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delivered tho returns to Mackey as Speaker of 

 tin* House, anil the court held that Mackey 

 \v;i- a private citizen and not tho Speaker of 

 tin- Mouse, and therefore mandamus could not 

 isMic. The court, however, adjudged Mr. 

 Wallace the lawful Speaker of the legally-con- 

 stituted House of Representatives. 



On the 5th of Decetnber the Senate and the 

 Republican House canvassed the votes for 

 Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, and de- 

 clared D. H. Chamberlain to have been elected 

 Governor, and Richard H. Gleaves Lieutenant- 

 Governor. The vote of Edgefield and Laurens 

 Counties was excluded. According to the 

 declaration, Chamberlain had received 86,216 

 votes, and Hampton 83,071 : Chamberlain's 

 majority, 8,145. For Lieutenant - Governor 

 Gleaves had received 86,620 votes, and Simp- 

 son 82,520: Gleaves's majority, 4,100. 



On the 7th Governor Chamberlain was 

 sworn into office by Probate Judge Boon. 



On the 12th Speaker Wallace, having given 

 notice to the Senate for that purpose, and in 

 presence of the Democratic House of Repre- 

 sentatives, and of such Senators as chose to 

 attend, proceeded to canvass the votes for 

 Governor and Lieutenant-Governor.' He did 

 not have the original election returns, but had 

 a certificate of the Secretary of State of the 

 votes cast for Governor and Lieutenant-Gov- 

 ernor, and duplicate returns filed with county 

 clerks. Wade Hampton was declared Govern- 

 or, having received 92,261 votes, to 91, 127 cast 

 for Chamberlain ; and William D. Simpson 

 was declared Lieutenant-Governor by a vote 

 of 91,689, to 91,550 cast for R. H. Gleaves. 

 The oath of office was administered to Hamp- 

 ton and Simpson by Trial-Judge Mackey. 



Governor Hampton now addressed the fol- 

 lowing to Governor Chamberlain : 



STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ) 



EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, COLUMBIA, December 18, 1876. f 

 SIB: As Governor of South. Carolina, chosen by 

 the people thereof, I have qualified in accordance 

 with the constitution. I hereby call upon you, as 

 my predecessor in the office, to deliver up to me the 

 great seal of the State, together with the possession 

 of the State-House, the public records, and all other 

 matters and things appertaining to said office. Re- 

 spectfully your obedient servant, 



WADE HAMPTON, Governor. 

 D. H. CHAMBERLAIN, Esq. 



To which Governor Chamberlain replied : 



STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, ) 



EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. COLUMBIA, December 18, 1876. j 

 SIR : I have received the communication in which 

 you call upon me to deliver up to you the great seal 

 of the State, etc., etc. I do not recognize in you any 

 right to make the foregoing demand, and I hereby re- 

 fuse compliance therewith. I am, sir, your obedient 

 ervant, D. II. CHAMBKRLAIN, 



Governor South Carolina. 

 WADK HAMPTON, Esq. 



On the 19th the Democratic Senators and 

 Representatives, 79 in number, elected M. 0. 

 Butler as United States Senator. The Repub- 

 lican Sennte and House had previously elected 

 D. T. Corbin as United States Senator. 



At the beginning of 1877 both State govern- 



ments and the two Houses of Representatives 

 were in existence. Governor Hampton, how- 

 ever, appeared to be recognized by the civil 

 and judicial officers of the State aa the lawful 

 Governor. 



The condition of affairs in South Carolina 

 was one of the first matters that engaged the 

 attention of President Hayes. Both Chamber- 

 lain and Hampton were invited to Washington 

 by the President for personal conferences. 

 The President finally determined to withdraw 

 the United States troops from the State-House 

 at Columbia. The troops were accordingly 

 withdrawn on the 10th of April, and on the 

 same day Governor Chamberlain issued a proc- 

 lamation declaring that he should no longer as- 

 sert his rights to the gubernatorial office. The 

 State government was peaceably turned over 

 to Governor Hampton and the other State 

 officers elected on the ticket with him. 



SPAIN, a kingdom of Southern Europe. 

 King, Alfonso XII., born November 28, 1857; 

 proclaimed King December 80, 1874. The 

 area of Spain is 195,774 square miles; the 

 population in 1870 was 16,835,506. The area 

 of the Spanish colonies* is 117,209 square 

 miles ; the population, 8,093,610. 



The public debt and its annual interest were, 

 according to a notice published by the Govern- 

 ment in the "Guia oficial de Espafia" of 1875, 

 as follows, in December, 1871, and in June, 

 1875 (value expressed in reales, 1 real = 5 

 cents) : 



The Spanish army is to consist, in time of 

 peace, of 100,000 men, of whom 69,492 will 

 belong to the infantry, 16,130 to the cavalry, 

 10,232 to the artillery, and 4,146 to the corps 

 of engineers. The fleet, in 1875, was com- 

 posed as follows : 



* For a <l'tai!e<l account of the area and population of each 

 of the colonies, ttt ANNUAL CYCLOPEDIA for 1874. 



