Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-01-11

Of power between the EoFeElmanfs State and
Federal; but was q gf0es aanenn outrage
upon the State of South CarcIins and Its high
est court of judicatura upon tI lshts, inter-
ests and feelings of all good men. 5n the State
or out of it, who respect the supremacy OF
order and venerate the naSjesty 0t the law.
Your memorialists most respectfully submit
that this is an. offensesof so high, grave and
serious nature in itself and PaFnicious IN It's
consequences as to bring The Law and the courts
into contempt.
Your memorialists further say that the
members-elect of the General Assembly from
the counties of Edgefeld and larrens, being
unable to obtain from the said board and
Secretary of State theevidepcs Of election to
the offices aforesaid, obtained cefti6cates OF
the action of said court, declaring their elec-
ton in due form, and tie said Representa-
tives from Edge6eld IsnGaL LAuseus being enti.
tied thereby to enter the AalIaRthe House of
Representatives and 30 present. their ereden-
tials, went with othefmembers of the House,
in all, numbering sixtysisss on the day fixed
by the Constitution of the Stste for the con-
vening of the legislature, to the State House
for that purpose, and were. with force and
arms, excluded therefrom by the soldiers of
the United States Army, commanded by
Thomas H. Ruger, colonel ard brevet brlga-
dier.eeneral commanding the United States
troops in this State, who was nstigated there
to by Daniel e.. Cbsmbersain, Governor OF
the State, and having been q sluded, retired
to a building in The name city s,of Columbia,
known as the Carolina Hall and organized
themselves as a house according tosthe Con-
stitution, having sixty Eve msm lawful
and constitutional. quorum. .and elected
Speaker, William III. W4iIass, and the Dther
usual and necessar 04icbrs INIT they have
since regularly he'll ;thsirf stssiions and per-
formed their usual lSerasa} ami sS6astis6 s6tional
duties that subseqnent il order to per-
form the constitutional dutyof opening and
publishing the returhs for Governor and Lieu
tenant. Governor, the. ssiA SSsaksr, VIM. H.
Wallace, after the reqpitite preliminary de-
mands and refusal, on Tedmber, 1876, ap:
piled to the said Supreme Curt for man
damus to compel the said Secretary of State,
Hayne, and one E. WI ~. Naeksy, to whom
said Havne had delivered safi fsturns, to de.
liver the Satne W the shtu ~ esaoSo, 90 'oA"
lawful Speaker of said Houss.
THE LAwFuI AssrsBLH.
H. .ho;, ,ot,rns th.,.;,,s ,..;d "a avne and
.;soJ tho o;,ss.;.,,. 49, ssid Mackev
Mackey ia'Seu ea sIe qa ~ ~ a - HaS.e % of
was pe ia"laa opeAae, onJ :a Ss $50 Court sf
nsIs ,oI;nn s,I, tsst;m - snS bsar;ng fni ar
Ss, nsant ' ~ i hoth sides Sides II, - Dscem ber 1876
gu%ent on oo'a rs s'Ies VS1; S;sb WalIscs iU,
oecla,ea s..a' tue 80 -, enrssenta.
presided was tns ia~!usIss aI 2. IePsese"tH e'r
IVES t,ves snS Sa,sa a'.'oo .dssast sss..ssz wa. No,
e.ec'I" ops"Is'' NO. Hs H. of Panrsson,at;ves
Speaker 1i lug - nn.N u "a 90 a.s",s.
NO, was the o1uy WIZ s.ps % w otns'
under MIN lne lhguss g isspt tesentsfe' aa1. fft.
having assu'neu " .as Va" :". n ~,
nine members ~aess sas sy.''':5"a, Vo". n,sro Yo
, rum ""s s.s.o" a. .eass A y. a. W Tb"rsdsv
r'aIsts r a. iur'.ef s: .aT q e "e,. tLa 1aw
toiiG~ing, VIII ul.1oul.y aat :S S:s Low,
fni mouse OF Neplsosn.als se.eo 80 sS'u .ha"a na
o' 'ne tio.'e =. 80 : ss:s M i've. % nut;l tho
remained al tne Psll s.sss 'ise' uu''' '',s 10
MONDAY .oiio~ing nas sE cousequeuoe :" s
ome'a. 'n'orna5sUn % .le sso,e"s ~ pUsvS upu"~,ad u
sa'u o'se'no. @ aTTs.s ctotes .bau Ieft
the said hall andBfetnrnd s5 the said Carroll
ma Hall, and have ever YER since been excluded
from said hall by said toops of the United
States.
Your memorialjsts fu.therss say that after
due notice given til ,3!tbe senate ,to he present
for that purpose, tbasaid w Wallace, Speaker as
aforesaid, in the E1ressrce Of the House of
po,,roeo,to+;voo O III ss,ct Gana4hrs 90 chose to
attend, acting on the hehssf secondary evil
dence, to wit: certificate f3om' the Secretary
Of State of the votes cat for Governor and
Lieutenant. Governor; a,d the duplicate re-
turns filed with the Clicks Of the Courts of
said counties, independent Of the original re.
turns which said Hayn. refused. to deliver,
published the resultsana declared your me.
morialists Wade Hampbn. elected Governor
and VIM. D. Simpsnn. Lieusenant t. Governor
of the State Wade Ham,ton having received
% 261 votes and d. H. Chamberlain 9l,197
so,sot m vu:ss, Go,srnor ar" - and smnson bav.
;no received 81 $40 vots. and RI e. Gleaves
OF 550 votes for Lia,it.nan AZ (Soyernor. and
.han wore d,lv ;nataiIed ., a,,cE m the 18th
Jay | of Dooomber E1R7si -
oA' - 80 ,
ihA o'ol
Your memGria!isu farsher show that Dan
iel H: Chamberlain apd =. y. Gleaves' who
have been respAectsys jesernor and Lieu
tenant-G"verno!, snd swhsse terms EXPIRED
by the constltutaon, on the 4th or Decemoer'
1876, upon the installationE w ade Hampton,
as Governor, pretending tdbe Governor and
Lieutenant Governor BY strtue of pretend
ed publication offeturT said Mackey as
pretended speaker oftFe5 legal body claim.
ing to he a Houss of IS esentatives. made
with closed doors and guarded by said troops
of the United States army, excluding, in vio-
lation of the constitution, the returns from the