The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-08
acknowledgement:
Letter from IA Wheeling SOiOurn.
cr In SOnth Carolina.
COLUMBIA, s. C., Feb. 8, 1877.

itically, and especially on law points, are
about as thoroughly mixed ~ il is posi-,
Die for them to be. At the election last
fall, owing to intimidation and bull,
loling, Wade Hampton was elected Gov,
ornor, that il, by counting in the counties
Ut ElgeGcld and Laurens, but il seem.
the Constitution provides that the votes
ior Governor and Lieutenant Governor
.hall be counted and declared by the Leg,
stature in joint convention, and that the
Governor shall hold his office for no
years, and until his successor is elected
and qualified. AZ there has been no legal
meeting Of the Legislature, there could
lie no legal canvass Of the votes. The
chamberlain party assumed the right and
proceeded 10 canvass the votes and de,
rlared Gov. Chamberlain reelected and
re'installed him in the office.
THE HAMPTON BRANCH OF THE LEGIsLA-
TURE
sought to obtain possession Of the same
votes, for the purpose Of counting them
and ascertaining who had been elected
Governor and Lieut.. Governor, but the
Chamberlainists would not let them have
them locked them up and cried "hands
oir.' The aid Of the Supreme Court wa.
invoked, the safes were unlocked, the
votes were handed over to the Hampton
Legislature, were counted by that 6ody
loi course including lilgelicld and Lau,
rrus counlics), when it waS found that
Hampton had 4 majority Il ,l3ll OF the
votes, which was so declared, aud he WAS
installed into the office OF Governor. ia
lie and Gov. Chamberlain have conIin.
ued to exercise the functions of that
office ever since. And there Is Just where
the trouble comes in--tOO many Govern.
ora, and, from present appearances, fear
ere long that there is going 10 be trouble
all over the State, and ZONE body hurt,
In all the lower courts appeals are taken
up 10 the Supreme Court, To decide who
il the legal Governor. Some four weeks
ago Gov. Chamberlain Issued pardon to
4 convict confined in the State Peniicn.
tiary. The Superintendent, Col. Pembel,
being q Hampton man, refused to reCug'
niIe it, on the ground tina; Chamberlain
WA not Governor, and
DECLINED To RELEASE THE PRISONER.
The case wa1 taken before Judge Car.
penicr, Of the Circuit Court here on q
writ Of habcas corpus, and after being
ably and lengthily argued by both sides
he decided that neither Chamberlain moi
Hampton was Governor by virtue OF thC
election last November, because Of tn
illegal manner in which the votes had
been canyassed by the different portions
OF the Legislature, but that Gov. Cham
berlain was still Governor by virtue OF
his holding over under the clause Of the
constitution, which provides that the
Governor shall hold his office for two
Years, and until his successor is elected
and qualified. lie therefore ordered the
release OF the prisoner, but the Superin.
Iendent still refused to surrender him
"a Yesterday Gov Chamberlain issued AT
order removing the present Supcrintend
rnt and appointed Col. Jillson. The old
superintendent refuses to turn over the
keys, and for fear OF trouble, he has TO
day put on an additional force OF som,
twenty-five guards TO protect him from
the Chamberlain, party, in case ihey
should try to take it by force. So III,
case is now to go before the Suprem,
Court.
LIVELY TIMES ANTICIPATED.
The return OF the Board Of Canvasser,
W. the maudamu5 case, comes up OF
Monday next. We all anticipate live
" time then. The three Judges ART
Moses, Willard and Wight. The latter
gentleman IA rather Of a dark persuasion
and is considered pretty sharp. There
il considerable ability at the bar here
Several OF the lawyers are short Of Il liml
or an arm, which they lost while fighting
Tor their rights. The three honorable
judges all claim to be Republicans, bu
one or two OF them are accused Of being
rather weak kneed these Troublesome
times. Gov. Chamberlain keeps a com
pany Of soldier It'll on gaurd inside o
the Capitol. Wade Hampton resemble,
"Spivins'-that was-and he il the mos
popular man in tins State by far. Thu
people here almost worship him, and HI
il the only man that can hold the re,
shirts in check.
col. JACOB HORNBROOK AND OTHERS.
received letter today from Col. ia
cob Hornbrook. lie ia at the present il
Jacksonville, Florida. Mr.. and Mrs
Ilagans, from Chicago, are also here. W,
have with us here Mrs. John T.. Wilson
and her daughter Miss Lucy, Vim. II
Irwin and bis sister and a Miss Lester
from Cleveland, who are spending N,
winter and enjoying the spring lik
weather we are having just now. Their,
are II companies OF soldiers here, L
companies OF Infantry and OF Artillery
Among the first are Lieut.. II. II. Al
ans from Belmont county, Ohio, m
Sergeant James W. Nicoll from Wheel
ing. They both belong to the u. 5. Reg
ular Infantry, and have been here owe
four years. They are both fine lookin
soldiers and are very popular and highl
esteemed BY all the citizens and thei
cyvnrhdcs in arms. viii Fry, son Of til
late Judge Fry, and brother.in.law I
Gov. Mathews, elect, is here, in the large
dry.good store in the city. The air her
il pure and clear, aud the weather dI
Iightful, just like our May. The field
aud gardens are beginning to look beat
Iiul, and the report Is that the peac
trees are in blossom down in Charleston
only 1876 miles from here. Should Their
he anything OF Importance next week /
the Supreme Court, You will here from
AWEST NIRGISIAS.
Sincc the receipt Of the above lcttC
We have the following dispatch, While
follows properly in thewake Of what OF
correspondent has writtcn.-EDs. INTEL
COLUMBIA, s. C., February I'm Il
ease Of WIN. II. Wallace, Speaker Of Il
Democratic House Of Representative
ct al. Va, the Carolina National Bank NJ
their State dcpositaries, and I. l.. Ca
dolo, Republican State Treasurer, aSkir
Tor an injunction restraining the ban
from paying any moneys upon checl
drawn by Cardozo as treasurer, Jud,
Carpenter, who few days ago held hi
Chamberlain was legally the Govern,