The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-12-01
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ous returning board Of Louisiana can pre-
diet what will be the fiual action of that
band of political conspIators, composed as
it is of taco Waite and two beck Republican
members, wLote Lotions aud Illegal dcci-
Eiuus have leretofore Iccn rorudiated by
two Congressional committees, ma jority
OF wnom were ofthe Republican household
The fact remains uudisputed .lrat, ley the
common consent Of the country two days
after the election, Tllen carried Louisiana
s)y at least 5000 majority, and that, too,
through the votes of the culorcd people,
who own tnenty nsiyIioHs of property in
that commonwealth, aud who for ten long
years have been shamelessly robbed and
pluudcred by Kellogg, Casey, Packard and
their corrupt associates. Scores of negro
voters from the different parishes of the
State were i'll New Orleans last week and
are there even to-day Thursday to swear
that they voted the Democratic ticket and
! That no intim idation was used against them
by the white population. 1t is on this
( false and trumped-up charge of personal
threats and intimidation that this returning
! board proposes, in the omnipotence of its
/ power, TO throw ont of it's count five entire
! counties, and if they are not enough, then
as many more rs will be required to cheat
/ Tiiden out of the State. Ii is big con-
/ tract and seems difficult. to cary out, but as
} it has been done before by the same board
/ it may be done again. a few days more,
| however, will determine the question.
| South Carolina is to-day as much a con-
Quered province as WAS even Poland or
Ireland in the darkest hour of their sad and
melancholy history. We will make tho
story short because ifthe disgraceful details
were given of everything that Grant and
his military satraps have done at Columbia.
the capitol of that State, within the past
two days alone, they would occupy one en-
tire page at least of our paper. The Supreme
Court Of that State Oh Saturday last, for
treating with contempt it's order to the
State canvassers commanding them to issue
certificates Of election to persons who, by
the face of the returns, had been elected
members Of the Lcgis latUre, ordered each
Of them, five in number to pay fine of
81 500 and to be confined i'll the comfy
Jail until discharged by the Court. This
was done by the highest Court in the State.
composed of ftre6 Republicans, two OF
whom are toAite and one 5lGck. AS we have
said, this was on last Saturday. If these
five scoundrels, three OF whom were can
didatcs themselves for State Offices, had
discharged the duty enjoined upon them
by the order Of the Court Of their own
party, the Legislature of tie State would
he Democratic. Wade Hampton would be
declared Governor and peace AID order
would to day prevail throughout South
Carolina. No man disputes Uampton's
election, wLatevor may lave been the vote
OF the State as between Tilden and Hayes.
On a fair count the majority either way
was very small, with the chances slightly
/ in favor Of Hayes, for the plain reason that
there existed in that State colored clubs in
favor Of Hampton and Hayes. And now
; comes [. S. Grant, the nan on horseback,
! booted and spurred and bearded like
rard, - and in twenty-four hours after the
action OF the Supreme Court Columbia be-
/ ONES military camp, Access to the halls
of legislation was on Tuesday denied to the
, Democratic members, ard they retiie
B uLder written protest read in presence of
the crowd and the military from tie steps
Of the capitol. And then came the scqual
to all these disgraceful and revolutionary
proceedings. S. The radical members met in
the ball of the House, JJfy.four negroes
aud hTte whites, two white Republicans
having left in disgust and joined the Dem
ocratic members, of whom there are sfrtv
Jour,) aud organized by electing a Speaker
and other officers. OF course it is a part
of this infamous programme to declare
the present Governor Chamberlain re-elec
/ ted over Hampton and to inaugurate him
rs such. This is sad spectacle To con
template and is enough to stir a fever in
/ tie blood Of old age. Hampton and his
supporters are submissive and will remain
so. The Courts, thank God arc open and
uubought, and through them the BETRAYED
Z people Of South Carolina will yet find
/ safe and sure delivcrance out of the dark
/ valley Of this political DEATH
! OF Florida we can only say that the
State canvassers met and organized on last
Monday, and .hen adjourned until the fol-
! lowing day. 1t is conceded that the board
: is composed OF fair and honest men, and
that it will not disgrace itself, as was done
in South Carolina. The vote in the State
: is close, aud although honestly believed TO
/ be for Tiden by at least 900, still by throw
ing out two counties the result may be de
/ clared :ho other way. We must patiently
wait few days for the final action of the
/ board, and in the meantime hope that ius
/ tice will be done and that the acknowledged
voice of the people as expressed through
the ballot boxes will eventually and peace
ably prevail.
! T. ). The Florida returning board, con-
/ tra'y to our expectations, honest men as
we supposed they were, counted the vote
OF tb at State ON Tuesday last in their own