The daily gazette., 1876-12-02
From the N. Y. Herald.
WASHINGTON.
Reasons Given for Military Inssrfer-
iace tn South Carolina.


Reasons Given for Military Inssrfef-
iace tn South Carolina.
to Count in Hdycs-A Re
publican Victory to be Secured at all
Hazards.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, 1886.
1t is said here, by high republican au-
thority, that the object Of preventing the
regular assemblage Of the South Car0lina
Legislature by the interference of troops
and the action Of Judge Bond was to,
create deadlock which should prevent
any legislative action until after next
Wednesday. On that day the Electoral
Colleges meet, and the Hayes electors
will assemble in Columbia and east and.
certify the vote Of the State for Hayes.
1t Is said that the republican leaders here
suspected the democrats in; South Caro-
lima Of an intention, II they could organ
lie the Legislature, 70 repeal the Law Civ
ing the people the choice Of electors, and
returning to the old system In use in
South Carolina before the war, when the
Legislature chose the electors. To ppe--
vent this at all hazards, it is said, was the
main object Of the recent act Of inter
ference, and the purpose is now to keep
the Legislature at q deadlock until after
Wednesday, this being done, 1t Is also
asserted. that General Ruger will receive
orders on no account to interfere except
to prevent bloodshed, to let the Legisla-
ture organize as it chooses and manage
its own affairs, allowing the disputed
democratic members to be admitted and
the democrats to have the ascendency If
they can get it. It's expected that they
will do so; that they will canvass the
State vote and declare Hampton Cover
nor, and, having a majority on Joint bal
lot, will choose democratic United
States Senator. This story comes on
least probable. II it correctly describes
the policy of the republican leaders here
it settles the fate Of Chamberlain and his
friends Moses, whipper and Elliott, who
will be retired to private life to the great
satisfaction Of honest men everywhere.
1t is taken for granted here that the
Louisiana Returning Board will give 1.-THE
State to Hayes, and preparations have al
| ready been made for curing certain de-
fects in the electors. Two of them are
federal ofiieeholders, Brewster being Uni
ted States Surveyor General and Lsvisee
Commissioner in the United States court.
They have been ordered to resign and
then to absent themselves next Wednes-
day from the meeting Of the Electoral
College, whsreupon the two vacancies
will be filled as the State law provides
by the other republican electors. The
action Of the Returning Board in sudden
ly throwing out 5,00e naturalized voters
in New Orleans was rendered necessary
by the fact, but recently developed, that
Tilden's majority in the State could not
be overcome in any other way. The 9th
er devices-hiring supervisors Of election
to keep, The returns out of the way ,caus-
ing the destruction of returns and records
by secret agents and making charges of
intimidation, have proved insufficient to
make sure thing of it, and so this last
card held in reserve, and which it is mere
said the Board themselves hoped not to-
play, must be played. 1t has become
necessary, they Say here, because in some
parishes all the Hayes electors were
not voted for and the deficiency thus
caused is found to be larger and less con-
cealable than was at first believed.
Senator Morton is credited with Gu
rious discovery concerning Nebraska A
law of that State makes the Legislature
meet to proclaim the electors. The Gov
ernor and other republicans forgot there
was such law, and Senator Morton is
said to have reminded them of it by tele-
graph. The Governor telegraphed this
evening that he has summoned the Leg
islature. ....t..
One need not be here long to discover
that all the power of the federal admin
istration is bent toward the election of
1IA -
defect is searched for By government
officers, and nothing is omitted which
can help toward this end. At the same
time there is good ground for the sus-
picion that Hayes once counted in the
administration means 10 lsave the car
pet. ..baggers and rouges in South Caro-
lima and Louisiana to shift for them
selves, 1t need occanion no surprise
if the returning boards, have done their
dirty work SO far as giving the two
States 10 Hayes Is concerned, the ad-
after next Wednesday, declare that it
has no constitutional power to interfere,
that the Legislatures, which in both
States canvass the vote for Governor,
must constitute and organize themselves
without federal interference, and that
the result they may declare must be
accepted as final. In this case both
South Carolina and Louisiana may yet
hope for honest government, fer the
Legislature Of Louisiana will have but
narrow republican majority on joint
ballot, and Mr.. Pinchback is believed to
hold force of republicans under his
control, who will follow his direct ions
even into the democratic camp. 1t is
very well known that PiLchback Is tried
Of local misrule in his State. He de-
nounced it sharply in Cincinnati, and
he cares more for tke happiness OF the
colored people and for his ov fortunes