The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-22
ca4HD DEslRaAiS'sf q G1RASy,, sgsHBIalE. 4
The --latest Project for Keeping Open
the Southern Question Pettersoh'o
PLAN for New Election. M

The --latest Project for Keeping Oper
the Southern Question. zsettersoh'l
PLAN for II New Election. f
SENATOR tATTERsoN's PLAN FOR A l,EW
ELECTION-THE MILITARY TO TAKE
POSSESSION OF TIE STATE. h.
WAsHIEGToN, March 13, 1877.
The plan proposed by Senator Patter.
son for new election In South Carolina
which he offered to President Hayes to.
day, and which is falsely reported to have
bis favor, is rs follows
Errst-Govetnor Chamberlain shall be
recognized as Governor. He shall con-
vcrio Siiii0 ssf;=!!a...:e competed os men.
bers declared elected by the Returning
Board, which will insure Democratic
House and Republican Senate.
,Second-This Legislature shall pass O
registry law and law providing fir q
new election. 7.4 not
THird-TEo Of tho registration officers
shall be selected by Governors Chamber
lain and Hampton, one each, and the
third by General Ruger.
Fbarth-Tha election and registration
shall be urder General Rugers control.
The military shall :ake ro- .l,asiou Of the
Fyhh-Colored militia organizations
and white league clubs shall Be prohibit.
ted from parading pending the election.
Sirth--ChGmberlail and Hampton
shall each appoint one of the three elec-
tioi commissicde devs in every county and
General Kiger the third.
soners, shall, be appointed as follows /:
n-o t,.f tH n n-,, a ~,
and one by the republican committee
and one by the board of county commits.
siouers.' = ira'; ,'fff ~ .4F7ioE 7sI
Eighth The Board of State Canvas.
sers shall consist OF five persons, two to
be appointed by Hampton, two by Cham
borlain and ono by General Ruger.
shall agree to abide by tho result Of the
election and guarantee the preservation
Of the peace on the part of their respec-
tive partisans. 5eli
THE PROJECT FOR A NEW ELECTION IN
LOUISIANA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
Mr.. Blaine is credited to-day, with q
new scheme for muddlingi the Southern
question and keeping not only Louisiana
and South Carolina, but the whole couh.
try in an uproar of politics for at least
another few months. It 10 to hold new
elections in the two unfortunate States
But justica-to Mr.. Blaine demands that
it shall be known that that astute states
man, Senator Patterson, of South Caro-.
lima, is s'tfe author of this scheme He
took the trouble to lay it formally before
the President to-day, md, as there was
Ill allusion to it in the morning and eve.
ming papers here, the plan has been gen.
orally discussed to-day. All the carpet
baggers like it, and it has the favor of all
those who want the Southern question
unsettled and who are at their Wits ends
to devise Some way to defeat, or at least 40
delay, the Presidents purpose to settle it..
Mr.. kellogg, in conversation on the sub
ject tonight, said he had heard of the
proposition; and if Governor Packard
were allowed to manage the details it
would DC acceptable 70 the republican
party in Louisiana SO far as Is know e.
On the other hand, ali who sincerely de-
sire the settlement of the Southern ques.
ton oppose it as 20 device eminently cal
culated to defeat settlement and to keep
the people of the two States and of the
whole country in hot water.
A prominent republican Senator said
about it this evening that it was plan
entirely without merit, without the least
color of law, and which could not be
carried out without direct violation of
The laws and constitutions Of the tysn
States. Congress, he held, even if it were
in session, would have no authority to
command new election in State. The
laws of the two States do not authorize o
new election. There is no lawful way of
doing it, and if it were done the result
would not be entitled to any ones re.
spect, and would settle nothing. He
added that no bargains, arrangements or
Investigations we're necessary to settle
the questions whicn disturb Louisiana
and South Carolina. The President can
settle it ut once, he said, by ordering ahe
troops not to interfere, in the local gov
ernments. He, does not need to dc. any
thing, but only. to stop. doing-that is
all. He is now doing s0mething--name.
iy, interfering with the process of local
self-government in those States. He has
only to stop. doing and the Southern
question disappears at once. ni ,g
Judge Mackey says this evening, cen
cerning the Patterson plan for new
election, that he is 9uthoyized to speak
for Governor Hampton, and TO say that
he would utterly refuse TO agree to q new
election, as not only was he elected, but
his title has bon affirmed by the courts
Moreosat, no. .tsot GoGlS Rake. q title
under such new election, because tho
State constitution provides for O special
election only in 'one contingency, and
that s'if case of q contest before the
Legislature, when the two houses fail to
Come to the same decision. Ths State
constitution having been ratified by Con-
gtess nnder the reconstruction acts, IL slAs
all the force of IN ae5. of Congress; ard
no act Of tie Executive or of private
parties could make special election ls.
gal or of binding force on the citizens
unless held in conformity with the con-
ssltution. The very first act performed
ibysuch hlanqimprovised, Governor would
DO called in question in the courts and
would result in overthrowing his title.
The planters and people all over the
state are now engaged I'M putting IN
Ileir crops ANEW election In April or
Nay would disoFganiza the labor and
sacrlfce the ,sntire crop. Fer eight
mouths the people have, been subjected
othe greatest strain. Business all over
the State has been utterly paralyEed, aud
industry greatly disofganiaed. To con-
which the State has SO long suffered by
efaePinB a new election, would be, to PVT
ss7m0st cruetloss On che people of tiie
state of both colors, and no one to whom
tue best interests of the State aEe dear,
would even think of so disastrous q
scheme. he Gdds that the persons Tho
suggest this scheme Of u lew election
nave no interest personal or of property