Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-25


upon the patty which supports it, If the |
courts arc ovcrridlcn, and the law sci at naught
the govern o. cut i hcpeless!y subveriet. We
copilcn,l repcsa ou the good sense OF The
American people, aud upon their devotion TO q
government regulated by law, aud Of law con-
s,rued By duly constituted and competent courts.
No graver question has ever been submitted TO
courts or the peoT lie since the foundation of the
government
Troops are uassing at Columbia and several
additional companies are 10 arrive next Monday.
Tbs action OF the Supreme Court is awaited
with great anxiety.
Gen. Bradley johnson, III telegram from
Columbia to the Richmond State OF yesterday
evening, says: Seven morecompan!es OF U.N.
soldiers arc expected to arrive here and II Is
understood that Inc State House wall be taken
possession ul on Monday by two CT these com-
paDies. They will act under the order OF GoV.
Cham berlain. and admit no members Oh me
LEGISLATURE unless by his direction and permits
sion.
"Tnc programme followed two years ago in
Louisiana is to be repeated in The case OF the
Legislature oil South Caroline, which meets 10
Columbia on Tuesday next. 1t is believed here
that the upwarrautcd action of the Board OF
CanTasscss 10 defyiog aud disrcgardlng the
| mandate Of the Supreme Court oil The State IS
| ordered from Washington.
The returning board of Louisiana reassemb-
| led yesterday morning, all the members being
preseut. For the democrats appeared MessTs.
| Palmer, Trumbull, g. 3. Smith and Julian.
For the republicans, Messrs. Stouehton, Hale,
Van Allen, Gen. White and W. y. McGreW.
| Oae vcte Of East Batoa Rouge parish was
operci, ard the consideration Of 1t was set Tor
Moutay n;x'. The radical supervisor OF mat
parish had assumed power only possessed Dy
| the .returoIug board itself, and had thrown Out
returns from seven democratic precincts. 70
motion Of tha democratic counsel The boxes OF
| those pyeeac;s we're sent fer. Returns from
all the contested parishes vii! probably be
onenrd to-day and copies Of accompanying pa,
pcrs protests, g., will be furnished 10 counsel
; On both sides, 10 ordcrlhat hcy may prepare
thci: eases. Very little real testimony Ti be
taken
iiatu:cs ircrl Twelve PARISHES ale y:'i hiss
ing fr5.n The tiles Of the board. The demo-
Gratis have evidence tha& the most Of those
which shoR Democratic III critics are Gu" "a
The civ aud are withheld 10 one casa SD
rcr7;sor has offered to deliver The faiIrns 10
his pcss. :aion to tie returning beard II demo-
Gratis will pay him three hundred dollars. NO
doubt the board viii be forced to cnuut The
! electoral votes 81 cast.
The following communication was delivered
10 the board yesterday
it meeting q newspaper correspondents
held last night the following raEoatIons were
unanimously adopted
Ptsot.tI, Tha; for the i,rOlrr d'achatkt NJ
cur duties in the collection and TRANSMISSION ct
news from Nav Orleans in raiereuce to the
matter no,s engaging the attention CT the conf'
!ry it IS essential tngt W. be admitted IL the
daily sessions 81 the board oi reiurusng clfcers
CT Louisiana VIII: view 10 reporting lis pro-
ceedings.
Hes0!rett, That i c1,ulnittec Lc Appointed 70
,Sait upon the returning hoard anu respectfully
rtuues. thi5 customary courtesy al thc hana5
Di hat baby.
The board refused II entertain tbs tauimu-
nication, swing As reS0n that SPECIAL cores
pontlents 10 dispatches had reflected uroa The
board Tie article read, OF which tnay com.
planned, was written tIo dsya before the b"Afd
met
The a:su.neut III the Florida ipjuuc'Ion and
mandarin, cases was Continued yesterday BE-
fore Judge White a: Tallahassee. Mr.. Sellers
and Judge Biddc, OF PhlladclphIa, 10 speeches,
and Gov. Hrowu Of Georgia, by written arsu-
1acnl, Appeared Tor the democrats, aud Gamer
al Barlow and Judge Enmons Ter the radicals.
Court adjourned without rendering decision.
There is no change 10 the situation. There
are three counties yet to hear from, ami 1t vii!
be Monday before the returns arc all IN, posi-
bly, later. The result from the face OF the re-
turns will be very close. 1t is probable unless
the cases now peudiug should go to the Su-
IRENE Court that the canvass will tegn on
Monday or Tuesday. If an appeal is made be
fore Thursday the canvass will probably run
up 10 the 9Th Of December. no matter when 1t
is opencd 1t was rumored 10 Tallahassee last
night that Ger. Huger's federal troops bad
becr ordered 10 move at once to Columbia,
South Carolina.
An absurd telegram has been sent North,
claiming that the official returns we're all 10 and
show majority Of 7C3 for Hayes. This IS utter
ly false. The returns are not all IN, aud those
that ere are sealed Governor StearDs said
foar counties were lacking, and that the ma
ioriy would not be 100 either way. This, by
the way, is a virtual acknowledgement of his
own defeat, as he is probably $50 votes behind
Hayes.