The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-04
Chamberlain on Compromise. rsl,li

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Governor Chambeflain vas interview
ed yesterday respecting the recent .=s7
ports of a compromise of the !. present
difficulties here. Being asked il he was
responsible for any offers Of 'cohiproinise,
he answered that he was not-that he
hsd never suggested or authorized the
suggestion Of compromise ,r-., .,,..
! Being asked to give his, views of Jlhe
question OF "a Compromise, he answered
that he-saw' nd lftiom for any compromise!
There might be surrender. but of com!
promise, ,iuleaning by; the term, q mutual
yielding of. advantage. there gould be
none. The gpvernorship was tile straget-
iG aim of each purity THAT office alone
commanded the whole situation!r
'Ehe Governor continued :,"L haze ,llo
purpose in holding my present position,
except to prevent the success Of Il great
crime, nathely. the'sIccess or :lc Dc:no.
cratic party here, conducted on the plan
ofabrute- force. / despise the man who
would NOT fight for such q cause, and
have much more respect for Gary and
Butler than I Hive for Republicans who
want 60 purchase peace by consenting tn
recnguizo az ivniid ahe apparent results of
the late campaign. II is precisely like
the conduct Of the Union. savers from
1850 10 1866. They we're ready always
TO sacrifice for the Uiiioh the very thimgsl
the Union was framed 10 secure, namely,
liberty, Justice good government JnW
80 do we hear q great deal about the
'sacred forms of law but. very little
about the sacred substance Of Justice.
Il do sptintendi! 70 break ihe law;or. to,
overstep the law. hut, ] do intend to ex-
haust all lawful remedies aud defences
before yield, and If haze to choose
between the letter and the upirit of ,he
law, shalt choose the spiritf ''," i
iTIhe GovefnOr WAS asked il he had
seen the report that he would accept the
United States senatorship if compro::
mise could be effected. He answered
that such story was absurd. There
were many reasons Why kuch q report
could not be true. In lhe. first place.
there was no such place to bargain away.
Mr.. Corbin wan duly elected To that place, :
and no one else ieiuiu' be elected until a
vacancy arose. In the SECOND place, he,
(the Governor) would not be a candidate
for the, place under any. circumstances.
Finally" said the Governor, ~ want it
distinctly nnderstottd that / will accept
no office or place, great or small, as the
result of yielding my present position.
shall De Governor or nothing, and it is
an insult to me to suggest that l should
take any office as the price or reward or
result Of giving up this contest. II am.
;not'trading in my position. m;r shall I.
allow others to trade for me-"
In order that our readers may under.
stand the foregoing illusions to COM
promise, we append an extract frum the
correspondence Of the Charleston. News
and, Courier, upon which the remarks of
Chamberlain are prcdicated: II.
"A meeting vas held last night at which
forty odd Republicans were present, and
1t was resolved that proposition be sub.
mitted to the Democrats for the appoint
ment of committee Of FIVE Democrats
and five Republicans who should meet at
an early day for a conference, TO see if
compromise cannot he effected and peace
restofed. The Committee is to consist ut
liberal men on both sides, and an elev.
;enth member will be elected by. the com.
,mittee.
Two propositions will be submitted 20
the committee: The first ia, to give the
Democrats Hampton for Governor, Wall
lace Us Speaker of the House of Repre-
'sentatives and majority in the House,
Hagood, (Dem.) as comptroller, and
Thompson, DENY rs superintendent of
education, aud 10 give Hampton the
power to appoint AN attorney general,
who shall be neither Elliutt. nor Conner.
On the other hand. the Republicans are
to have Chamberlain for the United
States Senate, Gleaves for Lieutenant
Governor and President of the Senate,
their present members in the Senat ad
mitting the Democratic senators from
Laurens and -Abbeville, ani ordering a
new election for aenator from Edgefield.
The Republicans shall have their- Candle
dates az State treasurer. .adjutapt and in
,spector general aud secretary of State,
and Mackey to be made chairman Of tile
committee Of ways and means. The
General Assembly, when rdcDnvened,
shall .be,bound ta'enaot no party legisla.,
tiou oeyond the. passage of a regist ration
law. and q law repeating tie act giving
the Loardsof State canvasiers any right
to declare an election. That, in appoint.
ing county officers, the. Governor shall
appoint Democrats in the cnunties car
ried by Democrats at the last election,
and Republicans in the coti,ities carried
by them. That in all State and mum:
cipal.. elections. othe commissioners. of
election shall be voted for by the people.
aud the tickets arranged so that the u mi. l.
nority party shalt have minority on the
board of canvassers.
The second proposition is that Cham
berlain be Governor and Hampton 20 In
the United Sinir. SrHaie; tic Eeuno-
crats 10 Have Wallace as Speaker ana
majority in the HnuSe1f Representatives.
The arrangement of the Senate To be the
Hame. Rs stated in the ,6rst proposition.
The Democrats have Gen. Conner. for
attorney. general and majority Of the
State officers. giving the Republicans
onlyithe tronurar hnd the ad,ira.sti ahd
inspector general. The same arrange4
nient, ~ before, To hold in regard, ito
county appointments. In buth I,ropnsi.
ti6hS condition il thht the laWa enacted
by the present Legislature be declared
pull and void. ;iiI5i, 5ns nz.ft ..Hf.4.,.
Comptroller General Dunn, Senator
Viii emnre and several other prominent
Republicans are very anxious that either
one or the other Of these nrnnn.itinnn he
discussed and adopted, aud it is very
probable that committee will be ap-,
pointed from both sides. No formal
proposition has been made hy either party
az yet, butEeven'if the proposed scheme
comes to naught the desire for compro.l
mise is full of Significance. :, -.
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