New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-29
THE SITUATION.
The Electoral Vote in FIorida-The Face
of the Returns Shows a Republican
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OF the Returns shows a Republican
Majority.
TALLAHASSEE, November 25.-The board
met at ten o'clock. Present-The gentlemen
heretofore reported. The face of the re-
turns show Hayes 7460. Tilden 74l8. Re-
publican majority A.. The Republicans
give notice OF contest in nineteen counties;
the Democrats in nine. Dade county, not
in, will not give 25 majority. The Dem
ocrats claim % votes in Clay county, which
were evidently omitted and were conceded,
leaving the Republican majority 10. There
are two returns from Baker county, the
first giving Democratic majority of 81,
the second Republican majority Of Al. The
l asst, and latest, is signed by the judge and
sheriff, but not by the clerk, and the differ
ence is made by throwing out several DEM
ocraio pracincts.
The following gentlemen were present at
the count: For the Republicans-Ge General
Barlow, of New York; Messrs. Ampt and
Moves, of Ohio; Lew Wallace and Mr..
Brady, of Indiana; w. E. Chandler, of New
Ham pshire, and several local politicians.
For the Democrats appeared Messrs. Man
ton Marble and Paris, of New York; g. w.
Biddle, q. w. Sellers. j. r. Read, Samuel G.
Thompson, Malcom Hav, G. w. Guthrie, of
Pennsy lvania; c. W. Woolley, of Ohio; l..
SsltOnstall, of Massachusetts; Mr.. John F.
Coyle, of Washington; Charles Gibson, of
Missouri; Perry Smith, of Illinois; j. E.
Brown and P. NJ. B. Young, of Georgia.
with several local politicians. General
Brannon, of the United States army, had a
seat inside the railing with the board
Another Account.
Mr.. Penoco, for the Democrats, insisted
that the returns from Baker county. pre-
dating the one read, had been sent to the
board. end demanded to know by whom.
The Secretary then read the returns pre-
sented by the clerk and justice, and prop
erly attested, which gave ninety five Demo
ocratic majority. With these returns ad-
mitted, the Tilden electors have 1850 ma
jority. With both returns held subject to
future decision, the Democrats have two
electors by five majority, one by three, and
the Republicans have Cne eIector by one
majority.
A Democratic Version of Affairs In South
Carolina.
COLUMBIA, November 2S.--The United
States troops have possession of the State
House. They refuse admission to the Edge
field and Laurens Democratic delegations.
The delegates proceeded to the door of
the hall, headed By the Edgeield and Lau.
rens delegations. Six soldiers on either
side guarded the entrance, in which two
officers stood. The certificates of the Edge
field and Laurens members were presented
and were decided invalid by the door
keepers, when the Democrats all retired
and assembled in front of the State House,
from the steps of which the ollowipg was
read in the presence of the military and
citizens:
House of Represen tatives OF South Caro-
lima elected, protest against the refusal to
admit us to the House of Representatives.
We protest against the military power of
the United States barring the passage into
the State House of the members elect of the
Legislature. We protest against the legality
of the proceeding, and especially against
the army of the United States being placed
for the purpose of this exclusion under the
command of one John B Dennis. q partisan
of Governor Chamberlain. We protest
against the said Dennis instructions to the
guard to admit no one to the State House
except upon his own pass, or q paes of A.
D. Jones, former clerk or the House, who
may thus exclude all except his own
partisans, and who by tbs Republican pro-
gramme is to organize the said House. We
have presented ourselves with the iudg.
ment of the highest conrt Of South Caro-
lima, certified to by its clerk, with the great
seal Of the court attached, as to our right
to participate in the organic alton of SAID
House. We are refused, by orders of said
Dennis, admission to said hall, except upon
MS pass. or tno pass OF the said Jones, or the
certificate of H. E. Hayne, Secretary of
State, who is now under condemnation of
said court for refusal to issue certificates
in accordance with it's Judgment and man.
date. On protesting against this barefacsd
usurpation, thus trampling on the laws and
constitution of the State; this defiance of
the highest tribunal of the State, it is our
purpose to offer no resistance to this armed
intervention, but to make cur solemn ap-
peal to the American people without dis
tinction of party. Our venerat,on of law;
our respect for the Supreme Court and the
usage of all legislative assemblies, forbid
oar participation III such unprecedented
and revolutionary proceedings" Signed by
all the Democratic members, sixty -four in
number. o
They then proceeded 10 the hall over the
Southern Insurance Company's building,
where caucus was held, which adjourned
to meet at 3 p. NJ at Carolina Hall
The Democratic members. before being