Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-02-03
THE ELECTORAL BILL &c.

Washington, Feb. LIN the Som
ate Mr.. Robertson, of South Caro-
lima, presented certain resolutions
which he said were adopted at Il
mass meeting OF white and coIored
citizens at BarnwelI Court House,
South Carolina, ON the 18th Of Jan
uary. lie asked that they be read
and referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. The chief
clerk road the resolutions, rs toll
lows:
"That the 700 coIorei voters who
enrolled their names in the Demo
cratic clubs, and the 916 who cast
their ballots for Gen, Wade lamp
ton, and the candidates on his tick
ct, did 50 to secure to their native
State an honest government and
home rule, and to tree her from the
thieving government under which
she has 80 long suffered from cor
rupt carpet bagscrs and infamous
scaliawagS,"
Mr.. Sargent, of California, inter-
rupting, said he objected to the fur
Their reading of the resolutions be-
cause they were not couched in rcH-
pGcttul language.
AtteI debate, he withdrew his Oh.
jcctions and the resolutions were
referred to the Committee on Priv
ilrges and Elections.
Maddox had asked the Commit
tee on Privileges and Powers for
time to allow Gov. Wells to make
Il full statement, but Wells not hay
ing done 50, Maddox was willing to
answer. He said tho night before
Wells wrote the letter to witness,
witness had communicated with
Wells; Wells requested that wit
ness should go to Washington and
explain the situation the letter
was addressed to Senator West, but
war not delivered. Gov. W. said
his life was in danger, as be had Il
very difficult job on hand and did
not know how he could get through
with it. Wells said he would like
to serve his party in making a re-
turn for Hayes, but he would not
take the risk unless paid for it /;
Wells said the majority was very
large, too much for him to handle,
ana he did not know where to COM
mence throwing out; said the prob
ability was he would have 10 throw
out the vote of New Orleans on the
ground, witness thought, Of neces,
sity Wells asked witness to go to
Washington to secure the protec-
ton of influential men for him, and
see whether he could not get the
required money to satisfy HIM;
Wells said he ought to have $1,000,
900; witness showed to the Presi.
dent and to the Secretary of war
the two letters addressed TO witness
by Wells; wanted money but the
Secretary declined to have any
thing 70 do with the matter; the
programme was that the vacancy
should be filled and Gov. Wells re-
sign in anger on that account; it
was understood between witness
and Wells if the representations at
Washington failed to bring money,
witness should open negotiations
elsewhere the word Hold" in
the dispatch to witness meant he
should hold the returns, 80 as to
make them available at will the
first negotiations failed; Wells sta
ted to witness that he wanted for
himself and Wells at least two hun.
dred thousand, and Il smaller sum
for the darkics on the Board after
his return to New Orleans witness
received dispatch from Col. Pick
EFT that negotiations had failed,
when Gov. Wells suggested that
witness should endcavor to make
some arrangements with the Demo
Gratis the idea OF witness was from
what Gov. Wells said, that he would
' throw out votes to the best advan-