, 1877-04-01
And Decide to Remove the Squad
of Soldiers from the
State-uouso.
The Order for Which Will
Be Forwarded To-
Morrow.
Gov. Brown interviewed Relative
to the Louisiana Com.
mission.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE NEGOTIATIONS,


matter the entire day. About 10 O'Clock this
morning Hampton, with Gen. N. G.. Butler and
his Attorncy-Gencral, met to consider the prop
osition Of Gov. Chamberlain relative to the re-
construction and reorganization OF tho South
Carolina Legislature. Hampton decided not to
accept any such proposition, and sent word to
the President that he would inform the latter
By O'Clock in writing Us to his conclusions.
Meanwhile Hampton prepared a letter, which
was submitted to the President later
in the day. The letter announced
in substance that every citizen Of
South Carolina shall be protected in their civil
and religious liberty. Irrespective OF race, color,
p, crious condition, or politics. lc declares
that the Government Of the State docs aud will
stand by tho Constitution Of the United States
as it nov exists. The letter
MAKES NO PLEDGES.
It is simply reiteration of the sentiments and
expressions OF GoT. Hampton made lc:ing his
interview with the President, except that 1t is
now uut in writing. Later in the Gay Chamber
lain withdrew one proposition, aud submitted
the following to the President and Hampton:
The Republicans Of South Caro;ina actuated
now, at all times heretofore. byan earnest desire
lawful Government N that state upon basis Of
justice aad right. To that end the undersigned
submit the following propositions, agreeing to
abide Dy tho results thu. 10 be reached:
First--Al1 returns OF the election for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, together with all papers
connecte. thercwltl shali he submitted to conf
upon taid returns and papers. and upon other cvi-
urce. il any, as said co:nais ion my obtain re-
lating to .aid e}sct'on snd to any allegations Of
anI declare tue result of the election for Governor
and Lieutcnant-Gosernor: Of.
steond---Ml returns OF election Of members Of
n |: hAr
papers connected herewith. shall be sui n,ftcd t.
coa,m.ssun OF ti,c persons. who shall hi C pow
CT upon 81 returns and papers, aud upon such
other cviucnce. /: any, said commission may OBJ
tain, rcat ng 10 said election, and to any allcsa
lions Of fraud andlrregalaFties which niav be made
Guy elected members ri the House o1 Representa-
ti.+s, and s.cl persons ehall assemble organize
legislative body, and t.,creupoa tho returns for
mtted to the Senate anu House OF Representatives
80 constituted and the election Of Governor and
Lieutenant -t;oveznof shall thcrcu2on be a.ccr-
tAined and declared in the manner provided for By
the Constitution Uf tho state.
Ecspcctin. the manner Of appointing the said
Commission, tue Undersigned submit the following
proposl1ions:
t.r*t-Thc Commission shall be appointed ty
the Preside ent Of the nltrd States n such manner
as hr snail deem pest; or,
Seeond-Two pcs=on- shall be chosen BY each
party respectively, which persons. with the Chief
Justice et the United statc*. shall constitute the
1Aird-rwo persons shall be chosen BY each
Pa't7 respectively. and tho fifth person shall be
drawn bs the other four hy lot, OF otherwise, as
The foregoing propositions are presented solely
with 3 view to practical adjustment OF tn: pres
ent dl icultIes anu tno undersigned, on r:h1tf Of
the Republicans ol South Carolina, nh H. submit
iu. them affirm that their course hc:ct"terc In
latlon TO the election Of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor. and organization of tho House OF Rep.
rcscntatiyes, has been strictly just AMI legal, and
that the State Government, which the undersigned
represent, is in all respects 1awfui and tho only
lawful Governmental South Carolina.
(signcd), JoHs ]. PArrEn*oS,
DANIEL Il. CnAN1ERLAIS,
Dawn T. CoE:IS.
This proposition Hike the other, 1t is stated,
HAMPTON Rejects.
He stands firm on his request that the troops be
withdrawn from the State, and that the further
determination OF the issue between Hampton
aud Caalubcrla:n shall be made By tho State
The entire South Carolina question was again
reviewed at length, and the report of the
special Cabinet CommAtec-schurz and
Evarts-madc and discussed. The evening
papers announced, and it VAS generally tclc-
Craphcd throughout the country, that as
a result OF the conference Of the Cabinet it was
DECIDED that the tnitcl States troops should be
withdrawn Iron the Statc-Hoasc At Columbia,
but not IRON the State 0f South Carolina; that
they will be or.trcL To remain in the State Us a
guarantee that bota the ivil and political rights
Of citizens will t,e maintained; that q copy of
this decision had been sent to Gov. Hampton
a.d the Hon. D. II. Cha nterian. This State
mcnt is, however, incorrect. The Cabinet
TOOK NO FORMAL ACTION
upon the matter. 4 technical yotc has not yct
been cast, but, from statcn nts which the Prcsi-
dent has nlauc since the Cabinet meeting, 1t is
certain that the decision Of tile Cabinet aud the
President will be that the troops are to be with
drawn from the Columbia S:ate-Honsc.
There can be no doubt that the President has
made up his mind to this, and that all that re-
mains OF the settlement ol the South Carolina
question, so lar as the withdra val uf the troops
Is concerned, is the formal decision to that elect
by the Cabinet, ami the order lToc1 tho Var d.
parttnent tur their withdrawal.
ORDER or REMOVAL.
The Presidents decision to remove the troops
from the South Carolina state-Rousc was tNaue
after the adjournment VI the Cabinet to day.
Tile President said that from the discussion In
the Cabinet it was certain that when the sub
ject Was formally presented to them for j vote
thu decision woull be in larur of the removal,
and that he 1ad therefore decided to settle the
wilvle subject BY ordering the troops removed
Immediately. from the State-Hous., although
not iron, the State. This decision will be pre-
senteu to the Cabinet Monday, and, OF
course, Immediately ratihcd: Tue ot1.er Tor the
removal vi the troops will doubtless be tor-
warIcl to Colu.n@i: Monday morning: THIS
decision OF the President will doubtless be
quite acceptable to secretaries Sherman and
McCrary, who, 1t seems, had not fully made up
their minds upon the subject. ilis other hTe
;cns, Key, and Thompsun-:,ad Indicated their
intentions oi voting Ior tlio removal
It seems probable now that this orier will aa
issued on Tuesday. So far Us cal be astertained
tonight, the oniv conditions which liaVo been
ootaiact from Hampton arc his written state
mcut presented to the President this afternoon
contal,, ns tnc guarantee above indicated.
Chamberlain, Coron. Patterson, and al! the
South Carolina Republicans, are
VERY MUCH DlsFlH1IED,
and, while they do not admit that ..ieir case Is
entirely hopeless, they do say that, froo what
they know of the intentions Of the Cat'net, tae
Republican party in South Carolin. must
be considered dead. Kellogg, OF Lou;s:auA,
too, this evening, when asked as
to the effect of the Commission to go there re-
pl;cd that IL would settle one thing. 1t would
destroy the Republican party, and hc predicted
that next fail Ohio would give tho Democratic
State ticket 10000 majority.
Gen. n. c. Butler, Of the Hampton party,
speaking as to