The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-23
THE CABINET lIESITATING.
PREp1RIN0 TO RECOGNIZE HAMPTON
AND ABANDON NICHOLS.
An Au-Day's Talk Over IL IN the White
IIouse-Anotber Commission thst VIII Not
Go Rchind Returps-Who will be On II.

WASHINGTON. March 22.-South Carolina
will not receive tho trcatment OF Louisiana.
Chamberlain does not hold his scat by tho right
under which Hayes Ia President. Packard does.
Packard has respite. Chamberlain will have
mono. Tho Cabinet met this morning 10
consider tho South Carolina casc. sat
until noon. adjourned until two. met again
and sat all tho afternoon. No formal
decision was reached Tho entire subject was
reviewed. McCrary going TO the Capitol to con-
suit somo evidence bearing on the case. Search
was made for prccedents. and an effort made
to prepare n course OF action that would not In
volvc too sharp a break with the past policy
Of tho Government Before tho days work
wns over two things became clear First
No commission will be sent TO South
Carolina; second. the Cabinet holds unanimous
ly that Immediate settlement can be had In
Columbia without risk Of n collision. All to-
days conclusions turn upon the vital difference
between south Caroline and Louisiana. One edlt-,
ference has been noted Nichos's vote elected
Tdcn. Hampton 8 vote elected Hayes. SO a Dem
ocratic Commit &c snid. So n Democratic canvnss
uttrsted. Tho Cab was also of unanimous
opinion that Hampton can keep the peace. Co
lumbia is n small city. with homogeneous
population. The courts--and there is but ono
rnsed si2i.OO6 OF taxes. against 81 200 by
Chamberlain. The troops can be safely with
drawn. Hero all the Cabinet agree Tomorrow
Ono or two mombcrs ofthc Cabinet say this can
be done nj once. II is believed tonight that
majority favor the step Further guarantees
may be- asked. Delay may be sought TO improve
the bargain which the ADMINISTRATION seeks.
senator. willing to lose the State and steal
is rcprgsentaiiion So far the bargain L
o IS not % %probabe. % ConvinccG that their hi work IS
over mamp'ons bernonaI repressna,tySes ,rn h.or,
mcmbers Of the tie CABINET and the President arc
hopeful. The formal order relieving the, state
House. OF its guard may not come until next
Louisiana remains in abeyancc while the
commission i preparing; One mcmnner on the,
Tennessee. the TcXas Pacific lobbyist. A tcle-
gram was sent yesterday asking whether ne
would aeeept = place. He ssent a DESPATCH
Mould ssiart and under & What an ipst,pc, ,pn,
the commission would be unemhurrassrd He
services at the disposition of the President #
solution of the Louisiana problem. Let
trrs have been sent to four other mem
/ bers OF the commission telegruphe
dispatches boing considered unsafe. and the
| four living near enough to admit an answer TO.
morrow or Monday. No answer has been yet
I,Eea T,c It "' 10 m4dep"t"ed @ % THAT tRat they they % have
| been selerted TO include. representatives,
balicyei the ioii four have bn been named by Hayes
! E,nrts, Sherman and Schurz. As soon as the
! Orleans. and cndoavor To- adjust some compro-
mise. and failing in that they will report to the
| Pres -idrut
1t was distinctly understood in the Cabinet
meet lng. and 80 expressed. that no inquiry
should bc made into the votes cast or the votes
counted. The commission is not 10 detcrmne
n de b0ctitlc II Is 10 ascertain de (oc'O holding
70 ascertain which Government Is best estab-
ishcd and best supported. and report the fae,s
| emphatcally. II II not To- GO behind the returns
| on any inconvenient exploration. II is 70 take
| thing as they are, and decide accordingly,
South Carolina Democrats are less npprehon-
sivc than Yesterday These from Louisiana are
| no less bitter. No ono has an apology for the
commission. Republicans deprccatc II Demo
! Gratis curse II. No doubt exists tonight that
| Nichols will stand To his righis and refuse any
compromise. Gov. Penn before starting for
| Now Orleans this morning. received perrmp
tory order from Nichols to come home Penn is
| Nichollss AdIutant, and has commanded once
| or twice in New Orlcuns The tenor Of the de-
| spat'h summoning him leads to the conclusion
| TINT serious work il ahead.
II Is announ' ed this evening that Kenneth
| Raynor has not bccn offered a position on the
commission. nor has william 4. Wheeler. II is
| considered altogether probable that one Of the
| commission will be from Prnn-y lyania. ono
| from Ohio. and another. It is probable. from the
| South, in addition to GOV. Brown.