The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-04-07
LATEST NEWS.
Special to the Pieayune.]
WASHINGTON.


| Washington, March 30.-The
Cabinet are in session this morn
ing upon the South Carolina ques-
ton. Gov. Hampton having fully
stated his views to the President
will probably not call again at the
White House unless the President
should send for him. His only
point is that the Government shall
withdraw the troops from the
State House. He has very prompt
| ly declined 10 meet Chamberlain,
or have anything to do with him
The Governor will call upon Sen.
ator Bayard, and other gentlemen
to-day. He will leave tonight OF
tomorrow for Columbia.
The friends of Hampton's Gov
eminent feel that they have a
winning hand, and will enter into
no bargain or compromise.
Washington, March 80, lilo
Only two of the commission to
Louisiana are in the city, namely,
Hon. John NJ. Harlan, of Ken
lucky, and Gen. Jos. Il. Hawley,
of Connecticut Gov. Brown will
go by way of Atlanta. Gen. Haw-
ley does not expect the other mem
bers of the commission to assem-
BILE here before starting, bat thinks
they will all reach New Orleans by
Thursday morning.
There will be 40 taking of testi-
mony and probably no formal ses-
sion. Members will compare
opinions and report on their re-
turn. The commission will, how
ever, be provided with a steno-
grapber, who will act as clerk.
| Washington, March. 1.-THE
status of the South Carolina con-
troversy has not changed to-day.
Although the views of both con-
testing parties have been fully sta
ted to the President and in the
Cabinet, no final steps have as yet
been taken.
The President, in conversation
to-day with friend, is understood
to have said that Notwithstanding
the circumstances attending the
contests in the States of South
Carolina and Louisiana, he did not
believe in military interference in
the political affairs of those States,
as 1T was not warranted by the
constitution or the laws. that there
was no objection to the presence
OF the troops in those States, for
1T was in the discretion of the
President to station them any,
where within the United States he
might see fit; that there were
troops stationed in PENNSYLVANIA
and Ohio and many other States,
and there was no reason why they
should not be stationed in South
Carolina and Louisiana. But in
his mind there were objections to
troops occupying the State House
and other State buildings, parti
cularly IN support of one of the
rival claimants to- Gpbernatorial
authority; that the circumstances
under which troops are to be used
IN any State is well defined bv
laws on the subject; that when the
troops are withdrawn from the
State Houses at Columbia and
New Orleans, provided it should |
be SO decided, the troops will be
kept near at hand against any
emergency that might arise neces-
stating their security for the lives
and property of any class of citi-
zens. BY this course the States
will DE permitted to resume their
autonomy.
But at the same time it will be
the duty of the Government to
see that the rights of every class
OF citizens are properly protected,
and this will be done. In carry
ing out this constitutional method /
Of restoring these States to the
full exercise of their constitutional
rights, there is no disposition to
evade any responsibility that rests
upon the Government to see that
the laws are observed, and the
elections properly conducted. On
ms subject there heed be no dis
luletude in the minds of those .
citizens who might feel some ap-
orehension OH account of the pro-
posed changed relations of the h
army to the political affairs of the {
States. -.I.r, r.tt n |,
1t is believed the order with 9
lrawing the troops from the State ID
House at Columbia will he issnad