The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-06

AloSluouIAdA olcCIOIS Isl Cl41 Ill progress
in Louisiana and Florida. The more
notable events Of the week will be
found below:
South Carolina.
CHAMBERLAIN SECURES MILITARY AID. ~. i
Columbia, s. c., Nov. 9th, 1876.-The
dent: %E4
To Gen. Thos. H. Ruger, or Col. H. N. Black,
Columbia s. C.
Executive Mansion, Nov. 26th-Hon. J. D.
Cameron, Secretary Of War.-sir: D. II.
Chamberlain is now Governor of the State OF
remains SO until the new Governor shall be
duly and legally inaugurated. Under the
constitution the government has been called
upon to aid with the military and naval forces
OF the United States to MAINTAIN q republican
II in the sate M too
thorities. You are directed, therefore, to sus-
tain Governor Chamberlain in his authority
against domestic violence until otherwise d.
rected. Signed. U. s. Grant,"
"h obeying these instructions you will ad.
wise with the Governor, and place your troops
order to carry out the spirit of the above Or
der Of the President. Acknowledge receipt.
(signed.J J. D. Cameron,
Secretary of War.''
The following dispatch signed by Senator
Gordon OF Georgia, Senator johnson OF Vir-
ginia, General Wade Hampton, several circuit
judges, a large number of State senators. rep
other prominent citizens OF this State, was
sent to the President when the order placing
troops at Gov. Chamberlain's disposal was
made public.
eve, the undersigned visitors from dis
| lance and a committee of the Democratic
nonhorc o1oof IF tho N1,,%h H.
ture, the Democratic executive committee and
citizens, having just seen by associated press
dispatch that Governor Chamberlain has ap-
Piled for United States troops to be placed
! under his orders at the assembling of the leg
islature tomorrow, send this, cur solemn
the command Of Governor Chamberlain We
have no objection to the presence OF troops
and will cooperate with them in preserving
| the peace, but we protest against the use OF
the United States army in controlling the
organization of the legislature and enforcing
who has been defeated by the white and COL
ored voters at the ballot-box. There is not
the remotest danger of the disturbance
Of the peace by the Democrats. II it occurs
it will be at the instigation of Gov. Cham
erlain, whose partisans have taken the only
lives lost in thelate exciting canvass III this
State. Not one drop OF blood has been shed
in any political disturbances except by Re-
publicans. It is literally true that the Demo-
crats received their greatest majorities in
counties where United States soldiers were
stationed. What pretense, therefore, is Gov
Chamberlain's demand tor troops to keep the
peace. We refer tor confirmation Of these
States forces at this place and elsewhere inthe
State.
The imprisoned returning board were
brought before U. S. Justice Bond, on the
9th, on writ of habeas corpus, and the case
was set for hearing on the Goth, the board in
cratic counsel telegraphed Chief Justice Waite
asking him to hear the case on Wednesday,
the 29th, but he declined.
MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE.
U. S. troops took possession OF the State
House at midnight of Monday the 9th and on
the morning Of the 28th would only admit
members elect Of the Legislature who had
passes from W. r. Jones, Gov. Chamberlain's
kuger allowed all who Claimed 1T to G BE- mem a:
6ers OF the Legislature to enter the State
House. The Democratic members with their
Supreme Court Credentials then entered and
proceeding to the House of Representatives
found the door guarded by six soldiers.
IN Inc "a, Edsehei H. ana NJ Laurens members were at
fused admittance all the Democrats with
drew, and proceeding to the State House
steps adopted protest, which was signed by
The Republican members of the House, SO
in number ia colored and white) met and
elected .l =. W: Mackey (colored) speaker, and
The Democrats, including the nine disputed
members from Edgefeld and Laurens, have 81
members and the Republicans only 60 when
all their members are present. The Demo-
Gratis claim that 63 is lawful quorum, while
ne al
members admitted by the canvassers to be
elected, viz, lis, is a quorum, and with their
! So have gone to work.
The Democratic members of the Legislature
have organized separately, and both the Dem
ocratic and Republican bodies met on the 18th
and adjourned until Dec LIST, without any i'm
! pOrtant action. T. ~ 80 e.
THE TWO LEGISLATURES. *
| There seems to have been some change in
Gen. Ruger's orders, for on Thanksgiving day
| the U. S. troops offered no interference to any
ones entrance to the State House in Column
bia AT ~ a. m. of that day the Democratic
legislature, which had organized at Carolina
Hall and elected Wallace Speaker, marched to
the State House, IS in number, and entered
the Speakers chair, and called the House to
order A few minutes later, Mackey, Speaker
of the Republican legislature, appeared and
ordered Wallace to vacate. Wallace refused,
and Mackey ordered his Sergeant-at-Arms to
remove him. Gen. Wallace ordered his Ser
geant-at-Arms to remove Mackey. Both Ser
geants came up to the Speaker stand, backed
by their adherents, and a row seemed immin-
ent, but, for some reason, neither Sergeant
alarms attempted to obey his orders, and no
violence ensued. Both legislatures have since
been holding continuous sessions in the same
room, the Democrats declaring that they will
not retire, ualess removed by U. 8: troops. ~'
Wade Hampton sent the following telegram
to the President:
lency. U. S. Grant. WASHINGTON: The Dem