Year: 1876

Carolina IN opposition the legitimate lawful gov
ernment OF the State Of South Carolina, shall be
the duty Of the Governor OF the state, OF the
legitimate and lawful Governor OF the state 10 issue
hls proclamation commanding said person OF persons
10 desst forthwith IRON setting up pretending TO
up such government. or maintaining or attempting
TO maintain such government, and to submit to the
lawful and legitimate government oil the State;
and failure Of SAID person or persons TO
obey said proclamation, shall be the duty of
the said Governor to call on any sheriff or constable
or any member members OF the constabulary force
OF tho State, any militia OF the state and u IN
his Judgment tho necessity requires IT, the President
OF The United States, TO aid him in forthwith suppress.
Ing any such government or pretended government OF
the State


SEC O. That II any person shall accept and attempt
10 hold any Office under or By virtue oil any appoint.
ment commission under such government ho shall
be punished by Imprisonment At hard labor in the
Penitentary less than one nor more than ten
years or pay a fine OF $3, 900; both, within The
discretion Of the Court.


SPECIAL coxsrABuIARr LAW.


In addition TO this another introduced, author.
izing Chamberlain 10 employ as many special con-
stables the number OF 500 being suggested as IN his
judgment may necessary for the protection Of the
witnesses from AiKer other counties now in at
tendance upon tho Senate committee.


PROGRAMME VIOLENCE.


II is understood that tho appointment OF these spe-
cial constabes is the beginning of Chamberains plan
to nauguratc disturbances aud cause bloodshed and
then 10 procla i'm martial law





a government opposition to tho legitimate govern
passes the Senate 1t understood 10 be The pur
pose OF Chamberlain to issue proclamation requiring
Hampton's government and the democratic House 10
dspcrsc. II this is not complied with the spccial
constabulary arc to attempt to arrest the parties,
which viii be resisted The troops will then be called
in martial law proclaimed and Chamberlain Will be
appointed Military Governor OF South Carolina.


WORK COMMITTEE.


The House committee break up tomorrow into sub
committees rwo Of them will leave tor Charleston
tomorrow night, each consisting Of two democrats
and one republican Tho other three will remain here.
Hon A. G. Cochranc. OF Pcnnsylvania, and Hon. J. r.
Phillips OF Missouri, tho charmen OF tho two
committees ina, leave They will at frst hold sessions
in the city OF Charleston and will then VISIT Beaufort
and other counties whore negro intimidation by me-
groes was extensively practiscd


WORK CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES


The session of tho House Committee was devoted to
republican testimony as TO the Robons precinct in
Barnwe county. This is the place where tho rcpub-
licans left the regular precinct and wont to place
mile of and cast their votes which is known
the Robbins or Leshlo box Thirteen hundred
and seventeen votes were cast at this box
NJ and the republicans allogo that thoy driven
away by nrng upon tho negroes At tho regular
place by tho democrats. The point established
that it was an impossiby for the managers to admin
lister 1900 oaths the in 800 minutes the time
between one and six p. NJ. This box was not counted
by the Secretary Of State and the Board OF State Can
vasscrs in the count of the electoral vote


Tho Senate committees sessions secret, and the
pressure the part OF The republicans on the members
OF that party on the committee is so strong that no
democrat member of the press, be admitted.