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

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Cabinet officers were present Gov. Stearns
himself did not attend. The oath was ad-
ministered to the Lieutenant-G Governor, also,
by the Chief Justice. The Legislatureis Is Or
ganized and both branches are Democratic
Chamberlain's Supporters. ,,jf .s r se.a
- The News and Courier of the 5th, gives
an account of meeting Of Chamberlain's
constituency, held in Charleston on the eve
ming of the 4th-it being the second attempt
to get up demonstration, ,sympathising with
the Chamberlain government in that city.
The Meus and Courier represents the attend
ance at the meeting as being quite slim, and
says "the resolutions were endorsed by half
dozen small taxpayers, including +. W. M.
Mackey and the officers Of the meeting; but
the amount Of capital they represented would
hardly, in the present condition of the real
estate market, purchase ground enough to
bury them in." '.-.
Per contra, tie Union. Herald has the fol-
lowing in reference to the same meeting:
"A gentleman from Charleston informs US
that the meeting of taxpayers Of that city on
Thursday night, to sustain the State govern
ment under its chief magistrate. Governor
Chamberlain, was grand success, there being
not less than $500 persons present, who, with
singular unanimity, resolved to pay their
taxes to the praper authorities under the
Governor" ,@ IL .sE.-i'
The Presidential Vote. IL .".
- The following is given by the Washing
ton correspondent Of the Nav York Post, as
the course acting Vice. president: Ferry will
pursue on the second Wednesday in February,
in regard to counting the electoral votes. The
Post says it may be regarded as semi.of6cial
statement, although not authorized by Mr..
Ferry, or published with his knowledge:
Ifthe Senate and House of Representatives
agree as to the course to be pursued, Mr.. Fer
ry will act strictly in accordance with such
agreement, be it what it may. If no agree
ment is reached by the second Wednesday in
February, Mr.. Ferry will proceed to open and
count the votes Of all the States excepting
those from Oregon, Louisiana, South Carroll
ma and Florida. The question of counting
the votes from the four named States will be
submitted to the two Houses. If they agree
that the Republican or Democratic certificate
from one or all the States shall be counted or
rejected, Mr.. Ferry will abide by such decis.
ion and act in accordance Herewith in count
ing or rejecting the certificates. If by the 81
of March the concurrent action of the Senate
and House is not had in regard to the four
States, Mr.. Ferry will then proceed to count
the votes of said States and to declare the re-.
suit. Mr.. Ferry will not attempt to exercise
judicial power, or to decide which are proper
certificates from the States Of Oregon, Louis
iana Florida and South Carolina, unless the
Senate and House fail to agree, but in this
event he will proceed to act in accordance
with the Constitution as he interprets it.
Grant Says, Hands Off! .,..
- The President had his customary Sun
day xtea Nte with the venerable Mr.. Gobright,
Agent of the American Associated Press, on
Sunday last the 7th instant. On this, as on
former occasions when in conversation with
Mr.. Gobright, the President was quite voluble
and communicative He confined his remarks
mainly to the situation in Louisiana, and in
reference to the appreheuded inauguration of
Nichols, Democrat, he used the following Ian
guage:
"There will be two inaugurations of Gov
ernor tomorrow, unless one of them is pre-
vented. / do not, however, propose to inter-
fere with them. have nothing before me to
Justify action in the way of recognizing either
ctuvoi uv,, ai,L sloI 0Nuro caliut dU 30, partlC-
uarly as committee Of each house of Con-
gress is now engaged in Investigating all the
facts of the late elections, including the contests
of the t,oo Governors, and the t,uo Legislatures,
both claiming to be legally elected. Under
these circumstances, for me to recognize one
or the other would be hardly iustiiable, and
have so informed Governor Kellogg"
The President further said that the Demo-
cratic State government organization has the
sympathy of such portion of the people of
Louisiana as have the means required to give
sustenance to it, and their Governor and Leg
islature would be recognized, even if there
were not halfso many as are now in the Dem.
ocratic party of Louisiana.
This is all well enough; buewhy not apply
to South Carolina the same rule that the Pres.
ident would apply to her suffering sister State
The Hampton Memorial. .... .r
"A Washington telegram to the Baltimore
Sun, alluding to the reception of the Hamp-
ton memorial in the United States Senate,
says: "If the memorial goes to the Judiciary
committee there will be much better chance
for an impartial consideration ofthe questions
at issue than if it goes to the committee on
privileges and elections, which, as at present
constituted, is perhaps the most partisan COM
mittee of the Senate. So also with the reso-
luton by Gen. Gordon recognizing the Hanp-
ton government If it is sent to the commit
tee on privileges and elections, it may natur-
ally be expected that Governor Morton and
his party associates on that committee will
look at it entirely through partisan spectacles.
If it is brought before Judge Edmunds, who
is the chairman of the judiciary committee,
he will feel it as matter of personal conscience
to consider the law and the facts, just as he
did in the Pinchback case. If the reports
which came from South Carolina as to the
opinion of the House committee that the
Hayes Electors have fair majority are veri-
fed on the return Of that committee, it will
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