Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-12-03
EASTERN 0lSPATC HE'S.
gy Overland Telegraph.
Especial. TO THE DAILY sKNTIN EL.
A'' SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE LEGISLATIVE DEADLOCK
e STILL CONTINUES.
General Ruger Declares that He
Must Obey Orders from WASH
ington.
RUMORS OF A COMPROMINE.
Telegram from Wade Hampton to
the President.
THE CABINETS ACTION IN
TUE n TT,ED
RUMORs OF A CoMPROMIsE.
THE CABINETS ACTION IN
THE MA TIER.

NEW 1ORk, Doc. =.
A Times Columbia special says:
Dispatches have certainly been received
by Democrats AS we'll as Republicans
that the President will recognize Mac
key, Republican, as Speaker, and or
der Ruger 10 put An end to disorder by
rejecting all persons who have not GER
tifcstes OF election from the Board oil
Canvassers.
The Democrats have determined to
secede in a body in case the Edgefield
and Laurens men are excluded. They
will then form a Senate for themselves,
Democratic Senators have heretofore
acted quietly with the Republicans and
recognized Mackey in the House on
Tuesday, though they afterwards pro.
tested. The Senate has thirty-three
nlemers; seventeen are Republicans,
and the Democrats have, without
counting Edyefield and Lauren Sena
tors, who have not yet seated. fourteen
members, or sixteen with them. They
have vol a quorum under any circum
stances. The seceders, however, mean
to carry OH the revolution. They will
declare Ham pton Governor upon cop
les of returns or file in the Clerks
Offices of the various counties.
COLUMBIA, Dec. !.
The Speakers of both Houses have
signed n proposition to adjourn their
res pective Houses Immediately and
simultaneously to meet tomorrow
noon with each unchanged, provided
General Ru ser would agree. The lat
ter however refused, saving he must
ohey orders, if received from Wash
ingIon.
A Iribunc's Washington special says:
1t IL suggested here to night thai the
South Carolina iinbroglio may resul,
in q compromise which which will
give Hampton the G~overnorship,
Chamberlain, United States Senator,
and lea e the Hayes Electors undis-
turbed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Z.
The following telegram was received
by the President Thursday night:
COLUMBIA, Nov. 80.
His EXcellency U. ). Grant, Wash.
ington: The Democratic members OF
the Lower House, sixty-fve in ,um-
Der, met quietly in the hall to-day
with their Speaker in the chair. The
Republican Off y-ninel also assembled
there and placed their Speaker In the
chair. General Ringer poposes TO take
OUT OF the House eight members duly
elected, holding certificates from tho
Supreme Court. The House il the sOle
judge of the qualification of its mem
bers. We propose to lea ~ the qnes-
ttion to the House. These members
will remain until expelled Ivy force.
but we earnestly desire a peaceful so
| luton. The Legislature will not inter.
fere with the presidential electoral vote.
We ask only a constitutional Legisla
tnre ~peaceably assembled for the good
of the State. Very respectfully your
obeiient servant,
[Signedl: WADE HAMPTON.
The President, In n conversation re-
frrring to the statement made by Cor
don and Hampton, wherein they
charged that Ringer has made pledges
to them in regard 10 the nonin'er.
ference of the military at the meeting
of the South Carolina Legislature,
which he had failed to keep, said he
was satisfied General RuXer had done
no such thing. He knew tho General
we'll. He was a gallant soldier, n high
toned, honorable man, and would
scorn to do . mean act under n cir
cum>tances. In regard 10 the Oft re-
peated charge that The Administration
had used the military tn interfere in
the affairs OF the Southern States to
such an extent unwarranted by the
law, the President said the charge was
not sustained by the facts; that the
commanding officers at all the military
posts South were ut all times instructed
simply Ia sustain the legally consti-
tuted authorities and preserve the
peace, and where thu military had
gone further it has been clearly shown
to be a misconception of orders, and
the act had been promptly disavowed
by the superior authority. In regard
to interference in elections, there II
not 4 single instance on record where
the presence of the military had intim-
dated a single voter. On the contrary,
it had been clearly shown that both In
South Carolina and Louisiana the pres
sence of the military enabled all the
colored people who wished q do so to
vote the Democratic ticket. The Presi-
dent has no doubt Lat that oil ques-
tons growing out Of tho presidential
Cohi'o"e Vouiu 10 POoSosui'y "oJuStOoS
that the counsel of good and patriotic
men in both parties will prevail.
In regard to the telegram received
yesterday from General Ruger, asking
for further instructions in regard t.
any future action on his part towards
the rival Legislatures, the Cabinet was
divided. several members advocating
the sending of instructions to General
Ringer 10 Oust eight members who held
certificates Of election from the Su.
preme Court. while other members
commended that the Government bad
no right to go to that extent; that it
WAS the duty of the Federal Govern
meDt To simply sustain the legally con-
stiti,tsd authorities and preserve the
peace. in this view the President
agreed, and was so decided.
After tho adjournment OF the Cabi-
net a telegram was sent 10 General
Ruger ANNOUNCING that his explana-
ton of the movement on Tuesday last
VAS satisfactory and that his course
was fnlly approved,