Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-18
THE SOUTH CAROLINA rROUBLE.
Facts and Opinions About 1t and
SecretaIy Cameras order.

ment that the action OF the Cabinet, with
reference to affairs in South Carolina, had
resulted in determination on the part OF
the President to issue a proclamation com E.
manding the alleged disturbers OF the peace
in that state to disband! Elsewhere will be
found this proclamation In full, supple
mentsd with the order OF Secretary Cameron
70 Gen. Sherman.
1t was O'Clock yesterday when the Cabi-
net reached conclusion upon Gov. Cham.
otrlain's application for troops, and tmms-
diately on adjournment the Attorney General
proceeded To draw up the procl amatiou, and
6y O'Clock 1t was furnished to the press
Shortly afterwards IL was flying over the
wires throughout the length and breadth OF
Inc land.
1t was at much later hour, however, that
She order OF Secretary Cameron TO General
sherman was decided upon.
GENERAL SHERMAN
was at the n ational Tneater enjoying Mag
gle Mitchelrs didos as "Fanchon," when he
received the order for the movement of the
troops He rubbed his spectacles, read IL a
second time, and repaired direct to the Wes-
tern Union telegraph Office, and
TELEGRAPHED GEN. HANCOCK,
commanding the department OF the Allan
tic, to carry out the instructions 1t COP
tanned with the utmost dispatch. II these
instructions are obeyed to the letter, IL will
wfthdraw the troops except such as remain
r Ior garrison duty rom all the forts sur
nom Fort McHenry In Baltimore, Fort Del
aware near Philadelphia, Forts Foote and
Washington on the Potomac, and Fortress
Monroe. 1t Is estimated that within five
days
TEN THOUSAND MEN
from the department of the Atlantic can be
placed at Columbia. 8. c., the design ated
place of rendezvous, to be distributed over
ger, commanding the department of the
south may deem most eXpedient. It will
also be seen by the reading of the order OF
Secretary Cameron that II this force is not
deemed sufficient the militia Of the various
states is to De called out.
GOVERNOR TILDEN TO THE FRONT.
Should this become necessary, the Presi.
dent could issue his proclamation upon the
executives Of the several states, and all the
S unit 9rmed and armed millt,a Organizations
raj government. The President might even
request Governor Tllden to furnish New
York city's fancy regiments, and IL the gov
erpor, under such circu instances, deemed 1t
advisable, he might as the co mn nder In
chief OF the militia organizations, march at
the head OF the column.
At 10 O'Clock last night General Sherman
sent
AN ADDITIONAL DISPATCH
to General Hancock, commanding him to
send all the new recruits in his dep artment
to the department OF the south, and counter
manded previous order. to send these men
THERE Is SOME DIVISION OF SENTIMENT
as TO what effect on the political situation
this movement Of the administration IL
likely to have. The democrats are loud In
their denunciatiou. They say toe President
has not complied strictly with the constitu-
tion, because in bis procl nation he as
cannot be convened. They deny this, and
asseverate that Within the three counties
surrounding Charleston there is q quorum,
q ha nod tv,f hr,, lx,St
that Gov. Chamberlain dare not convene 1t,
because 1t would denouuce him. Then,
again, there are democrats who assume to
De glad that the President has made the
move, for they comfort themselves with the
assurance that 1t will add strength to their
cauSe In the doubtful northern states. Said
an enthusiastic Tilden man this morning
1T Will give Us ten thousand republican
votes among the commercial CLASSES OF New
York city alone, where business will be dis
tnrbed by the invasion OF the stats" They
that Judge Black takes de ,ided exception to
the assumption that the President has the
right 10 protect state against domestic
1t 10 held to be contrary to tn . decision of
the United States Supreme Court, which in
one OF the Louisiana cases-the Reese case
dt clded that the army could not be used TO
90 police duty; that 1t gas the bounden duty
OF the President to uphOlt the authority OF
the state, but that the state and not the
United States must protect the citizen.
TOO HASrY.
Last night, while considerably excited with
the news of Secretary Caneron's order, q
number OF democrats held nesting at the
Ebbitt Houfe, Judge Jere Black presiding.
IL was agreed to advise Gen. Hampton 10
wfthdray from the canvass in South Caro-
lima and let the state 60 by default, to the
end that the electoral vote of the state might
De thrown out OF the count by the House of
Representatives. To day, however the sober
second thought prevailed, and the recon-
mendatlon was not communicated to the
governor.
WHAT SENATOR PATTERSON SAYS.
Senator Patterson, OF 8. G. gives as rea.
son why Gov. Chamberlain doss not convene
the legislature, that the republican msm oers
would lot dare attend and give expressioI to
their honest sentiments. He says that Co
lumbia, the capital OF the state, il filled with
members of the democI attic rifle clubs, and
free speech would hardly be tolerated.
COLLECTOR woRTHINGToN,
OF the port OF Charleston, 8. c., says that
when the republican convention was held in
Columbia, over three thousan members of
the armed rifle clubs were in attendance.
He was asked how Ii was that Judge Moses
who Is republican, sets forth that there Is
no violeI &c in the state. To this he replied
was going op, as he was too closely cone ned
with his Official duties. "Well," said q
democrat, What are your facilities for
knowing what Is going on. You have not
cuse ourself by say ing, You are afraid TO
CO." To This there was 10 reply.
AMONG REPUBLICANS
there is no fear that the use OF the army to
put down violence in an insurrectionRry
state is to work to the disadvantage OF their
ticket. They hold that the President could
not act otherwise than he has done, when q
legal demand, in due constitutional form,
was made upon him. They believe that the
action OF the President win indicate To the
voters Of the southern states that 1t 10 the
determination of the government TO protect
every citizen, high and low, In the right of
the elective franchise, and that, By reason
OF such determination, the negroes will now
come out and vote, which under other cir
cumstances they would not havedo Th0y
think that An honest election in the south
will not result, n has been predicted, in "a
solid south !" but that North and South Car
olina, Louisiana and Aiseiasdppt, II the
voters are not over.awed by Intimidation
and violence, will cant their electoral votes
for hayes and Wheeler. - - :
HAMPTON WILL STICK.
II is stated that 6euerai WADE Hampton
bias communicated with personal friends
here, and says that Notwithstanding tho
coercion Of the government Q, he will stick
and make the eanyaAs.
THE dFENCI MEN,