The New York herald., 1876-12-23


COLLAPSE.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
COLUMBIA, Dec. %, 1875
The adjournment 10 day Of the Mackey House and
the Senate die which followed by the
ment die also of the democratic House. leaves tho
two Governors unhampered by their respective Legis
laturcs Everybody Is now on the qui vipe for dcvo
opments tomorrow. The question that agitatcs
the political leaders on both sides is, what will
They dot As indicated in my dispatches last night
II is anticipated that Chamberlain viii resort u
proclamation requiring Hampton and his governments
ITO dspersc In three days" This OF course, will not
bo complied with and tho next thing will bc either
conflict, provoked by the Chamberlain special con-
stabuary in the attempt to arrest Hampton and his
government, or duplicate proclamation from Prcs.
dent Grant, which will be followed by martial law
CHAMBERLAIN GROWING NERVOUS
1t is well known tonight that Chamberlain very
uneasy and all day, under tho apprehension
that the Senate would rcscnd concurrent rcsolu
ton TO adjourn sine die and merely take recess, by
which they could reconvene at the call OF tho Prcs
dent, the President pro teDi committee author
,z,d to mako the call Ho was constantly running up
and down stars all day. through the files Of soldiers
and special constabulary the Stale House, from the
Executive ONCE TO the Senate chamber urging final
adjournment
HE FEARED A COMPROMISE.
This excitement and alarm the part OF Governor
Chamberlain is accounted for by tho action OF rcpub
lican caucus OF about forty members Of the Mackcy
House and Senate, at which proposals for a compro.
mise offered and favorably discussed. The eau
Gus included nil tho Senator's which is an indication
that the republican members Of that body are weak
enng as 10 the validity OF Cnambcrains government
and that they are becoming satisfied that Hampton
will eventually triumph, despite the support OF the
national government
PROPOSED.
The compromise submitted and discussed was LIBERAL
II proposed To give Hampton the Governorship; to
recognize the democratic House, and Wallace the
Speaker: and TO give the democrats the Attorney
General aud Comptroller General; providing tho
democrats would agrec 10 send Chamberlain 10 the
United States Senate; recognize Lieutenant Governor
Elcaves colorcd the President OF the senate; and
give tho republicans the Offices OF tho Secretary OF
State, Treasurer, Adutant General, and Superntcnd-
ent OF Educa,ion.
In addition TO this proposition another was sub
mitted giving Chamberlain the Guvcrnorshp rccoaniz
Ing the democratic House aud Wallace Speaker; 10
send Hampton to the United States Senate and
monopoizca majority of the State executive Offices
for the republicans; but this was not seriously enter
tained because the felt satisfied the democrats
would not acccde 10 anything which did give
hampton the Governorship
II was also submitted N both cases that equal
division oi tho county Offices should be made between
the two parties in the event OF the proposed compo
misc being accepted.
ADVOCACY THE COMPROMISE FROM UNEXPECTED
SOURCE
The caucus adjourned without action; but, to the
astonishmcnt OF everybody, to-day whitteinore, of
cadetshtp fame tho most ultra radical tho Senate,
made qui,e conservative speech, which was SO tinged
with compromise nc TO provoke the indignation
oil the Governor and his partisans Whttemore
succeeded, however, IN having committee Of
three democratic senators and three republican Sena
tors appointed ostensbly Tor tho purpose OF inves.
eating and reporting the legality oil the organization
oil tho Mackey House, but really Is thought, TO effect
II possible The rst OF the proposed comprom
givcn above. This committee Is 10 meet within ten
days and to continue i's sessions until ITS
chairman. Hence Governor Chamberain's alarm
and as Mr. John Cochrane, leading republican
Senator has flied an elaborate protest against the To-
gaity OF the Mackey House, his alarm is un-
grounded. All this ACCOUNTS Tor Governor Chamber
lains anxiety to hasten tho adjournment die OF
both The Senate and Mackey House. II is apparent
TINT the republican members OF the Senate that the
prospects OF Chamberlain and his government arc
hopeless even with The support OF the federal govern
ment They recognize the grave fact TO them
that tho taxpayers resolved pay no
further, that Chambcrlain's officials will not tarc TO
enforce the collection Of tax unless supported by
federal bayonets in every instance Republicans
ccde TO. night that there hope now for Chamber
lain but declaration Of martial law by the President
but they are dubious as to whether their Gov
ernor will be able 10 work up case or furnish Just-
1caton Tor II
COURSE or THE TWO GOVERNORS.
In this way matters brought to a crisis by the
adjournment OF the Legislature; and II remains to be
what course the two Governors will pursue.
Hampton IS course Is clear. He stands the broad
platform Of right and he is virtually to-day the actual
Governor OF the state. Funds arc nowing in with
amazing rapidny from the taxpayers and he has
been notified by the banks that his checks
as Governor will DO honored by them for
any amount he may find necessary to carry ON the
government He Is fully prepared Tor any emergency
that may arise, ana as an instance OF tnis to-nigh,
when Speaker Wallace sent to know if he had any
mo. have nothing more 10 say; have no further
Use Tor the House, and am 'tshed they should adj
journ and go home, The democratic House
indicates that Hampton knows what he Is doing, and
that whatever course Chamberlain may pursue, he IS
prepared TO meet IL through tho courts and other
jcaccabc channels. Tum Hamilton and n. b. Myers,
Two OF the coored republican members who seeded
from Tho Mickey House. called upon Hampton tonight
10 shake hands before gong home. they asked nis
advice TO what they should say to their colored
constituents, and he told them TO ''say TO both
whites and coiorcd people that he wished
them 10 keep the peace to make their labor racts
Tor the next year. TO resort TO no violence" and TO
Boon have government not Of party but OF the
whole people, He IL IN hourly receipt OF commun-
cations from officials who have been commissioned by
chamberlain, enclosing their commss,ons back, and
asking him 10 issue them new ones before they tako
possession OF their Offices
POPULAR SENTIMENT.
The Charleston meeting last night, which will
be followed by similar meetings all over the State has
had tho effect OF parayzlng the republicans The me-
mortal TO. Congress, which substantially aniic-
pated In tho HERALD dispatches OF Monday. was COM
pIe,ed and forwarded TO both houses OF Congressto
day.
The action OF the House and Senate committees was
uplmportanL Tho former. alter obtaining some add
tona oiclal testimony from tho Secretary Of state
will probably asccrtan the result as TO the electoral
vote from ther.corrcctcd returns o-norrow
WORK OF THE CONGRESSIONAL sUB-coMMITTEEs.
[By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CHARLESTON, 8. c., Dec. q, 1870
Tho Congressional subcommittee OF which Messrs
cocbrauo and Phillips chairmen elected nothing
OF importance day in relation to the intimidation OF
democratic negroes The testimony was OF general
character tending to show the bitter spirit OF the
coored people toward those OF thcr own race whom
they vow political apostatea Their narrowness and
aesrh OF ideas make thom essentially intoerant and
No results arc terrible examples OF brutal persecu-
ZION, such remind one with shcfder Of the night
Of the Darh Ages The no. fully de-