Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-01-02
South Carolina.

THE STATE CONSERVATIVE TICKET AND
REPUBLICAN ELECTORAL t ICE II
CHOSEN.
COLUMBIA, Dec. 29.-Messrs. Sayler,
Abbott, and Lawrence, sub congresslon-
al committee, completed their work here
to-day. Their report from the returns
as submitted gives the State to Hayes
and Wheeler By about 100 majority hat
shows Hampton aad the entire Demo
cratic State ticket elected by much
larger majority. This committee leaves
for Charleston to night to join the sub
committee there, aud will probably leave
for Washington on Monday.
GOVERNOR HAMPTON COMMUNICATING
WITH HAYES-AN APPEAL FOR PEACE.
COLUMBIA, Dee. 29.-Juige t. j.
Mackey, of South Carolina, is here rs
bearer of a letter from General Wade
Hampton to Governor Hayes. The iet-
ter is as follows:
Executive CHAMBER Columbia, s. c.,
December %, lS73.-My Dear Sir,-l
have the honor to enclose copy OF my
inaugural as the duly elected Governor
of South Carolina. In view OF the pre-
sent events and the official sanction
given to gross misrepresentation OF the
acts and purposes OF the majority OF the
good people OF this Commonwealth, L
deem is proper to declare that profound
peace prevails throughou the State that
the course of judicial proceedings is OBJ
structed by no combination of citizens
thereof: and that the laws for the protec-
ton of the inhabitants in all their rights
of person, property, and citizenship are
hi f,r0 ~
people of this State are not wanting eth
er in the spirit Or means TO maintain
their rights of citizenship against the
usurper's power, which now defies the
supreme judicial authority of the State
They have such faith i'll the justice Of
their cause that they propose to leave it,
vindication to the proper legal tribunals
appealing at the same time to the patriot
| ism and public sentiment of the whole
country. The intiamniatory utterances
of a portion of the public press render il
perhaps not inopportune for nie to state
that although the people in South Caro-
lima view with grave concern the pre-
sent critical coujuncture in the affairs o
our country, which threatens to subject
to an extreme test the republican system
of government itself, it is their firm anC
dell berate purpose to condemn any so
| luton of the existing political problem
that involves tine exhibition OF armed
force, or that made through any othel
channel than the prescribed form of thu
Constitution or the peaceful agencies o
law. Trusting that solution may b
had which, while maintaining the peace
of the country, shall do no violence t.
the constitutional safeguards of papula
rights, and will tend still firmly to unit
the people of all the States in an earnes
effort to preserve the peace and sustain
the laws and the Constitution, / am
very respectfully, your obedient servant
| [Signedl WADE HAMPTON.
Governor of South Carolina.
HIS Eecezzeacy 2. B. Hayes, Governo
| Of Ohio.
F. S.-As the settlement of the vexet
political question which now agitate
the public mind must ultimately depend
on yourself, or upon your distinguished
competitor for the presidency, | hav'
addressed letter similar to this to hi
Excellency Governor TiIden. Yours,
WADE HAMPTON.