The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18
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SOUTH CAROLINA'S VOTE.
Facts Elicited by the Congre ysionaI
Committee.

! Committee.
WASHINGTON, January 14.-Th,
South Carolina committee rcturnc,
to Washington early this morning;
after an absence OF about u month
A vast amount of testimony hu,
been taken, most of which is still il
the notes Of the stcnoyrHphcr. II
has not, therefore, been fully exam
med by the committee; hence nc
formal action has been taken as tc
what conclusions will be reported &c
the House. The rumor, therefore
that the committee will report that
the Hayes electors were legally
elected has no foundation in any
action the committee has taken, ana
must have been based merely upon
remark by individual members OF
the committee. Mr.. SayloY, the
chairman, says that tho testimony
taken by the committee will demon
stratc, to the satisfaction of alI rca-
sonnble men, three facts:
First That Wade Hampton and
the entire Democratic State ticket,
and q majority of tho members of
the House of Representatives., were
2O0 tn loo ''so = VIZ
Sccon(!-Tlat the intimidation
WAS almost cvclus;ycly ~ +hn ,,n,.t
OF Radical negroes against those OF
thc;r ;ntent;nn Z, wnto ~ f'lr ,t"I>' WIZ,
Hnnntnn md n+Lor Don,oor,4;o aa' <,'"
d;1ntry fn,. Gt,tn ol,;ons ''''0 ~''''
Th;r1 lThntthn ' '. ,.;nts ~ r,;,,,,,,
ana otbn, ~, cos ,vnro ;rsI;rotnI -" ~,
Tho R,J;c,I lo,1ors, tha;r nI;,:,
bcinm to arm,Yn Nnrthorn ~ ,,ro;1Jiioo' ;uJioo.
o~oinst tLn Sn;,thorn ,,oo,,In '''
so for &c bn ,vo. ,lI;n ~ ,eoort,;,
from tbo ,ro,.;,,.t u rnt,,,,,a ~ n T,I A.
savior is of nn;n;nn thot thn 'uo"ns
o]rcto,s work a1nctnI Ho s.v.' w.
however. that thrrn !. Some dorht
about tl'is bnr,use ~ thn I;rinuitv
Of d.terr;n;nw whrthoy ~ not ro:.
tain nroc;nct roi,nn. should Lo ~
n,rdnd Thorc wnyn nhout fo,t,,
Drecinct . returns missino md thcy
had to ro I, snrnn,1,,.y sorrcoc -
ascertain whot tho vnfo w,s IN thocn
prcc;urts Ur Thinks thev onnroy;-
mated the rcanlt ot thcso m;ss;nu
oolis. and IN nr7nr th,t uh,tn>.nf,
doubL there WINS minht br oivon tn
the Ronul]icon sidr' his cHmmit. co
would doubtless admit tbo cho;ce nf
the Haves clcntorg About Tthn
election of HAMPTON however tl;nTo
could be no doubt An Of 1hc
decent Republicnns in South Caro-
lima admit his election, and saw tl,ut
it is for the best interests Of. the
Stute md tho pcon]c thot hc shou'J
be rccorn;Zcd rs tho LEGITIMATE q
Governor. Tho Witnesses nro, ,urcl
by Chamberlain and United States
district Alto Corb;n woro with
ono or two executions. ne~rocs, and
before thcy were sent to Sovlor's
committcs thcy we're ;nstructcI IL
Colbin's Office. Thcy pll came with
stories committed to memory. and
some ludicrou, scenes occurrn3
when thcv rot their tales mixcI y,
The army officers who were cnl'cl
as witnesses Ly tho Damocr,ts,
without execution. testified th,t
within their llnow!cIxe not q sinrlc
outrage had been committed uDnn
negroes by the Democrats ON cIcc-
ton day. In almost every instance
where negroes testified TO acts of
violence by the whiaes, army officers
commanding in athe ncinhborhooL
who were present ut the time these
occurrences wcrc snid 60 have taken
place, testified that they had neither
seen nor heard of any such ONT
RACES
Judno Lawrence, of Ohio. a. Re
publican member Of thc commiitcc.
in regard to the work of the com
mittee, said:
"All tho members of the commit
tee are now in the city cxccpt ono.
We have taken what will make o.
largo volume Of testimony and we
shall probably examine some moro
witnesses here. What wo hnvo be.
fore us now, and I nm certain what
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