The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-11

~ the Offices Of Governor and Lieuten-;
mt Governor. This crime agaiuat 'tbe'
rights and liberties Of Apggricsn elsIzens
was perpatfatS under 10 pt6teStiqn Of
Federai bayoupas, and igide155ncesoI tte
mandates of tha Supgenie C.ssrt ds South
Carolina. whose adj1dicasiop prior tuthe
action Of the Senate aud bogus House
fixed the legality Of the election in Edge.
field and Laureuy. There was not even
the pretence Of contested election, and
,heiarbitEsry determination of grave q
question was not foundod upon .ittle Of
evidence and was without the slightest
pretext Of deliberation. The siAtSs Of
the pretended House Of Representa- tives
and the so-calcd Speakc. to whom was
delivered the election rturus for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor. IA due
course Of legal proceedings, was clearly
defined by the Supreme Court, which dc.
cided that the "House" was an illegal
body and ito presiding officer no more
than o private citizeni Yet this decislon
OF the highest judicial tribunal In SsutA
Carolina has been disregarded and set ct
Distance. add, in tho presence of 40 unlau-
full assembly claiming TO be the House Of
Representatives, Under the declaration Of
tho result; made by private citizen in
contravention Of u = provisions of tho
State Constitution, Ex. Governor Cbam.
bcrlain went through the ceremonies Of
Inauguration for second term Of Office
To which he was not elected by the votea
Of the people, nnd has defantly claimed
to exercise the duties of the Chief Exec
utivc to this day, guarded by State con-
stables and Federal soldiersl
BY the Constitutional House, and in
the presence nf Senators as the law re-
quires, Governor Hampton and Lieutcn.
ant.Goyernor Simpson were declared
elected upon the highest evidence attrin-
able, which il corroborated by the official
returns OH filc in the Office Of the Deere
tary of State. Under declaration by
the lawful Speaker, and in tho presepcs
of Senators ard Representatives, the
legal Governor aud Leuten ut-Governor
were duly installed into tue positions to
which they were eiecled.by majority Of
the votoS cast on the TIN Of November
last.
Under these circumstances, surrounded
~ gray, and serious complications, it Is
incumbent upon the people to declare
tiicir allegiance a.! maintain the ex.
preston Of their will ut the polls, and
recognizing the responsibility attaching
u us rs the representatives Of four-6ftls
Of the voting population Of Andcrsun
Crua;y, embracing nineteen twentieths
of its taxable property, We do solemnly
declare an anfs!sering obedience and
picsige I'm unreserved support to Wade
Hampton aid w. .. Simpson al tho
l..wiul Governor and Lieutenant. Gov
ernor of S.,lth Carolina for the next two
years. Be it. therefore,
| Re=-lved, by the Anderson County
Democratic Convention, That we do
icreby pledge al unqualified allegiance
Ia Wade Hampton as the legally chosen
Goyernor of South Caroliua, nnd will
Weld implicit obedience to bis lawful
commands in the exercise of the duties
"f his office, guaranteeing to him all the
coral and material support necessary for
The maintenance and secure establish
nent of the constitutional government.
Resofred, That we recognize w. D.
Simpson as the lawful Lieutenaut-Go Gov
ernOr OF South Carolina, aud the body
.,ver which W. H. Wallace 1rvs;des g
Speaker as the legally cunstitr,ed House
of Representatives" and will refuse obe.
dienco to the pretended laws aud enact
nents OF any other body claiming to ex-
ercise its rights, powers and privileges.
Resotred, That We repudiate the un-
lawful pretensions of Daniel 81. Cham.
terlain, who was defeated in his candi-
dacy for reelection, and was placed in
office by the declaration of private citi-
Euti, contrary 70 the Constitution and
laws Of this State, and we do hereby de-
:lure All unalterablc resolution never 10
yield our opposition under the law t. his
pretended authority, nor to recognize any
official claiming to obtain authority for
he collection o. taxes from d. Fl. Cham.
oerlain, or under the acts of an unlawful
iy constituted General Assembly.
Resofped, That VIC recommend to the
taxpayers of Anderson County prompt
compliance with the resolutions of the
Constitutional House OF Representatives.
IN the payment ei one-fouyth 0f the
amount of last years taxes for the sup
hort of tho State government, whenever
HOyernOr Hampton shall proceed under
the resolutions aforesaid 10 make this
demand through; ibe nernpna deaigna.ed
bv him.
Re,oivcd, That this Convention earncat.
ly advises and counsels an utter refusal
ION the part Of taxpayers to comply vita
the exorbitant and unlawful demand of
the so-called General Assembly, "a con.
rained in measure styled ""Ap Act, to
raise supplies" and that resistance be
made BY ell lawful means to the impoai-
tion Of this monatrons exnctionrupon. the
substance of y free people.
Rcsotrea, That this Convention utterly
| repudiates snd condemns the ,exerciae OF
authority on the; part. Of any citizen Of
Anderson County, who will seek to ,fasten
upon the ssx-psy=:s so grievous burden
| as the illegal taxes levied by an uncnu-
stitulicnal General Assembly and en-
forced by rsurping Governor, and that
we will refuse recognition TO any one
claiming such authority.
Rcso!tsd. That the Hon. John B. Cor.
don, Senator from the State Of Georgia,
and the Hon. L, @. G, Lainur, member OF
Congress from the State Of Mississippi,
be requested TO present the foregoing ad.
dress and resolutions TO the Congress Of