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JA?. A. IIOYTT, l;iMjui4 E. B. MlfKRAV,)MH<,M' THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. 30, 1876. LATEST FROM COLUMBIA. Si.rr'jnl TaJeiimmi lu (he Amlrtum TtUeliioene^r. COLUMBIA, Nov. 26, 1870. Thc (Supreme Cour? met ut 11:30 n. m. to-day. Thc Chief Justice asked if counsel desired to submit any order. No response bei ?g made, lie stated that aa respondent lind taken notice of the rule of Court, and liad made to reply thereto, judgment would he rendered. This was that cadi member of Hoard ol State Canvassers bc adjudged in contempt of Court, and should pay a One of fl,OOO each, and bc incarcerated in Richland County jnil until further order of the Court. Sheriff Dent being in attendance upon the funeral of bis son, (shot by Senntor Cochran Wednesday night,) members of Honrd wero placed under ar rest, and will surrender themselves for mally to the Sheriff at five o'clock this afternoon. Proceedings for contempt in case of United States District Attorney D. T. Corbin arc still pending. Ile read returns disclaiming contempt in fact or intent, and nsked for time, which wus granted, until Monday. Court then took up case of Presidential Electors, and nrgumcnt was heard. A recess has now been taken until 4 p. m. It is thought that the Board will submit to ari eat quietly, and lie ia jail for a time, their offices being closed, nnd State Gov ernment virtually clogged. Judge Bond will scarcely interfere. Will in form you of :my further developments. C. McK. COLUMBIA, Nov. 2.r)-"> p. m. Tlie Supreme Court hui imprisoned Carduzo, Dunn, Purvis, Hnyne and Stone for contempt of Court, besides fining them fifteen hundred dollars each. Hu mors of ell kinds are upon thc streets, but otherwise the situation is not ex citing. J. A. II. COLUMBIA, NOV. 27, 1870. Tho State Canvassers were taken be fore Judge Bond this morning on writ of h'tbeaa corpus. They were plnecd in cus tody of United States Marshal, nnd after brief nrgumcnt thc Court fixed Wednes day at ono o'clock to hear further argu ment ?us to jurisdiction of the Court, and . he prisoners were released on parole. This program mo has been arranged at Washington, and troops are placed at Chamberlain's disposal to-morrow, when it is expected they will surround the Slate House, and prevent admission to thc members from Laurens and ridge field. Certificated have been issued to nil members elect hy thc Supreme Court, and also by S cretary of State, except us to Laurens and Edgefiuld. Both parties ure in caucus to tiny, arranging plans, but neither hus disclosed result of their deliberations. A large crowd is in the city. Qcn. Unger is expected to-night to tukc command of troops. J. A. H. COLUMBIA, Nov. 28. United States troops garrisoned Stato House nt twelve o'clock hist night. Sen tinels ure now stationed at front entrance, and nono aro admitted except upon a pass from tho Clerk, Jones, or General Dennis, United States Marshal, or a commission from tho Secretary of State, which excludes the Edgcficld und Lau rens members. Tho Dem?crata will go to tho State House in a body before noon, and upon refusal to admit Edge field and Laurens, wiil retiro and organ ise a separate House, unless enough Re publicans signify thoir intention to act with us to secure tho organization, some having declared such intention. It is possible we may succeed with their aid. A largo crowd is upon the streot, but tbero ls no excitement. J. A. H. COLUMBIA, Nov. 28. Under arrangement, with Gen. Ruger in command of the United States troops, tho Democratic members went in proces sion to the Stato House, and were per mitted to pass tho outer lino of sentinels at the front entrance. The Senators were admitted to tho Senato Chamber, but tho members were refused admission to the Houso. They withdrew aller vain efforts to pass the sentinel at tho door af the Hal). Whilo tho members were waiting, Gen. Hampton briefly addressed the mu Hit ui lo from tho Capitol stops, advising all to retire and keep tho peace. Thc whites left immediately, but the most of tho blacks remained, although thc officer of tho day remonstrated with them. Gen. Gary is tho speaker for the Democratic party of the Senate, but the result as to seating the Democrats from Edgcficld and Laurens is unknown at this time. It is reported that the Houso completed its organization by electing E. W. M. Mackey Speaker, but this lacke confirmation. J. A. H. COLUMBIA, NOV. 29-12 m. The situation hero is not practically changed since yesterday. After the Democratic members retired from the door of tho hall of Representatives, tho Republicans, fifty-nine in number, pro ceeded between ll and ono o'clock with the Org?l??!"t5ot? Of thn Iff man nf Itenro sentntives, by electing E. W. M. Mackey, of Charleston, formerly a member of Congress, Speaker, and re-electing A. O. Jones, colored, Clerk. Two Republicans voted against Mackay, and three again*: Jones. The Republicans claim that fifty nine raembcra ls a quorum of tho House, on tho ground that there waa no election in Edgefieid and Laurens, and hence the House only consists of ono hundred and sixteen members. Sixty-four Democrats, including the representatives from Edgefieid and Lau rens, organized the Houso of Represen tatives at Carolina Hall last night, by electing Col. W. H. Wallace, of Union, Speaker, and Col. Johu T. Sloan, pf O07 lumbia, Clerk. Col. SIoau was Clerk of thc Houso for a number of years previ ous to reconstruction. 'Me??!*' Orr, of Anderson, 8hepnnrd, of Edgefieid, and Aldrich, of Barnwell, were appointed ? committee to wait upon tho Secretary of State, and demand the election returns for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. This morning they performed, that duty, and wy?? iutonne-d by Haryno that thu returns hud boon delivered yesterday afternoon. Of course this incant they were delivered to the State ?lnttso Legis lature. Tl'o^o returns will bo opened by them this afternoon, and their intention is to tlirow out the vote of Edgcfield aud Laurens counties, declare Chamberlain elected Governor ami inaugurate him forthwith. The Democrats will resist this through judicial process, and will, through the House of Repr?sentatives, declare the election from the returns of thy County Canvassers, which give Hampton the majority. Upon this count Hampton will bc likewise proclaimed Governor. This sectus to bc the pro gramme of both parties at this time. The Senate organized by electing S. A. Swail?, colored, nf WiUiatr.aburg, Presi dent pro lon., by a majority of six votes. The Senators from Abbeville, Edgeficld and Laurens, Democrats, wore not per mitted to participate in th? election. A concurrent resolution from thc Senate was adopted to wait on thc Governor and inform him that thc General Assembly was duly organized and ready for busi ness. Thc Democrats protested, and will to-day endeavor to rescind thia ac tion. Governor Chamberlain announced that fa had nothing ta communicate. PROM FI/OU1DA. Telegrams from Florida say r?den lina curried the State by ninety-five ma jority. Thu Canvassing Hoard has not yet declared the result, and their final action is uncertain. J. A. H. COLUMBIA, NOV. 29-1 p. m. The Radical House is without a quo rum this morning, according to its own theory. Hamilton, of Beaufort, has ab sented himself, and says he will not re turn unless compelled to do so hy force. Thc Senate is occupied in debating a resolution to join the Radical House at 2 o'clock t?) count thc vole for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The Demo crats will occupy the Door until after the hoar has passed. It is not likely that anything definite will he reached this afternoon. J. A. H. COLUMBIA, Nov. 29-.1 p. m. Tho Senate hus adjourned until Friday, after postponing resolution to meet with the Radical House to count tho vote for Governor. The bogus House failed to get a quorum and dispersed. To-morrow being thanksgiving dav no session will be held. J. A. II. HEN. HAMPTON SPEAKS. Cu last Tuesday tho crowd which gathered al the State House at the hour lor the assembling of the Legislature wits immense, and tho Federal officers ideed Gen. Hampton, who was at the State House, to prevent thc crowd from pushing upou the sentinels at the doors, lt was a wonderful admission for the men under Chamberlain's command to call upon Gen. Hampton to preserve the public peace, when the puritanic Gov ernor from Massachusetts claims and has frequently charged the Democrats with being the lawless portion of our State. Yet, whenever there is any appoarauco of trouble, the Federal officers call upou the Democrats to help koop tho peace. Why did not Gov. Chamberlain, as the Chief Executive of South Carolina, per form tho tusk of keeping the crowd back? Thu officers did not ask his assistance, because they knew that ho has neither the confidence nor respect of our people, and if he bud that ho was too much of a coward to attempt to preserve tho poaco when danger ia possible. Wo venture tho assertion that Chamberlain did not BIIOW himself during tho day without a guard ot United States troops. There was, however, no danger to tho public pence on this occasion, and tho following patriotic words from Gen. Hampton caused the Democrats and many of the Republicans to retire from the Capitol : " MY Fm KN ns-I am truly doing what I have done earnestly during this whole exciting contest, pouring oil on the troubled waters'. It !? of the great est importanco to us nil as citizens of South Carolina, that poaco should bo preserved. I appeal to you all, white and colored, as Carolinians, to uso every effort to keep down violence or turbu lence. Oue act of violenco may precipi tate bloodshed and desolation. I im plore you, then, to preserve tho penco. I beg all of my friends to disperse-to leave the grounds of the Capitol, and I advise all the colored mon to do tho same. Keep perfectly quiet; leave tho streets, aud do nothing to provoke a riot. We trust in the Law and the Constitu tion, and wo have perfect faith in tho justice of our cause." BACKS OUT. The following telegraphic correspon dence shows that the Democratic party ia desirous of abiding the law and having a verdict thnt is satiafactory to thc country as regards thc count of South Carolina':, vote. The reply of the Chief Justico t3 not such OH to inspiro tho people that he ia equally desirous of having the action of the United States Court in this State above suspicion. As a lawyer bo could not u fib rd to endorse tho revolutionary action now '??.dug had in this State. As a partisan, he could not afford to rebuke the rascals who are stealing tho vote of ihii 8t?t" f?r Haye? and the corrupt minions bf Grautism. The dispatch from tho Chief Justico U tho reverse of assur ing to tho country. It is sententious and indicates no concern for thc welfare of ?he nation or for the vindication of the ' law. These were tho dispatches : NEW YOBS. NOV. 38. Hon. Morrisou R. Waite, Cnlcf Justice of tho United States, Washington, D. C. -I am satisfied that your imracdiato preseu'io at Columbia at this juncture may save the country : from very aeriou? complications. 1 hope that you will seo your way clear to go. (Signed) ABBAU S. HEWETT, Chairman National Dem. Com. To which tho following reply ha? been received: WA?JIIINOTOK, D. C., Nov. 28. Hon. Abram 8. Hewett, Chairman, &c-Business of the Supremo Court re quires my presence hore. (Signed) M. B. WAIT?. If the Chief Justice could not be pres ent ho should have sent some able and impartial Judgo o' tho Bupremo Court to ?co that the law. of tho nation ia not per verted. The action taken, however, is in keeping 'witt 4dl tba ?tfrtir actions of the A PROTECT FROM TUE DEMO( RATS. Thc Democratic members oi tho House of Representatives withdrew from the Capitol on Tuesday when thc members from Edgefieid and Laurens were refused admission to the Hall of tho House, and upon withdrawing they read from the steps of the Capitol the following protest against thc infamous tyranny and usurpa tion of the Republicans: "We, a majority of the members of the House of Representatives of South Caro lina, elect, protest against the refusal to admit us to thc Hall ol' Representatives; we protest uguinst the military power of the United States barring the passage into the State House of members olected to the Legislature; we protest against the legality of tho proceeding-and especially against the army of the United States being placed for the purpose of this exclusion, under the command of ono John B. Den nil-a partisan of Gov, Chamberlain ; we protest against the said Dennis' instructions to the guard to admit no one to the State House except upon Iiis own pass or a pass of A. O. Jones, former Clerk of the House, who muy thus exclude all except lib own partisans, und who, by the Republican programme, is to organize the dani HouaC ; wo have presented ourselves with thc judgment of the highest Court of South Carolina, certified to hy its Clerk, with thc greut seal of the Court attached JU? to our rights to participate in the organiza tion of said House; wc ure refused by the orders of the said Dennis admission to said Hall except upon his pas-?, the pass of thc said Jones, or the certificate of H. E. Hay ne, Secretary of State, who is now under condemnation of .-aid Court for refusal to issue certificates in accord ance with its judgment and mandate ; in protecting against this barefaced usurpa- ! tion ; thus trampled on the laws and con- ' stitution of the State; this defiance of' the highest tribunal und of its ?eal ; it is J our purpose to oder no resistance, but to make our solemn appeal to the American ! people, without distinction of party ; our ; veneration for law; our respect for the I Supreme Court, ami the usages of the j Legislative assemblages, forbid our par ticipation i i such unprecedented and revolutionary procedure." Signed by all tiie Democratic members-sixty-four in number. The Democrats then proceeded tu the Hall over the Southern Life In surance Company, where a caucus was hehl, which adjourned to meet ut 'A p. m. nt Carolina Hall. TH E REPUBLICAN LAW-BREAKERS. The Republicans on last Tuesday or ganized and elected officers of the House of Repr?sentatives of South Carolina with only filly-ninu members present. Thu whole number of Representatives is one hundred and twenty-four, of which the Democrats elected sixty-four and the Republicans sixty in the late election. The Constitution of South Carolina, Art. II, Sec. 14, provides "that a majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to do business ; but a smaller number may adjourn from day today, and may com pel the attendance of absent members, in such manner and under such penalties as may bo provided by law." It would therefore require sixty-three members to constitute a quorum to do business. The State Canvassers issued certificates of election to sixty Republicans und fifty six Democrats, ignoring the election in Laurens und Edgefieid. Tho Democrats refused to attend thu meeting of the House on account of tho exclusion of these counties, and that left the Repub licnns without u majority of thc House, mid ns tho State Canvassers have ad journed no certificates could be issued to Republicans from the missing counties. Thero has never been any law passed to enable n minority of either House to compel the attendance of other members, and therefore until each Houso is organ ized and passes its own mles no member can bo compelled to attend. Hence, thc Republicans cannot legally organize tho House of Representatives, and therefore some subtifugo had co bc resorted to in order to evade this difficulty. Th??y claim that as there was no election m Edgefieid and Laurens, the Houso only consists of one hundred and sixteen mem bers, of which number fifty-nine is a ma jority, and consequently a quorum for busines//. TII?B might b? accepted if the Constitution was silent us to what con stitutes . the Home of Representatives. But such is not thc caro, for Art. II Sec. 4. declares "tho Houre of Representatives shall consist of one hirtidred and twenty four memberj, to bo apportioned among the several counties according to the number of inhabitants contained in each." Thus the Constitution prescribes tho number of thc Houso of Representatives at one hundred nnd twenty-four members, and then sayB a majority of this number shall constitute a quorum. Thus making sixty-three necessury for a quorum. Thc body chiming to be tho House of Representatives, with E. W. M. Muckey a-i Speaker, is a revolutionary and illegal body, held in defianco to tho Constitution of the State, and having for its object tho installation of a mun as Governor who has been beaten by moro than ono thousand votes at the polls. Every man who assists in this usurpation should be indicted for treason, and made to pay tho forfeit of bis crime if convicted before the Courts of South Carolina. Jndire Bond is ul uv ?mr Durell in South Carolina. He is perverting all the pr? c?dents of luw, und trampling upon the rights of tho highest tribunal of a State. When Congress meeta on next Monday, its first act ought to be to present articles of impeachment against him. This would Biispend him from office until after his trial, and the country would thereby be relieved of any further intermeddling in the Presidential election on tho part of this judicial usurper. The friends of mauy gentlemen in the State are pressing their claims for the neat United States S-natorship to suc ceed Senator Robertson. This would all bo very well at a later day, but they had better be giving their attention to the thieves who are trying to steal our whole State government. Unless they are thwarted no Democrat will be Senator from this State-indeed, we do not be lieve there will be any National Senate to send them to, if thc roguc'a policy in tho Stato and Nation is adopted. It means a chango of our government and thte ?rtitfP?u of a c'cfntralizeVi detfrAtifem*: COUXTINU TUL YOTK. Among tlif ninny able Articles which have appeared from thc abler men and statesmen on both Hides, there is consid erable difference of opinion, but the most satisfactory and conclusive argument on the subj'-'et appeared u few days since in the New York Herald, from Hon. Clark son N. Potter, a neighbor and intimate friend of Gov. Tilden ; and, although he claims that the views given are simply his ??lea of the law of the case, we may fairly conclude that they are consistent to, and in accordance with, Gov. Tildeu's view of tho matter, and arc, to say the least of them, temi official. Mr. Potter is au able man, and one among the fore most politicians of the Htate of New York, and also a m 'iilber of Congress from that Stale, which gives the more importance to the views he entertains. He reviews nt length the government of | Louisiana, showing its corruption and the peculiar character of the returning bonni there, which makes the vote of| thal Slate almost certain to be given by fraud to Hayes. Next, he cites thc provision of the Constitution as amended for counting the vote for President and Vice Presi dent, which is in the following words : "The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of | Representatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then l>e counted." From this he argues that the counting must not be done by the president of the Senate, but by the two houses of Con gross, for thc Constitution says that thc president of the Senate shall open all tho certificates, ami l/ir rotes shall then be eaunled, m t that he shall open and count the votes. That as the Constitution di volves this dut y upon both houses of| i'on?4ress, it is necessary for both houses to agree in order for uuy vete to be counted. Thc Constitution then says - "and if no person have such a majority, then from the persons having the highest number of votes, not exceeding three, on the list of those voted for as President, thu House of Representatives shall choose immediately by ballot the President." This clause shows clearly that it was the intention of tho Constitution to make tho House of Representatives the judge as to whether any one has been elected Presi dent, for if not, it would have provided that the person or body having the right to decide the election should inform the House if there should bt? no elec tion, and then that body should pro ceed to elect. The ubucucc of such a provision shows that the Constitution meant to give thc House or Senate the righi to reject any vote in their joint ses sion, and upon such objection, tho House being present, must, if no ono had a ma jority of all the votes, proceed to elect a President ; and to make this view clearer, the saun* article of thc Constitution pro vides that if the House docs not elect by the fourth of March, then thc Vico Pres ident shall be President. This is the view of this question which tiic Republicans have always held and acted on, and Mr. Potter's reasoning upon it is conclusive. In support of the position that both Houses of Congress must concur to couut j the vote of any Ststo, he cites the record of all preceding votes for President, where votes ?*f uuy State were objected to, showing in each instance that both Houses must agree to count the vote or it must be rejected, and showing further thai tho President of the Senate has never decided in favor of any vote except as directed by the Senate and House of Representatives. In 1817 the two Houses consented to tho counting of tho volo of | Indiana, which waa at finit objected to, and thc President of tho Senate counted it as directed. In 1821 thc vote of Mis souri wes objected to, and thc two Houses directed the President of tbs Senate as the form in which ho should annouueo the result. In 1857 the Vice President decided that tho tellers of the two Houses must count tho vote, and it was counted by them. In 1865 tho two Houses direc ted the Vice President not to open tho votes of Tennessee and Louisiana, aud votes of Louisiana and Georgia were objected to, and the Vice Prcaidont, under direction of both Houses, counted them. In 1873 tho Vice President' opened the returns and re-used to count J the votes of Georgia, Arkansas and Louisiana because tho Houso of Repre sentatives and Souato objocted, aud al though tho votes of Texas and Missis sippi wero objected to, they were omited i because both Houses of Congress direc ted it. Tho adoption of a joint rulo is not necessary, as the precedent is firmly established by tho practice of every elec tion. lu 1857 the two Houses directed tho vote of Wisconsin to bo counted separately, because a snow storm preven ted its being cast on the proper day ; and in 1873, when two sets of electoral votes wore sent up by Louisiana, both wero rejected, and thc vote of Georgia was rejected because it was cast for Greeley, who was thou dead. These instancos show o'-arly that both Houses must act together to count auy vote, und of course an objection by either House would re ject tho vote of any State. Having 8howu thc known corruption of tho Louisiana returning board, and the right of the Houso to reject any vote, ho says ?hat tho vote of Louisiana-and we may add South Carolina-will not bo counted by the House if it is tainted willi a wuii founded suspicion nf fraud. Tho House of Representatives must choose a President from ?the three high est candidates ou the list of thoso voted for. There is no ono to inform tho Houso that there is no election, as it ia by tho clear implication of tho constitu tion to judge whether there has been any ono elected President. If, therefore, the Republicans count Hayes in by fraud it will rosu't in ?die House refusing to couut tho fraudulent votes, and immediately withdrawing to their own hall aud elec ting Tilden the President. Then tho Ser.nte must elect tho Vice President fron: the two highest candidates for Vico President, and of course would make Whccle." tho Vice President, so that the Nation would havo a Democratic Presi dent with a Republican Vice President. Tho election in tho House being declared, Tilden would be inaugurated on the Oth day of March next. If Washington is garrisoned to prevent his inauguration by fotce, ho can take the oath in New York, and thereupon becomes the President. Any rWrtohnto tb hrs authority WAiiU -?-nea-rtwi? ii 'im.fut after that he treason, and the persons io guilty would certainly be severely deal? with aa soon aa law and order cou'.d bc restored. It will be BOCII, therefore, that the Democrats, ns Senator Bayard ex pressed it, "have a remedy under the law" for tho frauds the Republicana are attempting. For our part we arc satis fied that Gov. Tilden bas been elected, and we have confidence enough in his ability to trust him to necure his rights mid the rights of the great party that elected him. We trust also in the patri otism of tlie masse* of our Nation to see that right and justice shall prevail over fraud and tyranny and treason. EDITORIAL NOTES. Will Governor Chamberlain undertake to ear that he has been elected Gov ernor of South Carolina ? He knows and the world knows that he has not. Just to think ! Tba Attorney Gen eral, State Treasurer, Comptroller Gen eral, Secretary of State and Adjutant aud Inspector General of South Carolina all in jail at once. That ia a select batch of free boarders. Judge Bond is as bad as Darell, und his conduct richly deserves tho condem nation of every American citizen, re gardless of party affiliations. Congress will no doubt pay ita respects to thia judicial law breaker. Tiie Board of State Canvassers have begun taking lessons in prison life rathei earlier than we expected. When they treated the Supreme Court with con tempt they had better have fi,'iowcc Leslie ia his flight to unknown parts. It is either Democracy or despotism ii America. The Republican party repre scuts the fanaticism of oar nation, and it triumph i- a victory w hich is achieved b; fraud. It will be death to our Constitu tion and defiance to the laws of ourcoun try. The gathering of u large portion of th army in Washington forhodes no gooi to the American people. It is not in tended to seat Hayes, but only to be i waiting to furuish thc American Csesu an opportunity of trampling upon th liberties of his people and perpetuatio his own power. Three Republican Judges on the Sn preuie Hench have done their duty t the whole country in a noble manne and thc Union-Herald is ruminating ov< their ingratitude to "the party." It foi gets that because men are elected t office by a party of thieves they are ni necessarily thieves themselves. The people of South Carolina owe debt of gratitude to the Judges of tl Supreme Court for its independence an patriotism in checking the Hood of ele tion corruption, and bringing to punis] ment the culprits who were endcavoriri to purloin the vote of this State for then selves and their vile companion-.. Grant has used the army for the lu four years to perpetuate thc infamies Southern Republicanism. He mandu his soldiers into thc Capitol of Louii ana and arrested Democratic Legist tors two years ago, and id now conccntt tiug his army at Washington. Will dare arrest the Representatives of t American people in thc sacred halls Congress ? The Executive Committee of tho Dei ocratic purty of South Carolina and thi counsel telegraphed Chief Justice Wai asking him to be present when the cr of thc board of State Canvassers was be heard on Wednesday. They desil tho highest judicial officer of the nati to witness the infamies which are bei perpetrated in the name of law in Sou Carolina. Judge Bryan claims that as the pe tion for writ? of habeas corpus were < rected to the Circuit Court only, would not act. He ought nut to ho dodged the issue by declining to a He is thc District Judgo of South Cu lina, with Circuit Court powers, and t State, yes, the nation, had the right expect his voice to bo raised upon t side of law and justice. Stono the carpet-bagger, Cardozo f carpet-bagger, Dunn the carpet-bagg Hayno the carpet-bagger and Purvis I carpet-bagger have received a posit proof of South Carolina's ingratitu Their ill 'Strions services in trying keep the party of abstraction and aids in power in thia Stato have bceu warded by freo board in Jthe county j of Richland. The ingratitude of ropi lieu I Tho patriotism of our Nation will sorely tried before the present Prcsid tial contest is decided, but wc have fa in tho nobi'ity of our free inst it uti and tho integrity of our people. 1 men of to-day are too proud of tl heritage and too devoted to liberty permit thc government for which tl ancestors periled their lives one cent ago to be changed from a glorious rep lie to a despotism or a monarchy. An unknown person has been advie and directing the Radicals in thia Si for tho past two weeks. Sonic people licvo it has been Grant, but from the fernnl nature of the proceedings resoi to by the leaders of the party, wo beli they have been getting cour. - \ from devil himself. No mortal scound however accomplished, could have t neu ?tay? una iiicuus ior perp?trai ouch enormous infamies upon our pco Grant says that Chamberlain is doubtedly the Governor until the i Governor is inaugurated, and makes thc excuse for giving him commau tho army to preserve the peace, J ? was not any danger of a riot, and G knew it. His action war simply inter to enablo Chamberlain to re-scat him and set his pals ut liberty in definna the orders of the Supreme Court of State. Is this a republic or a les ! with rogues? Tilden is calm and confident, popular majority is too largo to chiselled away by corrupt and thu returning boards. He knows that h tho choice of the American people, that ha can rely upon their will tc aug?rate him. A Democratic Hou? Representatives will never count votes of States opposite tn what tho v as cast by the free will of thc people elated. Tilden will bo inuaguratcd I Aient t?r the gvrvVrninent N gttiri. Thc residence of Misses Kate and Ann Hampton, about five miles out of Colum bia, was burned on last Thursday ?iight by thc dastardly act of some incendiary, whose fiendish motive was no doubt to do an injury to their brother, thc gallant General Wade Hampton, who bas been elected Governor over the rogue's candi date in South Carolina. The ladies lost everything by the fire, and up to this time no one bm. been arrested for the crime. Judge Mackey says questions of mem bership in either House of the Legisla ture wero formally decided according to parliamentary law aud on points of or der. Now, tho Radicals ?.'ant to decide them by military law, and on points of the bayonet, -ie is right. The Radi cals, from Governor down, know that they have no right to retain the govern ment on any other ground than the law of brute force. W; shall see if thc citi zens of the nation give their consent to this usurpation and tyranny. Mr. W. fi. Ridisb, a Republican mem ber of the House of Repr?sentatives, re fuses to enter the Hall while Federal bay onets guard the door. He is unwilling to become one of the public conspirator? to erect a despotism in this State which cannot by law sustain itself, and resorts to the aid of force as represented by Fed eral bayonets to uphold it. He is now acting with the Democrats in their or ganization, which contains a majority of the members of the House of Repr?sen tatives of this State. The correspondent of thc \ews wul Courier is responsible for the statement that the white members of the board of State Canvassers refused to sleep in the same room with th?* colored members of the board while they were in jail to gether. Messrs. Dunn and Stone de clared there were no civil rights in jail, and therefore they wished a separate cell. Thc moral of this isthat every white mun who advocates civil right* in order to get office from colored voters is lint willing to give practical evidence of his belief. Governor (trover, of Oregon, has re fuged to commission cx-postinaster Watt? as a Presidential elector on the gr- ind that bc was notoriously ineligible a. lb? time he wus votes! for, and therefore vote? cast for him were illegal. He will give the certificate to the person having the next highest number of votes in tin State, who is Coghlan, a Democrat. Ii this decision stands, Tilden will have lilt missing vote, and will be elected inde pendent of thc action of the returning boards of South Carolina, Louisiana auc Florida. Some of our exchanges are discussing the reforms needed in our State, but i strikes us thc first thing to bc secured i the inauguration of the government wi have peacefully chosen at the - polia There is no use to talk about needed re forms if our government is to be run b; the robber band of South Caroliua, up held with the whole power of thc Fed eral Government. It does not mean re form. It is a new growtu of corruptior and it will surpass any of the astouudin accomplishments in this direction ( former administrations. The United States troops have bec placed der command of Gen. John I Denni of Republican fame in this Stab What a sense of degradation it must caus to thc officers of the standing nation; army, to be compelled to obey a man < Dennis' standing in South Carolina. W suppose the reason Gov. Chamberlain i not in command of thc forces personally is that he ?B afraid his nerves might I shocked by mistaking some noise for th clicking of pistols, as bc did the raovin of the keys on thc horns of the Abbevi|l Cornet Band, and there might be coi venient place of refuge. A Democrat who boro n certificate < election as a member of tho Houso < Representatives, went into tho Hall c Tuesday, and after he got there tho Ri publican scoundrels endeavored to pr vent him from leaving, in order to hel make up their deficient quorum. H could not get out until ho threatened I prosecute those who refused to pass hi for false imprisonment. This brougl the minions of tho tyrants to their sonsi and they let bim out. Force is the on1 claim that the Republican fiends bavo rely upon for a continuance of power i this State. It is might, and not rig! that enables them to continue their fl grant usurpation. Tho Democrats were required to gi up their private arms before they we allowed to pass tho first Hue of scntinc at the State House on last Tuesday, b the Xtepublicans were not question about arms. Thc partisan courso pu aced in this matter, is in keeping wi the balance of Republican infamy, will be remembered that at Cainhoy t! Democrats, under contract with Rc pub cans, went to a joint meeting unarmc and were attacked by colored malit without any provocation, aud several them killed. Was the programme Tuesday intended to repeat such d graceful treachery in thc State Houso, occasion offered? Was it just to disai one party, and leave the other arraci It was radical justice, which is but a other name for treachery nnd crime I The correspondent of the New? a (\,n\i,i- Minim tl,..I a ?OF?AII. . 1 '. r,\.... I, . , - --. -j . curred iu Blackville on the 2<r>th in? brought on by a mob of nogroes. B Bull, a notorious desperado, who L'-a : cently been figuring os one of thu afilt vit makers relative to tho Ellington ri waa arrested by two men named Pcacoi under the < rJ' .of the town couueil disturbing the peace. A crowd negroes attacked them, wounding ono the arm aud one in tho leg. They turned tho fire, killing William Newt? the ring-leader, and wounding two otho Great excitement prevailed, and the P? cocks were forced to leave the County safety. Tho negroes made open threi to burn the town, and tho whites v.-< guarding tho town. Thc law, as adm intered by a carpet-bag Governor, fails preservo the peace of our State. Federal bayonets ??rere stacked a rou the statue of tho immortal Washing! in the rotun la of the State House Columbia on last Tuesday, while t despots had soldiers guarding the < tranoe U> the .Capitol of a sovereign Sh tb tfrcVtfnt the L*^s1at'dra ?ho&n by t free will of n liberty-loving people from taking their scuts to represent their con stituents in the law-making bc-dy of the Commonwea'th 1 What a Centennial pic ture'/ The buyonetrt of thc Nation stacked around tho Htatue of thc "Father of his Country" for the purpose of de grading the pure and noble government for whose foundation and liberty he had commanded the Nation's bayonets one hundred years ago! i Will the great Nation of America-tho noblest republic tlio world has even produced-consent to mich a desecration as to allow thc de struction of this government in ita cen tennial anniversary by the bayonet* which erected it upon the ruins of a monarchist despotism? Will the great mass of Northern and Western Union men and patriots who fought the battles of thc late war to preserve thc union of States, consent that their victory shall bo made barren by the destruction of the constitution and government for which tliey battled? Tho North and West must decide the question. HAS HE JURISDICTION ? Tile action of Judge Hond in sitting ut defiance the judgments of the Supreme Court of this State give rise to thc above inquiry. His Court is established by act of Congress, and has no jurisdiction un der common law, and hence nnly such ns is given it by Statute. There is no statute of Congress gi ving the Circuit Court of thc United States the right to review thc decision of tho Supreme Court of any State. Even on questions affecting the national constitution, an appeal from the Supreme Court of a State lies to the United States Supreme Court. Hut the election for President and Con gressmen is not subject to review by thc United States Courts so far as the provis ion of the State law for thc conduct ol thc election are concerned. It is purelj a State mutter, and the adjudication of thc State Supreme Court upon it is finnl One State chooses electors by thc Logia laturc, another by the people, and itsowi Courts must decide its laws. We shat probably refer to this subject at grcatci length in our next issue, hut for the pres cut we must content ourselves with mig gesting that Congress ought to impend Judge Hond. INDIGNATION AT THE NORTH. What the Papers Hay About the Dis bone.4 fount-Tlie Electoral Vote of Soutb Caiollua "Little Bet ter tban Stolen Gouds." [From the New York Herald.] Even if the Court fails to reach th board thc electoral vote of thc State wil bo little better than stolen goods, whic will taint the receiver as wei fas the sb ar practitioners who purloined it. Can tb Republican party uflbrd to take its fin instalment from the doubtful States wit thc highest judicial tribunal of Sout Carolina crying "Stop thief 1" after il nimble carriers i [From N. Y. Journal af Commerce, Ind " MANIFESTLY AND LITEBALLY UODOE."-Putting thc sudden movemei of thc South Carolina board of canva sers in tho best light, it is manifestly arj literally a dodge, and, being so, it is e: actly the sort of thing which the gre) majority of men of allparticswill cona in reprobating. Gen. Hampton, in h dignified and temperate address to tl people, expresses confidence that ti trick cannot Bervo the purpose of tho: who have executed it. Certainly such proceeding ought not to have even t?aporary aud prima facie validity. [From the Washington Star, Hep.] "A DAMAGING. VICTOUY."-The a tion of the South Carolina board of ca: vasse rs denying the jurisdiction of tl Supreme Court of the State, and deda ing .he election of Chamberlain as Go ernor, and n Republican majority ic tl Legislature, does not have a wholeson looa on the face. It may bo that tl board has acted within tue law, ai probably it has not taken this decisi' step without being fortified Ly legal a vice, but even should it bo able to mai tain itself, it will be a damaging victor serving greatly to discredit tho Repub can party nationally. Thero has been general acquiescence in the fact of tl success of the Hayes electoral ticket South Carolina. At tho same time tl election of Hampton as Governor h been as generally accepted, and with si iafaction by Republicuns, even, as ador ing u prospect tor thc rescue of the Sta from misrule. [Telegram to the Baltimore Sun.] NEW YORK, November 23. Thc news from Europe loses its int? cst to-duy, while that from tho Pelmet Stute has flung a death-like pall over i branches of trade. Not for long yes has the heart of finance been so profoun ly stirred as it is to-day, and "whither a .re drifting?" is tho exclamation on i Bides. Those even who have professed believe and declare that the action oft returning boa rda would in the end mt tho approval of thc American peon stand aghast at the usurpation that li defied the Supreme Court of a State, a attempted even tho theft of the State celf. And yet the daring net of yesterday not wholly unproductive of good. It i done a vast amount of good in that it L turned hundreds, per ips thousands, the blind worshippers and adh?rent:? the administration, which sits silent a indorses tho revolutionary act; it I changed these adherents into inflexil opponeuts. "What do you thiuk cf Sot Carolina?" said a Democratic member the gold room to a Republican merni before opening of tho room this mornii "I do not wish to discuss tho matte was the reply, ns the speaker hung i head in shame, "but I mn done with I Republican party." Tho infamy waa I paramount topic of the room, and th was not a Republican member w seemed to have tho courage to indo those who, uutil this hour, ho had no been ashamed to uphold J Gold opened firmer on tho South Cu PSCStOuiSn*. x?i? piivo oi cooa came higher, but this fuiied to shake t firmness of gold. Indeed, nobody cai for consols in view of tho more stirri events at home, tho final remit of wh no man could tell. There is a feeling extreme feverishness, and news from I South is awaited with an nnxicty no before known. Mcetiug Between Tilden and Heitrfrlc NEW YoltK, Nev. 26 Thc Tribune in its report of tho mt lng of Governor Tilden and Hendri yesterday, says Governor Hendricks s tue public sentiment in tho West State* !n regard to tho elcctiou wa* strong, that he was compelled to co East to ascertain tho condition of pul feeling here. He expressed his aurai tion at the conduct of thc Southern Di ocrats, who. without tho least munifci tion of turbulence, hud appealed ev? where to the Courts, and was gl?d, b in thc West, and on his journey birt ward, to notice the disposition of all ; ties, to have mutters amicably and !; fully settled. Governor Tilden fuV.y o curred with all Governor Hendric!-'i murks, and there appeared to be u perl accord of ideas, in regard to thc qi tions of the hour. Nothing was mr ft*t o* fhn pttrts t-itubr ot Go\*-rt?bY ' den or Governor Hendricks to enter ?i'i a decided plan of action, and after n r 0 further remarks on various toni.* ernur Hendricks withdrew wiffi&Sf lng a definite appointment, oniy exouLV mg tile hope that he would see Mr Tu den again before leaving tho city ?t tv. Everett House. Laut nirht Mr dricks said, "we have no hlea of axreeh*~ upon u plan of action. My comi?* Bra? wa? caused solely, by a desire to be au? ed us to the public feeling, and to a?T? rew members of the Nations' O - * We talked no politics atdinnerlhisev!^ ing. I may go back to Indian* ia-nm. row.- Greenville Newe. ?rant Proteste?!. COLUMBIA, il. C., Nov. 27 The following dispatch is signed br Scnator Gordon, of Georgia; Senator Johnson, of Virginia; Gin. Wade Hamil ton, and several Circuit Judges, and a large number of State 8enato? and Eea. rcHentatives, white and colored, and tnsay other prominent citizens of the State Tb (he President of the United States :' Wc, the visitors from a distance, and*, committee of the Democratic members elect of South Carolina Legislature, and the Democratic Executive Committee, and citizens, having just seen by Asso ciated Press despatch, that Gov. Cham berlain has applied for United States troops to bc placed under hts orders pi the assembling of the Legislature 'uy morrow, we Bend this our solemn pi?, test against the troops beiug placed un der command of Gov. Chamberlain. 'fft have no objections to tho presence of troops, and will co-operate with them io preserving the peace, but we protest against the use of tho United States array in cont oiling Uie organization of the Legislature and enforcing the inaugura tion of Governor Chamberlain, who has been defeated by the white and colored voters at the ballot box. There is not the remotest danger of disturbance of th* pe.icj by Democrats, if it occurs, it wilt be at thc instigation of Gov. Chamber lain, whose party has taken the only lives lost in the fate exciting canvass in tia's State. Not one drop of blood has been shed in any political disturbance, except by Republicans. It is literally true, that the Democrats received their greatest majorities in the counties where the United States soldiers were stationed. What pretence therefore is there for Gov. Chamberlain's demand for troops to keep the peace. We refer you for confirma tion of these statements to thc command er of tho United States forces at this place and elsewhere in the State. General Hampton Endorsed. ROOMH NATIONAL DEM. COMMITTRR. NEW YORK, Nov. 24,187ff. General Wade Hampton, Columbia, S. C. . DEAR ?iit-Your admirable address to the people of South Carolina is thc sub ject of universal commendation here. lu fact, the prudence, thc forbearance and self-control of your people, under tho most exasperating provocations, is beyond all praise. I can only think that in tho exciting situation in which you will (ind yourself next week no outbreak will oc cur. It is almost too much to expect that there will be no indiscreet, man in South Carolina who may provoko the collision, but nevertheless the providence of God has so far guided you and your people in all yfytr difficulties that your friends rest in calm confidence upon tho wisdom and good fortuno which have so far attended your actions. You may rest assured thal your Northern brethren have consecrated themselves to the work of your deliver ance, and will never cease their efforts until you arc restored to that "freedom wherewith you were made free" by the labors and sacrifices and wisdom of our forefathers and your forefathers. God give you and your people all the wisdom and all the patience needed in this hour of trial and in this crisis of the destiny of our common country. We have mil faith in the justice of the people of the LTnited States, and we do not enter tain n doubt of tho final verdict which they will pass upon tho occurrences of the past two weeks. This verdict trill surely vindicate their honesty and re-es tablish free government upon a louting basis. I have the honor to be, very respect fully, your obedient servant, ABBAM S. HEWITT, Chairman National Democratic Commit tee. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.-All il persons having demands against the Estate of J. T. Kennedy, deceased, oro no tified to present them to the undersigned within the timo prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment at one?. M. L. KENNEDY, Adra r. NOT 30, 1870_20_3_ Situation Wanted! A FIRST CLASS TANNER and CUU J\. KIER wishes a situation. Will work for wages or an interest. Best of references as to ability, character, Ac. Apply by letter immediately to JAMES, THE TANNER, Webster, Jackson County, N. C. Nov 80, 1870 20_4 Guano! Guano!! TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: WE hereby give notice to all pe"0"' owing us for BRADLEY'S PAT ENT PHOSPHATE, sold on account of Messrs. Geo. W. Williams <fe Co., that pay ment must bc mado to us by tho first of January next. All notes unpaid at Hut time will be placed in the hnnds of on ola ccr for collection. . .. TOWERS & BUOYLE3, Ag'ta. Nov 80, 1870_ 20 _j_ Monea Path High School. THE Exercises of this School will tc re sumed November 27th. Instruction will bc carefully imparted tn Latin, Greek, Mathematics. Book Keeping, and fn all tho ordinary and higher'branches of English. Special attention will,bopaw to Penmanship. Terms-From ?OOO w $14.00 per term. Contingent Fee. M cent Students will be received at any time, ann charged onlv for thc timo they come. b * Hi G. REED, A. B. Nov 23, 1870 10_I_ I Mean mat I Say. ALL persons indebted to mc for Guano und Tobacco for the year? of l?Tan" 1870, at who owe mc for money loaned, are hereby notified that they must make settle ment before, the first day of January ncx'. or before that time give mo satisfactory res ... ?... ... ".._ul 1. I., UUtIC with an officer of tho law. I bnyc on bni?J a large lot of fine Tobao-w. which I wi? ? ' low for cash. It is In caddies of ten |>oun<u and upwards. o. H. P. FANT. Nov 23.J1870_ _10_ THE INAUGURATION OF HAMPTON WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE STATE FAIB, A ND the citizens of Anderson arc cordi J\. ally invited te unito In the K*TJrl nionstmllon, when will be inaug?rete?' ? ?rea? Redaction in Fri???. .* fan mu-. Dry Gooda and Notion ?tore oi C F. JACKSON, Columbia, 8. C.? Who ls prepared to give bargains ofc?"J kind for the benefit of thc wholo peop? "irrespective of race, color or previous cm> dltloii." . , i.? My entire stock of Dry Gooda ?I? VJ sold nt lower prices than ever before otiern in tills city, mid extra Inducements ?'?.', made to purehaeora in Wlilte and Colorf Blankets, Mens' Heavy Jeans and meres, Ladies' and Misses Hose, or fall and examine #?)as and !>"?*> send for samples. . . ., arr Nd 23^ ?miJA0K8O??bro,uu * ?