Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-18
South Carolina,

A correspondent of the New York Times, writ
ing on t4e l4th, from Columbia, S. c., says
THE country may be interested in knowing
what 10 to be the future programme Of the demo-
Gratis here, now that they have inaugurated Their
governor. A gentleman who is in their couusels
informs me that it is this Their Senators are to
secede from the lawful legislature, but as they
will be without quorum, it is proposed to order
new elections IN all the districts not represented
in the Hampton senate. In these elections they
expect to get enough additional senators to give
the democrats quorum.
They then propose TO pass tax bill the first
item of which shall provide for levying tax to
pay the interest the State debt. This they
think win enlist in their behalf the holders OF
South Coroina bonds at the North whether re-
publicans or democrats, especially as they will
represent that no taxes raised by the Chamberlain
legislature will be paid. Indeed they have boast
cd ever since Chamberlain Inauguration that he
can't collect cent of taxes, and will be starved
out. Meanwhile, they propose to sue out writs of
quo warranto against the republicans holding the
Offices Of State Treasurer, Controller, the Super
intendent of Education, these being the Offices
which they claim were carried by the democrats.
They concede that the republicans elected the At
f"rnev General, Secretary of State, and Adjutant
General.
H. Is also said that Hampton will sue out writ
OF quo wsrranto against Chambe rlain, aud viii
shape the pleadings that the question can be car
ried to the United States Supreme Court on an APP
peal. II this can be done it ill provide peace
able solution of this whole difficulty. But law
yer differ as to its practcability. Hampton,
however, cannot proceed by quo warranto without
conceding, for the time being, that Chamberlain
% the actual governor. q fact which his party
deny 1t is certain that he is not legally the gov
ernor himself, for the that the law Of South
Carolina requires the presence of the senate to
CANVASS the vote and declare him governor and
thus far be has had no senate.
Pending these proceedings it viii be necessary
for the President to recognize person as gov
ernor of this State and little doubt exists here
that Grant will recognize Chamberlain. few of
the more hot-headed democrats here talk abou;
revolution and violence in maintaining fIampton's
claims, but large majority desire aud expect
peaceful issue OF the present complication.
The congressional committee did nothing of i'm
portance to-day, owing TO the excitement attend
ant upon Hampton's Inauguration. SO far as they
have gone. they have not been able to disturb the
republican majority on the electoral vote, but have
opened the door for large increase Of it. The
republican members of the committee propose TO
summon elector Nash before them to testify about
the efforts made TO bride him to vote for Tillen.
The senate committee will be here before morn
ing.
Gibson, another of the republican assemblvmen
who went over to Hampton's assembly, came back
to-day and took his seat in the legitimate
House.