The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-25

degree physical majority-that the work.
| ing and muscular classes, those who make
armies and fill out the leyies and conscrip.
tions-were on his side Of the slate. In
short, he is quietly sitting among his books,
with one eye on events and the other on his
friends, waiting until the Republicans dis.
integrate by the mere weakness OF their
alliances in. the South and the pressure OF
their personal scruples in the North.
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| Especial dispatch to the Baltimore SUM-
The Movement for q Compromise i'll
South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, S. G., December 22.-The stu.
alton here changes with Kaleidoscope IA.
pidity. The Legislatures Of Hampton and
of Chamberlain have both adjourned sine
die, but the political cauldron is seething
more actively than ever. This morning
there was an evident desire on the part OF
Nash and Whittemore, two Of the most in
fuential Republican senators, to avert, If
possible, the adjournment OF the Senate and
Mackey House, while on the other hand
Chamberlain was running about the lobbles
OF the Senate and hall of the House OF Rep
resentatives displaying nervous anxiety
that the two bodies should adjourn at once.
Since the receipt OF the leading northern
papers taking such strong grounds against
| Chamberlain's insane project OF arresting
Hampton his friends have indignantly de-
MED that it was his intention to issue pro-
clamation commanding the Hampton gov
ernment to disperse. Under this pressure
Chamberlain may have determined to change
his tactics; but his plan up to yesterday
was such as was telegraphed last night. An
other and more peaceful project is now
under discussion.
A meeting was held last night at which
| forty-odd Republicans were present, and 1t
was resolved that proposition be submit
ted to the Democrats for the appointment
of q committee OF five Democrats and five
Republicans, who should meet at an early
dav for conference to see il compromise
cannot be effected and peace restored. The
committee is to consist OF liberal men on
both sides, and they will choose an eleventh
member. -"
Two propositions will be submitted to the
committee The first is to give the Demo-
Gratis Hampton for Governor, Wallace as
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives,
and a majority in the House; Haygood
Dcmocrat) as Controller, Thompson (Dem-
ocratY as Superintendent of Education, and
to give Hampton the power to appoint an
Acknowledgement, who shall be neither Ell
liott nor Connor. On the other hand, the
Republicans are to have Chamberlain for
the United States Senate. Gleaves'for Lieu
tenant Governor, and their present men,
bers in the Senate, admitting the Demo-
| cratic senators from Laurens and AbbeVille,
and ordering a new election for senator
from Edgefield.
The Republicans to have their candidates
as State Treasurer, Adj diutant-G General, Secre-
tary of State, and Mackey to be made chair
man of the Committee on Ways and Means.
The General Assembly, when reconvened,
shall be bound to enact no party legislation
| beyond registration law, and repeating
the act giving the Board Of State Canvassers
the right to declare an election; that in ap-
pointing county officers the Governor shall
appoint Democrats in the counties carried
by Democrats, and Republicans in the coun-
ties carried by them; that in all State and
municipal elections the commissioners Of
election shall be voted for by the people,
and the tickets arranged so that the minority
party shall have a minority on the Board Of
Canyassers. ( .g%. .l"- 80 - + t.e,l,.
The second proposition is that Chamber
lain be Governor and Hampton 60 to the
United States Senate the Democrats to have
Wallace as Speaker and majority in the
House Of Representatives; the arrangement
of the Senate to be the same as stated in the
first proposition !; the Democrats to have
Connor for Attorney General and a majority
of the State officers, giving the Republicans
only the Treasurer and the Adjutant-Gene-
raj; the same arrangement to hold in re-
gard to county appointments. lnboth pro-
positions condition is that the laws enact
ed by the present Legislature be declared
null and void.
Controller-GeneralD Dunn, Senator Whit
temore, and several other prominent he.
publicans are very anxious that either one
or the other Of these propositions De ais-
cussed and adopted, and it IS probable that
such committee will. be appointed from
both sides. No formal proposition has been
made by either party as yet, but the deSlre
ayoWed by the Republicans for compro-
mise is regarded here as, full Of significance.
The fixed resolution Of the people to pay
no taxes except to Hampton has probably
given the death-blow to Chamberlain's gov
ernment. One of its effects was witnessed
to-day when the members Of the Mackey
House and Senate, and oil the attaches, went
home without a cent, notwithstanding the
promises they received yesterday. The
Democrats, on the other hand, were paid all
they would accept-one hundred dollars for
each member, and full pay for the attaches
the pay certificates OF Speaker Wallace
being honored at sight by both the banks
here.
The Democratic senator's before the Sen
ate adjourned to-day arose in their seats and
announced that rs they did not recognize
Gleayes as the lawful president OF theSenate
they would return to- him the pay certiti-
Gates given them, and signed by him. This
they did. ID .sg, .g,s4.S,.
z A small body Of troops is still in the State
House. The congressional committee did
not, 2as was expected, arrive ut amy result
to-day In the. matter i.of the electoral vote /
and viii not reach The conclusion Of ITS la ]
,bors until early next week. ss vs-ssd
Interesting intelligence comes fromabroad
that the Nawab OF Lahurer has senta re-
markably diminntiye Nepali pony, only
eight inches high, to the Maharaiah oi
Pstiala, which reminds us OF what the
Brrhah dbapYifhle Oh North Imrakireada-
why said to the Bhramh dapWithle OF South
Imrakircadd ddaWhy e. 4a,ekeys.