Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-30
South Carolina.

| In the /. S. Senate, yesterday, Alr. Robert
son, republican Of South Carolina, called up
the resolution recently submitted by Mr.. Cor
| don declaring that the State government now
existing 10 South Carolina represented by Wade
| Hampton is the legal government oil the State,
! and said he did not wish to have q vote today,
| but called it merely for the purpose Of submit
| ting some remarks in regard thereto. In con-
sequence of the nervous indisposItion of Mr..
| Robertson and at his request the chief clerk
read his remarks. lie reviewed briefly the
recent campaign 10 South Carolina; the occu
| patton OF the State House by the military; the
action Of United States Judge Bond, and said
the exclusion of tho Edgefcld aud Laurens
| county Representatives from the Legislature
| BIZ the military was an illegal act, az each house
Was the Judge Of the election Of its own mem.
| bcrs. lie referred 10 the fact that majority
| Of The board Of canVaSSerJ vera candidates Tor
| office, and said That was violation OF law.
lie denied that there was intimidation on the
| part of the whites towards the blacks during
The campaign At The beginning Of the cam
! paign there had been some violence in portions
| Of tue State, but it was discouutenanccd and
stopped by General Hampton. Truth com.
PEELED him to state that 10 Charleston and
| Beaufort during tie canvass colored rcpubIl-
cans were violent towards democrats OF their
| own color. There was intimidation on the part
OF blacks towards those OF their own color, aud
| he had 20 doubt that many blacks we're pre-
vented from voting the democratic ticket by
colorcd republicans.
| Mr.. Robertson then had read tue report OF
Col. II. j. Hunt, of the fifth artillery, to show
that the blacks we're violent, and continuing
his argument, said no doubt there were some
| fraudulent votes cast, but no more by the demo.
Gratis than by the republicans. lie then had
read letter from Jos. ID. Boston, 4 leading
colored man Of Newberry, S. g., who has been
in the Legislature for the past eight years,
heartily indorsing the Hampton government.
Mr.. Robertson then quoted from the mes
sage Of President Grant of 1875 10 regard to
Louisiana, to the effect that any interference
with the organization Of State Legislature by
the federal government isrepugnant to our ideas
OF govcrnmcnt, aud 10 conclusion said lie bclleV-
cd Hampton was the legally elected Governor
OF South Carolina. lie was pledged to protect
the rights of the coored people, and he( Mr. Rob-
ertsou) believed he would DO SO. lie was
worthy Of confidence and could do more good
than any other man as q overuOr Of the State.
The administration CT local affairs in South
Carolina under republican, rule had been so bad
that it must bc better il transferred to demo
cratic hands. He regarded Mr.. Chamberlain
as q man OF ability aud culture. lie did what
he could to uphold him, and only separated
from him when he called in the United States
troops to sustain the action OF the board OF
canyasscrs.
TIE Hon. EprA HUTTON. Represen-
tativu in Congress has gained higher or bet
ter.deserved reputation Of late years than the
Hon. .Eppa Iluntoo. Without being a man of
Flashing attalnmeuts,' or gifted as an orator,
winning fame by some imprisoned burst Of
eloquence that made him the hero Of an
hour, he is yet, as his course in Congress will
attest, a man of solid parts, possessing a fine
legal nlnd, clear judgment, and character
SO exalted that none dare impugu or question
his Integrity. His reputation will lie au endur-
ing Que, for it is built upon substantial toun-
datlon, His selection as q member OF the
House committee to agree upon plan TO count
the electoral vote was most judcious one, and
We trust he may be enc OF the elect 10 the trb-
uGa agreed upon to determine the grand re-
suIf.-RichDIond Wing.
FLoRIDA-Scuator Sargent yesterday sub.
mtted to the Senate the report ci the special |
committee Of that body appointed 10 l1vestl- |
gate election matters in Florida. They hold |
that the finding OF the board Is conclusive, and |
cannot be set aside by even writ OF quo war
ranto. They reviewed the various allegations
Of fraud. aud state that. instead OF fraud 90 the
part OF the republicans, there were several most
fapraut yioatioss Of the election law in the
State, notably that in the case of voting nearly
a whole train load Of democrats, non citizens,
at Que place. The various acts OF intimidation
oil colored voters were recitcd, and the vote fer
Hayes finally declared positive aud legal.
The democrats Of the committee will, it is
make a minority rendTt