The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-01
'rHsE sOsITH IA ROLINA ssUEl
BILE.
The Supreme Court sends tEse
KRerurnIu% Board 10 Jail.

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TIae supreme Court sends tE,e
E4eEurnIsa% board 10 Jail.
We anneuced last week that the
returning board OF South Carolina
had finished its work of canyassing
the vote of that State, and declared
that it had given a majority for
Hayes, and elected q Republican
Legislature, and had issued certifi-
Gates to the Republican candidates,
and adjourned, on Monday, Nov.
22nd. The Democrats had appealed
to the Supreme Court of that State
to prevent the board from throwing
out the vote of Edgfield and Lau-
rense counties, bat the board adj
journed Just before the Injunction
was iSsned. Therenpon the court
Issued q mandamus requiring the
board to re-convene and count the
vote of Edgefield and Laurens
counties, and the board refused.
Then the court declared the board
guilty OF contempt, and ordered that
it be arrested and put in Jail. The
Democratic candidates for the Leg
islature from EdgefeId and
LAurens counties asked the court to
give them certificates of election,
snd the court declined to do this,
but said they would obtain copies
of the record from the clerk of the
court, which would be equivalent
to an election. On Saturday the
members of the returning board
submitted to arrest and bound 10
Jail. Their names are as follows
F. l.. Cardcza, State Treasurer
T. T.. Dunn, Comptroller; VIM.
Stone, Attorney General; II. c.
Hayes, Secretary of State, and H.W.
Burnes, Inspector General. The
Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, who is directing these pro-
csedings against the board, is the
celebrated Moses, who reconstruct
ed South Carolina. aud used 10 be
bitterly assailed by the Democrats
He has q personal quarrel with
Gov. Chamberlain, and seems de-
termined to "count him out" of the
Gevernorship. There may be two
Legislatures in the field, in which
case Gov. Chamberlain thinks that
the National Government will sup
press the Democratic body as it hai
done before, and sustain the Repub
lican Legislature, which will il
time sustain Gov. Chamberlain
The Supreme Court of South Caro-
lima has mixed up things beautiful
ly, anyway.
The following kilograms show th'
condition of affairs III South Caroline
as we go to press:
Washington, Nov. 27.-The follow
ing was sent from this city tonight:
Washington, D. c., Nov. 26, 1876
Gen. Thomas H. Ruger or Col. Fl. NJ
Black, Columbia, S. c.:
The following has been received
from the President:
Executive Mansion, Nov. &c, 1876.
Hon. j D. Cameron, Secretary OF War
SIR:-D. Fl. Chamberlai II is ROW
Governor of the State of South Caro-
lima beyond any controversy, and re-
mains so until the new Governor shall
be Only and legally inaugerated under
the constitution. The Government
has been called upon to aid with the
| MILITARY AND NAVAL FORCES
of the United States to maintain a
Republican government in the State
against q resistance too formidable to
be overcome by the State authorities.
You are directed, therefore, to sustain
Governor Chamberlain in his author
ity against domestic violence until
otherwise directed. U. S. GRAM.
CAMERoN'S ORDER.
In obeying these instructions you
will advise with the Governor and
dispose your troops in such manner as
may be deemed best in order to carry
out the spirit of the above order of the
President. Acknowledge receipt.
J. ID. CAMERON,
Secretary of War,
A protest against Governor Cham
berlain being permitted to use the
troops, has been telegraphed to Wash
ington, signed by Hampton and other
leading Democrats and various per-
sons, but it will be placed on file and
Grant,S ordara odharod IN