The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-11-30

bond has told exhibited States Senator
chestnut, Judge Bacon and Others that he
nas no-ides OF interfering; that he is here
one week before his court meets solely for
the purpose of examining into the businI IS
TO come before him, without any other OBJ
ject whatever
A Times Columbia dispatch saws that
enough Republicans will absent themselves
TO give the organization of the lower house
to the Democrats.
United States Judge Bond writes that
'the cauvassing board have never been adj
vlsed by me; no one has applied To the cir
cult court OF this district; if any nersop
does so, aid there is a statute for il. ne
shall have relief; if there be no statute. he
must seek his remedy elsewhere"
WASHINGTON, November 81. - Grant
writes TO Cameron that Chamberlain is now.
beyond controversy, Governor Of South
Carolina, and Will remain So until new
governor Is legally inaugurated, and directs
him to sustain Chamberlain against domes-
tic violence until otherwise ordered For.
wardiug this to Gen. Ruger, Cameron says
for HIM to advise with Chamberlain and
dispose troops SO as to carry out President
Grants order.
Nkw YORK, November 26.-Jrfrerson
Davis arrived yesterday in the Adr!atic,
from Liverpool.
Governor Hendricks made farewell call
on Governor TIlden yesterday afternoon,
and last night left for indianapolis.
WASHINGTON, November 2T.-Chamber-
lain's request to Grant came late yesterday.
Grant calico Sherman and other military
men In council, which continued at the
White House till nearly midnight.
Secretary Cameron replied as TO whether
there was anything startling, 'Oh, no /;
nothing particularly startling; only Cover
nor Chamberlain has made a special request
for certain disposition of troops and the
necessary orders have been given"
The Presidents advisers in the confer
ence were Cameron, Sherman, MeiJs. Bar.
nard and Van Viet. The movement,
though possibly suggested by Chamberlain
for other purposes, Is Intended TO suppress
turbulence.
COLUMBIA, November 27.--On applica-
tions for writs of hdbeds corpus the board
of State canvassers were brought this morn
ing into the United States Circuit Court,
Judges Bond and Bryan presiding. The
board were in the custody of the sheriff of
this county, who, through counsel, asked
for time to make return to application for
the writs. The court siguificd that time
would be granted and the prisoners held
in the custody of the court. The applica-
tions were based on the ground that the
board were discharging their duty of APP
pointing presidential electors when the Sn-
premc Court of the State interfered. On
subsequent motion, time was granted till
Wednesday at 10 o'clock to make return,
pending which the board was placed in the
charge of the United States Marshal. The
members of the board are now at large but
are accompanied by deputy marshals 1t is
understood that troops will be posted at
the State House when the Legislature
meets to organize.
TALLAHASSEE, November 27.-The can
wasting board met in the office of the Sec
rotary of State, Mr.. McLin in the chair.
On the meeting of the board, protest was
| filed by the Republican electors against
Attorney General Cooke sitting as member
of the board. He had virtually decided in
giving decision prior to the assembling
of the board, in that he telegraphed that
the Democrats had carried the State, and
that the Republicans could not cheat them
out of it. Mr.. Cooke stated that he had
sent the dispatch in reply to friend in
Baltimore who had asked his opinion, and
who furnished it to the newspapers. He
respectfully submitted that the dispatch
ana the opinion therein contained did not
disquallfT him from sitting as a member.
| The protest was entered, and the board
went on with the regular business.
Mr.. Cogill moved that Governor Stearns
and Ger. Brannan, commanding the troops,
be admitted to the session, which was
amended by adding the name of Drew.
The amendment was accepted,
The board then went into private SEES
sion and adopted rules for its government
The board then agreed TO admit six gentle
men from abroad and six local politicians
from each side, and adjourned to meet to.
morrow.
COLUMBIA, November 27.-The follow
ing, signed by Senator Gordon. of Georgia,
Senator johnson, of Virginia. Wade Hamp-
ton, Of South Carolina, and numbers OF
State Senators and Representatives, white
and colored, and many others OF the State,
has just been sent to President Grant
1--WE the undersigned, from committee OF
Democratic members OF the South Carolina
Legislature, the Democratic Executive Com.
mittee and citizens, having just seen by
the Associated Press dispatches that Gov.
ernor Chamberlain had applied for troops
TO be placed at his orders at the assembling
of the Legislature tomorrow, send thi.
solemn protest against troops being
placed under the command of Gov.
crnor Chamberlain. We have no OBJ
lection to the presence of troops
and will cooperate with them IL
preserving peace, but we protest against thu
use of the United States army in control
ing and organizing the Legislature and Ell
forcing the legislation of Governor Cham
berain, who has been defeated by ih'
white and colored voters. There is NO
the remotest danger Of a disturbance b,
the Dem ocrats. 1t will be at the instigatioI
of Governor Chamberlain if there is. No
one drop of blood has been shed in any po
litical disturbance, except by the Republi
cans. 1t is literally true that the Demo
Gratis have received their greatest ajorit,
in the counties where United States soldier
were stationed. What pretenses therefor
is there for Governor Chamberlain's de
mand for troops to keep the pesce2 w
refer for confirmation to the commander O
the United States forces at this place an
elsewhere in the State"
NEW ORLEANS, November 27.-The re
turning board met at II A. NJ. All tn
members were present, and there was
large crowd IN the lobby. The visiting II
publicans present were Stougbton, Van Al
len, Kelley and Parker; the Democrats wer
Palmer, Smith, Trumbull and Julian. TIL
. Democratic counsel was present during th
proceedings.
After calling the board to order, Govern
or Wells stated that the board would dc
cline to read any motions or protests.
The Democratic counsel objected to al
entry on the minutes IN effect that rule
of the board had been modified SO as to al
low admission as Eebqtting evidence OF e
pdrte affidavits in contested cases.
Col. Z1charie fled protest against tn
sudden modification Of the rule on tn
ground that the change had been mad
after the application of counsel for mod
fication had been refused, and that thus tn
Democratic counsel had lost the opportuni
ty OF preparing rebutting affidavits, wher
this privilege had been accorded to the Re
pubhcans. The protest was not acted upoi
or read, but received aud laid aside,
Dir. McHlaip, counsel for the psmocrati
candidates, filed request that the btlio
boxes Of East Baton Rouge be sent for, il
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