: ise
.ds "THK SPiRIr OF DEMoeRAcr,"
s Woot,sfield.
~ Monroe County,
lt @ Ohio.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Estate Of George b, Cline, Deeeased.
THE undersigned has been appointed and
/ qualified as Administrator On the estats
Of George L. Cline, la.s 81 Msnyss Gsant,..
deceased. .iA i,
Dated this ISL day !sf November, A. D.
1876. ,f MARTIN v. cidNh
noT2l,T6w3.