Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-11-30

Special Dispatch to the New York Times
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The attempt is now
making to falsify the action of the Government
with respect to affairs in South Carolina. The
charge is to the effect that the Administration in
tends to make Chamberlain Governor, and sustain
him in the position against Hampton, whom the
democrats insist received the election This Is the
burden of the complaint and the protest. Moth
ing could possibly msrepresent the position of the
Government more completely. The troops are
not intended to interfere in the slightest degree
with the free operation Of any of the laws of the
Statcy The democrats can assemble their Legis
lature If they desire, and inaugurate Hampton.
They may do absolutely anything they wish or
able, except to disturb the peace and use force
and violence to accomplish their ends. The
troops are at Columbia that the law may take IFS
course peacefully, and that is all. Gov Cham
berlain is now Governor of the State. There is
none to dispute that. He telegrsphed last night
that there were evidences of purpose to take
violent possession of the Capitol tomorrow, and
TO inaugurate Hampton by force without regard
to the forms of the law. This would cause blood
shed. There were gathering about Columbia the
armed lie clubs to the number of 5000, it was
reported; on Chamberlan's statement of this and
other facts the orders of last night were issued
The difficulty has its beginning, Of course in the
work Of the Returning Board, and that is the
question in dispute. The Government regards
the count as interfering In an affair with which
il has no business. So far the duties of the
Returning Board affect interests common to all
the people OF the Union, as in the case of Electors
the Government feets bound to protect it against
| unlawful meddling, and this without regard to
who may be elected Governor of the State. The
pretence of exercising the powers OF court
would not be a protection for an unlawful inter-
| ference with the board. There may have been
wrong done by the board in its canvass of returns
| for members of the State Legislature, or there
| may not that question the Government does not
| pretend to decide. The question may be litigsted
| or decided In any peaceable manner within the
State, but the results of the canvass OF Electoral
votes are not to be submitted to a tribunal that
has no legal power or right to NEEDLE with them
Senator Gordon, Senator Johnston, and Others
| have seen fit to publish to the country protest
conveniently addressed TO the President and from
| the beginning to the end they do not protest
| against anything that has actually been done or
ordered, but only protest against their own as
sumptions of the Presidents orders. This will be
readily seen by reading their telegram and the
| order to Gen. Ruger together. None of the Gov
eminent officers are forccasting the probable &C.
currences in South Carolina. They simply say
that whatever may be done must be done peace
ably.
Senator Morton arrived here night about II
O'Clock. lie came directly through from San
| Francisco in six and a half DAYS Except the IA
tigue and wear of the long journey, he Is in ex-
cellent health, and ready to enter vigorously up
| on the work of the winter. Senator Morton says
he has had no opportunity oflearning the feelings
| and sentiment OF the people Of the West with re-
spect to the political situation. In California and
on the Pacific coast, the republicans we're very de-
termined, and he believes they are so everywhere.
He speaks with great earnestness of the desperate
efforts Of the democracy. They have been out in
the cold so long they are terribly disappointed be-
cause they came so near carrying the election
and they will hesitate at nothing desperate to Sc
cure by fraud what they failed to get in the cleo
ton. lie approves what the President has done
to protect the results of the election. lie has nc
hesitation or doubt in declaring that Hayes has
rgbtful majority in the three disputed States and
he refers to Mississippi as a State in which there
was no more Of an election than if it were in Abys
sinia.