The New York herald., 1876-11-25
SOUTH CAROLINA.


SENATOR GORDON ON THE sTruArIoN-THE
STATE BOARD AND THEIR ATTORNEY TO BE
DAY IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE AND
COUNTRY.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
COLUMBIA, s. c., Nov. "a, 1875.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HEAALD:-
Tomorrow will be an eventful day in South Caro-
Ina and in the history Of the country. The Supreme
Court Will commit the State Board, and probably their
Ittorney Corbn, who is United States Attorney, to
Jail for contempt unless they obey tonight tho
date Of the This 10 not probable, the Board
and Corbin seem to rely on some power outside the
court and above the law
Tho issue involved here is the whole question OF
government of law or Of force. II will be decided to-
II the Court 10 TO be respected and the law
enforced the revolutionary action Of the Board
recoil upon the party which supports IT, II the
ovsriddcn and the law set at naught the govern
ment is hopelessy subverted.
We confidently repose on the good sense Of the
American people, and upon their devotion to gov
ernment regulated by law, and Of Law construed by
duly constituted and competent courts No graver
pls since the foundation Of the government
J. B. GORDON.
STRONG EXPRESSION OF THE COURT ON THE
ACTION OF THE BoARD-rHE CONTEMPT TO
BE PURoED Oh THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
COMMITTED TO JAIL-RUMoRs OF THE INTER-
F1RRNcE OF THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
COLUMBIA, s c.. Nov "a, 1876
The Supreme Court met little after eleven O'Clock
this forenoon There was great crowd attending it.
lot OF field hands, to whom the proceedings
ntcllgble Chaldee filled the space without the bar
within 1t were the counsel, some of the respondent
members Of the Board Of Canvassers and dozen lead
ing men of the State, General Gordon, OF Georgia;
General T. johnson, Of Virginia, and several legal
lights OF the republican party from Washington. The
Court grave and dignied body, atired in black silk
gowns, and whom they entered the chamber the High
Sheriff raped and all the Bar and bystanders and
remained standing until the judges seated When
that officer repeated his signal and everybody took
their Chief Justlc Moses called General Con-
ner, leading counsel for the democrats, to proceed
ARGUMENT GENERAL CONNER
Mr.. Conner rose, and in grave and serious manner
read PLAIN. calm statement OF all the facts which had
taken place in the proceeding from its inception in
this Court He recited how when he and his asso-
ciates had their first motion, asked the Court for
an order the Board prohibiting them from proceed
Ing, pending the Proceedings, the Court had ordered
that clause stricken out because would not allow the
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high and great contempt as proceeding while this
Court was adjudicatng upon its powers He then
stated that the Board had entered order on their
minutes tnat they would do nothing but add up the
vote until the Court had decided what their duties
were, and had reported this order to
the Court Hc showed that whie this Court
was in session and after II had passed
peremptory mandamus ordering them 10 issue
certificates OF election members OF the Legs
ature their report ncd in the showed to
have received the highest number of voes and whilo
their counsel then present and had inspected the
order, ana while the proceeding was still going
ON about tho Presidential electors, the Board mad
cluded the democratic members Of tho Legislature
from Lsurens aud Edgencld, whom they had shown by
their report to the received the highest
number OF votes and issued hcates election
10 the Hayes electors, TO themselves who were cand
1ates Tor reelection, and adjourned sine die. The
statement full, calm aud judicial, and concluded
with the simple allegation that submitted TO the
Court for such action II deemed proper.
ACTION OF THE
The Chief Justice then sad .-"Mr Conner, do you
ask nothing from the Court"
Mr. Conner--"we thought il best to submit that
matter to the Court itself
Mr.. Willard associate Justicc)-"Why, Mr.. Conner,
the Court has gwen you Judgment You say that our
judgment has bccn dcncd. II you satisfied with
IL It Is usual for the Court itself TO originate
further proceedings"
Mr.. Noise, for tho petitioners, then offered rules
against each member OF the Board, and Mr. Corbin
and Mr.. Ackcrman its attorneys, show
why they should not be attached for contempt Tor
their conduct
The Court said II would make the rules returnablc
at four r. NJ, except TO Mr. Ackcrman, which II
would suspend Ior tue present
Az IMPRESSION vkoN JUSTICE WRIGHT
To this Mr. Wright Associate Justice VINO is a puro
negro, educated ana admitted to tho bar in Pcnusy-
vanin, said
II do not agree with the Court to the rule against
Mr.. Corbn. For anything that we know tho Board