The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-11-30

aEce OF the supreme court 8
-Geuer'l Hampton's
Temperate Address to the
People.
COLUMBIA, 5. c., Nov. 22--The
Supreme Court to-day Issued a per
emptorv Iaandamus to the Board of
State Canvassers to issue certif-
Gates to the members OF the Senate
and House Of Representatives ap-
appearing on the face of the returns
to be elected, the final contests in
these houses to be decided by the
members themselves This gives
in the Senate Is Republicans and
Is Democrats, and in the House so
Republicans and g. Democrats,
making a Democratic majority on
Joint ballot of 1. The Legislature
counts the votes for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, and elects a
United States Senator. The court
has decided to consider the contests
separately, and viii hear argument
this afternoon as to counting the
Electoral vote.
The Board of State Canvassers
yesterday made a report to the Su-
preme Court, stating the persons
who had received the highest num-
Der Of votes for the offices for
which they we're candidates. Ap-
pended to the report of the results
was a memorandum of the board,
stating that in their opinion GER
tain Irregularities which affected
some of the Republican candidates,
should be corrected, and also that
the vote Of Laurens and Edgefeld
counties, which gave large Demo
cratic majorIties, should be exclud-
ed on account Of frauds and intimi
dation. This morning the court
made an order commanding the
board to issue certificates of cleo
ton to all persons who have re
ceived The highest nu.Aber of votes
for members o. tae Legislature, in
cIuding the counties of Edgefeld
and Laurens. The Court, also, to
day, took up the case of the Flee
tors, and issued a rule on the Board
to show cause why they should not
correct the statements of county
canvassers by the precinct returns
in their possession. Pending these
proceedings of the Court, however,
the Board held a session and issued
certificates to all the members of
the Legislature, except for Laurens
and Edgefeld counties, thus secur-
ing a majority of the Legislature Go
the Republican side, and the defeat
Of Hampton and the election of
Chamberlain. The Board also is
sued certificates of election to the
Hayes and Wheeler Electors and all
the Republican State ticket.
The Board then adjourned sine
die. This action of the Board has
caused much excitement, but the
citizens are determined to rely u pon
the courts and exhaust all lega
means Of redress.
HAMPToN's ADDRESS.
Gen. Hampton has just ISSUED
the following address:
| COLUMBIA, Nov. %, lS76.-TC
the people of South Carolina: The
Board Of Canvassers have by thei
unprecedented action to-day show
not only their contempt and def
ance of the Supreme Court of tn
State but their disregard of thei
own official integrity. While th
grave questions determining the re
suit of the recent election wer
pending before the Supreme Court
composed Of three judges belonging
TO the Republican party and in dt
rect violation of the orders of thi
. tribunal, the Board has issued Gel
tidcates of election to the Republ
can Presidential Electors and th
l Republican State officers. and ha
E refused to give certificates to Den
ocratfc members of the Legislature
shown by the returns of this sam
Board to have been elected N til
, counties of Edgefeld and Lauren
This high-handed outrage is we
calculated to aronse the indiguatio
! of our long suffering people, but
I assure them that this daring an
revolutionary act of the Board ca
e have no legal force whatever.
appeal to you, therefore, in the ful
2 est confidence that this appeal vi
e not be unheeded, and that you vi
maintain even under that provoe
e ton, your character as orderly al
law abiding people. During Il
o past exciting canvass you have st
' diously avoided even the semblan'
D of a purpose TO disturb the publ
u peace or to transgress the l&
y Your cause, and it is the cause
L the constitutional government
; the country, has been carried to Il
.e highest court of the State, and '
are willing to abide by its deeisio
p feeling assured that this tribun
: viii see that the laws shall be e
70 forced and Justice secured.
WADE HAMPTON.
's It is proposed to put r. B Haye
t, of Ohio, into the presidential cha
,e by throwing ont 10000 Democrat
a ballots in Louisiana. Zach Cha
dler aud his newspapers do n