Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-08
The Situation.
SOUTH CA II OIL Il \.


re solution repeating the law that the oath
should be taken before Tie Chief. Justice or
the Associate Justice being previously passed.
The inauguration was over before it was known
in the city, and only parties admitted by the
authorities witnessed the ceremony. A COM
pany Of troops was stationed in theower corri'.
dor. and the State constabulary. guarded the
entrance. In his inaugural, Dir. Chamberlain
denounced the conduct of the democratic cam
nsien as brutal outrage depending on fraud,
prescription, intimidation and murder. Ramp
Ton had said he held not only the peace OF the
State but his chamberlain 81 life in his hand.
TLis he did not doubt. His life could be taken,
but nothing could make him abate hatred and
opposition to the enslaVement Of the people OF
South Carolina All other considerations must
Weld to duty to resist the final success of that
outrage attempted by the democrats.
After the delivery Of the inaugural the Leg
islature adjourned.
The democratic House met with c0nstltu
licual quorum of members holding certificates
from the Secretary Of State. They confirmed
ali acts previously done, and finally seated the
EdgeGed and Laurcns delegations. con-
mittee was appointed to inform the Senate
that tho House was ready for business, and to
ask Gen. Ruge7 to remove the troops from the
State House.
Gen. Wade Hampton haa issued the follow.
ing card 10 the public
The following paragraph appears III All adj.
dress of D. II. Chamberlain delivered 10 the
;,apitoI Yesterday "rhc gentleman who was
M opDoncpt for this Office in the late election
has recently declared, as | am credlbly INFORM
cd, that he holds not only the peace OF this c.
t. and State, but my life, 10 his hand, | do
not doubt the truth OF his statement. Neither
public PEACE nor the lie Of any man who now
OPPOSES the consnmmaion Of this policy oil
fraud and violence is safe from the assaults OF
those who have enforced that policy. pro-
nouncc this statement intGmouslY false. l. by
nv unWearicd cXcrtion5, have endeaVored to
preserve the peace OF the State, and | have
thus contributed to shield trOm popular ludg-
pa,ion orc who has proved himself disgrace
&c his rani, and . traitor 10 his trust. lila con.
science nay make him trenblc, but neither L
nor the meu with whom act countenance the
| hand Of the assassin. y
4 special 20 the Baltimore Sun says There
was general expectation that yesterday WGlsd
witness the solution Of the South Carolina i'm
broglio BIZ the recognition By the Senate OF the
constitutions House of Representatives. 1t
vas believed that three republican Senators
had come 10 the determination, and they, With
| the twelve democrats and one Independent
| would constitute a majority, the Senate low
having oDy thirty members bnt the whole
| of the republican Senators took perf II the
! inauguration ceremonies yesterday, aod the
| change OF from; will hardly come before to day.
Meanwhile both the Senate and be consitu.
| tions! House are mskiag ready Tor the election
mex, Tuesday of u. S. Senator. 10 succeed
Senator Robertson. Fifteen democratic candi.
dates are in the field, exclusive OF Gen. Hamp'
| ton, who would receive the unanimous demo
| cratic vote ii he would consent to serve. 1t
is sure, however, that he will not accept any
other public station than that OF Governor,
| to whish be was elected. Gen. hlo(rowan, Of
Abbcvil., Hon. ". D. Porter, of Charleston,
| and Gen. NJ. &. Butler are the foremost dem
oeraic candidates, the last named being prob
| ably the strongest by reason OF his services on
the stump and elsewhere during the canvas:
and since the election. The more conservative
element in the Genera! Assembly will support
| Porter or McGoWan.
| The first fiscal act oftke constitutional House
was done yesterday, when pay certificate tcs
one hundred dollars was issued to each mem
Der. 70 their aatoGishmens the c0ored mem
| bcrs found they could cash their certificates
| without rebate, an uaheard Of thing Of late
years in Columbia Fhe feeling IS that Cham
bcrlain has weakened hiz position By consent
ing to be Installed as Governor by body de-
cided By the Supreme Court to be ll!ega! and
without lawful qu0ram Up 10 the time o'
this installation he was uuquestionably the law
| FIJI Governor, holding over until his successor
should have qualified. Nor, however: he has
no title that sill! stand in the courts 0r before
| the country, and the Hampton men VII! take
vigorous aG:c1 against hln.
! FLORIDA.
| The caarasslng board yesterday had not
onpletel the canvass, and some changes will,
| it ;s said. be made in the count for the State
officers. The coming OF the Congressional COM
| ni.tee IS looked for with great anxiety, and il
| is eypected they will 60 into tie e0unties where
| the frauds we're conspicuous, and thus be
brought face 10 face With those test!iyng. At.
torncy General Cooke will, at the conclusion Of
| the canvass. review the proceedings, and dis
sent from the opinion Of his colleagues Oh the
board. The military yet remain, but orders
are daily expected calling the artillery to Wash
ington.
LOUISIANA.
The PRONUNCIATION by the returning board of
the city and parochal officers for Orleans
shows no material change frou, the face CT the
returns OF tie votes cast at the late election.
A dispatch to the Baltimore Gazette from
New Orleans Gays: The republicans are 10 a
great commoiou about Levisec' revelation Of
the asserted attempt to bride him to vote for
Tiden. LeVlsee still refuses to give the name
OF the person who made tic offer, but says it
was one of bis best friends Persons who know
declare that Levisee offered to sell out first for
one hundred thousand end then Tor fifty thou
sand dollars. but could not End purchaser;
The republicans suspected six Of their men, and
shadoSed them for days. and finally, to test
them, sent certain sporting men to each Of them
with proposals to open negotiations. Every
body ridicules the idea that Levisee refused
an offer of 100000 for his vote, or that he
would have refused the half Of it. This even
ing democrat says Levisee was always for
sale at anything from $50 to $3.50 1t is un.
derstood DOW that Kellogg will not issue the