The New York herald., 1876-10-20


leave tonight
Batteries and l. from Boston Harbor, and bat
terry from Portland ninety in all leave to-day Tor
Columbia, s. c.
The PRICE OF THE HKEALD HAS BEEN RE-
DUcED TO THREE CENTS PER COPY.
OPINIONS OF REPUBLICAN LAWYERS ON TEE
PROCLAMATION.
The discussion the recent proclamation by the
President concerning South Carolina still continues,
and takes wide and Numerically opposite course
that divide the different scots OF
Christians Democrats lift their eyes pious horror
the action OF tho Executive, while republicans find
| abundance OF argument 20 defend and enough party
| inspiration TO applaud H. No democrat however
strong his OF the legal propricsy OF the act,
would dare to express openly an Endorsement OF the
Presidents course Il or those things fills
the democratic mind with conflicting sentiments or
anger sorrow nothing could better illustrate
the opposite tendencies in point OF political feeling and
beiefbotween tho two great parties than the express
sions OF opinion this proclamation OF tho Presi-
dents.
sExKIxG YoR LAwykR.
The HHRALD reporter on the opposite tack from
Diogencs, who sought only tor honost man. hunted
vainly during the the County Court House
yesterday in tho early afternoon for lawyer He
found one al length in the person OF Mr.. Thomas
Shearman the fearful philosopher Of Tho Bar and the
champion OF morals and religion. Mr. Shear
| man, bcing asked the question II he
thought tho President acted strictly within
| the constitution In ordering troops TO South
Carolina answered la tho Affirmative and said There
precedon, this in tho Rhode Island rebellion.
President Tyler responded TO the request OF Governor
Dorr on similar grounds. The State in that
diton that tho state Executive and Legislature found
themselves unable to grapple with tho violence that
threatened It, II Is truo that IN south Carolina there
IL no Legislature IN session. II II were Governor
Chamberlain would have ask it's consent before ap-
plying the President for assistance, but is s the
privilege belonging TO the Governor OF State,
when tho facts warrant IT, 10 call for national support
where he satisfied the local authority is unequal 10
the task OF rsprsssng disorder. There Is disorder IN
South Carolina. Governor Chamberlain says so. and
he IS gentleman whom 4 do not think would mis-.
represent the situation and do think President
Grant would act without deliberation In SO grave
matter. As to the copsttuuonaiity OF the question
there n no room for dispute. The Presidents
Is strictly within the letter OF tho law Ho has 10
insure to each State republican form OF government
10 domestic violence, &c and will say
he has exceeded his duty in what he has done"
Here Mr.. Shoarman paused, and, brushing his eyes
with tho back h,s hand, proceeded ..I All. not in
copt where 1t is absolutely demanded. dkapproved
OF the Louisiana business because color OF
right for the Washington government acting It did
IN the Of Judge DurelL There is analogy.
! however, between the two The plain
disregard of the sense OF the community; the other
meets with general approval It ia done In tho inter-
csts Of peace and order"
CHARLES o'CoSoR HAS no PUBLIC OPINION.
The reporter subsequently tho venerable Charles
has 4
the subject made public. Consequently there
opinions Of his to give beyond what no was willing 10
state, that there are many things constitutional and
within tho letter Of the law that Internal ia thoir
application
| JUDGES ARK MUM
Judge Brady deemed tho opinion Of ajudical officer
question SO intricakoly interviewer IN the warp
and woof Of current politics inadvsabIe II not i'm
proper. and he sustained In this Of tho
Daniels, Judge Larrcmorc and several other judges.
From the judges therefore, no enlightenment need be
A wxLL.posrRD LAwYER.
M T. W. Stoughton asked the reporter preliminary
70 giving any opinion Of his own. 'whas do they
kxpoRrER-They say that the President acted in
Nc. sroueHros-Undoubtedly no did. whas other
way could he have actcds He IL charged with the
II threatened and where the local authority unequal
70 the OCCASION
Rspoarxn-Is his action aimed at influencing the
election
Mr. SroU0HroH-By measA l am sufficiently
aware OF President Grants views to ray that he has
repeatedly resisted applications 10 the federal
IN tho southern States when Of dis
order apparently called Tor the Interference Of the
army. He has not taken this step regard South
Carolina without being FULLY saslsned th Al tho stua
sion demanded Il.
RxpoRrgR-It is denied that there 10 any insurrec-
sionary spirit In SouLh Carolina
Mr.. SroUGnroS-That - not the question. The peo-
pie. appears 10 me. have been greatly misled upon
This subject The mos. sacred right we have-,ho
right upon which rostS the whole fabric OF free
republican form OF governmen,-,s the right Vi sui.
q n nj n CIT uufl a
United States 70 cast his ballot for whomsocver he
psases rs clearly sabvsrsivo OF tho nrs principles Of
our method OF government So deeply impressed with
TINS tact WAS Alexander Hamilton that the my
eighth number Of the Federaiist he wrote long and
exhaustive article Tor the purpose OF inducing the peo
pie or the United States and Of the State Of Now York
TO adopt that provision Of the constitution which
thorzes Congress- whom IL scos III TO do, To rogu
late The imo, place aud manner Tor holding elections
for members OF Congress. That provislon OF the
stitutlon hc looked upon with the utmost solcitudc
and he argued we'll and convincngly that the govern.
should have within itself the means OF It's own
RKPoRrgR-You do not look at 1t from tho demo-
| cratic standpoint that Chamberlain seeks his
| reelection by tho AID Of federal bsyonctz
Mr. SroUGHroS-Thas " simply absurd. Tho law
| OF 1870. amended In 1871, docs not touch n single
state odcer The law distinctly says tha. .he United
States Circuit courts shall appoint In each district two
supervisors Of election, one from each party, who
shall that the for federal ocersi propery
counted In the Revised Statutes, t0 H. for 1914 a.
10 the following
sKcrox 2oie-The supervisors Of election appointed
places xsd registration voters Who being rss,s
tsred woad be entitled TO voto tor representative Dell
ovstc Congress- and to challenge offering
rsxer to attend ~ s times and places when tho
of registered marked for challenge, to
such nses resssored - they dcsm bo
/ 30 marked.
src aOi7-The supervisors election authorized and
required to attend ~ all times and places fr hodag occ
tons Of delegates Congress-
counting the such eiections chsc
vote offered by any person whoe legal qualifications the
| sups either of them may doubt
sEc 2O2O When IN amy eiccson district or voting
In any city for which there ap-
pointed supervisors OF eiscon for election
o seetoa are allowed to exercise and dis
charge fully aud recy whout threats intimidation all
dutios and conferred they shall
she chicf supervisor who shall the
facts and report to the House of Representatives
The subsequent section authorizes tho United States
marshal and his general deputies tho and
| support and protect tho supervisors
All that IL here sought that both parties shall be
pcfuitted tracY and have th hocstlx