The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-13
Especial dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
senator Gordon ON the South Carolina

WASHINGTON December i11.-Genern
Gordon left Columbia on Saturday and ar
rived In Washington: this morning, and was
in his seat in the Senate during the after
noon IN conversation with the CORE
spoxasnt Of the San General Gordon stated
frankly and openly that in the present light
of circumstances he looked upon the Con-
sentative, prospect in South Carolina as not
Of an encouraging character. He went to
Columbia Immediately after the election,
and has remained there ever since until his
departure on Saturday, and is consequently
thoroughly conyersant with every detail Of
the existing events Of which that city has
been the the theatre for the last few weeks.
He says that no people In history have
ever deserved the approval OF their fellow
beings more than the people Of South Caro-
lima for the stolid, heroic courage with
which they have endured, without the least
attempt at retaliation, the persecution, the
contumely, and the wrongs which have
been heaped upon them. He says that the
people of the State, including a. large, body
Of the negroes, look upon Hampton as the
Governor OF the State; that practically
Hampton has, been Governor for three
months, aas his influence and advice Is poten-
tial through the State. His course and his
counsel has prevented oil danger OF COLI
sion, and will continue to be eXerted to that
effect to the end =. ..:...5...f:a -. $
| General Gordon thinks that come what
may the people Of South Carolina will in
augurate no contest Of force, although he.
says the great effort of Chamberlain and of
his supporters is to goad them into resist
ance General Gordon, says the statements
which have been published OF armed rifle
clubs coming by thousands into Columbia
is entirely untrue. He says that hundreds
OF people from the interior have been drawn
to Columbia in the last four weeks by the
excitement, but they have come as indi-,
viduals, and not as organizations armed or
anarmed. So far as lie is advised every
circuit Judge in the State agrees with the
Supreme Court Of the State in recognizing
Hampton as the legal Governor and the
Wallace House us the legal House, and it
should be remembered that every one Of
these Judges is Republican. t
| He SAYS he is satisfied OF the perfect truth
OF his assertion that every drop Of blood
shed in the State in the last three or four
months has been shed by Republican hands.
The Conservatives Of South Carolina Of
course feel disheartened very much at the
attitude OF the General Government when
they have the law and the facts on their side
beyond any dispute. But they do not for
this reason mean to abandon their State or
ganization or their determination to insist
upon the assertion of their rights. They
have good reason to- believe that they Will
continue to receive still further accessions
from the Mackey House, and they have also
ground for the belief that the State Senate
will in short time recognize the Wallace
House and act with it, When this comes to
pass, Hampton will be inaugurated; but the
present purpose is not to take this step until
that comes to pass. ~s.t .9-,rsLfi>.
General Gordon. in reply to the IPresi-
dents statement that the counties Of Edge
field and Laurens were carried by voters
from Georgia, says the people Of South: Car
olina court investigation on this point.
Seven companies OF troops were in Edge
field county. He says that whereyersthe
military were there the Democratic vote In
creased The Democratic committee, had a
! full -poil-list of theIiVoters in 'Edge1ieid
| county, and there were six hundred less
votes poIIed than were GA the list. He.says
that, had it not been for the intimidation OF
the negroes by their own race and by Cham
berlain's minions, Hampton's majority
would have been twenty-five thousand. In
| the county of Edgefeld, oYerrun as il was
with deputy marshais, there were not more
than ten or fifteen arrests made on account
of intimidation or Illegal voting, which
shows how much foundation there Is Tor
the Presidents statement ssgg.q:.
aoaEGox-THE 'surREaE cotRT OF THAT
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