The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-12-07
THE SITUATION.


the past week were much more favorable
to the Democrats than to tho Radicals
The attempt to subjcc; the State to the
government of the Federal military has
been only partially successful. Grant
and his supplinnt tools, Chamberlain and
ltuScr, have done all they could to in.
volvc the State in bloodsied and war.
and thus enable them to declare mar.
ti"l law, sot aside the verdict OF the
people at the polls and establish gov
eminent of their own, sustained by the
bayonct. In this they have been tlis:;p-
pointed by the exercise Of profound dis
crctlon on the part OF the Democrats and
their appeal to the Courts to establish
the truth, justice and equity Of their
cause. Chamberlain knows that Gen.
Hampton has clear and decided maiori-
y oi the popular vote, and he has relied
on the vilcncss and dishonesty Of the
State Board of Canvasscrs to count him
in and the United States military to sus-
tain him. Hc will be declared duly
elected by the bogus Legislature and
sworn in as Governor, but his right to the
Office will never be acknowledged by
either the people or the Courts of the
State. No act passed by TIC rump Leg
islature can or will be enforced, nc. ,ne
cent Of taxes can be collected, anu lis
government must prove failure. His
Legislature was unc0nstitutionally or
ganIzcd, and no net Of theirs performed
under thst organization has any force or
validity. The Democratic House was
organized lii accordance with the consti-
tuition and laws of the State, having
more than the constitutional quorum, and
since its organization six Republicans
have left tho rump and united with them.
They expect more to do so, and if only
one more should come to them they
would have majority Of the whole NUN.
Der, without counting Edgcfeld and
Laurcns. Under these circumstances the
Democrats are not only hopeful, but feel
sanguine of success, and that Hampton
will be inaugurated Governor of the
State. The fragrant frauds of the County
Commissioners and the State Bourd of
Canvassers are so patent that they can
never succeed if they be submitted to nm
intelligent and honest House of Repre-.
II the Radicals persist in
their efforts to control the government,
the matter will be decided by the Courts
sooner or later, and Gen. Hampton de-
clared duly elected, and the people will
then see that he is placed in the guberna-
torial chair, to which their votes have
called him.
Since writing the above, kilograms in
form us that the Radical Senate and
House, on Tuesday last, declared Cham
berlain elected Governor by 8, l45 majori-
~, and that he would be inaugurated on
The next day, Wednesday, by the bayonct
House and Senate. This result was
by throwing out Edgefeld and
Laurens counties. AS soon as this in
fanny was perpctrated by n rabble of viii
ainous corn-fieid negroes, the Democratic
Senators withdrew from that body. The
'nmp Legislature is now composed of
gnorant negroes, will, few disreputable
and carpet -baggcrs. and their
proceedings will hereafter be null and
1oid, and not regarded either by the
people or the Courts. Gen. Hampton
declared in $ speech OH Tuesday that he
would - Governor, or we would have a
Military Governor. He was then pre-.
'aring his inaugural address, which he
loped to deliver from the State House
teps OH the next day.
The situation is encouraging to the
Democrats, for the government as con-
.ituted is fraud and cheat, and utterly
'owerless to perform any Of the fhnc-
Ions CT government, and its acts will not
,e worth the paper upon which they are
written.