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"The Party" Surrenders
HAMPTON'S TRIUMPH CONCE-
DED by REPUBLICAN LEAD.
ERS.

HxkS
Now for Peace and Harmony, Low
Faxes and Prosperity What Mayor
Cunningham, Marshal Wallace ana
the Honorable Timothy Hurley nave
10 say-Buttz, Frank Moses ana n:
O, Jones DenOunce Hayes II
Want "The Party" to go Over,
Bag. and Baggage, to the DemOc-
racy...ColiectOr Worthington Bot
thing I'm his Wrath..-Last Flicker
Of the Republican Lights.
In order that the public might have q
correct idea of the sentiment OF proml-
nent South Carolina Republicans in re-
gard to the decision Of the Cabinet to
Withdraw the troops from the South Caro-
lima State House, q Reporter for the News
and Courier called on a number OF the
headlights yesterday.
MAYOR O.. L. CUNNINGHAM,
who was the first seen, gave his views
without any hesitation. lie said that ne
considered the order for the withdrawal
of the troops as a final settlement OF the
political difficulties of South Carolina in
favor of Governor Hampton. He
thought that while Chamberlain would
come back to the State, he would not at
tempt to kick against tho pricks, but
would Weld gracefully to the inevitable
if. on the other hand, Chamberlain did
set up a show Of opposition. nc consHi-
cred that the result would be the same,
and that it would meet with no success.
So far as he was concerned he consld-
cred the matter ended, and his ADVICE 10
the colored people was to accept the de-
cision of the Cabinet in good faith' ana
70 to work and try to make a crop. he
i Io.,uhk gs,,, oil hiS snl11 learn fn1t
the Republican party as a mass would
quietly and peaccably accept tho decision
of the Cabinet as finally settling the mat
ter In favor of Governor Hampton, ana
would submit gracefully and without
outbreak or disturbance. >.
So far a. the action of the President is
concerned, Mayor Cunningham stated
that he had the highest confidence in his
integrity and honestly OF purpose, ana
was firmly convinced that what he hao
done was done without fear or favor, anu
with the full conviction that what he was
doing was right and just.
So fir as the Republican party In Soutn
Carolina was concerned he considered
that he establishment of the Hampton
Government would etfectually terminate
its existence ; that it had already become
broken down from internal excuses, anu
that the placing Of all the election ma
chincry in the hands of the Democrats
would completely demolaliZc the Repub-
licans. and it would be al utter lmpoSSl-
bility for them to carry an election III the
future. His advice to all his constituents
wa, to accept the situation, fall into line,
and 90 to work to build up the prosperity
of the State.
SOLICITOR BUTTE.
1rbo Ronorter next visited Solicitor
Buttz, but found him by means in such
good humor with the National Admins
tration as the Mayor. He said that, SO
far as he had been able to learn from his
Republican allies, they expressed the
opinion that Pro iidcnt Hayes, through
his brother-in-law, Stanley Matthews.
and Foster and other of his special
friends, had traded off the Republican
party of South Carolina and Louisiana "a
q few Southern Democrats in order tc
make himself President !; and his with
drawal of the troops from the State-liouse
in Columbia is only the first move III
stated further that, SO far as he was con
cerned personally, he had no use for
Chamberlain as an individual, and re-
parded him as responsible for all the pc.
Titical misf0rtunes which had befallcn the
Republican party i'll this State. He
(Cha,nberlain) had pandered to the
tastes Of the Democrats to crafty his own
personal ambition, and, when he found
himself thrown overheard by the De-
mocracy, he forced himself back OH the
Republican party, and was now sur
prised that he did not get all tho synipa,
thy and support from them that he would
like. Fhis sentiment, he stated, wa
held by a large majority of the Republi-
can party in the State.
He considered that tho conclusion Of the
Cabinet, to withdraw the troops from tho
State-House at Columbia, was a final set
Element of the political problem In tavol
of Hampton, and that II Chamberlain
made any resistance, which he exceeding
Nv doubted, it would only Ike on paper, sc
az to keep in good odor with the party
and that during the summer he would bt
provided for by the Administration with
a foreign appointment. -,
While he regarded the decision OF the
Cabinet rs all injustice to tho Republican
party of South Carolina, he did not CON
slider it as any special misfortune, as the
Republicans had a majority i'll the STATE
Senate, and, therefore, the democratic
could enact no new laws nor change any
old laws without their consent n coop,
peration. He thought that the party, Il
they remained united, would be stronger
at the next election. and would put up
much better candidate than they had a
the last. He thought that the only ad.
vantage the Democrats would gain by the
establishment Of the Hampton Govern
mcnt would be his power to appoint the
commissioners and managers OF elec,ton
He considered that President Hayes
by his inaugural address and selection O.
his Cabinet, showed clearly that he was
~endeavoring to educate the Northern He'
publican mind to receive without sur.
prise his course towards the South, anC
that his delaying the settlement of the is
sue was only a blind to gain sufficient
time to complete that education. lii
thought that the settlement would he &C
cepted quietly and peacefully by the Re
publican party, and that, as in Virglnit
and other Democratic States, there woulC
be no outbreak. He believed that the es.
t%ablishment of a Democratic government
in South Carolina would put a stop to al
future disturbances, because the Repub.
licans would acquiesce quietly N lr
good faith.
? As to. the effect of the settlement of the
Republican party he was of opinion tina.
a large portion Of the coloyed vote would
I be secured by the Democracy, II thai
they would continue to fiattcr the Prcsi-
dent until the next election, when he
would share the same fate rs Andrew
Johnson, Ex-Governor Pierremont, o
Virginia, and Ex-Governor Chamberlain
Of South Carolina. He did not consider
that the establishment of the Hampton
government would increase the material
prosperity of the State. Bankers ano
factors might do better, but as to the peo'
pie as q whole, he did no think they
would be benefited but very little.
Mr.. Buttz considers that tho ultimate
fate Of Louisiana would be the same a.
that of South Carolina, but that as Pack
ard received more votes than the Hayes
Electors he thought the President would
have to take q little more time TO get rid
Of him than with Chamberlain, of South
Carolina, where Hampton received more
votes than the Hayes Electors. He was
nevertheless satisfied that the final result
would be the same.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL r. NJ. WAL.
LACE.
Col. Wallace stated very frankly, when
requested to give his views, that If the
report was true that the troops were to be
removed from the State-House in Column
h;o ho onpaidnrad that IL would very