The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-30
South Carolina.

The Republican conspirators nave s1e-
ceet,ea at last so they suppose, IN getting a
House of Representatives. inc uhl'in.'-
MED icnoramuses have proceeded upon VUe
asS,,nntion that the people OF the Whole
Ir,,;to5 states are as stupid rs the negroes
,ybo COMPOSE that bogus assemblage. They
have undertaken TO piece out their short
quorum. and. with this view, have gravcIy
seated FIVE Radical nincompeops from Barn
well county-evidcntly with the idea that
the rule of ngac pro taac will cover up
all the defects Of their organization.
But their proceedings are all tainted
with il!egality. They organzed--'f
that can DC called an organization
which lacks lawful neutrality-suspicious. a
constitutional quorum. The appointment
OF the committees was therefore without the
necessary authority. The pretended COM
mistee which assumed the power TO make a
report Oh the delegation from Barnwcll was
IN unlawful committee-nothing more than
the same number OF private citizens; and
vers scrry specimens OF citizens at that, the
bogus House being entirely made up o? ig-
norant negroes and some half-doZen whites
who are worse than negroes. Their report
was made to body that is nothing but a
mass meeting; and the attempt TO Gust
the Democratic members from Barnwell
and ill their places with some OF
GRANTS tools was, in contemplation of
law. failure. The so-called House could
lawfully take none OF these steps in the alb
sence OF quorum; and that quorum II
cannet obtain. The Democrats have the ma
iority IN their House. They could lawfully
proceed 10 pass upon the qualifications and
election OF the members OF the House, and
could turn out all the members who are
seatet. in the negro House. They have the
constitution and the laws OH their side
But. unfortunately, constitutions and laws,
like Justice and the right, are p"WcricS:
in the presence OF bayonctS commanded
BY villains and traitors III power
The old Latin saying, ''intcr anna
silent leqgS,'' reads now, Gin tht
midst OF bavonets the law is powerlcss.
GRANT will uphold the House composed o.
his tools in spite OF law and justice, and
when CHAMBERLAIN gives the order, vii
dispense the intelligent white men anC
propertv-holders who represent the rea
people OF South Carolina.
The telegram to the New York F0$t
stating that two OF the HAYES electors Vii
not accept commissions from CHAMBERLAIN
may or may not prove to be true. II they
should refuse to do so, their places wou!(
be filed by the other HAYES electors, an'
the whole vote Of the State would DC east fo
HAYES. They ought TO accept their coumis
sions and attend the meeting OF the cicctor'
next Wednesday and cast their votes io
TILDEH, rs they have q perfect right to DO
But we fear that they have not the necessary
pluck TO sustain them in SO noble and IN
triotic an act.
The negro Senate is 4 lawful body. Dcinc
largely composed OF men utterly destitute
of principle, it will OF course recognize th'
negro House rather than the Democratic
House. In order to fortiiy tEemsclTc;
against all contingencies, its members, il l!
reported, intend to turn out Democrats ana
seat Radicals in that body. It's decision ii
each case is final; and there is no redrcs;
however many Democrats il may wrongful,
unseat. It, acts are lawful, however unjust
unrightcous, and uniustiablc they may be
In word, the people OF South Carolina art
in q 1nost deploraUc condition.