Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1876-11-30
THE SITUATION.


upon South Carolina, Florida and
Louisiana. AS far as the electoral
vote Of South Carolina is concerned it
has been declared officially cast for
Hayes, as was stated in our last pa
per. But the State is in a blaze of
excitement over the returns of Gov.
and State Legislature. The Supreme
Court say they ordered the votes to
be counted as actually cast for mem
bers of the Legislature the same as
for electors. The board of canvass
ers, however, threw out Laurens and
Edgefeld counties, on allegations Of
intimidation, and issued certificates Of
election to all members from other
counties This elects Chamberlain,
republican, Governor, defeats Gen.
Wade Hampton, and makes a repub-
lican majority in the Legislature.-
The Board tEen finally adjourned
The Supreme Court then declared its
action a fragrant violation Of the de-
cree Of the Court and cited the can-
vassers to answer for contempt. The
canvassers deny the accusation and
also dispute the jurisdiction of the
Court. On Friday last the Court an
nouuced that they would commit the
members of the Board to Jail unless
they speedily purged themselves Of
the contempt. The Board say they
will appeal to the U. S. Supreme
Court. These proceedings caused in
tense excitement, but as yet there has
been no disturbance Of the peace. On
Saturday the Court imposed a fine o.
$500 and committed each member Of
the Board to Jail. Since then the
President has issued the following Or
der:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Nov. 26, &c.
TO Hon. j. D. Cameron, Secretary
OF War.
Dear Sir: D. H. Chamberlain is
now Governor of the State Of South
Carolina beyond all controversy, and
remains so until new Governor shall
be duly and legally inaugurated. In
der the constitution the government
has been called upon to aid with the
military and naval force of the United
States, to maintain republican gov
eminent in the State against resist
ance too form dable to be overcome
by the State authorities. You are
therefore directed to sustain Gov.
Chamberlain i'll his authority against
domestic violence, until otherwise d.
rected.
U. S. GRANT, President.
In accordance with this order the
Secretary has directed Gen. Ruger to
dispose his troops in such manner as
to carry out the order. 1t is prcba-
BILE an effort will be made to have
Judge Bond, U. S. Judge, release the
Board Of Canvassers on writ Of ha-
beas corpus. Before inauguration day
it is hoped the whole question. may be
legally settled.
In Florida the counting of the vote
was not begun last week, but was cx-
pected to be gone into this week. The
Democratic committee have applied
to Judge White for an injunction re-
stgaining the Governor from canvas
sing the returns or issuing certificates
to electors, and ordering the Return
ing Board to show cause why they
should not proceed at once with the
count. The Governor denies the ju-
risdiction of the Court, and also says
he had no intention Of canvssing the
the returns. Judge Whites decision
has not been announced. The repub-
licans affirm that the only object Of
the democratic proceedings in Florida
is to afford the q. S. House of Rep
resentatives chance to thro out the
vote of the State VIXEN the matter
comes before Congress. The return
board say they cannot legally begin
work as all the returns are not yet in
and the law says they shall begin on
the thirty-ffth day after the election,
or sooner if the returns are all in.-
The democrats allege there is a clause
in the law authorizing them to begin
at any time. Thus the matter stands.
The republicans confidently claim the
State by at least 1000 majority.
In Louisiana the Return Board
adopted resolution requesting a COM
mittee of FIVE from each of the north