The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-12-05

TUESDAY MORNIN G.. 4
The Conditioner Affairs I'm South Car
!. 8 oITna---views OF Member or the
Democratic COMMITTEES.
& 1Ir. Janney, q member Of the . Deanocrafic
Executive Commit OF South Carolina,
and one OF the most active sup orters OF the
cause ON the stnmp in the late contest and
left Columbia Saturday evening, and ia now
II this city attending TO private business.
He represents that the excitement In Co
lumbia, and, indeed, throlgh hout the, State,
is intense, but that the people have deter
mined to bear and forbearsfo the uttermost
in order to obtain the substantial results
aimed at in the canvass and. fairly won at
the polls. Previous to the electioR they
had to stand insults That at any other time
would have reused them to visit upon the
offenders such punishment as would have
left n very lasting impression. Knowing
that Il they yielded to the provo cations
Of the enemy it would be Just
what the latter desired, and would furnish
occasion for instant Federal interference,
they restrained themselves under circum-
stances where different course would
have been entirely iustifable, if not polite.
Since the election the whites have been
subjected to the same sort of annoyances,
and have still held .steadfast to their pur-
pose, and disappointed the expectations of
the Radicals by their extraordinary for
bearance. Nothing would please the Radi-
cal plotters better, Mr.. Janney thinks, than
to see riot and bloodshed, and the Radicals
would willingly sacrifice the negroes for the
effect they believe it would produce. But
the strong probability is that they will not
be gratified by the Democrats.
Mr.. Janney states that there can be no
doubt ten or fifteen thousand negroes voted
Tor Hampton. Most OF these faithful friends
OF the whites lived in the up country where
the whites were numerous enough to pro-
tect them from the Radical blacks. In the
Districts where the black population Is
larger than the white the Democratic ne
groes were outraged and intimidated. Many
votes that Hampton would ,have obtained
otherwise were. thus lost to him. Notwith-
standing this, Hampton was most certainly
elected, and:in South Carolina the Radicals
know it well.
While the two Houses occupied the same
hall the Democratic members slept in theil
seats. They furnished themselves with
blankets and shawls, and made themselves
quite comfortable at night. They retired
to committee-room in groups Of three OF
four to take their meals, sent there from the
hotels. Our members were constantly III
the presence OF superior numbers Of blacks
The doorkeepers. being Radicals, admitted
nearly all the blacks who demanded admis.
sion, and refused nearly all the whites who
wished to be present as spectators. The
hall is two or three times as large rs the hal
OF the House of Delegates here, and was
nearly always packed with negroes.
No political movement is made By OIL
side except with the approval OF Genera
Wade Hampton. He has supervision o.
everything, and his wishes are law to tht
Democrats. In the beginning Cf the cam
paign, says Mr.. Janney, General Hampton
asked that the State Committee might be ap
pointed by the candidates on the State
ticket, and the Convention so authorized it
So General Hampton and his associates
picked their men-seven in number. The
committee stands in the same relation tt
General Hampton that staff does to gene
raj officer, and the system has been fount
to work admirably. Mr.. Haskell is tht
chairman of the committee. There ha!
been perfect harmony and unity in th'
party, and every man has willingly obeyet
orders.
Mr.. Janney has no idea that the Demo
Gratis can ever be pursuaded to enter int
any compromise that will sacrifice the int
rests OF Tilden and Hendricks. About al
they will agree to vii be to submit the re
turns to the decision Of disinterested par
ties OF high character, and in that event vii
H. iln fnn IS
Mr.. Janney asserts, Hayes did not carry tn
were certainly elected.
Mr.. Janneg is of opinion that the with
drawal OF the Democratic House--the lega
body-from the State-House was q iudicou
movement. The members were resolved t
resist the State constables to the very last
but were determined not to be brought int
| conflict with the Federal troops. When
was ascertained that Federal troops were t
sustain the constables the withdrawal wa
agreed upon.
Mr.. Janncy has no idea that Mackey vii
obey the ma1lddmuS of the Supreme COur
and deliver up the returns to Wallace, tn
Democratic Speaker, and he is pretty Ger
tain il the Supreme Court commits Macke
for contempt Bond will release him instant
| ly. Mackey Is q shrewd, sharp fellow, AM
a native OF the State.
The impression at Columbia is that Bon'
does not decide the habeas corpus cases o
the canyassers, because il he discharge
them the Supreme Court will probably re
. arrest them, whereas pending the decision
of Judge Bond they cannot we'll take an.
action. ,.,..
OF General Bradley T. Johnson's hefI
and his managery, Mr., ,Janney speaks il
terms OF nnstinted praise.
Mr.. Janney does not pretend to be able t.
foreshadow the results of the movement
now rapidly taking place. He thinks, how
ever, from the information now before him
that the Democratic members will Withdraw
from the Senate; that the Radical RUM
Legislature willstick to the State House ant
count in Chamberlain; that the Democratic
Legislature will count in Hampton; tha
there will be dual government; tina
Hampton will be generally obeyed and re
spected as Governor throughout the State
and finally that there will : be either com
promise or congressional intervention, ant
that in the end the right will prevail ant
Hampton be Governor. r.,
! CHURCH NoTEs.-At Centenary Methods
church on Sunday Rev. DR.. r. n. Sledd
the pastor recently appointed from the Vir
ginia Conference, took charge and preached
to large congregations. Subject in th'
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