, 1877-02-19
SOUTH CAROLINA,


WARRINGTON, Feb 18-RepEcsentativc Say
Ter, Chairman Of The sout'l Carolina Inyestleat-
Ing Committee. will make hta report tomorrow.
It says that many mistakes and inaccuracies
were found In different returns. Some Of these
were ftgncd by one anl so:nc BY two managers,
but II ali tho returns Affected by such Irregular
ties were rejected II would not change the re-
suit. The result, by nsccrtatn'ng the votca cast
at all precincts and correcting mistakes made
by Managers in returns, shows that Dow
cr received the smallest votc on tho Re-
publican Electoral tickct-namcly: n,09
votes, OF 8s1 votes over McGownn, who
received the largest vote on the Democratic
ticket, viz: 81 ,2e2 votes. The report cites the
Election Law Of South Carolina, and details
TIE NlsrAkEs MADE
under 1t at the last election. He then snys:
tons unauthorized precinct Az Republican
1,al7 sepubI!esn rotes aegca to have been casta At
Iobblns Precinct, 500 more votcs than there wcfc
voters In the county In 1875.
The Committee are satisfied that the whole
return was fraud, gotten up 10 Insure the cleo
tlon Of county and State Officers On the part Of
tho Republicans. Tho report goes on to cay:
Before soath Carolina claims through her Repre-
ssntatiyes " heln make t4wa e, the people Of er
Ut s s aSnsr Ss5 # R1pat
provisions OF her own Constitution 70 secure 4
In south Carolina VI. held IN violation of the
mandato Of tae constitus!on, is cear; that It was
20 hc!d TINT the party In power might better retain
no doubt. That ..
GREAT YnAups .......
were committed thero by teaaon OF rcfutal to set
uiittee think equally clear. Under these crcnm.
stances It y foi ths Iiou.e Of Representatives 10
held.
The Committee say that II troops were sent
to South Carolina without any legal aud iustltl-
able cause, for political purposes. and to over
ave portion Of the voters, clearly MI election
held under such circumstances
SHOULD NOT sTANp FOR MOMENT.
Tho Committee think the employment OF SOL
dlesa for the purpose OF sustaining usurping
Legislature and Executive aga!ntt the tudE.
mcnt Of the highest Court Of tic State ono Of
tic gravcst cr1nics that can be committed under
Government like Ours. and cannot bo rotl-
tlcmncd IN terms sufficiently strong. The Com
l,,lttee have no doubt, upon evidence, that
lnush lareer number of blacks werc kept from
yotlns ths Dfmocrstie Ticket BY th1sats vo;
their own rage, than Werc prevented fruul
voting Republican tickets, BY q resort to .iike
mcasufcs on: tho part OF tho whites. Many
cases of threats mud actual violence wero proven
~ coming from colorcd people to deter men Of
tleir own rucr frum voting With the Democrats.
WOMEN UTTkAtr HEFCBED
to hare any intercourse with men Of their own
rnco wAo voted against tho Republicans. The
siderable intimidation or violence either boforo
or At tho election, but that It is !n direct eo1l-
nlct with most Of the testimony OF colorcd peo-
ple called 10 testify. The Committee feel
touud to say that tllc conduct and bearing of
tic officers aud soldiers Of thc Quilted States
army were both prudent aud wise. Although
thclr presence rls made available to overcome
| colorel voters and prevent them from yotlng
nTatnSk thu RfDH61(caNA vet. nNnfFd1 tt[uF.
1lctlor officers or mon did anything to glve Gu.
cuura1emcnt TO such belief.
TliH PRESENT STATE GOVERNMENT,
like its predecessors, has NJ power to protect
tue people, and Is 50 utterly weak that nothing
but tho moral power Of thu support Of tho Get,-
crul Government keeps II In existence single
lay. 1nke this wrongful support from Cham.
bcrlain's unlawful goyurnncnt and It will quick
disturb tho peace Of an oppressed and long-sut-
fcfipg people.