Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-07-27
Our Washington Letter

In the Senate, sitting as a
Court of Impeachment, Mr..
Blaine began the opening ar
gument in the Belknap case.
All the counsel for the accused
will be heard, and on the side
of the managers Mcssrs. Scott,
Lapham and Hoar will proba-
bly, speak. 1t now looks as if
the trial will come to a conclu-
sion about the middle of next
week. Carpenter is said to be
sick; he has perhaps overtaskcd
his brain in his emulation Of
Butler i'll trying to pass off
gross vulgarity and impudence
for wit.
The trouble at Hamburg, S.
c., is much talked of in Repub-
lican circles. That it was the
result of evil communications
cannot be denied. Under the
teaching of carpet-baggers the
negroes attempted to set all civ
il law at defiance and riot was
the consequence. The case, in
a few words, was simply this
The town of Hamburg is situa-
ted just across the Savannah
river from Augusta, Ga, and
was before the war a flourish
ing town, but is now inhabited
chiefly by negroes, who control
it entirely. One Dock Adams
had organized a military COM
pany, which for its action in the
Ridge Spring riots about a yeaI
ago, had been ordered to restore
lis arms to the State, but has
never done so. There is a
bridge crossing the river here
TO Augusta, a single road lead
ing to it. On the 4th Of July
as two young men were return
ing to their homes in Edgefield
county, S. c., they found the
road blocked up by Capt. Ad-
ans company, and found it i'm
possible TO pass. They APP
pealed to negro Justice Of the
Peace, who summoned Adams
to appear on Saturday, July 9Th.
This he declined to do, and the
Magistrate issued warrant for
his arrest for contempt, but Adj
ans called out his company and
set all civil law at defiance. The
white citizens intcrfered and a
bloody riot was the consequence.
One white man was killed and
one wounded. Seven negroes
were killed. Governor Cham
berlain, of South Carolina, ar
rived here the day before yes
terday and had interviews with
the President, the Secretary Of
War, and the Attoney-Gener-
al in relation to this affair. The
views of the general govern
ment were explained to the Gov
ernor and the necessity Of the
State government carrying out
the laws Of the State made APP
parent land the impression is that
he will pursue that course with
out reference to the authority
of the United States. Failing
to do this, other means will I'M
doubtedly be employed.
The Real Estate Pool inves-
tigating Committee has agreed
upon a report signed by all the
democratic members, constitut-
ing a majority, with reference
to the Jay Cooke Indebtedness
to the United States, and Sec'y
RobesoL 'sconnection Herewith.
The report covers eighteen pa
aes and concludes with arecom-
mendation that Sec'y Robson
be impeached. Members of the
Judiciary. Committee, who have
examined the report, IN the light
of the testimony adduced, pro-
nounce it strong paper.
Judge George p. Fisher was
before the House Postal Com
mittee yesterday to testify re-
garding his connection with the
prosecution of j. j. Hines, mail
contractor. When Jewell tes-
tilted before the committee last
week he said that the manage
ment of the prosecution, which
was in the hands of Judge Fish
err, then U. S. Attorney, was
very inefficient; that he (JewelD
was anxious that other guilty
persons implicated in the fraud
ulent transaction should be
prosecuted, and was disappoin-
ted that they were not. Fisher
SAYS that in thus testifying,
cast a reflection on his
prosecution Of Hines, whereas