Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-11-28
Opinions OF the Press.

New York Ereling Express (Dem.) 1t will be seen
that the returning board Of South Carolina has done
| Its worst and adjourned"
| New York Erenta9 Post (Ind. Rep: "The proceed
ings of yesterday in South Carolina will not convince
the country that the canvass is honest and fair
PIt9Es i.... ;sR y ~. loeIs ieEY much S6 ,S ss
astute counsel on the Democratic side completely
outwitted" .-
PHILADELPHIA TIDl,s Und y South Carolina begins
peaceful revolution under so-called Republican rule
Is commenced violent rebellion under the leaders
| Of secession"
Springfield (AIass.) Republican Ind): Wade
Hampton has issued an admirable address, and the
Democrats seem to have the law plainly on their
side"
Baltimore sun 1nd. Dem.): "Great indignation
will be felt among honestminded people everywhere
at the summary action OF the returning board OF
South Carolina"
New York Commercial Advertiser (RepS: "If the
board has adjourned, the courts still remain and II
anything has been done irregulary, It WILL doubt
less be made all right"
Harrisburg Patriot (Den.): "The raScals in South
Carolina have begun the new rebellion against con-
sttued authority Just as the sece5sOnis5 there be
gan the first rebellion In 1861.
Baltimore Gazette DEM: 'The South Carolina
returning board has done its work OF rascality SO
openly that We shall wait with great curiosity to see
what defense the Radical organs viii make OF Its
action"
Hartford COuTttHt Rep: $50 far as the PIesl-
Dental electors are concerned, this action of the
board Is evidently proper, they having received ma
iOTity Of the votes without excluding the kukln
counties"
South Carolina returning board Is not Only IN deli
ance OF the deeplyfOunded principles OF the RepuD-
lican party but ii Is In the last degree reyOutOnary
No man can afford TO be made President In that
way
New York Tines (Rep): "The South Carolina
board of State canv4ssers have recognized, some
what late thelr mistake in submitting thelr action
to the review and control of the supreme court In
issuing its order to judicial body Of entirely inde-
pendent Jurisdiction, that court WIS guilty OF mani
fest uSUfpatiOn.'
Albany ATg,,, Deml: 1T will take but few
days to satisfy the cOnspraOrs that the nation has
the same power 10 prevent the overthrow OF lawful
government by conspiracy that II has TO prevent
Its overthrow by armed Violence the only difference
being that the latter case force had TO be opposed to
force, while In the present grave crisis the remedies
OF peace are ample and VIII Dc vigorously EN-
plOyed."
ST. Louis Rel1,,5Ecai. DEM: 1.-THE Intentions of
the Republican leaders are no longer disguised
Inc TeceHt event III Ouln SdTOilnd ShOn9 thdt tIe5
are prepared to override all law, even when admin
istered by Republican judges, In order to accomplish
their purpose. What has been done In South Caro-
lima Will be done In Florida and Louisiana and the
electoral votes OF these three States will be assigned
TO Hayes, and his election TO the Presidency clainied
on the strength OF these votes"
New York Journal Of Commerce DEM: Putting
the sudden movement of the South Carolina board
OF canvaSsers I'm the best light 1t is manifeStly and
literally dodge; and, being so, It IS exactly the
sort OF thing which the great majority of men Of all
parties will concur in Teprobating. General Hamp-
ton, In his dignIhed and temperate address to the
people, expresses confidence that the trick cannot
serve the purposes OF those who have executed Ii.
Certainly such proceeding ought not to have even
temporary and pri9.d Jdcie validity"
New York World DEM: "The South Carolina
board of canyaSSeTs yesterday stole the electoral vote
of that State openly from the supreme court with
the ayOwed object Of Offering 1t to Governor Hayes
The robbery was brsizen and shameless. IL rests
WIN VIII tine american ne people e 70 % decide whether !ey
such hands, maintain their liberties their self
itv Inv
dies OF the law against laHlesS conspiracy without
parallel In our annals. We have no doubts as TO
their decision"
New York Herald CInd): This Is very sharp prac-
tlce. II the supreme court cannot support It's au-
thOrty, which the board have defed the vote of the
State must be counted for Hayes The throwing out
OF two Democratic counties gives the state and the
Legislature, which carries United States senator
ship with it, TO the Republicans The audacity Of
this act betTayS great desperation II undOne in the
course OF justice II Will stand as monumental In
fanny. Even If the court falls to reach the board,
the electoral vote Of the state Will be little better than
stolen goods which will talnt the receiver rs well as
the sharp practitioners who purlOlned e. Can the
Republican party afford TO take its first instament
rom the doubtful States with the highest judicial
tibuna! OF south Carolina crying, stop thefp after
its nimble Carrlers?'
New York. SIN Und): THE board Of State
canyasSerS of South Carolina have, as their fnal
act, diSregarded and defed the mandate Of the
supreme court of the State, though they had pre-
viOuSly submitted their proceedings to It's ju-
risdictiOn and recognized sits authority. Yester-
action I'm dealing with the returns when they held
session. Ignored the court threw out the returns OF
tHO cOutltS ana issued ctTllcdteS not only 10 tne
Hayes electors but also TO all the members OF the leg
iSlature, excepting those for LaurenS and Edgefed
counties, thereby securing a Republican majority
IN the legislature and the defeat OF Hampton. This
audaciOuS step OF the board of State eanyasSerS
introduces new feature into the StCatOn Of South
Carolina"
Chicago Times lndJ: ANY one who lmagines
that the country will be satisfied with the upshot Of
the canvass In South Carolina or that the country will
tamely submit to that sort Of outrage. has q very
poor understanding Of human nature. That the su-
preme court tranScended It's authority In assuming
to direct how the cauyasSeFs should or should not
proceed Is not what the average man considers or
even knows anything about. What he sees is that
there has been sharp practice the part of the
VaSSerS for a sinister and corrupt purpose The
votes of whole counties, lawful well unlawful,
nave Deen afDltfdrly thrown out Tor the perfectly
evident purpose or reversing the decision made by
the ballOt-bOI. This is fact patent to everybody.
Il Is not denied by anybody. 4 = The
country will not put up quietly with the consuming
ton Of that colossal outTage OF this the Oice-hOd
Ing and ottce-stedllng combination can be conf
IDENTIFY assured Both its perpetrators and the plot
ters behind them will find that they have committed
an egreglOus mistake"
Louisville OOuTieT-JOuTTul (Dem.): The South
Carolina board OF canYaSSerS have been guilty OF
most violent and revolutionary act and a fragrant
ty OF that State.
Though persons may escape court by eluding the
first process issued against them, when they are
once In court they cannot anticipate an OEdac OF
court ana by their action make 1t nuity. The SUI
preEle court of South Carolina had fulfilled every
requisite to complete jurisdiction I'm this case the
parties were all before the court, and they had no
power to act except In accordance with the orders OF
the court I'm the very matters upon which the board
acted. The course pursued by the canYasSerS was
bold, unprecedented, and revolutionary
A people who will consent TO such things are un-
worthy Of the benefits Of republican Institutions and
are fit subjects for the rule of the d6spOt In this
trying emergency the Democrats acting the parts
not only of sensible men, but Of patriots The prov
OcatOn would be strong TO any people, but the peO
pie Of South Carolina have already curbed their in
digndtOn. and have determined to subject the out
rage that has been put upon them to the sense of
justice, fairness and deceney of all their country
men,"