The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-11
South Carolina Again Joins the
Union.
The United States Treops Withdrawn
From the Capitol.
Courage Oozes Away ana
lie Gives Up.
He viii Resign His Claims to the Gov
ernorshjp.
Especial TO N. 0. Democrat

M
COLUMBIA, April 10, 3 p. m.-When
Chamberlain left Washington he was
boastful and Dragging. He was full OF
nerve and backbone supplied him by
Chandler and Blaine, and resolved to
fight Hampton's legal processes legally
by appeals to the courts up. BY this
means he hoped to secure delay and
trusted to some outbreak OF the South
Carolinans disgusted with this long and
injurious delay.
His courage oozed away his first day
here. Owing to lack Of money. almost
all the Republican State officials had
deserted and gone home; his militia
was disbanded, his Legislature gone,
and only some half dozen of the Repup-
lican claimants for the State offices
were remaining.
A council Of these was held. All OF
them decided unanimously that having
no money, no militia, no support, any
resistance to the Hampton government
was impossible and the greatest folly.
Chamberlain In vain promised them as
sistance and money from the North !;
they had not been supplied with nerve
by Blaine and opposed the policy of
any resistance so strongly, that Cham
berlain had to give it up and tele-
praphed North to that effect at once.
A last appeal was made to the Presi-
dent, through his counsel at Washing
ton, w. L. Chandler, not to remove the
troops.
This apparently failed, for, precisely
on the stroke Of IL, this morning, the
doors Of the Capitol were thrown open
and the troops, some seventy in num-
ber, marched out and marched to their
barracks, amidst the shouts and hur,
rahs OF the overjoyed people. The
excitement on the streets was intense
for some time, all citizens, white and
black, Joining in the spirit OF JOY al
their regained freedom.
All the doors and windows OF the
Capital we're closed Immediately upon
the departure Of the soldiers, and barred
from within. A large number OF citi
, zsns gathered in the neighborhood anc
: looked on, but nothing disorderly OF
:, violent was attempted.
Such is the situation here. The whole
!, town is wild with JOY and excitement
: and it is universally admitted tha
, Hampton will be in possession OF thu
Capitol within two days. There ar
only some seventy or eighty people lef
! in the building, for the most part ne
i groes. Chamberlain has definitely con
a cluded not to make any real contest. l
is still doubtful, however, whether b
= will turn over the building to Hampton
h when the first demand is made for 1t b
r the latter, or whether he will compe
. him to break open the doors. There
Il no possibility Of a conflict. The pei
- sons remaining in the building are nc
there with any idea of resistance, bt
4 simply to pack up their goods, ETC., prt
"a ably to secure few spoils, and also b.
- cause they have nothing else to do.
A writ Of ejectment will probably b
~ served on Chamberlain tomorrow an
- the building taken possession OF TT
~ next day. Hampton will at once assen
BILE the Legislature, which is absolutel
necessary, as no tax law was passed b
- his Legislature at its short session, an
~ he is unable to collect taxes except
~ voluntary contributions.
- tits reported here tonight that Chan
~ ~ berlain is writing an address to the pc
~ ~ pie of the United States on giving u
~ ~ his claims to the governorship, in whit
~ severe attack will be made on til
,, President for his action in the matte