The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-04

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that day, not only in the large cities, but
in towns and villages, by Democrats to
protest againsta fraudulent or irregular
counting in Of a. President. 1t has be-
come eiknownthat in several States and in
many localities numbers of Republicans
who voted for Hayes and Wheeler have
determined to join in this protest and de-
mand fair play and an honest count.
There is not least intention to break the
peace, but it. 10 meant that the protest
shall be earnest, and show that the peo-
pie are attentiyely watching what is
going on and are not asleep Letters
received here from different States by in.
fuential men show that the constant re-
iteration by leading Republicans here
that the Vice President shall count and
declare the vote at all hazards, and the
echo of this sentiment In! Republican
organs produces great excitement and
irritation on the public mind, the people
thinking that this question should be set.
tied by "a committee Of Congress and not
bya predetermined partisan arrangement:
- ~ - WAsH1NGroN,' Dec. 26::
Intelligence received here trem inhu-
ehtial men in South CsrJlina shows that
there is no likelihood Of violence there.
Tie Democrats are determined on peace,
and the extent to which the taxpayers
and property owners, Republicans ~ we'll
as Democrats, and blacks M we'll rs whites,
are uniting to protest against the pay
ment Of taxes to the Chamberlain collec.
tors, shows that this is general move.
ment. such as it will be difficult to resist.
The circuit courts:in the State will, it is
believed, almost without exception, sus.
tain the refusal o'pay taxes to Chamber
lain, and declare Hampton to be, the
rightful Governor, and while, if the
movement included only few people,
Chamberlain's sheriffs would doubtless
seize and sell their property at auction, it
is manifestly impossible 10 sell out a
whole State at sheriff's sale. There
would be no purchasers, and if any were
found they would not risk their money
on transactions which would confer no
clear title. There is reason to believe
that if General Hampton should summon
the Legislature to meet in extra session
after some weeks constitutional MAORI.
ty of both houses, having Returning
Board certificates, would, assemble at his
call for the transaction ,0f business, and
there are signs that only avery few Of
tie Chamberlain Legislators would re:
main with him. Most Of them would
Join the Hampton Legislature, believing
it to be the legal body.
The developments in Florida are
watched here with much interest by both
sides. The extreme Republicans assert
that even if Florida is. shown to have
gone clearly Democratic, the only cleo
tnrs who had the lawful certificate of the
Governor have cast the vote of the
State for Hayes, and that they only can
/ be recognized. Thus they hold, though
the Legislature and the State officers
may turn out to be Democratic, this can
not change the recorded vote of the cleo
tors for Hayes, and will not help Tilden.
Some Democrats hold, however, that the
Legislature has the right to take notice
of fraud in the electoral returns; that
it may, ON proof that the State went fol
I Tilden, give notice that the Hayes cleo.
tors were not chosen, and had therefore
no lawful existence, and that it may
thereupon authorize Governor Drew, who
will come into Office on the I'd of Jan
uary, TO appoint and certify the Demo.
cratic electors as being the persons right
fully chosen, and send q communication
to- Congress showing what has been done
and asking that, as q matter of equity
Congress shall not reject the lawful cleo
toraI vote of Florida simply because by
fraud the lawful electors were denied
their certificate in time to meet on the
appointed day. The case thus officially
presented, it is held, would then be- anal.
agous to that of Wisconsin in. 1856, when
the electors were prevented by violent
snow storm from meeting on the day by
law appointed. Congress in that case
chose to overlook the technical irregu-
larity and admitted the vote of Wiscon.
sin, both houses by resolution agreeing
to accept the report Of the tellers who
had counted the vote. @
WASHINGTON, DecemberT28.
The committee appointed by the Senate
for the purpose of devising means for ex-
amining and verifying the Electoral vote
had protracted session today, all the
members being present but Mr.. Logan.
The committee entered upon the prelimi-
nary work by examining and discussing
the course adopted BY each House for
meeting in joint convention, and their
decisions while in such convention, in
declaring the vote for President and Vice.
President since the foundation of the
government. These we're taken up and
discussed in some instances quite elabo-
rately, the members of the committee de.
string to get all the information possible
out Of the journals and records OF Con-
gress, and from contemporaneous poiit1-
cal history. No new propositions we're
debated, though there was hardly mem
Der of the committee who had not re-
ceived some contribution on the question
from one source or another, and which,
ut. the proper time, may prove OF some
value. The meeting indicated very
clearly that the committee will be able to
secure an authentic account Of each joint
convention, both as to the journals and
the debates on the same, with the excep.
ton of one or two ofthe earlier Congresses,
where the journal Of the proceedings only
can be secured. The record of the de-
bates alone will make large volume.
The committee will meet again tomorrow
to resume the discussion. They hope, by
the middle of next week, to have a con.
ference with the House committee, which
resumes its session in January.
The subcommittee Of the House com
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Hunton,
Springer and Willard, have had meet
ing for the purpose Of gathering facts for
the full committee, which will meet when
Mr, Payne, the chairman, returns.
When the two committees meet in joint
session all the preliminary work will have
been done, and conclusive action may be
.