New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-02
CHAMBERLAIN's OFFERS.

CUAMBTRLAIN'S OFFERS
e,.Ss FOR A COMMISSION OF ARBTRATION-No
CHANCE OF THEIR ADOPTION.
fpy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUEE.l
WASHINGTON, April THE following is copy of
tbe PROPOSITIONS submitted to the President by 'ov
Chambcrlain. Senator Patterson, and d. l.. CoIbln,
claimant for the vacant seat III the United STATES
senate from South Carolina on Friday last dupli-
cate Of which was furnished to Gov Hampton Oh
Saturday morning:
The Republicans Of South Carolina are actuated now,
- ali times heretofore, by IN earnest desire to adjust
sfac upou the basis Of justice and right TO that chd
me undersigned row submit the following pIGp0Iuohs
first: All the returns Of election for Governor ana
Ieutauant GOveTnoT. together with all the papers con-
oti fore "a I'M shall he submitted to a commission Of
i've nelson's. who shall have power upon said returns
and p9Qrrs and upon such other evidence any as Su
comIis.o NAV obtain relating to said election and to
any Allegations OF fraud slarits whcH may DE
made 10 fluid aud declare the result OF thc clecloh
io~ Governor and Lieutenant-G GOVERNOR
Secd: All the Of the election CT members OF
the House Uf Representatives, together VITA an Inc
uqpss connected Herewith, shall he submitted to
i1ouissou Of five persons, VINO shall have power upon
said returns papers and upon such other evidence
n any as said commission may obtain Ieiatlng 10 sad
election and 10 any allegations OF fraud ana iife@uaI-
me- witch NAV Toe made, TO Had and declare Whu PEI.
sons have been duly elected members OF inc h3Gsc
Tcprr-cuatives and such persons shan assemble ana
0rs.n4c a. i-ive BODY and thecnpon Tue returns
foi Governor and L.eutCudntG NCthor shh ne supIi,
ted 10 tac ana House Of ReiosehtSles so con
sutucd and the election OF Governor ana Lieutenant
C,ruor shall tLcrrupon ba aScertaued ard declared IN
me manner provided for by The Constitution Of the
s,.te. Respecting tie B1uuer 81 appointing suu coh-
mission tie undersigned submit th' IoHo"4hb F4oPoSf
lions: ..,,....,..p...
icut the United States in such manner az ne shal
deem best. or
Seca.d: Two persons shall b. chosen 10y e}ch part{,
respectively. Wli.h persons. with the CMci-i isucc o.
Tn United states. shall constitute the commission
Ihiri: Two persons shall zee chosen by etch party
re,iSs 4 ,sG MN Prrs@, f ne %i c b q! '''
fftttz ara rtI.- cd
vieW u practical dustmcut OF the present IhicuItc
and the Undersigned OF behalf OF Inc k"pu cans VI
South Carolina while submitting them, Affirm that their
course heretofore III relation to the election OF Governor
end LCuicuautGoSelpOr ana the organization o. me
lc-tl and tuat the state Government Wneh nc uHu'-
"cd rep1e eut Is las nu respects inc I""II anu "'N1
10 All eO' ''"'-''-' SGnX ). PATTERSON
DANIEL If. CILNiGkhJAIS
DAVID l.. CORiiN
These rrorositicns were considered by Secretaries
Sclutz and r-arts. and afterwaId, briefly discussed
H. Cabinet meeting. 1t is believed that the Admin
istratIon viii make no recommendations touching
these propositions. Gov. Hampton will not accept
them in auy particular. Ii viii be noticed that the
plan of settlement Submitted by the South Carolina
Hcrul,icans is entirely different from that ccuten-
plated BY the President in the Louisiana case. The
commission winch is to visit the latter State VIII
have 10 authority to decide any question or to per
form any except advisory acts The commission
proposed by GOV. Chamberlain and his friends would
take hc place OF the legally constituted authorities
c the State and determine in their stead the result
al the election. Such dc ,iOn would be III accord
neither with the Constitution nor the laws OF Soat
Carolina. and it IS doubtful if it could have any
valid legal effect.
Tic very fact that the South Carolina Republi-
can, have submitted such plan as this shows that
they either DO net understand OF hope that there
no tharn Oolir of
Iuinisrat.on. That policy may be exactly described
in two words, namely, non-nterlercncc, and the
noy-jutcfereucc is not 10 be confined TO the military
;rm Of the Government. lis fundamental idea Is
hat the pc0pc Of the several States shall settle all
.relv State que tious without the assistance OF the
Rational Administration; and while a compromise
such a. GOV. Chamberlain proposes might not be as
dstasteful to the people of the country as more
active military nterpoSitOn, it is still NEEDING IN
the local affairs of the States which is exceedingly
undesirable.
The object Of Tie President in inviting the rival
Governors to Washington was not to induce them to
submit their case TO him, to the Administration, OF
70 any representative of the Administration for
solution. Ii was to sec if some way could not be
devised b.; which they could settle the controversy
themselves. it was to avoid just such an interior
ence as this which is proposed, and to pave the way
discriminating The military intervention now eXlst-
ing 1t was not to invent new methods OF lnteIp0-
tton that the conferences of last week were ar
ranged for. There is therefore no probability that
The Chamberlain propositions will be favorably en-
ertained either by the President, bis Cabinet OF by
The Hampton party.
Gov. Chamberlain has prepared another letter
which lie has sent to the President, but which at
the request Of the latter he wthhods from pubica-
ton for the present The letter covers Ii pages OF
legal cap paper and contains an elaborate review OF
The South Carolina situation. 1t also contains q
Prophecy as to the Presidents Southern policy. The
eiier is said to be a remarkably able document and