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Wednesday, March 7, 1877.
What Shall We Do f
The result of the deliberations ol
the Electoral Commission has shinned
the American people quite as much a>
its great duties and their high character
had inspired confidence and trust.
Jt is not too much to say, that the
announcement that Mr. Hayes and Mr.
Wheeler were duly elected President
lias been received with a disfavor but
little short of deep popular discontent.
That, til is result should have been attained
by conceding to them a majority
of but one electoral vote, and
that that vote should have been
awarded by a majority of. but a single
vote of the commission, are facts so
startling as to excite ominous distrust
and bitter comment both by the
people and the press. This remarkable
coincidence is made not only auspicious,
but even painful, by the coincidence
n<t less extraordinary that
every member of the commission
upon every question submitted to
them, however indirect or collateral,
cast his vote with invariable
conformity to his individual
party affinities. The eight
Republicans and seven Democratic
members of the commission upon all
and each of the various issues that
were raised, with unbroken unanimity,
cast eight votes on the one side
and seven on the other, and invariably
in favor of the candidates of their
respective parties. Kvon the five
judicial members were so fortunate as
never to disagree or break the harmony
of their respective political
n.irtisan councils.
The mysterious laws of chance
furnish no solution of such wonderful
results. The diversities of
the human mind seem to forbid such
extraordinary coincidences upon such
questions. One hundred and eightyfour
unchallenged and incontestible
electoral votes had been cast for the
Democratic candidates, but a single
vote short of a constitutional majority.
The votes of youth Carolina, Florida,
Louisiana, and one vote from Oregon
were contested, and all the votes of
these States were indispensible to
elect the Republican candidates.
Neither the Constitution nor the
laws anticipated such p. contingency
as had arisen, and had
provided no method or tribunal
for the adjudication of such grave
questions. Agitation and excitement
shook the whole country, and thepublic
peace was imperilled. The sober
sentiment of the patriotic' and virtuous
men of both parties demanded
that these grave issues should be
removed from the heated counsels
of Congress and submitted
to a tribunal that should raise
the questions involved above the
plane of mere partisan influence
and assure an honest and impari
- * -i? 1 t?i a.. ,1
iui ueuiMon, uuu vjuic-t uiu uiamurous
aiul intemperate pretensions of
partisans and demagogues. A commission
of fifteen members, composed
of five Senators, five Representatives
and five Judges of the Supreme Court,
it was believed, would constitute a
tribunal equal to the magnitude of the
subject, and to the just expectation
of good men of all parties.
This high commission was appointed,
and ample jurisdiction
was committed to it. Notwithstanding
such bitter and unscrupulous partisans
as Morton and Uarfield were
members, it was believed that the five
Judges would ensure a determination
that would satisfy tiie public sense ol
justice, and calm the public mind.
The event has sudlv disappointed popt
ilar expectation, and a majority ol
ihe American people believe that even
the judicial ermine has been besmirched
and bedraggled in the prejudices
and the passions of party strife.
The saddest consequence, by far, of
the decision is the loss of confidence
in the impartiality and purity of the
the five Judicial members of the Commission*
The Supreme Court has
long been regarded by thoughtful men
as the last bulwark of Constitutional
liberty, and if five members of it have
stooped, or fallen from the high einineuce
to which it had beeu elevated
by Marshall and Story and Taney,
well may good and brave men despair
of our liberties.
Whatever may have been the errors
or the unscnipiilousness of
the Electoral Commission, how
ever their decision may be deprecated,
or denounced, it is 3-el an accomplished
fact that Mr. Hayes lias
been made President of the United
States.
What shall he done is now the pressing
Mid the practical question. .Duties
await us and we must meet them. It
were bootless aud unmanly to indulge
in impotent menace, and harmless vituperation.
We must act, and speedily
must we decide, whether that action
shall be determined resistance, or
'decorous acquiesenee. ]No Constitutional
or peaceful means of redress
of the mighty wrong which we believe
has been perpetrated upon the constitution
and popular rights by this
iniquitous decision has been suggested,
or seems possible. Shall we resort
'to the ultimate argument of an oppressed
people against wrong V
Shall we fly to the desperate remedy ot
revolution? We answer, no?emphatically
no. Jf not, then acquiesence
is all that is left us. Shall our
acquiescence be graceful or shall it be
grudging? Jt seems to us that we can
not hesitate to accept the advent to
power of Mr. Hayes, with that decorous
silence which becomes those who
are Tint hopeful and yet uuwilling to
t.espair.
I ' " ----- IIn:n))tou,
or Revolution.
! The Clmrltalon JWtcs and Courier\
t proposes to h;tve Hampton or revoloItion,
and wo believe that paper utters
!! 111? Kfiiliinnnls of liiiic-toiilhs of the
j whole peoph- of South Carolina. We
jare too poor to have Chamberlain and
his crew levy their monstrous taxes on
j this country. This county could not
; I have paid the taxes which this bogus
,j House levied, without the sacrifice of
: much property by sale under tax execution.
The prevention of the eollee
tion of that tax levy was a Cod-send
' to our people, and hence their great
[janxiety to sustain our own govern|incut.
Tn ease we are denied the
J Governor, who has boon lawfully
j elected by a majority of the votes cast,
I we believe it better to resist the usurpi!
er by all the force necessary to have
;! the St:ite put under martial law. We
. I cannot allow the alien mangy crew'to
ijget control of the government again
jj for many reason $ : Because it is not
;j their right; and because we cannot af]
ford it in a pecuniary point of view.
Should these usurpers get into office
again they would think they had
>j wrongs to redress, and they would by
an oppressive administration of the
< ' law, and by unjust legislation, crush
jour very life. We must resist the
. Chamberlain government with all the
. force that is necessary. The ignorant
negroes have enabled the unscrupulous
carpct-bnggers to nearly ruin the
! State, and we think further obedicnce
j or concession to usurpers a disgrace to
ithe fair fame of South Carolinians.
We make the following extract from
the JVettw and Courier :
For more than two months a dual flovernment
has existed in South Carolina,
j Tn a majority of the counties the appointees
of Governor Hampton and the
[appointees of Mr. Chamberlain have
I been arrayed against each other. At the
eapital there has been a persistant endeavor,
on the part of the f!hamberlainites,
to provoke a physical conflict, of
which the Democrats and the United
States soldiers should bear the brunt,
i Yet not a blow ha<? been struck; not an
j arm has been raised in anger against the
j wretches who, have robbed the people of
| their property, would now deny them the
I public officers whom they voted for and
j elected. With the power to crumple up
jthe Chamberlain Constabulary like a
| scroll, with the ability to drive Mr. Chamberlain
and his adherents ignominiouslv
from the State, the Democracy at the bid
(ling ot governor nampion, rnivn awaited
patiently a judicial solution of the
I public troubles. Hut the people will not
always be as forbearing. When it shall
be seen that the Court will not act, or
! that its action is indecisive or wrong,
j why should the people remain inert?
There is not, it must be remembered,
any doubt that Wade Hampton is Governor
of South ('aroliha. The Constitution
| of the State provides that "the person
"who has received the highest number
"of votes shall be Governorand it is
conceded, on all sides, that Governor
j Hampton received the highest number of
votes at tho election held in November,
j Upon that the people stand. The Supreme
Court cannot make Governor
Hampton the Governor of South Carolina
: The Court can only declare him Governor,
and recognize him as such. Governor
he is, and Governor he will be, or a
! hundred thousand Carolinians will know
the reason why! The time is past when
any Court in South Carolina could by nc-!
tio'n, or inaction, lnilifv the will of the
people. When the means provided by
law for settling public questions shall I
have failed, the people will resort to other
measures."
The Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court in the Tilda
; ? *i- - -i ~r 4.1.~ i ur
orris, in me aiiseure <?i mi' vun.i
Justice,on the 27th ultimo, granted an
I order for the release of the prisoner
j 4
on Gov. Hampton's pardon, thus establishing
Hampton's pardoning powler.
Immediately after this decision
became known there was great consternation
among the leaders of the
j negro party in this State, and various
i of their champion bulldozers proceeded
at once to interview Associate Justice
Wright, and brought such
influences to hear upon him that he
made r.n attempt to set aside the decision
of the Court, consisting of himfelf
and Associate Justice Willard.
j The first decision was made and signied
in consultation with Willard,
| when no others were present, but it
is supposed that Wright lacked the
nerve to stand to his honest cofivic.
tions, and succumbed to the bulldozing
"jof his political allies. Wright has
j been very severely criticised for this
[act which virtually annuls the action
Jof the Court, in sustaining Hampton,
! in that his future absence from the
j Court room will fail to give us any
Supreme Court at all. Judge Moses
being ill with paralysis, in the absence
of Judge Wright the remaining Judge,
Willard, will be unable to organize
' the Court for the present. Just before
signing the order releasing Tilda
I Norrie, Judge Wright called at the
executive office, and a correspondent
jof the Nc.ics and Courier, after some
i common place remarks, he said to the
: Governor:
I "Jlc^iad come to the conclusion that, if
! lie followed the law, lie could only render
I a decision in his favor, Lut that he had
; been threatened with death if ho did. To
i this the Governor replied that there was
| no danger of the threat being executed,
j Wright said that at any rate he would
have to leave the State. The Governor
| replied to this tluit there was no necessity
i for liight, and supported his assurance by
j the remark that if Wright had to leave he
! would accompany hinu Wright thought
>he would have to go for a few days auyI
how, and added that he had no money to
I go on. The Governor placidly remarked
i to this that his salary was here, and he
' had agreed to pay the judges every quari
tor duo after his inauguration. (Wright
1 had been drawing his salary monthly
' since that date from the Hampton governj
mont.) Wright remarked that some hack
j salary was also due him, and the Gover;
nor replied that he had nothing to do with
I that.
Wright then said very significantly, "1
want to read vou a paper where tliey
charge you with having offered $100,000
l'or my decision." This child-like inti.
| mat ion the Governor met with an emphatic,
"I would not buy any of you. I
j was told I could buy over certain senators
to recognize me in the legislature;
j but I told thern to go to tlio devil; I
; didn't propose to use any money for that
i purpose."
After some further conversation Wright
left after repeating his remark that in his
I opinion Hampton was elected, and if ho
: (Wright) followed the law, lie could but
officially recognize him. Wright then
j excused himself on the ground that the
j recess had nearly expired, and he must
| attend Court. * An hour later he had
' signed the order releasing Tilda 2s orris,
land recognizing Hampton.
Thnlimmrimr tliinlru WiicrUfu u-nl.c-r.
;quentconduct given the tuoro force to;
J his decision, and he does not speak all!
i harshly of liiin, but considers his recantation
the natural result ol' powerful po-j
litical intluences and threatening prcs- j
sure, exerted by desperate partisans upon
a weak man. In this verdict, I believe
, all intelligent citizens concur. No man
is surprised, and Wright could walk the
streets to-day free from any greater violence
than glances of pitv and merited
contempt. It is believed lie is secreted in
the city, and it is rumored that he has so
far awakened to a sense of his error as to
^ be anxious to retract his recantation.
I VTho phosphate companies have beenforbidden
by Judge Keed. to pay their;
royalties to either the Hampton or Chamberlain
Treasurers.
hm* ji: ; I
Snutling Danpror on the Tainted |
Ilreezo.
The usurping carpet-badger, Paclc-j
|ard, of Louisiana, is becoming justly
alarmed as to his own safety and has
addressed to the President of the Uni-i,
t-.'d f-'satos a telegraphic dispatch Stat- ij
' ing !ii-i fears, a copy of which we give i1
els,, ./here. lie seems to have found .
! . > 1 ? 1 !- L ...Ml 1.,. I
I out in?ii iiis government win ut- uc-ii
molished the moment tin: United |
I States troops are removed, and that'
'the people of Louisiana are fnli.v de-j'
J termined not to have him ruleoverj1
| them any longer. They will, like the!
' South Carolinians, have their own rulers,
or they will have revolution. The
; people of these two Stat"s are exasper- j
'ated and forbearance has ceased to lie I
a Aiitue. Wade Hampton has been
i pre-eminently a peace man, and lias i
I relied upon the Courts for justice,}
| but if be and the people of South Car-1
lolina are to be denied his and their j
'rights by the bulldozing of the Courts
I by dirty liadical white men and
1 thieving negroes, he is the man who
; will for his country, atld he can |
command all the forces he wants. It!
: is only at his earnest interposition j
that the Massachusetts Itadical was
not long ago annihilated 'by an outraged
p'?puhu'e. This usurpation ofj
ouroflices by Chamberlain, who now
i threatens to collect his enormous tax
!or through his emissaries, to sell every
! fool of land in South Carolina, must
lie met by force. We know Hampton
j too well to believe that he would hesitate
lead a legion of old Confederates,
lo put to death, if necessary, the aliens '
who now hold thecapitol.
The Charleston J\'cu s and Courier
; strikes the key-note to the public sen;
timent of this people when that paper j
1 says:
! "Wlmt shall tho nconlo of South C'aro- I
I linn do, the people who elected Wade I
Hampton and made him Governor?
There is only one answer : Wade Jtluinp(mi,
or Revolution ! There need be no serious
disturbance. If there is, it can't be)
helped. Governor Hampton is commander-in-chief.
lie can call out the militia.
He can suspend the writ of habeas corpus. j
He can place the State, or any part of it, j
under martial law. This is power j
enough; and the time has come when it
must be exercised. In his own way, but
j at once, should Governor Hampton assert
his authority; and any officer hold-!
injr a commission from him, who is not I
ready to vindicate tlio trust reposed in I
him by Governor Hampton, owes it to j
the public to make room for somebody
who will! We have done with courts,
except the Hitch Court of the People!
The demand of the people is: No more delay
! No more palavers! iiohlness and
Action!
In Ffligy.
In Summerville, S. (J., the citizens
j were so indignant at Grant's order
forbidding the parade ^the Military
on the 22d ultimo, that they burnt j
him in elligy. At night, says, a cor-|
respondent of the jVcitw and Courier, j
the girls had a candy pulling after
sending the following telegram to the
"drunken Galena Deniocftit" :
Summkusvillk, ft. 0., February 22.
I To hits Excellency Lh/.s.sex ,S. <!rant /Yc.r
I ICICIU OJ air, l ultra ocut.v llf yi/nrrn.i ,
AVe wish to eelobratc tin* birthday nf
I Washington by a candy-pulling. Can we
do so without violating the spirit of your
proclamation and the recent orders based
thereon?
TltKGlKI.S OK SUMM KItSVII.I.K.
The President's Address.
The President's Inaugural Address .
may l?e found in this paper. It is i
rather a negative document?not positively
ccminitul, hut a Utile of nil ,
tilings to all men. The Southern
States have been so accustomed to feel
the oppressive heel of the Executive
at "Washington that we are a little
doubtful of what he says about the
South. The Federal Government, fori
several years, has meddled itself so J
much with our affairs that, we mustI
confess, we have some fears of the new
I administration, though it is quite |>os
sible that the public sentiment at the!
North is so strong against any further i
oppression of the white Southerner'
that the President may be induced to j
hold up on the white people little.;
Have we not already passed uuder the
rod ?
County Auditor.
"Governor Hampton will abolish
the otllce .of Auditor." We see this j
going the rounds. Governor Hampton
eau't do it, if he wished. That,
matter belongs to the General Assem-;
blyNewberry Herald. The Leg-!
islature will, no doubt abolish the;
office, and impose the duties of Audi-i
tor on the Treasurer. If such a!;
change was made it would/be for the j'
publicgood, but we *trust that the|.
system will not be changed, Thesys-I1
tem, we believe, to be the very best
that we can getand now after spend-!
iug six or eight years getting into the
way of it, we like the plan. It certainly
is the most perfect of any sys- ;
tem ever practiced in South (Jaroli- ;
na.
Tlie Efi'cet Wrightx Attempted lie-'
traction.
Judge Mackey, in a recent conver-ji
sation with a reporter of the Charles- i'
(tni News and Courier, says: j (
The so-called cancellation of Judge!'
Wright of his signature to theordcrwhich j i
discharged Tilda Norris, ami thereby do- j
cided that Hampton is the legal (iovernor j'
of the State, can have noelVcct to. invali-|i
date the decision of the Court. Thejudg-;!
i nient ol a court of last resort can onlv be I i
] reviewed by the court itself. The two j
I justices who rendered the judgment in
; this case constitute the judicial unittcrm- i
icd the Court. Neither, separately, can i
j constitute himself a Court of review as tolj
a cause deteruiined liy tlio Court inbunc. j!
The judgment is the "expression of their j'
concurrent conclusion. The order is a (
statement of the conclusion, not of one j,
justice, or of the two justices, but of the | ,
legal entity termed the Court. The filing L
of the order is simply tlie publieation of ,
the judgment. To hold that, after the or- ! j
der"is signed by the Court, one justice!'
can set it aside", as is intended by this al- ; j
leged cancellation, is to constitute one of '
| the justices a court of review over the!'
I the Supreme Court itself.
i a i
Tilden Declared Klectcd.
"Wasjfinoton, March 3. I<
A .resolution was reported by Knott of^i
; Kentucky, and adopted by a strict party 1
vote, of 137 to <ss, declaring that Tilden <
had received 1JK> votes of the duly quali-! <
lied electors, and was thereby duly elcc- ?
ted President, and that in the opinion of j:
the House, Hendricks having received||
the like number of electoral votes, was><
thereby duly elected Vice President. I ]
ltoeess to <J o'clock for caucus. 11
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t
Wasted.?The P. O. address of every;'
person who has an old "Florence," oYn
any other kind of old sewing machine 1?
(no matter how old or poor.) To such wo 1
will mail, yVcc, a very liberal proposition, j'
to exchange for our new late improved n
"Florence." Head the advertisement of 11
the Florence Oil Stoves in another col-Ji
umn of this paper. Write for circulars,1 (
ets. Address ;1
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March 7, 1?77. St. ; 1
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President Haves.
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HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS, t
Fkj.u>w C'mzEjrs: We Imvo assem-j^
_)lcd to repeat tho public ceremonial be- 1'
:un bv Washington, observed by all my i1
predecessors and now a time-honoredcus-1'
torn, which mark* a new term of the 1
Presidential oJHee. Called to the duties jJ
)f this greatest trust, 1 prncoed, in coinpli-1 j
nice with usajre, to aunounceaome of the i
leading principles 011 the sub/eets that now <
i-hiefly engage the public. attention, by!
which it is my desire to be guided in 1110 J
ilischargo ol' the duties. I shall not tin-'
elertake to lay down irrevocably prinei-j
pies or measures of my administration, i
but rather to speak of the motives which !
should animate us, and to surest certain 1
important ends to be attained in accord- I
awe wilh our institutions, and essential!
to the welfare of our country.
kfkkcts ok this nkvoi.rtio:*.
At the outset of the discussion which
preceded the rceent Presidential election,
it seemed to luc fitting that I should make
known my sentiments in regard to several
of the important questions which then
appeared to demand the consideration oft
the country. Following the example,
and, in part, adopting the language of one
of 1113* predecessors, 1 wish now, when
every motive for misrepresentation has
passed away, to repeat what was said be-1
fore the election, that my counttymcn |
will candidly weigh and understand it, j
and that they will feel assured that the
sentiments declared in accepting the
nomination for the Presidency, will be]
the standard of my conduct in the path ;
before me, charged as I now am with the
grave and difficult task of carrying them J
out in the practical administration of the j
Government, so.far as depends, under the
Constitution and laws, 011 the Chief Ex- j
ecutive of the nation. The permanent'
pacification of the country upon such |
principles and by such measures as will;
secure the complete protection ,of all its
citizens in the free enjoyment of all their j
constitutional rights," is hoav the one subject
in our public affairs which all;
thoughtful and patriotic citizens regard
as of supreme importance. Many of the
calamitous effects of the tremendous revolution
which lias passed over the Southera
States still remain. The iinmcasura-j
ble benefits which will surely follow,
sooner or later, the hearty and generous ;
acceptance of the legitimate results of!
the revolution, have not yet been real
IZL'd.
THE IXTKItKKTS OF BOTH HACKS.
Difficult ami embarrassing questions
meet us at the threshold of this subject.
The people of those States are still impoverished,
and the inestimable blessings
of wise, honest and peaceable local selfgovernment
is not fullv enjoyed. Whatever
difference of opinion may exist as to
the cause of this condition of things, the
fact Is clear that in the progress of events
the time has coino when good government
is the imperative necessity required
bv all the varied interests, public and
private, of those Stales. Hut it must not
be forgotten that only a legal government
which recognizes and maintains inviolate
the rights of all, is a true self-government
with respect to the two and distinct races,
whose peculiar relations to each other
have brought upon us the deplorable complications
and perplexities winch exist in
these States. It must ho a Government
which guards the interests of both races
carefully and equally; it must be a government
which submits loyally and heartily
to the Constitution and laws?the laws
of the nation and the laws of the States
themselves, accepting and obeying faithfully
the whole Constitution as it is. Resting
upon this sure and substantial foundation.
the superstructure of beneficent
local governments can be built up, and
not otherwise. In, furtherance of such
obedience to the letter and spirit of the
Constitution, and in behalf of all that it
implies, all so-called party interests lose
their apparent importance, and party
lines may well be permitted to fade into
insignificance.
QUESTIONS TO UK COXSIDKKKI).
The question we have to consider ior
the immediate welfare of the States of the
Union is the question of Government or
no Government, of social order and all
the peaceful industries, and the happiness
that belong to it, or a return to barbarism.
It is a question in which every citizen
of the nation is deeply interested,
:md with respect to which we ought not
to be, in a partisan souse, either Republicans
or Democrats, but fellow citizens and
(VIlow men, to whom (lie interests of :i
common country and a common humanity
are dear.
LOCAL SKLI-MJOVKItN MKNTS.
The sweeping revolution of the entire
labor system of a large portion of our
country, and the advance of -1,000,000 of
people' from a condition of servitude to
ihat of citizenship, upon an equal footing
with their former masters, could not occur
without presenting problems of the
gravest moment, to be dealt with by the
emancipated race, by their former masters
ami by the General Government, the
author of the act of emancipation. That
it was a wise, just and providential act,
fraught with good for all concerned, is
now generally conceded throughout the
country. That a moral obligation rests
upon the National Government to employ
its constitutional power and influence to
establish the rights of the people it has
emancipated and to protect them in the
enjoyment of those rights, when they are
infringed or assailed, is also, generally admitted.
The evils which alllict the Southern
States can only be removed or remedied
by the united and harmonious ell'orfs
of both races, actuated by motives of mutual
svmpathy and regard; and while in
duty hound and fully determined to protect'the
rights of all, by every constitutional
means at the disposal*)!' my administration,
I am sincerely anxious to
use every legitimate intluenee in favor of
honest and ellieient local self government,
as tho true resource of those States
for the promotion of the contentment
;md prosperity of their citizens. In the
elfort 1 shall make to accomnlish this
purpose, I ask the cordial co-operation of
;ill who cherish an interest in the welfare
i)l' tlfc country; trusting that party ties
und the pre/udiee of racc will be freely
surrendered in behalf of the great purpose
to be accomplish -d.
TilK IIALIjOT AND KDITATION.
Tn the important work of restoring the
Smith, it is not the political situation
alone that merits attention. The mate- ;
rial dcvelopement of tiiat section of the
country has been arrested by the social
und political revolution through which it
lias passed, and now needs and deserves
the considerate care of the National Government,
within the just limits prescribed
by the Constitution and wise public
economy. Hut atthe basis of all prosper- j
ty for that as well as for every other part
tif the country, lies the improvement of :
tin* intellectual and moral condition of 1
the people. I'niversal suffrage should
rest upon universal education. To this
L'nd liberal and permanent provision
should be made for the support of free
schools, by the State (jovuruyiunts, and,
if needed, supplemented by legitimate aid
from National authority.
W11'I NO OUT DISTINCTIONS.
Lot me assure my countrymen of the
Southern States, that it is my earnest dusire
to promote and regard their truest
interests?the interests of the white and
i>f the colored people both and equally, !
mid to put forth my best otl'orts in behalf \
of a civil policy which will forever wipe
nut in our political atl'airs the color line \
:md the distinction betwweon North and
South, to the end that we may have not
have merely a united North' or united
South, but a united country.
IIJK UNITKJ) VOICK OK Till-: WlloMC
COL'NTllV.
I ask the attention of the public to the
paramount necessity of reform in our!
i-ivil service?a reform not increlv as tn!.
certain abuses ;md practices <>l so-called!
illiciul patronage, which have come to i
have till! sanction of usage in the several ] :
departments ol" our (iovernuicnt; but a|
hange in the system of appointment I
itself?a reform thai shall be thorough,' I
radical an?l complete?a return to the]:
principles and practices of the founders I'
>f the Government. They neither ex- j i
[tected nor desired from public otlicers|l
my partisan service; they meant that
he ollieers should owe their whole service l
,o the Government and to the people. I
rhey meant that the otiicer should be se- 1
:ure in his tenure as Ion# as his personal ! I
haracter remained untarnished and then
lerformanee of his duties satisfactory, j .1
rhey held that appointments to otlice j.
vere not to bo made nor expected merely |1
us a reward for partisan services, 1101 1
iierelv of the nomination of members ol si
.'on^ress as being entitled in any respect :
o the control of such appointments. <
riie fact is, thsit both the great political I
anion of the country, in declaring their
1 ' -^wrm r-r-r-r-rr? minamaamamttmm
>rine.iplcs prior to tho election, gave a
jroininout place to tho subject of our civil
<orvice, recognizing and strongly urging!'
ts necessity in terms almost identical in]
heir specilie import with those I havej
liero employed, must ho accepted as a!
^onclusivo argument in behalf of tlioso
measures. It must be regarded as tho1
sxpression of the united voi<-e and will j
>f the whole country upon this subject,
find both political parties are virtually
pledged to give it their unreserved supp?rt
. ,vw..
nil-; rrksiriekt's {tkvuuk should bk
si X YK.YIIS.
The President of tho United States, of j
i\wo< !?i< nln/'tS/kit f/i rtliicit t/i
the suffrage anrl zealous labors!
of a political party, the members!
of which cherish with ardor and
regard as ol' essential importance
the principles of their party organization
; but he should strive to be always
mindful of the fact that ho serves
his party best who serves his country
best, lu furtherance of the reform we
seek, and in other important respects,
and a change of great importance, I recommend
an amendment to the constitution
prescribing n term of six years to
the Presidential oflice, and forbidding a
re-lection.
JoVK FINANCIAL CONDITION,
"With respect to the financial condition
of the country, I shall not attempt an extended
history of the embarrassment and'
prostration which wo have su/l'ered during
the past three years. The depression
iu all our varied commercial
and manufacturing interests throughout
tiie counntry, which began in September,
187.'5, still continues. It is vwry gratfying,
however, to be able to say that
there are indications all around us of a
corning change of prosperous times.
THE CURRENCY.
Upon the currency question, intimately
connected as it is with this topic, I may
ho permitted to repeat ;here the statement
niado in my letter of Acceptance?
that in mv judgment the feeling of un
certainty inseparable from an irrcdeema1.1c
p.".per currency, with its fluctuations
of values, is one: oY the greatest obstacles
to a return to prosperous times. The only
safe paper currency is one winch rests
upon a coin basis, aiul is at all times
and promptly convertible into coin. I
adhere to the views heretofore expressed
by me in favor of Congressional legislation
in behalf of an early resumption of
specie payment, and I ain satisfied not
only that this is wiso, but that the interests
as well as the public sentiment of
the country imperatively demand it.
INTE It NATIONAL COMPLICATIONS.
Passing from these remarks upon the
condition of our own country to consider
our relations with other lands, we are
reminded by the international complications
abroad, threatening the peace of
Europe, that our traditional rule of noninterference
in the affairs of foreign nations
have proved of groat value in past
times, and ought to be strictly observed.
The policy inaugurated by my honored
predecessor. General Grant, of submitting
to arbitration grave questions in.dispute
between ourselves and foreign powers,
t'i a new and incomparable mode of
settling international disputes?the best
instrumentality of the preservation of
peace?and, will, as 1 believe, beconio
a beneficent example of the
courso to be pursued in similar
emergencies by other nations. If,
unhappily, questions of difference should
at any time during the period of
my administ ration arise between the United
States and any foreign government, it
will certainly be my disposition and my
hope to aid in their settlement in the
same peaceful and honorable way?thus
securing to our country the great blessings
of peace and mutual good oliicos
witii all the nations of the world.
WHAT THE PUESIUENT SAYS OF T1IE
ELECTORAL COMMISSION.
Fellow citizens, we have reached the
ti e close of a political contest marked by
the excitement which usually attends tho
contests between political parties whose
members espouse and advocate with earnest
faith their respective creeds. Tho circumstances
were perhaps in no respects
extraardinary, save in the closeness atid
consequent uncertainty of the result. For
the first time in the history of the country,
it has been deemed best, in view of
the peculiar cirei'iiiStMiCes of the case,
that the ohjeetions am; questions in dispute
with reference to ihc counting of the
electoral votes should bo reft rred to the
.l.i/.iwi/tn (if .. (int..11...1 > I <V>>- #!.!?
purpose. ?Tli:it tribunal established I?v |
lav. for this sole purpose, its members all]
of them men of Ions established reputa-1
tion lor integri y an 1 intelligence, and
with the exception o? tln-.se who tire also
members of the Supreme .Judiciary, chosen
equally from both political parties, its
deliberations enlightened by the research
and the arguments of able counsel, was
entitled to the fullest confidence of the
American people. Its decree has been
patiently awaited and accepted as conclusive
by the general judgment of the
public. For the present, opinion wili
widely vary ns to the wisdom of the several
conclusions announced by that tribunal.
This is to be anticipated in every instance
where matters of dispute are made
the subject,of arbitration. Under the forms
of law human judgment is never unerring,
and is regarded as otherwise than!
wrong by the unsuccessful party in Uncontest.
The fact that two great politieal
parties have in this way settled a dispute I
in regard to which good men differ as to !
t lie fact and the law, no less than as to the!
proper course to be pursued in solving
the questions in controversy-, is an occasion
for general rejoicing. L'pon one point
there is entire unanimity in public sentiment?that
conflicting claims to the
Presidency must be amicably and peaceably
adjusted, and when so adjusted, the
genuraf acquiescence of the nation might
surely follow. It has been reserved for a
government of the people where the right
of suffrage Is universal? to give to the
world the first example in history of u
great nation in the midst of a struggle of
opposing parties for j ower, hushing its
party tumults to yicli the issue of tho
contest to adjustment according to tho
forms of law.
an kahxkst kfkokt.
Looking for tho guidance of that Divine )
hand by which tho destinies of nations |
and individuals are shaped, I call upon
you, Senators and Representatives, Judges
and fellow citizens, here and everywhere,
to unite with me in an earnest effort
to secure to our country the blessings,
not only of material prosperity, but ofjustice,
peace imd union?a union depending
not upon tho constraint of force, but upon ]
the loving devotion of a free people; and J
that all things may be so ordered and settied
upon the surest foundations that peace
uiul happiness, truth and justice, religion
mid purity may be re-established among
us for all generations.
The Whining Carpet-Bugger.
ex kcct t v k offiur,
Xhw Oulkans, La., March 1, 1S77.
To the. of the I'nital >Shitc.i :
Statements arc authoritatively made
here that you have announced your pur-1
pose to wit lid raw the United Statos forces
from the various positions to which they
have been assigned in the interest of peace
and public weal in this city and State so
soon as the electoral votes shall have been
declared. It is further stated that assurances
have been given on the part of Xicliolls
and supporters, who, I may state, are
itUnlicafly the same organization, under
the name of the White League, that rose
in insurrection against the State in 1S74 j
mid were suppressed by your orders, and j
(hat if the support of lite United States
Iroops be withdrawn tho Government ol'j
which I am the head would disintegrate,
mil Nirhollsbe installed without violence
mil bloodshed. It is currently reported
1 ' ' I..,.., I 11.../ !
II1? I iH'iievru III'IT, wii liiui'vun *???? ?*t, iiihv i
llit* White League sire under orders to at- !
lack the Stale House, and will attack tho |
-itatc House as soon as tlio soldiers are j
withdraw 11 from the city, their purpose j
being by I In- annihilation of the ollieers ol'j
this ?iovei iiinent to leave no Republican
slate for your successor's recognition. j
t'lie validity of uiv title as Governor having
heen passed upon by the only tribunal j
known to ths State laws, s.nd being now j
onliruled by the decision of the national |
riluinal, I (ieein il my duty to maintain j
he. Government l?y all means at my com-;
nand. I, therefore, mo.-t respectfully, j
>ut urgently, request to he informed;
iVhether ahy changes he contemplated by!
roil in the orders heretoforegiven to (Jen. |
\iifiiir, commanding this department, in
>rder that 1 may be able to take such
ucasttivs as eireuinstances and my iluty j
is Chief Kxccutiveof the State may seem J
t> require, and attain most respectfully re- i
jiicst at your hands the recognition of the
i gal State Government.
S. It. PACKAKJ'. j
i' _ M ij> - i ij- il. .~ j' 11" i"? [in i; T; i tn 'i"
Judge Willord's Opinion*
Supreme Court?JCx Parle.Tilda Stephens,
til tax Tilda X orris?Opinion by Wil~
Iftrd, A. J.
A final order was made in this case on
the 27 th day of February last past, with
thr? concurrence of Associate Justice
Wright, at a conference of the eourt on
thai day, l'rora winch the Chief Justice
was absent by reason of severe illness,
The order in question terminated the
present proceedings by hab&M cor}nut by
discharging the prisoner. At the request
of Associate Justice Wright, I suspended
the tiling of the order until Saturday of; T
tins week. On Thursday an opinion wasj I
placed in my hand by the Clerk or tlio { k
Court, purporting to 'be the opinion of j K
Judge Wright, although not endorsed I
with his signature in the customary man- G
nor. This opinion was accompanied by n| I
memorandum having the signature of
Judge Wright, purporting to be a revocation
of tho previous order in which he
hail concurred.
Without receiving any subsequent communication
from Judge Wright, 1 attended
the court on Friday, the 2d day of
March, persuant to adjournment.
It was m}' intention to express orally
at that time the results to which I had 11
arrived as to the questions involved in Xi
the ease, but in the consequence of the ab- sense
of Judge Wright, the court was necVssarilv
adjourned, and no opportunity m
afforded for such statement. I deem it
important, in view of the important ques- ?'
tions involved, deeply affecting the interest
and feelings ol" the people of the
Slate, and in view of the anomalous and
unprecedented character 'of the rccent T
proceedings taking place before a court J
of last resort, to put on record a brief
statement of the results arrived at by
myself, intending to place them in the
form of a formal opinion at the earliest
practicable moment:
Mjr conclusions are:
1. "That, according to the returns of the
managers of election in the several counties,
made in duplicate, and one copy
thereof transmitted, sealed to the Secretary
of Stato, and the other tiled in the
office of the respective clerks of the
courts of the several counties, Wade
Hampton received the highest number
of votes for tho office of Governor of this
State at the eloction held on the 7tU da}' of
November last.
That such being tho fact, ho became
Governor of this State by the direct declaration
of the constitution, contained in
the following words: "The person having
tho highest number of votes shall bo
Governorthere having been no contest
of the votes for Governor, recognized (j
by a concurrent resolution of the two
houses of the General Assembly, as prescribed
by law, under the authority of
tho constitution, contained in these
I words: "Contested elections for Gover1
nor shall l>o determined by tho General
j Assembly in such manner as shall be
j prescribed by law." (Art* l^sec* o.)
That inasmuch as no contest existed under
the constitution, and no two persons
had equally the highest number of votes,
the General Assembly had no function to
J perform, excopt to establish by law a
day on which he should bo installed;
| that thoy being required by the consti
union to nc uuruig uic urst sroiun ui
I the Legislature. ;
Tliat the only object of the opening and
publication of the returns was, in such a |
I case, notice of the facts disclosed by the I
returns.
1 also conclude tliat tiie provision declaring
the person receiving the highest
1 number of votes, according to the returns t
\ communicated to the Secretary of State,
laml tiled with the clerks of the courts, is
independent of that preceding it, pro- j
scribing tho duties of the Speaker of the .
House of Representatives, as it regards J
opening and publishing the returns in the "
presence of the houses; so that if the hitter
is unperformed the former is entitled
to full force and ell'ect.
2. I conclude that the acceptance by Mr. g
Chamberlain of the declaration of an unauthorized
body to the effect that he was
elected Governor, and taking the oytli ot
ollice thereunder, was an unlawful usurpation
of the oitice of Governor, incon- g
sistent with the provisions of the constitution
in reference to the right to hold
over until his successor is elected, and
duly qualified, and does not present a
case for holding over within the contemplated
intent of tho constitution.
:5. I conclude that Mr. Chamberlain is
not capable of being duly recognized as
tie facto Governor, as he' is without the e?
recognition or co-operation of the popu- fa
lar branch of the General Assembly, and
l?v reason thereof incapable in point ol
fact to exeeutc the functions of Governor.
4. I hold that no executive, legislative _
or judicial act is requisite to fulfill any
condition, or remove any obstruction, |1
impelling the full execution of the put- |i
pose find intent of the clause of the constitution
declaring tho person receiving
the highest numher of votes to be Governor,
and that Wade Hampton is entitled
to claim the efficacy of that clause of
the constitution, and in virtue thereof is
Governor of the State of South Carolina,
and his pardOn duly issued is entitled to
be respected.
A. .T. WILLARD,
Presiding J utlgc.
Congressional Proceedings.
' fW
Washington*, March 2. x
' In the House, after the vote not to
count Sol hire's vote, Randall announced S
that the Chair had allowed every legitimate
legislative motion, and the duty of
the l!o\isc to notify the .Senate of the decision
is mandatory.
Several propositions were overruled,
when Cox said there is no use endeavoring
to prevent the Speaker from counting
in Wayes at unco.
The Speaker said: "Gentlemen must
not object; the Chair has no authority to
receive any motion."
At 11 P.M. the Senate entered, and
Vermont was counted for Haves and
Virginia and West Virginia for Tilden.
Alter seperation and two hours' discussion,
Wisconsin was counted for Hayes at
half-past 4 A. M.
Mr. Ferry said : "This concludes the
count of the thirty-eight States. The
tellers will now ascertain and deliver the
result."'
Senator Allison, one of tho tellers, de- tl
dared the vote for Rutherford R.Haves
to he lfvj; tho vo." for Samuel J. Tilden
1S4.
Whereupon it was announced that
| Haves ami Wheeler were duly elected 11
President and Vice President^ for four hi
[years, commencing March 4, lt>77. al
There was a solitary hiss. tu
I The Senate retired,"the House adjourn- to
! ed, ami the flag was lowered for the tirst p;
time since February 1.'
In the Senate, Mr. Morrill, of Vermont tli
submitted a resolution authorizing tin; u
appointment of a eommittco of three
Scnatorsto make the necessary arrangements
for the inauguration of the President
elect on thuth of March. Agreed
j to.
| Morrill, IIowc and McDonald were ap[pointed
a committee ti> make arrange- ^
[ nlents fur the inauguration.
M r. Gordon, of Georgia, called up the
Senate bill to authorize the Secretary of
j War to adjust and settle the claims of
I the State of Georgia against the government
on account of the Western and Atlantic
Railroad, which was passed.
.Mr. Hansom presented the credentials g
of M. ('. Duller as United States Senator |.fl
from the State of Soutii Carolina, for six i of
years from March 4, 1S7T. They were
signed by Wade Hampton as Governor, | tj
and had ' the seal of the State attached.
They were read and placed on lile.
lii the House, a resolution to release
the Louisiana returning board was defeated.
The Republicans and many
Democrats voted "nay," as the preamble
contained matter insulting to Hayes.
There were only eighteen allirniative ?
votes.
"" 1.511 woo rrimirt- i 13
i nu arm v iunv? ?*?** . ^
ed. It contains n clause that 110 portion
of tlio appropriation be used to support
any State government l>v the army reserves
distinction on account of color.
A special clause cites that neither of the
governments of South Caroliha or Loui-, C
siana shall be supported until recognized j
by Congress. j
A motion to susnond the rules and pass 1
the bill was agreed to, and it goes to the] _
Senate. This action is regarded as equivalent
to the success of Hampton and
Nicholls.
Jlunl, <>f Ohio, reported a resolution
reciting that as it has been declared that
the President of the United States may
be inaugurated 011 the fraudulent action' ^
of the Louisiana (returning board, its! 1
members should be discharged from cus-j "0
tody. Yeas ; nays 5)7. *The
bill for the payment of claims, jj,
passed upon by the Southern claimseoui-j
mission was passed. It appropriates;.,
*174,1)110. 11 1 |er
A voluntary guard often citizens 1s, ~
stationed at thojail every niglil to prevent "
Hie escape of the live negro murderers ft
who are to be hanged on the Pith instant.: at
?.liken (tmriir-Journal. 1
? - 1 ?L!!1L!?LL
Establishe
MKT & K
(A. A. D
Build e
NEW HAY]
o^ANUFAOTURE
work expressly f
[>m long experience are thorouj
onts of tike country. The work itself
vn recommendation, and renders a deti
We also manufacture the CELEB U A'
DEXTER
? exhiTufei? at the Centenfar, where ft t<
R. Tlie lie^t,. easier and most durable
Foreirculara, &e?, apply as above.
Oct. 1, 1S7&, 6ra
~DtTHTD?
DENT
SlBBEVI]
amcE OVER TH
Sept.28, 1875,-tf
[HE PEOPLE'S STORE,
At No. 1 Granite Range,
Lbbeville C. H., S. C.
o
r^n Invitation to .All.
H10ME and examine my Stock, (I ['
\J will make it to your interest,)
insisting in part of n
Alpacas, Calicoes,
leached, Unbleached and Checked
Homespuns, I
G.]?14e. per yard,
Woolen Jeans, ]2J@o0e. per yard.
HOES. BOOTS, HATS,
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
BACON,
FLOUR,
SUGAR,
COFFEE, AND
RICE.;.
These goods were bought at the low- I
it figures, and I will sell them cheap
r CASH.
I also buy and ship cotton.
E. A. MARS.
Noa. 27,187G, 3m
iUNNINGHAM
AND !
TEMPLETON
VliE Constantly Adding to Their
Already Varied Stock of CJenerI
Merchandise,
'hey Receive this Week
UGAR,
COFFEE,
CANNNED GOODS
of all Kinds, i
And next week, a full line of 1
DRY GOODS,
I
Boots and Shoes.
Xov. 22, 1S7G, tf
CARPENTRY.
TI10 undersigned hereby Rives notice .
lat lie is prepared to do all kinds of
Carpenter's Work and
Building.
:o also repairs Oottoa (Jins, Thrashers
id Fans. A full supply of Gin Material
ways on hand. Fanners aru requested
i brin# their Gins up early in the season
i allow time to have them properly pre- 5
ued.
Also Apront for the Taylor Cotton (tin,
te Brooks Cotton Press, and all kinds of J
ubber and Leather Belting. 1
D. B. SMITH, 1 =
Abbeville C. II., S. C. '
IUNNINGHAM
AND
TEMPIETON ,
t
1AVE RECEIVED AND OPEN- <
cti their large Stock of all kinds <
goods.
ry Goods,
Clothing,
Boots,
Shoes, j
Caps, i
Hats, J
hardware, (
Crockery, ;
Saddlery, &c,
ALL AND SEE FOR YOUR
SELVES.
Oct. G, 187G 26-tf
ALSTON HOUSE.
I
1877. j
The Misses Cater. 1
7IXPRKSR thanks for past patronaye
and solicit a continuance of
e same for the present year.
Both Regular and Transient ]Joards
will be accommodated.
Jan. 3, 1S77.
ROZKN TANK and f'ANKjfi
JiACK IU)C'KlN(r C'HA I US J
J. 1). ('HALMKKS& CO.
Oct. 35, 1876, tf
d 1856. I
EYNOLDS, I
of '
I
nr*i o rrool
i 1 1CI?UM
5N, CONN. I
or the SOUTHERN MARKET, an
;hly conversant with the require<^BR
used in every .Sou'hern State is its^H|
liled description unnecessary. nfl
TED BB
WAGON,!
x>fc the GRAND MEDAL #>f HQX-M|
: vehicle in existence. *HB|
WILSON, I
1ST, H
LiljE, Sa C.I
EPOST OFFICE U
CONGAREE I
IR1 WORE I
Ool~u.xaa.T3i a, S. O. 8BB
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PROPRIETOR. MB
aXAXUFACTVRER OF |9|
STEA..M B
ENGINES AND BOILERS, I
Iron and Brass Castings H
of all descriptions made to Order. flM
?o? H
I WAS awarded the first premium HH
castings at tho State Agricultural and BIB
Mechanical Society Fairs, lield in t'oluiu- Hfl
jia, Novum Lfur, l?7t, '72 and '73. VHE
Circular Saw Hills I
of all sizes.
\Iso took the FIRST PREMIUM at |H
"Jtato Fairs held November, 1871, '72, '73- EH
Manufacturer of
GRIST MILL IRONSl
of all sizes.}
For Sale. I
Gin Gearing of the following sizes : Mjj
? feet wheel and pinion S30 00
10 44 44 32 00 H
11 44 44 44 35 oo am
12 44 45 00 H
14 ? 44 44 50 00 H
With Bolts 90.50 Extra for each set. Bfl
Anti-friction plates and Balls for Cotton
Press $10.00 and $12.00 per set.
? B. B. SMITH, Agent,
Abbeville, 8. C. H
Dee. 10, 1875, 35-tf H
K. GOLDSMITH. P. KIND. EH
Goldsmith & Kind, B
Founders And Machinists I
(PHCISNIX IRON WORKS), Sfi
COLUMBIA, S. C. I
Mantifiicturors of Steam Engines of all H9
iir.es: Horse powers, Circular and Mulev M
<aw Mills, Grist and Sugar Cane Mills, HH
[ "lour Mill*, Ornamental House and Store EH
b'roijts, Iron Railings, Agricultural Im- DB
)loments, etc. Brass and Iron Castinga HJH
>1" all kinds made to order on short notice, SHE
md on the most reasonable terms. Also, flD
nauufacturers of Cotton Presses.
KTotice. 1
1NNUAL RETURNS. 1
H
4 Lli Administrators, Executors, nfl
?\ Guardians and Tfustees, who are m
equired by law to make annual re- |H
urns of the receipts and expenditures IB
>f their respective estates, will do so at H
I .... |^ worn
>nce, or ue siiujiTim n> a i uir. m
J. FULLER LYON, 9
Judge of Probate Court, A. C.
Jan. 10, 1877. ^
Clearing out Sale. I
J" WILL sell without reserve, the B
8. entire contents of my two Hot H
louses, consisting of over THRICE H
THOUSAND, PLANTS, many of fl
vhich are rare and valuable. Ralanco Hj
>n hand first of April, will be closed H
?ut at auction, of which notice will bo M
riven. am
J. F. C. DuPRE.
Feb. 7, 1S77. tf. M
NOTICE. I
4LL persons having claims T^alnst J
the estate of JAMES C. W'l L- ~IH
LARD, deceased, will present them
luly proved to the undersigned. And H
)ersons indebted to said estate will H
nake payment without delay to H
THOS. THOMSON, H
Administrator. W
Abbeville C. H., 13th Nov. 1876. I
Nov. 12 1S76.
Mattrasses.
a >'F,\Y uiui Splendid lot CrRL*
\ I-:i> IIAI li MATT It ASSES.
J. I>. ( HALMEKS & CO. <
Cel. lSTli, if