Year: 1876

lated for the effect they may have the election in
November


II Is strongly surmised-aud this eurmise Is war
ran,ed by the circumstances surrounding the repuoii-
can canvass here-that Governor Chamberlain Is
heartily sick ana tired OF u; and that he could with
out being charged with political cowardicc no would
withdraw. de has taci,y confessed tina. the presen;
not the power 10 inforco the law, and
that the existing pence and GOOD order solely due 10
tho law-abiding character OF the very people he
charges with being IN state Of insurrection. Many
here hrmly believe tha, Chamberlain does desire
reelection, but that he is forced make The outrage
campaign that he rs engaged In Tor the benent Of the
party IL the national contest at the North Yet re-
pubhcans say that with 5000 troops IN the State
Chamberlain viii carry II by large majority From
my observation, however am inclined TO believe that
odd TO hear OF tho implicit reliance the republicans
place the presence troops and the Indifference OF
the whites as TO whether they hero or not asked
u republican,


what good can the troops do your"


"Oh, they can do us lots OF good"


II Will tell you that privately. When the troops
come The party viii be instructed to circulate
secretly among tho negroes nat The soldiers were
there by General Grant to that they voted The
whole republican ticket"


This caadid admission Of the use OF troops for the
purpose OF moral intimidston OF the negroes against
voting Tor Hampton was very refreshing and though
related privately by my informant think too good not
10 publish. There can be no ground Tor republican
complaint this score, troops are coming TO the
State every being assigned 10 districts where
their presence viii have the greatest moral and po
teal effect rapidly Is they arrive In making arrests
they are also required by the United States deputy
InarsLals TO accompany them in squads, and 10 this
constabulnry duty officers very strongly object


ARMY OFFICERS pisGusTED


One o. the army officers whose wiie Is a ncco OF
Mrs Hamilton Fish, not long ago wrote an Indignant
leilcr that lady protesting against tho dirty. petty
political work the army was put TO do down here and
requesting her her influence to have him assigned
other duty out OF the South, and stating that
II she did not succeed he would be forced resign
In few days after he was ordered TO New FORK on re-
cruiting service for Two years. much TO the granca
ton OF himself and friends.


CiRcuIr JUDGES


Every Circuit Judge the state has written letter
In Tculation OF The charges made by Chamberlain 10
his proclamation and Senator Robinson also tcegraphs


denial that any such awlessncss exists as to justify
tho Governor IN hs acton. This leaves Mr. Cham
berlain most unpleasant prcdicament Hc
without The aid OF siIglc Judicial officer in the
State. all oil them being republicans and would not
prolered him by the burly United States District At
torney who OF course interested in tho manufacture
and operation OF the Outrage MIL


ArToRNEy GENERAL TATT's cIRcuLAR-CHARGE OF


JuDGX MAcKEY.


Tho following is the charge of His Honor 7. j.
Mackoy to the Grand Jury at the October Term Of the
Court OF Common Pleas and General Sessions tor


n charging The Grand Jury His Honor stated that he
had heard, buL had no facts wnrranting the imputa
tou, that armed organic ATOMS exist in this county,
having tor their object the intimidation of voters for
the purpose o controlling the approaching election.
While nothing of this kind had occurred in
York county Tor tho past i've years. and
while the cllZcns Wcro never more peaceably inclaed
il is the duty OF the Court 10 instruct the Grand
Jury 10 Inquire such organizations do exist; and II
they lind tnsy do to report the same 10 the Court;
While II they Gnd that they do not exist, likewise TO
report tho act Tho Court announced It's readiness 10
at all times TO secure nvlolablc ballot, and 10
MAINTAIN law supreme, without the guidance OF an
executive officer al Washington. His Honor then
stated that his ateaton had been called 70 the recent
order o Attorney General TAFT, which he character.
lied the liable and audacious act OF poll
tca intimidation at present within tho knowledge or
the Court; aud said that the Judge OF Court who
would permit Tho provisions Of That order To be en-
forced in his circuit would bo false to hts duty
He said IL Is the duly OF the courts and OF every
citizen OF the state to aid the United States CIVIL aud
military authorities when such and is required; but
the law fixes limit to the authority Of an executive
onccr and when he transcends that limit he himself
becomes amcnabe. The circular OF Attorney General
TAFT continued His Honor IN effect expunges the law
its duly constituted tribunals and substitutes tho
Will OF subordinate United States officer therefor
The ample check intimidation OF voters and
TO punish those guilty OF intindalion and The rights
OF voter shall bc tramplcd upon no matter what his
political sentiments or race or color may oe United
States marshals aud deputy marshnls Will not be per-
mit,ed this judicial circuit 10 carry out the provs
OF order of the Attorney General 10 tho cx
tent OF disregsrdng the duly issued process of the
State courts ana should they offer resistance 10 judi
cial authority adequate force would DO invoked TO
maintain that authority, and the Court would assume
tho responsibility. He who acts upon the PROVISIONS
that circular Will do so his peril II be violates the
constitutional gal rights OF the humbest citizen.
The circular OF the Attorney General In directing
United states marshals to disregard tho State officers
tho execution OF thor instructions virtually pro-
poses that every hal and deputy marshal shall
be constituted a supreme tribunal, whose acts, how
1agranty vioatvc OF the constitution and laws
OF the State, shall not be subject 10 review by the
Of the State The President OF the United States
even suspend the writ Cf habeas corpus for
single hour In time OF peace, unless specially author
izcd thereto by the Congress of the United States.
Yet the Attorney General assumes to empower
deputy marshal not only to suspend this great safe
quad personal liberty Al wii but to annul for the
time being the whole body OF criminal statutes oi the
State enacted the constitution and laws Of
the United States for the cue protection OF the life,
Liberty and property Of the citizen


HIS Honor also instructed the Grand Jury thar IL
constitutes intimdation for employer to threaten to
discharge his employees unless they vote certain way,
that is likewise intimi midaton II aborer refuses
to work unless his employer votes certain way.