The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-11-24
THE RETURNING BOARD OF SOUTH
CAROLINA OUTRAGE.
In Disregard Of a Mandsmus
They Elect the Hayes
Electors.
And ALI the Radical
State officers.
TIE RETvgxIxG BoARp.

IRE EETCgSIxG BOARD.
CoLCxsiA. ;. c., Nov. 32.-The sa-
preme eoar, to-day issued nptory
nsn6amus 20 the board OF : ste canvass
e,s 20 issue certificates 20 members o, the
senate and house OF representatives sp-
pe1r!ng on the isee OF tie returns 10 be
elected, the final contests in The house 70
BE- decided bv the members themselves.
This gives in the senate Il Republicans
ard Is Democrats. and in the hcuse CO
Republican. and CT Democratg-Deme.
cratic majority % join: ballot, one. The
legislature counts Inc votes for governor
and lieutenant governor aud elects Cui,ed
States senator. The court has decided 20
consider other contests separately AMI
VIII hear argument this afternoon a. %
counting the electoral vote.
TaE STATE cAyvAsstk..
CoLrEBI., 5. e., Nov. a3.-The board
Of state csnvassers yesterday made a rc-
port 10 the supreme oou... stating the
persons who had received the highest
number OF votes for the Offices for which
they we're candidates. Appended to the
report OF the results Va. q Memorandum
OF the board stating that in their opinion
certain irregularities which affected some
OF the Republican candidates should te
corrected. and also that The vote Of Lau-
rens and Edgtield COUNTIES, which gave
large Democratic msjori.ies, shoi:ld be
excluded on account OF fraud and intimi-
dstion.
TIE CoURT's ORDER.
This morning the court made an or.
der, commanding the board to issue Ger.
tificates Of election TO all the persons
who were shown by tho report of the
board 10 have received the highest num-
Der OF votes Tor members Of the legisla-
ture. including the counties of Edgfield
! and Lauren.. Tile court also to-day
took up the case OF the electors and issued
a rule on the board to show cause Why
they should not correct the statements Of
county canyssscrs by the precinct returns
In their possession.
| THE OUTRAGE.
Pending these proceedings OF the court,
however, the board held session and Is
sued certificates to all the members OF the
legislature except tor Lawrence and
Edgefield counties, thus securing a ma
jority Of the legislature to the Republi.
can side, and the defeat OF Hampton and
election Of Chamberlain.
HAYES AND WHEELER.
The board also issued certificates OF
election to the Hayes and Wheeler cleo.
tors and all the Republican state ticket.
The board then adjourned sine die.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
This action Of the board has created
much excitement, but the citizens are de.
termined TO rely upon the courts and ex.
haust all legal means OF redress.
| Gen. Hampton has issued the follow
ing address:
ADDRESS BY WADE HAMPTON.
COLOMBIA. $. c.. Nov. 90, 1873.
L
The board OF canvassers have by their
unprecedented action to-day shown, no,
only their contempt and defiance OF the
supreme court OF the state, but their ut.
ter disregard OF their own official integ.
rty. While the grave question dciermin.
ing the result Of the recent election were
pending before the supreme court com.
posed OF three judges belonging TO the
Republican party, and In direct violation
, OF the orders Of this tribunal, the board
have issued certificates OF election to the
Republican presidential electors and &c
the Republican states officers, and have
refused TO give certificates TO the Demo
, cratic members OF the legislature, showr
, by the returns OF the same board 10 have
! been elected In the counties OF Edgetiell
and i.aurens.
ri THIS HIGH-HASDED OUTRAGE
Is well calculated to arouse the indiRna,
ton OF our long-suticring people, but
assure them that this daring and revolu
tionary act OF the board can nave no lie
. gal force whatever. appeal 10 you
therefore, In the fullest confidence tha
the appeal will not be nnheeded, that 70,
. Will maintain even under that provoca
ton your character as an orderly AM
law abiding pesplo. During the past ex
citing canvass sou hare siudiousl,
avoided even the semblance OF q purpos'
J TO disturb tho public poacc, or transsres
thelsw. Your cause land 1t Ia the cause
OF the constitutional government Of tn,
country has been carried to the highcs
court OF the state, and we are willing Il
abide by its decision, feeling assured
'hat this tribunal will sec that the law
shall be enforced and justice secured.
ts'gnedl wIpl AANyros.