The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-11-30
THE SOUTH CAROLINA INFAMY
Opinions of the Ny. Press.
New YORK HERALD.


South Carolina furnishes the doubt
fu4 State sensation for to-day. The Su-
prems Court of the State Yesterday Is
sued an order to the State Board of
Canvassers commanding them to sertify
to the election Of the legislature as aE-
peared from the fIce of the returns,
leaving the judicial functions pertaining
to the status of the individuals appear
ing so chosen to the legislative body Z.
Ths order also called on the Board to
show cause why they sh0nld not revise
the aggregation of votes for Presidential
electoTs-which were founded on the
reports of the county canvasseFs-by
comparing them with the precinct re-
turns also in their possession This was
calcu ated to give the Democrats hopes
Uf reaching a result favorable to their
calculations. By sudden stroke, how
ever, the Canvassing Board cut their way
out of the legal net by issuing certificates
to the HAYES electors and to the Repub-
lican members of tho Legislature, throw
ing out the vote of Edgofield and Luurens
couHtiss on the ground of fraud and in
timidatinn Tbs Board then adjourned
without delay, pleading that by the law
they must decide within a certain period, g,
which has now expired. This Is very
sharp practice. If the supreme Court
cannot support its authority, which the
Board have defed, ths vote of the State
mus bs counted for Haves. The throw
ing out of two Democratic counties gives
the State and the Legislature, which
carries United States SenasOrship wit h
it, to the Republicans The audacitv of
this act betrays great desperation. If
undone in the course of justice it will
stand as a monumental iniamy. Even if
the Court fails to reach the Board, the
electoral vote Of the State will be little
better than stolen goods, which will
tain the receiver as we'll the sharp prec-
titIoners who purloined it, Can the
Republican party afford to take its first
inStalment from the doubtful otates
with the highest judicial tribunal of
South Carolina crying, stop thief +
after its nimble carriers
THE TAINF OF FRAUD.
JOURNAL OF CoxMERCE.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA MANEUVER-
Putting the sudden movement of the
South Carolina Board of CanvasseIs in
the best light, il is manifest and literally
a dodge, and, being SO, it is exactly the
sort Of thing which the great majority OF
men of all parties will concur in repro
batting. Gen. Hampton, in his digaifei
and temperate address to the people, ex-
presses confidence that the trick cannot
serve the purposes of those who have
executed it. Certainly such a proceed
ing ought not to have even a temporary
and pTinsa facie validity.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
NEW YoRk sun.
The Board of State Canvassers oi
South Carolina have as their final act
disregarded and defed the mandate OF
| the supreme Court of the State, though
| they had previously submitted their pro
ceedings to its jurisdiction and recog
nized its authori ity. Yesterday the
! Court had just made its order directing
/ their actions in dealing with the return
when they held session, ignored the
/ Court, threw out the returns of two
counties, aud issued ert'fcates, not only
/ to the Hayes electors, b1e also to al
members Of the Legislature, excepting
( those for Lanrens and Edgeheld counties
thereby securing Republican majority
in the Legislature and the defeat o
j HAMPTON. This audacious step of the
] Board of State Canvassers introduces {
new feature into the situation IN South
/ Carolina
GEw YORK WORLD.
The South Carolina Board of Can
vassers vest rdaY stple the electoral vote
Of that State openly from the Suprsm
Court. with the avowei object Of Offering
it to Governor t!a7es The robbery wa
brazen and shameless It rests witt
the American people to decide whethe
they viii surrender the control Of the i
Government into such hands, or main
tain their liberties, their selfrespec5 anC
their prosperity By enforciag the RENE
dies or the law against q lawless con
spiracy without parallel in our annals
We have no doubts as to their decision