The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-30


COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 29.-Judge t. j.
Mackey, of South Carolina, is here as
bearer OF letter from Gen. Wade
Hampton to Gov. Hayes. The letter is
as follows:
"ExECUTIvE CHAMBER
COLUMBIA, Dec. %, 1876.
"MY DEAR SIR-L have the honor to
inclose copy of my inaugural as the
duly elected Governor OF South Caro-
lima, In view of current events and the
official sanction gwen to gross mlsrer-
resentation Of the acts and purposes OF
the majority Of the good people of this
Commonwealth, deem 1T proper TO de-
clare that profound peace prevails
throughout this State; thai the course
of judicial proceedings is OBJ
citlz ms thereof, and that the
laws for the protection of it's inhabitants
in all their rights OF person, property
and citizenship are being enforced in
our Courts. While the people of this
State are not wanting either in the spirit
or means to maintain their rights OF
citizenship against the usurped power
which aefes the supreme judicial
authority of the State, they. have such
faith in The justice. OF their cause that
they propose to leave its vindication to
the proper legal tribunals, appealing at
the same time to the patriotism ana
pub ic sentiment OF the whole country.
"The iuhammatOry utterances of a
portion of the public press render it,
perhaps, not inOppOrtune for me TO state
that, although the people OF South Caro-
lima view with grave concern the critic
| al conjuncture in the affairs OF our
country, which threatens 10 subject to
an extreme test the republican system
| of government itself, IL is their firm ANA
deliberate purpose to condemn any Sc
| luton of the existing political problems
| that involves the use of an armed force,
or that moves through any other channel
than the prescribed form OF the Consti-
tuition or the peaceful agencies OF the
| law.
"Frusting that solution may be had,
| which, while maintaining the peace OIL
the country, shall do no Violence 10 The
constitutional safeguards, OF popular
| rights, and will tend still more firmly to
unite the people of all the States in an
| earnest effort to preserve the peace, to
sustain the laws ana the Constitution,
am, very respectfully, your 0bedient
| servant, WADE HAMPTON,
| sGovernOr of south Carolina.
'sro his Excellency, Il. B. Hayes, Governor OF
| Ohio:
"P S.-As the settlement OF the veXed
\ n,,,tti,s,,i utissliun5 VfnIcnj now HgTSaJS
me public mind must ultimately depend
| on Yourself or upon your distinguished
| colnpetitor for the Presidency, l have
add tessed a letter similar to tnIs to his
Excellency, Governor rIlden.
yours. WADE HAMPTON"
IN COURT.
COLUMBIA, s. e., Dec. 3O.-Districv
Attorney Corbin, for the Hayes EleC-
tors, withdrew from the quo warranto
proceedings in the Supreme Court yester.
| day, on the ground that the Court mad
no jurisdiction.
Louisiana.
THE SITUATION AS A NERVOUS MAN
SEES IT.
| NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30.--The Wash.
ington Infantry is invited to participate
in the ceremonies Of installing Francis
Nicholas, Democrat, as Governor, bu'
voted TO decline the invitation. A com
mitLee of Democratic Senators visited
Kellogg and asked the removal of the
barricade at the StaLe-hnuse. The re-
ouest was refused. Democratic counsel
Is divided as what should be done about
the matter now. A portion of the Demo-
crats propose taking torcible possession
of the Sta,e-house il necessary, and "A
movement in that direction may occur
within the next few days.
MIR. Patton, Chairman of the Demo.
i cratic Committee, is said to have control
of ten thousand armed and organized
volunteers in the city, and could get
thirty thousand reserves on days call.
| Cayanic is in Washington to consult
with the national Democratic leaders,
and is to report by telegraph. He al.
yises his party to take lorcibIe meas.
ures 10 accomplish their object. Moth.
ing, it is though, can stop blooashed
within The next three days, especially il
the State-house is attacked, Genera
Brooks, with three companies of infant.
~, is quartered in an adjoining building
and would become involved 10 any col
| liSion.
The EKentucky Democracy VIII
| Speak.
National Associated Press to the Star.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 3O.-The Kentuck,
Democratic State Central Committed
held meeting yesterday, and unani
mousIy adopted the following resolution
"Resolved, That a Convention of thu
Democratic party of Kentucky is callet
to meet on Thursday, the 18Th day o
January, 1877, at IL O'Clock NJ, in thu
city OF Louisville, for the purpose o
taking council upon the present critica
state OF public affairs"
The County Committees are urged tt
call their meetings of the Democratic
people of their several counties to ap
point Delegates to said Convention, and
in order to insure a tull attendance, they
are requested to appoint one Delegate
for every one hundred votes, and one fol
every fraction over fifty votes cast fo
the Tilden and Hendricks Electors a
the last Presidential election.
Wade Hampton Again.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3O.-A special from
Cincinnati says: Gen. VIM. Preston yes
terday telegraphed to Wade Hampton
that the papers announced that Judge
Mackey had proposed to Gen. Hayes to
support the latter for President against
i Tilden; thet il yes injurlng the Demo
Gratis Ia the North, and should be.
promptly denied. The following reply
was received:
.CoLuMBIA, s. c., Dec, 2s.-To Gen.
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