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4bb bEVOTBD TO POLITICS, IOALITY, RDUCATION AND .VO THE G Tf O t NO-Ta vqL. vi PICKEN$, S. c., THURSDAY, JAN y-o* V ayes was Counte In. WASHINGT'so, Jarnuary 7.-Hero is the AWry of the Florid& Canvassing 13oard, from the Democratic side. It is a, plain -story, easily understood; and it is thought here that, before the Republicans claim Florida for Mr. Hayes, they ought to show this table to be falso. Florida has thirty-nino counties. When the Returning Board mot they began by an attempt to ascertain how the vote stood on the face of the re turns. But they met at once with difficulty in Baker county, from which twO returns came up, one of which gave the State to Hayes, the other to - Tilden. Under the Florida law the County Canvassers are required to meot at the office of the County Clork, within six days after the election, to canvass the vote and compile the of 1leial returns. The board of canvass 4e its are the county Clerk, the county ;vidgo, and a Jubtice of the Peace or Oheriff. In the case of Baker county the.Judge (a Republican) refusod.to W04te the Clerk, and, after waiting for him, the Clerk called In a Justice of the Peace and proceeded publicly to canvass the official precinct returns, and sent the result thus made by two of the three persons designated by law to the Secretary of State. This return gave the State to Tilden by 108 majority. The county Judge, who had rofused to moot the othor two, at the same timo called in a person who had been appointed Justice of the Peace after the olection had boon held, and thoso two canvassud, not the offloia returns, but duplicates that clvred only two of the four precincts, and sent their returns to the Socre tary of State, which gave tho Stato to Hayos by forty two. The Return, ing Board decided, as wa" propor, 6A' the ClerIc's return was the cor rect ono, and lhis was thereforo al lowed and counted. Next comes Clay county. HLoro the couyAy canvassers, also Ropubli cans, left out one procinict, on tho grout10that it did not appear that the inspector took the oath proscribed by law. But they made a statment with their returns, showing that the pro. cinct gave twenty four Democratic majority, and the Roturning Board held that the objection was not good, and, therefore, counted the precinct. But, having gone so far, the Board began to throw out votes. In Mon,. roe county they threw out a Demo cratic precinct on the ground that the canvags there was not completed on the night of the election, as the law demands. The inspector completed the ciount at one o'clock, but one of their number, a- Republican, fell ill, and moved to defer the declaration of the return until the next morning. There was no pretense of fraud. In Hamilton county the board flung out Jasper precinct, on the ground that during the election two of the inspectors, both Republicans, deserted the polls. One of these deserting in spectrs-a Republican, be it remem bered-himself made the affidavit of the irregularity on which the board flung out the vote. There was no attempt to impeach the rectitude of the vote. -In Jackson county the board throw out votes on the ground that the bal lot boxes were placed so high that the colored voters could not see into them. But all the election officers warl Republicans and the boxes were alalike. LiMaantee county the whole vote was, sfung out on the ground that 1' tgro was no county Clerk to attend to the registration and other duties. !The circumstances were these: The 6leile of the county was a Ropublican, appointed by Governor Stearns; he resf 'd shortly before the election. TEhe Inhabitants appealed to him to 4 resume his duties, but he refused. They askod the Governor to appoint another, but the new appointeo re fused to qualify. hence no new ro. gistration of voters could be made, and the law requires that every voter shall previously and in the same year hafd boon registered. After consul taltion it was~ determinedI to on 1'n polls and to .aceept the votes o.a who had registered boibre the p'evIM Ous oleotion, Oadh votor appending at affidarit that ho had so registered. The Commissioners, Inspectors anc county Judge did their duty. The county is strongly Democratic, and the Democrats claim that they losl between 200 and 300 votes by th( discouragemont of their voters and the impossibility to register now vot. ers. However that may bo, the Re, turning Board flung out tho whole county. By those oporations the State wae counted not only for Hayes but also for Stoarns, the Republican Governori candidate for roselootion. But Drow, the Democratic candidate for Gov ornor, appealed to the Supreme Court; and the court on the evidence before it, and which is above briefly recited and was not disputed, ordered. the Returning Board to ro-canvass the whole State, mentioning particularly four counties. The Board complied literally with the order of the court; but when they came to Baker county they accepted the returns which be fore they had rejected as falso, and ihey flung out the whole of Clay, to which on the first count they had made no objections and where no fraud was charged. Thus they gave the State on the second count to Drew and the Democratic Stato officers, but still maintainod it for Hayes. This is the Democratic side of the story, obtained from a moderato and well-in-formed source. It must be remembered that in all the counties which were flung out, the election officors wore Republicans, and that the wrong or informality asserted was caused by thom; that the Board first counted in both Stearns. and Iayes, and on recount was able to count in Hayes only by arbitrarily flinging out votes to which, on their first count, and whon they could not clculato so closely, they made no objection. It is clearly necessary that the Republi canB, who possosed all the election machinery, shall show this story of tho Florida oloction falso. They cannot afford to havo M. Hays coun ted in by such frauds as aro above recounted.-Now York IIerald. The North Speaking Out. The Cincinatti Enquircr of Janut nry 9, says the Democracy of many of the States met yesterday in com memoration of a name and day yet green in the affections of the majority of the people of the country, and espo cilly dear to the Democratic party The utterances of the day were tem perate, timely, loyal. The meetings in the various States yesterday were a protest against the attempted usur pation of Republican rebels; for it is the unscrupulous managers of the Republican party that now rebel against the constitution and laws. In Ohio, in Indiana, in Illinois, in the national capital, everywher'e, the assemblages (f the people have breathed the same sentimeont-obe. dience to the constitution and the laws the enforcement of the dceclar'ed will of the people, cost what it may. The utterances of these conventions were firm without being incondiary; they were determined without being dis loyal; they were bold without being liable to the charge of bravado. The gathering of the people expressed the purpose of the p)eople. They will abide by the laws; and not only they will, but all shall abide b)y the laws. the declaration of the Ohio resoluw. tious is, mn part, that the votes law fully cast shall be counted; that the people will resist to the last extrei ty any attempt on the part of the president of the Senate to elect and declare a president, even should that extremity be an appeal to arms8. Thme attempt to cultivate the Eu calytus tree in the yard of the United States Court IIouse, at Charleston S. C., has failed in consequence u: the recont froats. I rema019Rbic Co.uuEA Jauary 11.-I called upon Governor lampton to day and showed him the attack. upon him in an Augusta paper by a person sign ing himself "A Tilden Democrat.' The Governor remarked: "The writer has fallen into many and grave or rors. I had no agency whatever in Judge Mackey's visit to Ohio and he bore no proposition. No message came from me. He says so himself. A proposition was made to withdraw our electors, and the Democratic Executive Comnittee know that I took strong ground against it. A subsequent proposition was made on the same subject, and this I also declined. Judge Cooke spoke for Mr. Tilden and voted for him. Judge Mackey spoke with 'me at bit two places, and he will doubtless say how he voted in the Presidential election Whetber the canvass was a mistake or not is not for me to say; but I do say that I supported Tilden thor oughly and heartily throughout. The Democratic electors can speak on this point, and especially can General McGowan, who is referred to, and who will, I hope, answer for him% self.-News and Courier. A proposition was made by the Republicans after election for him publicly to acknowledge Hayes' elecm tion in this State, but the proposition being accompanied by a promise that, should ho do so, the troops would be withdrawn and lie recog nized as Governor, and that lie posi tively refused to accede. Governor Hampton further says, if he thought that his withdrawal now or at any time would have in sured Tildeni' intuguration, ho would not have hesitated a moment, would prcmnptly withdraw.-Journal of Commerce. COLUMBIA, January 12.-The Sen ato Committee will leave hero to night, many Democratic witnesses that were in waiting not being aI, lowed to appear. Chamberlain was allowed the wildest latitude in his testimony, being p)ermitted to intro duce ex par'te affidavits, letters withi out signatures, stray slips from news papers, etc. lie stated, among other things, that he possessed evidence ot the exist ence of over three hundred rifle clubs. His cross"examination completely de molished his evidence, and he was forced to acknowledge many dam aging facts arnd driven into sundry hard corners. He could not, for in stance, account for the large amioun of arms and ammiunition distributed. From his own statement there is at present at least 60,000 stand of arms in the hands of negroes. Not a half dozen cases of intimida tion on the part of Democr'ats in the State have been proved, and there has been no evidence of a single Georgian er North Carolinian vot ing in this State. Tfhe Radical wit nesses from Laurens refused utterly to testify to any intimidation or fraud, whereas Christiancy and Cam-. eron were woefully disappointed. Chamberlain seemed depressed and low spirited when asked whether he thought his government would stand if the United States -troops were withdrawn. HJe said that he did not know, that lie regarded the wvhole matter as in the hands of Congress. HIis cross-examination elicited from him, in addition to the fact alroady stated, an acknowledgment of hisi in-. action in the HIambuirg and Ellenton matter, and also the fact of a con ference with Graut, Cameron and .other lights regarding the introduc tion of troops in this State. Hie was also made to acknowledge that none of the Judge's sustained himt but Wiggin, and his formerly expressea opinion of Wiggin was placed upon r'ecord as part of the evidence. J Chamberlain was also forced to acknowledge that at WtW'd&' clared civil process cou14op}qe ex-1 ecuted that he had not' 'apiipd toi any peace officer or wade:;y,9(ort to have the process exoc4tq,t,Aas that he had never called uponwwes for aid In.the execution of laws. Judge'Cooko declares that if his grand jury brings in an iidictmoit against Chamberlain he will imp a bench warrant for him. Sheriff Dent will doubtless execute the war rant, and, if so, we may look out for sport. Relieved of his dntivo at lbany, ex-Governor Tilden immediately -re turned to New York ciT ds once more at his handsome residence on Gramercy Park. Notwitdstanding his hard work of the past fow.wontbs, the Governor's health is unimpaired, He continues to take his full share of social pleasures, and hia house is the scene of many notable gatherings.-. Perhaps no man in the country ;is more "called on" than he. Mr. Tils Ion is easily accessible to visitors,'of whom there are many daily at the Cranorcy Park house, and, blessed with the possession of unusually in telligent servants, who can tell at a glance "who's who and what's what," he is generally able to avoid chronic rnd professional bvres, who are con iigued to the tender mercies of Ool. Pelton, the Governor's nephew and -ecretary, detailed for that duty by the Governor, and who has had a tremendous experience in dealing with them for several months past. Governor Tilden is fond of a goo,d dinner, and tonder still of good coms pany. lio seldom or never sits down to table without a few friends, and his guests incltide many of the most distinguished men in the country, not unfrequontly of both political parties. His favorito pastimo of horseback riding is still kopt up, and overy day, in every kind of weather, his well know figire, clad in sealskin and mounted on a handsome bay,may be seen in the park or on the road. Contrary to receut rumors, Governor Tilden will not go to WVashington at once, but will remain in Newv York. Ho has not practiced law for five er six years, except when he gave his ser vices to aid in his pirosecution of the Tweed Ring, and he is not likely to resume his profession, even at the end of his Presidential terin. THE BONANZ& CoMMr8sloN.-Tbe commission appointed by -Governor Chamberlain last year to- aud.it cere tain claims against the State 'hate finished their difficult work. Claims to the amount of $440,145 were sulrrenderedl to the commission. T1he commission wholly disallowed $11,237, partially disallowed $106, 496, returned as not registered $2,532 and returned $11,847 not within the jurisdiction of the commission. The whole amount allowed was $308,031, for which amount certificates of in debtedness at the rate of 50 conts on the dollar have been issued, the amount of the certificates b)ein]g $154,015. Each claimant received four certificates, payable respecoti vely out of the taxes of 1875, 1876, 1877 and 1878, each certificate beingifor one- eighth ot the amount of the claim allowed. The certificates pa~y able out of the taxes of 1875 amouinted to $38,503; the one half mill special tax for their redemption realized $52,500, leaving a surplus of about $14,000. It was feared that the claims, when scaled to 50 per cent., would amount to $250,000, anid tho commission, by their vigilance, appear to have saved the State nearly a hundred thousand dollars. David Daley Field arid Judge Lawrence, of Ohio, have been added to the comnmittcc on the pr'ivileges and powers of thn Haomo Vatimn . MenMMpViW Appeal, In eonqidr. A g wst4 is post likely to start th copury again-upoo a career of pres The overthrow of the -fraud by which it is proposed to elect Hayes, and the inauguration of Tilden as President of the United States will be the signal for the general 'eetorat tion of confidence with which will cotne peace and prosperity. Idib capital will seek legitimate dhannele; idle workinen will find work; business will f'esurao der activity, unknown; sectional strifes, which the Radicals have fostered, will be forgotten in a generfl era of national harmony, and the country will bound forth with re e yed impetts. Such : will be the result of the overthrow of the con-. spir4tors. In every part of the coun try we bear the same.unvarying Ory that busines is virtually paralyzed; times are hard, and coastantly grow ing harder, money is scarce and con stantly growing scarcer. There nev er were as many persons out of e0M ployment as now; never as much fluancial embarrassment atnong al classes; never as much uncertainty And disVrust in every department of commercial and industrial enterprise. This unfortunate condition of affairs is partly attributable to other causes beslde the political situation; but wore it not forthat qituation and the dou4t and danger which accompany it,.tero.would, be a cheering pros% pect of brighter an<d better days. To wuppoe that the peaceful iuangura tibn of a President who is no Presi dent will be a panacea for all our ills is su)remely ridiculous. The remedy will aggravate instead of curo the disease. Instead of pouring oil upon the trou'>led waters, it will be oil poured into an already fiercely burning fire. We firmly believe that if Tilden obtains the office to which he has been elected the nation will speedily enjoy the peace and pros perity it so sadly needs; and we just as firmly believe that if Hayes ob,. tains the office to which lie was not elected, national peace and prosperi ty wijl he postponed indefinitely -it not forever, The Democratic State~ Officials Demand Their Offioes. 7J'be following has been served onl each oft the Radicals claiming to hold State offices: EXE~oumVrE CHAMnEaI, CoLMBIA, Jan. 15. Havwing been elected to the offiee of of the State of South Caros lina, at the genoral election, held the 7th of November last, I demand that office from you, andl( require yon to deliver poseession of the same within twenty four hours from date. Your failure to deliver said office or signify your readiness to do so within that time, will be regarded as a refusal. Yours respectfully, This is intended as a p)relimninary proceeding to an alction of quo war r'anto which will probably be brought in the Suipreme'Court as soon as the referee's report is made. 'Ihe quo warranto will ho based upion the illegality of box No. 1, at Abbeville. Even if the testimony does niot show the Democratic officers elected on tho face of the returns, the boy referred to is certainly unlawful, and the Supreme Court will be very sure to deci<lu it. This box boing thrown out will certainly elect all the Democratic officers, and they aro perfectly sure of' getting in, as there is anotheor illegal box in Georgetown County also giving a large Radical majority. Thie Democratic oflcors are so:enre of obtaining:'tIeir offices that those who aire non residents are snamking preparations to bring their Iamlies here---ColUubia nx .. .tXq gours of hipj governor HubbardVIf Conneilew, a 'T pe"ple ofr theI TW"ted dmini4tored, are tUe1 most, obed4at %nd loyal people in.the world. They %re aecutomed, by, edusatiob a4 babit, to resplat the la*ilb 1 b Mause it is law, an 0 do tion t o over before their eyes,. as some other people do, its visible smybols in &he 5haps of swords and shohider stitt But perhaps, it must bo confesse r Id the confession xnay be , lf without shame-that with a gorern-i ment founded on fraud, foree and isurpation, they have lose patitndd ind exercise less forb;arance than my other-people on the globe. And his iast eonsidoration indnces ewe to uggdst that the oomplioations rno 6ltingfrom the late. eietionf inT r* p9t to Presidqptantial fjectoral'row qrns makq, a new appeal, an4 still tropger tian ever before,.tq to he,pw ienco, reason ands ober j.ndgmei oi he people. It is most unforuoate bat the result of the natioti'i puI Lge is involved ia the doings of a ro. urning board whose past history he roof of utter moral incompetency .or honest work, and whoe roeses lings are tainted with the.deeps*m ioepieions of frakd. With a. grMY price h;avo we purchased these libr. ies of ours-a price of bloodf of our [drefather and greater pricaof b1dod to thoir song. The Republd-as laav ed itself from its neinias; can it sava itself from its friends; we .hva oon-a quered our. oes; can we:conquer varp selvesd To this end it will not do to assum,q tLat the might of a standjg army makes right. Asumption nuat not bo all on one side and for. bearanco all on the other. If there is not enough of sense left arAbni party loaders for just and famonab Concession, there l lofly enongh- fof anarchy and rqvointion." E~NOLAND AND TURKEY.-Altbongh the Eastern outlook is more peacoeal, the English Government is pushing n waijke preparations. Twe4ty [ive thousand troops are under arme ready to tart for Constantinople. A staff of engineers have :heek in the lurkish capital for some time, and ma numnbei'4if 'dfilers.of i'dius raUks keep rnoVl In fun a terty dhreod(on. Should the confer4nee be un'de6ane. ful in keeping the peaoe 'En%andi will Bohd en artny) to Eg,yp? Nt4 Irudia can hen(i thitbe 5,0) tr6oj ta short noten. It is our belief that -Hampton is thme legal Govern~or of South Carolint anud that it is fortunate for the $Stt that lhe is so. He has shown himself to be a man of great sagacity and moderation, and he promnises proto tion to all citizens in all tbeir right,s. Ie has the support of the taxpayc and the people of character and in. telligence, and' will beyond doubt give thoem a government far ettonger, more economnical and mo6re honeelt tAhan they have seen for many at year. Tihere was a considerable number of Republicans oft high character wk4 were su pporters~ of Hampton and hayes during ths canvass, and b far thie larges3t share of intimidstion and violeuce which praedd the 91 eet ion was resorted tot. for the par pose0 of p)revnting negroes from voi ting for the Demnocratic candiidate for State oflice.--Buston Globe (Rea pu blican.) Public statement has been made recenitly to the effect that Justie Field, of the Supreme Ounrt, has ese pressed his belief that Tilden was fairly elected. There is good groeid for the supposition that other me bers of the tribunal not only dhare i this opinion of Justice Field, but have so e.x pressed themselves to their