The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-11-30

clares that the mandates of the
Supreme Court must be obeyed
whether right or wrong. Other
lead papers are taking the same
view. The Cincinnati Commercial,
whose editor, Mr.. Murat Halstead,
in a speech delivered in New York
u few days before the election said
"the people of tho North did not
intend to put the Southern Con,
tederacy Oh top of the United
States, now says it is hardly posi-
BILE that Louisiana can be counted
for Hayes. Tho correspondent of
the Now York Tribune, m thel
violent Hayes paper, says that LOU
lsiana appears to have gone for
Il'den. l cite these because mat
ters are SO complicated that it ap-
pears that Hampton will stand OF
tall with Tilden, and consequently
tho national question is of vital i'm,
portance. I believe that Tilden will
take his seat in the Wiite House
and Hampton his scat in the Gubor-
Datorial Mansion in South Carolina
before many days havo passed.
What throes the country must pass
through in tho meantime cannot be
forctold. No one knows what q day
may bring forth. AS events trans.
pire, I will keep you posted.
BEFORE BOND.
The Board of Canvassers applied
this morning to tho United States
Court for writ of hudeus corpus, and
wore brought up before Judge Bond
for n preliminary hearing. Sheriff
Don't, in whose charge the prisoners
had been placed. refused to deliver
thom up, but ut last surrendered
them to tho United States Marshal
under protest. Judge Bond, after
hearing argument, pockotcd tho
papers, remarked that the question
was q grave one, and ordered fur
thor argument on Wednesday. When
Sheriff Dent stepped up to take the
prisoners again in custody he was
checked. "The defendants are now
in the hands of the United States
Marshall. said Judge Bond, "und
will ron,ain there until this matter
is decided Mr.. Youmans then
asked that the court should give q
written order to the sheriff to pro-
tect him from punishment by the
Supreme Court of the State Of South
Carolina. The Judge was somewhat
disconnected Ivy this, but fun nished
the order, and the State authorities
being thus overpowered, and having
nothing else to do, withdrew from
the court. The Radical game is
apparent. On Wednesday Judge
Bond will helr argument and then
reserve his decision indefinitely. In
the meantime the C;nyassers will
remain in custody of the United
States Marshal, who will suffer them
to go ut large just rs any other
free citizen. The Supreme Court
as far rs [ CAN see, will be powerlgsa
to enforce it's DEGREES in tho face OF
the Federal Court, backed by Fed
cral bayonets, and the instiyators OF
all our troubles will continue at
large connecting other neftrious
schemes. When it is asked on whit
pretcNt Judge Bond reviews the
action of the Supreme Court. I can
only answer in tho words of the old
Moss troopers:
"Let thos. takc who have the power
And let those keep who cam"
But I will say no more on this
point. It is getting fashionable ta
put parties in Jail for contempt, and
L have no ambition to fill the eel
once graced by Cartlozo.
The Supreme Court has az vel
taken no action in tho premises, and
| do not know what it can do. It
may rccommit, and may not.
Another complication has just
arisen, in which tho Union, Uerale
figures conspicnously A few days
since it charged that the Supreme
Court had been bought up by the
Democrats. This afternoon th<
court issued n rule against th,
tnion -Ueruld to show cause why il
should not be attached for contempt
This paper has been running ''loose
lately. 1t has no editor, and there
is no one in the office who can be
held responsible. "This paper,
said the Chief Justice, ''has nc
author or editor, yet L feel con
strained to Issue the attachment.
The UniOn-Ueruld now calls the
charge a ''jocular paragraph"
GRANTS GAME DEv I.opED.
The plans of the Radicals have
been unfolded. President Grant
has just sent q dispatch, published
on tho bulletin boards this after
noon, in which he announces that
Chamberlain is governor until hii
successor is inauguratcd, and that
whoever tho Legislature declares
elected must be inaugurated. The
troops in garrison to-day were or
dered to hold themselves in readi.
ness for any emergency. A con-
detot tomorrow is more confidently
expected than over.