The daily gazette., 1877-04-11
Home Rule in s. Carolina.
The State House Vacated.
WITHDRAWAL OF CHAMBER
LAIN.


Complete Sur ender of Pretended
authority.
COLUMBIA. s. o., April 10.-The
removal of the troops from the State
House to-day was accomplished so
quietly and quickly as to deprive the
occasion of much of its purely dra-
matte interest.
All necessary preparations for the
evacuation had been completed before
our arrival, and the men. fully accout-
red, were resting in two ranks and
with guns stacked before the door of
the comptroller generals office, which
has been used as officers quarters. A
solitary sentry placed up and down on
his old boat before the executive Of
flee. Col. Black and Adjutant Potter
stood under an arch, frequently refer
ring to their watches. Gen. Ruger's
aids had arrived with the order dur
ing the morning and Col. Black was
nervously intent upon complying With
its precise instructions as TO the hour
of departure, to wit, precisely twelve
O'Clock. His nervousness affected his
subordinate officers.
AT ten minutes before twelve Lieut..
Haynes suddenly sounded the order,
Attention. Then came in rapid sue
cession, "Take arms" "Unfix bayo-
nets, !" "Carry arms" "Count fours,"
"Twos, ""Right, march," The last
order brought the squad sharply down
on the crowd, which gave way to al
low free passage to the door, but the
line was not yet up, and sudden halt
was made as the leading file reached
the south entrance.
The sentry on dutv before the exc
cutive office, now relieved for the last
time. resumed his place in the ranks,
and the command, "Order armsl" be-
ing given, the men stood at ease. Pre-
sently the sergeant, who has timed his
watch with the city hall bell, which in
turn was set with the clock in the
telegraph office, which in turn was
regulated from Washington by tele-
graph. Whispers to the lieutenant,
zone minute more or so" and is direct
ed to take his stand at the south door,
next to the city hall. and to give notice
of the first tap of the clock bell by o
wave of his hand.
| Col. Black seeing the maneuvre cal
led the sergeant and sent Lieut..
Briggs, of the same company, to take
the post of warning. The seconds are
minutes now, and everybody is listen
ing for the sound or watching for the
signal.
F, There is goes! Lieut.. Briggs waves
his hand to indicate the first tap, which
was not heard in the recesses of the
hall, and advances rapidly to Col.
Black to report the fact.
bIThe Colonel says Don't run, sir. VI
The Lieut., joins the squad, then is
heard attention, guard; carry arms;'
right shoulder arms, two right march
The sound of heavy and hurried foot
falls resound along the corridors, and
before the bell has reached the fifth
stroke of the twelve the last file has
crossed the threshold.
A number of colored constables,
evidently acting under peremptory and
urgent orders, instantly sprung to the
heavy doors and slammed them to
with bang, in the face of the crowd
within, and in the immediate rear of
the last file of soldiers without, and
the military occupation of the State is
ended. Ali was done so suddenly
that the clock could be heard striking
after the doors were closed.
The crowd quickly dispersed almost
in silence, and in a few minutes the
VIII es were flashing the tidings to every
town and village in the whole land {.
The detachment of soldiers were
marched direct to their quarters and
dismissed.
Chamberlain's action to-day was q
complete surprise to every ybody outside
the small circle of his immediate
friends, and could not have been anti
cipated by any oae not in his conf
dence. 1t was certainly known, upon
evidence contained in his own hand
writing, that so lately as Saturday night
he was fully determined upon the pol
Icy of resistance to this policy. His
supporters here considered him firmly
committed, and they were prepared to
sustain him in it.
He had not in single instance given
the slightest intimation of even the
possibility of change In the course he
had marked out, and such possibility
has not been entertained for moment
in the plans of Gov. Hampton and his
friends, who have been engaged for
several days devisiDg the line of attack
to be pursued in view of his purpose
of resistance to the last legal extremi-
ty.
CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN HAMPTON
AND CHAMBERLAIN.
The following correspondence has JUS
TRANSFERRED between Gov. Hampton anG
Mr.. Chamberlain:
estate Of South Carolina, Execute,
Chamber, Columbia, S. c., April 10, 1877
Sir: Having learned that you now pro
pose to turn over to me the executive
chamber, with records and papers be-
longing to the executive office now in
your possession, l beg to inform you that
1 will send proper officer to receive the
same at any hour you may indicate as
most convenient to yourself. am, very
respectfully. your obedient servant,
| WADE HAMPTON, Governor.
"To Hon. ID. IL, Chamberlain"
estate of South Carolina, EGecutice
Chamber, Columbia, S. g., April 10, 1877
Sir: Replying to your note of this date
l have to say that my private secretary
will meet such OFFICER as you may desigs
nate at ~ meridian to- morrow, at the
executive chamber, for the purpose indi-
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