, 1876-12-28

New YonK, Dec. 27.-One South Carolina
correspondent Of the New York TYnaes tele-
graphs as follows:
COLUMBIA, Dee. 27.-Thosc who hare bcca
depending on Hampton's assertion that his fight
had no connection with the Electoral contest
arc likely to be- walked up to
sense of the nntrustworthy natnro Of
Democratic evidence. This correspondent has
from the beginning asserted TINT tile objective
point Of the hulldoEing" and bribery In this
State Was T11den's election. In the Democratic
programme all else would follow. Tho Court
yesterday refused to grant tho motion to re-
m0yc
THE gro wAHRANTo CASE
against the Hayes Electors to tho United States
Circuit Court, and ordered tho respondent. 70
sa ssa ths{ sbpesa:s es d Il sata ts Il sad 3
to s dismtss sscau.e Of the want Of jurisdction,
and to relnoyc tue case TO the proper tribunal,
the Circuit Court Of the United States. Justice
was in tue nature Of an answer, and that the
Court had - acted upon II, aud that
to the Jurisdiction Of the Court. Cor.
could not call, that an answer which Was a
motion to dismiss. After an angry c0lloquy On
the part Of the Court, he was a'sowed until to-
morrow to amend.
Judge Willard, during thc, debate, said TINT
the whole course Of respondents In al! eascs
agninst the Bourd Of Canyassers had been
calculated 10 bring the Court anl its
decisions into contempt: That such result has
come may be admitted, k hnt + is to the Demo
he wants 10 end those who hsyc produced It.
by carrying out tllcIr suggestions with absolute
fidelity IN spite OF lnw and Of facts, tho Court
has indeed been reduced to
iT@ PRESENT Low ESTATE.
Ren1E1fr1r EhWyrrA hire dD1flt ff1J YtH fhHr
It Is thes duty, or for the good of thetr eause,
| 10 continue tho contest Tor Electors before such
court. Tho heat and prejudice OF Judge VII
lard was 80 evident to-day that It seems waste
certain that the Court has no Jurisdiction
over the matter. The. question is al
ready pretudged.. as IN q, few days
yoA may Expect to hex that the HaSes Electors
erce, or possibly to bring into thu court ftsett
the evidence that they have the right to cast the
| yote Of tho State. Before fair tribunal, cyen
tli ,1% &C fss1 H. COM
Republicans to regard the Supreme
| Court Of South CarolIua as an engine run By
| Tildcn engineers alone. They would be fully
nttting any case tot.
Charles +. Mclean, >.
ONE or riLpEs's AGENTS,
is here, and was admitted to practice
W nmAtH hrNA1i ~ oiAtA w NY III
tic Electoral case Maxwell, another New
Yorker, Ia hrre III the sane interest.
with nlouey Of Tilden. Tho bar uf this State
Is now retained practically In body. Tho few
Republican lawyers are thus carried from court
10 court, and nrc denied by partisan Judges the
orlluary courtcscs of tho profession as to tline.
ChtefJustice Moses Is 1utte III, and wlll not
resume hts seat on tho be iIch for some time, II
at all. lIe Ia years Of age, und his recent
attack Of congestion Of tho lungs lcaycs htu1
! extremely weak.
| The question uf who Is Governor will be ar
! Elcl on the l,abcas corpus case ot prisoner
recently pursloned by Gov. Chamberlain on
Friday before Judge Carpenter, of tho Circuit
Ber,ul. 81 you see there Is plenty for Rcpub'
ltcun lawyers to do ntl1 little time to do 1t IN.
| Both tlie Congressional Committees nrt hArd
| at work. Senator Mcrrlmo1l, Democrat, s!1sll.
noned two army officers yesterday. Thelr tes,
timony was 90 damaging to Ills s!du that lle
| could not CONCEAL his anger. At least
twenty Of this witnesses summoned by the
| Democrats cannot appcur, because warrants
| haYo hrcn nut for them for ok weeks tor pu1'
tIcIpatiun tn the El]cnton lnur1lcr.
] Republicans urn
| MORE THAN SATISFIED
with the evidence titus far presented to the Com
/ mlttees. The Investigation Is Just Wllat they
| want. 4 Democratic Congressman asked gen.
tlcn,an to-day why he staid here to to insultcd
! and btlI|cd. Ic tho Demoerat) would not live
here II presented With tho fee s!snp!c Ok The
| State.