The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-01-10
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 1877.
Public Meeting.
HON. \. BURT IN THE CHAIR.
Hampton Endorsed Cham
berlain Denounced. %
THE ENTHUSIAST OF THE PEOPLE
UNDATED.
Speeches.
LETTERS FROM HAMPTON AND
Speeches.
LETTERS FROM HAMPTON AND
AIKEN.

AIKEN.
According to previous announce
ment a large meeting of our citizens
assembled ut the Court House on
Monday at twelve O'Clock. Col. Goth
rain rose and said that this meeting
had been called in conformity to a
general movement all over the State,
and he was glad to see 40 MANY pres
ent. He moved that Hon. y. Eurt
Take the chair. Messrs. w. a. Lee
and r. r. Hemphill were requested to
act rs Secretaries and they took their
places at the table i'll front OF the
Judges stand.
Mr.. Burt announced that the meet
ing was ready to proceed to business.
BY this time the Court room was MI
I'd to Il jam, and Col. Cothran, address
ing the chair said: If he was delight
ed Il little while ago at the number
present he was much more SO now.
The large numbers here to-day augers
well for the County and for tho sue.
cess of cause. 1t is but natural
that we should be loyal to the stand
ard bearer with whom we have passed
such u heated canvass. If We now
hold up his hand as Aaron and Hur
held up the hand of Moses in the days
OF old he will bring US the fruitlon OF
all our hopes. BY the united efforts OF
the Democracy of South Carolina We
have gained a glorious triumph, aud
it is only q question OF time Us 10
when the usurper will he hurled from
power, and when he is a fugitive from
Justice, Wade Hamptsn's title to the
office of Governor will be u~ndisputed.
He lives in the hearts Of our people,
and ha is bound to be u ruler.
Col. Cothran
then read the following preamble and
resolutions, which were afterwards
unanimously adopted:
The Democratic and Conservative
white and colore1 citizens Of Abbevillc
county in mass meeting assembled, Is
4 solemn declaration Of their stntl-
ments and purposes to their fellow
citizens OF South Carolina and of the
United States, have gravely considered
and deliberately adopted the follow
ing resolutions
Resoiued, That his Excellency Wade
Hampton, was duly elected Governor
Of South Carolina 10y a clear majority
of white and colored electors and Is
aud of right ought to he its Cliel
Executive Magistrate, and that We
will render to him and to the Govern.
ment of which he is the head the re-
spect, obedience, support and supplies
which all citizens " to their lawful
government and we pledge ourselves
individually to pay promptly the III
per cent. of axes which have been
called for by Governor Hampton.
ReSoivcd, That D. H. Chamberlain
is u %pretender, and that we will resist
by all constitutional measures the un-
lawful authority which he and his CO.
-conspirators have assumed to set up IN
this State and that we will withhold
from the said ~pretensire authority the
supplies which a rightful government
may lawfully demand from its citi-
ZeiiS.
Resolved, That the memorial to Con-
gress which the constitutional, Exec
utive and Legislative authorities OF
this State have presented is u candid
and truthful narrative of the outrages
committed against our lawful public
authorities, and n manly and temper
ate assertion of the rights of the peo-
pie Of the State; and we urge upon
Congress its prompt and favorable
consideration.
Resolved, That Samuel J. Tilden
and Thomas A. Hendricks. Us We be-
lieve, have been duly elected to the
offices of President and Nice-Presi-
dent, and that in common with the
whole Democratic party, and OF all
fair-minded men OF the United States,
we insist that they shall be installed
into the high offices to which they
have been respectively chosen.
Gen. MCGOWAN
Seconded the resolutions in one OF
his best speeches, which was delivered
to an audience perfectly silent and
eager to hear every word rs it fell from
the lips of our distinguished towns
man. He SAIL they were truthful,
moderate, conservative and firm, and
had his hearty appreciation.
AS to the first, Governor Hampton is
undoubtedly our rightful Governor. He
was Governor by every titlc-tirst, he
had a majority of the votes, which is the
eSSCllllssl lliiiS III t"l SlStlIoItS. III 10
proved by the certificate of the Secretary
of State and by the precinct returns. Ses-
ond, he has been declared Governor by
the legal House.
IT WAS A BOLD UsURrAr1oH
in the Board of State Canvassers to declare
that there had been no election in Laurens
and Edgetield. They had no more right
to declare that than the King of D%al,oIney.
That act was not only without authority,
,....., E,l,o -, f,,t Tho ,,oto l., ,'
and Edgefield cast at the same election
for electors and county officers wore
counted by the same Board. This act of
the Board was a simple nullity, and was
80 declared by the Supreme Court, which
also decided in the most solemn manner,
that
THE WALLACE HoUSE
was the legal Constitutional House of
REPRESENTATIVES,. 1t follows that Hamp-
ton is the legal and rightful Governor,
aid that Mr.. Mackey, the pretended
Speaker of the bogus House of Represcn-
~tatives, in the language of the Supreme
Court, ais a private citizen n that MI.
Chamberlain, the pretended Governor, is
also "a private citizen" Mr.. Chamber
lain is q lawyer, and he ought to feel that
respect for judicial authority which law
ycrs know is absolutely necessary for the
peace and good order Of society. 1t
seems
VERY EXTRAORDINARY
that MI. Chamberlain, for the selfish pur-
pose of gratifying his ambition, should
disregard the judgment OF the Supreme
Court of the State, and claim, contrary to
law, to he Governor of a people who do
not desire him to be Governor, and against
whose alleged hostility he has his house
and his office, and his person guarded by
United States soldiers!! Tie Governor
is the highest peace officer in the State,
und Ro man is
FIT TO BE GOVERNOR
who Is willing to disregard the Judgments !
Of the Supreme Court, and in doing so TO
throw the country into chaos, strife and
confusion! In the tine Of our duty, and
with tho view OF haviafg lax AMI order,
aud peat7s and prosperity restored ;s