The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-18
TaE DUAL GOVERNMENTS s!sLIl j a..
Operation OF the. 1aHuptoai EEaehinefy
anco on Washfugtoa for Support, Z.
C6respondencc Mesv York Herald.

Correspondence Nesc York Herald.
e an CoLuMBtA, Jan. q 'f84g.!
The Senate conaIeittee has been In aes.
sion aow nearly one nlonth, and hes eX-
amiued about $50 witnesses, q large uaa-
iiority Of whom were negroes carefully
collected by United Sthtes District At
torney Corbin from tie vicinity OF the
scenes of the Hamburg and Ellenson
riots. About oue-fourtb Of the witnesses
were white men introduced by Senator
Merrimau, Oem0ctat, aud I have infer.
nation which states that the testimony
Of the latter, hes successfully sebutsed
that given before the committee by DIR.
Corbin's witnesses. i, .r,,..
THE CONMITTEE'6 MISSION.
The mission of this committee was
strictly to investigate whether any citizen
Of the age of twenty .one had beoi1 denied
or abridged ia shoir right TO vote, bat
Meesrs. Christiancy and Cameron havo
gone into an elsoorate and exhaustive
collection of outrages, atrocities and hor.
rors. So far, however, Il hae been cleaf.
ly and successfully established tha. be-
yond the unoatensatious Displays made by
the whites during tho campaign, there
was little or no Intimidation OF votes
practiced, and that intimidation OF ne.
groes by negroes was moro extehsive than
by whites. This mas further demohatta,
ted by the fact that the Republican party
polled larger vote at the last election
than it ever did before, which satisfacto.
riiy refutea the charge of intimidatioh.
-EssE OUTRAGE KILL 1'"
With these results etaying chem in the
face, the mission Of the committee 10 O
failure 30 far as tho party is concerned,
and hence 1t was necessary that they
should 60 into the outrage mill business
to enable them to make come eort or par
ty capital. I am informed that on this
score the Distinguished Republican Sen.
ators will also fail. for, it 10 we'll known
that neither the Hamburg affair nor the
Ellenton riot had any political aignifi-
canoe whatever la1 !.
TIE GUBERNAToRIAL QUESTION. =.
It is stated that Judge T. j. :Mackey
will appear before the COMMITTEES on
Tuesday next, ard will produce docu-
mentary evidence very damaging TO
Chamberlain. The latter, it is stated; is
engaged in preparing an elaborate docu-
meni, showing the groanhs nPon which
his proclamation Vas Issued, for the com.
mittec. It will be hard Cor him to prove
that there WAS n necessity for procle.
nation or for troops in che face of the
fact that he never attempted the arreae Of
one of the Hamburg or Ellenton rioters.
THE HAMPTON GOVERNMENT.
Hampton's government floats, along
steadily. Contributions, under his call
for ten per cent. of last year'a tag levy,
are rapidly flowing in from the tax .psy.
era, and he has already placed the chari.
table institutions and the Penitontinry iu
condition far above any immedis.e or
prospective want. He 10 in daily receipt
of proffers Of money and renewed assu.
RANGES of allegiance. and each mail
brings him o basketful Of letters, to oil
Of which be gives h;s pas=ola, su peTEi5.
ion and attention. If This Continues, o.
the indications are that it certainly will,
the Chamberlain dynasty will assuredly
be starved out. despite the presence of the
company Of United States troops at the
State House.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
of the taxpayers are being held in every
county in the State, which are In many
instances largely attended by negroes, at
which resnlutions are passea enHaeeHsag
Chamberlain's government 40 o usurpa.
tion, refusing to pay him cent of tribute.
and indorsing Hampton and pledRiug
him the support of ali the taxpayers iii
the State.
CHAMBERLAYN ON TIE srTUATIoN.
Singular TO relate. in the face of these
overtures to Hampton and
these unanimous public demonstrations
in his favor, Chamberlain regards it eli
with seeming philosophical equanimity.
BE remarked to- me to-day that,he action
nf the Hampton government In proyi-
ding for the lupatics, orphangl and con.
victs relieved him of his greatest embsr.
rassInent, and he was gfatiiied that the
Democratic Taxpayers and other 'chafita.
bly, disposed pernons had assumed the
care of these intsa5:ti;Hates. Chamberlain
does not think thnt this voluntary coiitri-
button Of taxes will have any effect
whatever in deciding which Ia the legal
Governor Of the State, and he e0ngsatu.
letes himselfi that such gyaye respoHeis
bility has been temporarily removed from
bis shoulders. '''''.'.'2 y -''''' :
RELIANCE on wAsHIN0ToN.
He says that the question or the Gov.
ernorship cannot be decided by The peo-
pie OF the State now NOR by any tribunal
Id tho State, but that it will be settled In
Washington, either BY. Congress- or by the
President, The Gnyerpey. heuevea that
the present condition of -affaira will drag
along until tine 4th Of March next, unless
Congress sooner. disppsea of the, question
of the Goeernorship. He feels safe az az
long rs President Grant remains In The
White House, and thinks that after hih
term expires he will he supported by
Hayes, who, he firmly balieves, will be
inaugnrated. II, ON the other hand, Til
den should occupy the Presidential chair
for the ne9t four years he han but little
doubt that the ,latter would recognize
Hampton and his government, ol.,5I !,
THE. SENATORIAL QUESTION, III;
Anuther view taken BY Chapher)ajni il
that If Congreas fails To act in the matter
before flie 4ih Of Sfafch, the aueatioi. 4.
TO the legality of the State goaveinrheh,
will .colna upkquareiy beEnle the lSeaatd
up,m the applica,ipn of General Butler
the Democratic Senator elect, and of Uni
ted States and District Attorney Goblin
s1e isvptioisIan .Se.1utuI eieut, iur adIuis
aim t0 that body. hs,u7 slsl ~ sioA
l.. THE PRocLAMATIoE PROGRAMME.
b Under the influenae of the shasp driti.
cisns in she Northern papers aud adyi.
ces from Washington, Goy, Cha,nberlain
seemls To ,haye abandoned the anti ipated
programme of issuing REORGANIZATION
against Hampton and his s0eefHtiieht, as
such . game, would be TOD. ,daneeri,,,s
He, new says that he does net, lopk for
ward 10 any collisions or clashes Of ,au
sborifx, fhas ',tJ,f,iI ta ,Ar; x :, 1is a