Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-12-06
The Situation in South Carolina,

The Situation in South Carolina.
Within the past week the situation
IN South Carolina has not been a plea
SAINT one to look at The appearance
CT affairs there indicate that bad men
are at the bottom of the movement,
ani if it had not been for the pres
eneeo of United States troops, a bloody
conflict most probably would have
grown out of the frauds and out
RACES that have been committed in
that State.
Tuesday, the yesterday a
week--was the day for the assem-
bling of the Legislature of South
Carolina. The Governor, being fear
ful of an outbreak on that occasion,
hai asked the Presiaent-Grant-to
send United States troops to keep
the peace. It was a wise step or pre-
cauuonary measure.
For On that day serious division
took place between those who stood
by the action of the Board of Can
vassers, and those who stood by the
action of the Supreme Court. The
Board of Canvassers said these are
the legally elected members of the
Legislature. The Supreme Court
said, not so, but these other people
are the legally elected members for
Laurens and Edgieid counties. The
streets Of the city of Columbia, where
the State House is located were
crowded with people.
The time came for the Legislature
to meet Troops had been placed as
sentinels and to preserve the peace
around the State House, with instIuc-
tons from Governor Chamberlain to
admit no one but those who were
known TO be members of the Legis-
lature
The entire membership of the
House is 124, but the election of s
members having been illegal-in con
test-the membership rs not dispu-
Inside The building, at the door to
the room Of the House Of Represen-
tatives a corporal and twelve soldiers
were stationed.
The entire Democratic member
ship was collected in a body, and the
contesting members, with the certifi-
Gates issued by the Supreme Court
in their hands, marched up to the
doc. and asked TO be admitted. The
Supreme Court certificate members
We're not admitted, whereupon the
whole body turned about, marched
out of the State House, and in front
OF it one Of the party read a protest
TO the assembled crowd. That beng
done, the members withdrew to hall
in the city, aud there organized with
s;xty-six, all told, contestants in
ci-Jed.
After the secession of the Demo
Gratis the Republicans organized in
the Legislative chamber, with fifty
SIX members, all told
There was no division in the Sen
ate.
On the 30th-Thursday-the Dem
ocrats came back to the State House
and took seats in the chamber, at II
O'Clock. The Republicans entered
the chamber at noon, and then the
spit House sat with two sets of off
GERS, and debated the situation. And
thus the double-headed Assembly sat
day cfter day up 20 Monday, when
the Supreme Court branch again with
drew Excitement to high degree
prevailed among the respective par
ties, and both We're desirous of hav-
ing the first place alongside of the
military of the United States, which
30 far has stood as a restraining in
iuence against violence between the
parties.
At this writing, Tuesday morning,
there is no satisfactory result. The
General Government can only recog-
nize the Government that exists there
ana maintain it against all attempts
OF violent overthrow.