The Portland daily press., 1877-04-02
SOUTH CAROLINA.
No Order. for the Re-
naOval Of Troops.
Gov. ChamberIain's Propositions.

WASHINGTON, March 81 -Four Cabinet Off
GERS pronounce as untrue the statement that
the Cabinet to day decided to withdraw the
troops from the State House at Columbia.
Gov. Chamberlain, who had conference with
Secretaries EvaIts and Schurz, continuing sew
eral hours, late this afternoon, says the question
under discussion prec!uded the proposition to
withdraw the troops, and that contrary to the
report he had received nothing whatever on
that subject from the President. Attorney
General Devens and Secretaries Evarts and
Schurz and Postmaster General Key tonight
called upon Chamberlain on business concern
ing South Carolina affairs. Gov. Chamberlain
denies that he submitted a plan upon which he
was willing to vacate the gubernatoral office.
The following are the propositions of Cham
berlain recently submitted to the President:
The Republicans of South Carolina, actuated
now as at all times heretofore, by an earnest
desire to adjust all political differences as to
the lawful government in that state upon a
basis of justice and right, to that end the
undersigned now submits the following propo-
sitions, agreeing to abide by the results thus
reached:
First-All returns of the election for Gov
ernor and Lieutenant Governor, together with
all the papers connected Herewith, shall be
submitted to a committee of five persons, who
shall have power upon said returns and papers
and upon such other evidence if any, as said
commission may obtain relating to said cleo
ton and to any allegations of fraud or irregu-
larities which may be made, to find and declare
the result of the election of Governor and
Lieutenant Governor.
Second-All the returns of the election Of
members of the House of Representatives,
together with all the papers connected there
with, shall be submitted to a commission of
five persons, who shall have power upon said
returns and papers, and upon such other evil
dence, if any, as said commission may obtain
relating to said election and to any allegations
of fraud and Irregularities which may be made,
to fiDd andideclare what persons have been
duly elected members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and such persons shall assemble and
organize as a legislative body and thereupon
the returns for Governor and Lieutenant Gov
ernor shall be submitted to the Senate and
House OF Representatives so constituted and
| the election of Governor and Lieutenant Gov
| ernor shall thereupon be ascertained and de-
| clared in the manner provided for by the con-
stitution of the state.
Respecting the manner of appointing said
| commission, the undersigned submit the fol-
lowing propositions:
First-The commission shall be appointed by
the President of the United States in such
manner as he may deem best.
SecOpd-TwO persons shall be chosen by each
party respectively, which persons, with the
Chief Justice Of the United States, shall con-
stitute the commission.
Third-Two persons shall be chosen by each
party respectively and the fifth shall be drawn
by the other four, by lot or otherwise, as they
! deem best.
The foregoing propositions are presented
solely with view to practical adjustment of
the present difficulties, and the undersigned, on
behalf of the Republicans of South Carolina,
while submitting them, affirm that their course
heretofore in relation to the election of Cover
nor and Lieutenant Governor, and the organ
ization of the House of Representatives, has
been strictly just and legal and the state
| government which the undersigned represent
| is in all respects lawful and the only lawful
| government of South Carolina.
(Signed) DANIEL II. CHAMBERLAIN,
JOHN j. PATTERSON,
DAVID T. CoRBIN.
| WASHINGTON, April 1.-Goy. Hampton will
leave Washington tomorrow for Columbia. He
has not yet received reply to his letter deliv-
| cred yesterday, assuring the President that he
| could and would secure freedom, peace and
| equality to both the white and colored citizens
| OF the state as soon as the troops were with
| drawn, but intlmating that he would consent
| to no bargain or compromise whatever. Hamp-
ton declines to furnish copy OF the letter for
publication unless the President so desires
The Governor said tonight he considered it
l pretty well settled that the troops will be re-
| moved from the State House, in which event
he thought there would be no difficulty 10
peaceably securing the state government with
| out legal proceedings.