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SOUTH CAROLINA.
Gen. Ruger to the Legislature.
Troops Will Support Chamberlain.
TWEED'S CAPTURED PAPERS.
MOrrissey's Election Bet Haul,
THE BROOKLYN DISASTER.
Gen. Ruger to the Legislature
Troops Will Support Chamberlain.
TWEED'S CAPTURED PAPERS.
fOrrissey's Election Bet Haul,
THE BROOKLYN DISASTER.
SOCTH CAROLINA.
The Democratic House and the


NEW YORK, Dec. "a Columbia. South
committee appointed by the democratic
house, Oh waiting Oh Gen. Ruger yesterday
announced ills mission as follows:
THE COMMITTEES QUESTIONS.
You are aware that troops are In the state
house. Will you be kind enough To inform
US by whose authority these troops are i'm
The staie-homse, and Tor what purpose they
are there? We wish To avoid the least APP
peaTance ohviolence, but our house being
the legal hocse. we wish Ia occupy the hall
of the house of representatives. Are your
trance OF our house into the hall? You know
there is force OF state constsbulary there
as deputy dOorkeepers Of the house. They
are guarding an illegal house. Are your
troops authorized TO support them n they
resist the entrance into the hall OF our mem
bers? -
GEN RUGERs REPLY.
These questions were reduced 10 writing
ana submitted 10 the general at his request.
and he said: i prefer my official reply Ia
these questions shall he in writing. and shall
SO reply at my earliest convenience. I am
willing, however. 10 state verbally a genera
answer, which, think, will cover the whole
ground, and shall speak plainly. am, of
snnh tne d e3 .ha OF .he troops In GO
orders 10 them came from the President,
and i act as i understand these orders.
Gov. Chamberlain applied TO the President
for troops to preserve the peace against vio-
lence Instruction. President Grant recog-
niZed Chamberlain as governor OF South
Carolina, and ordered troops TO be placed az
placed, are TO preserve the peace and TO pre-
vent interference with the house which Gov.
Chamberlain recognizes as legal. II the Off
GERS or doOrkeepers OF that house were 10
OF the troops would be compelled 10 come be-
tween you and them and support them i'm their
resistance against your entrance to the hall.
This is my position. While do not pretend
10 decide which is the legal house, or who
has the right to seats i'm the house of repre-
sentatives, yet as long as Chamberlain is
recognized by the President as governor, and
so long as he recognizes the republican house,
my orders, as understand them, will be Ia
preserve that house against intrusion or in
terTuption. have been severely criticized
how l am situated. While i dislike very
much 10 turn back a very respectable body
OF citizens from the halls OF the state house
yet am under orders. and must obey them
as i understand them.
he PUTS 1T IN WRITING.
COLUMBIA, y. G.. Dec. 9.-Tbe following
has been received by the committee o. the
democratic house:
Columbia, IS. C.. Dec. 18Th. 1870 Hon. r.
a. Conner and Others: Gentlemen of the COM
mittec-I have the honor 20 say in reply To
your inquiries. based upon the resolution of
which YOU handed me copy on yesterday.
that the United States troops in the state
house were placed there nv my order for the
purpose OF executing such orders AZ might
pt eiNtil anu III ttils Coinc'tiOn 4 WOulu say
with reference TO inquiries numbered and Z .
that il your body should appear at the state
house for the purpose OF CHEERING the hall OF
the house of Representatives, and should be
refused admission by those having charge o
the doors, and such persons should apply 10
the officers in command OF the troops at the
state house for assistance necessary To pre-
vent your entering, the present orders 10 the
officers would require them Ia render such
assistance. am, gentlemen, Your obtserv't,
THos. A. RUGFR.
Col. and Brevet Brig. Gen. Dep. OF the South
Nothing else has transpired today. except
that more federal troops are en- route for this
place. Everything is remarkably quiet.