Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-04-05
CHAMBERLAIN IN WASHINGTON.

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CHAMBERLAIN IN WASHINGTON.
Chamberlain reached Washington early
on Tuesday morning of last week, on which
day he had two interviews with the President.
The correspondent of the New York Sun,
noting Chamberlain's arrival in Washington,
says:
"The winters work has worn on Chamber
lain. He looks older than last fall, and is
vastly less self:confdent He talked then of
risking his life to carry his points, and had
some hope of achieving success BY bis own
efforts. He has none now. He claims q
clean title, but looks wholly to the general
government for support in maintaining it, 1t
is tolerably plain that he does not propose to
figure as an irreconciliable in the matter,
whatever confidence he may have in the JUS
tice of his cause Like most of his class,
Chamberlain went to South Carolina as a
carpet-bagger ten years ago. His family bag
gage came here last week in seven trunks.
This evening, after his long interview with
Hayes in the afternoon, and just before start
ing out to meet Evarts and Dun Cameron,
Chamberlain looked very much better salts
fed with his reception in Washington than
earlier in the day. He empbatically ex.
pressed himself in the remark, II find the
President is my friend"
To q representative of the New York Her..
aid, Chamberlain said that the President told
him that he had sent for him to see if there
was no way in which Governor Hampton and
himself could settle their differences amicably
and compromise the matter in dispute be-
tween them to the hest interest of all concern
ed. The President did not wish to see the
Republican party of South Carolina shorn of
single privilege or deprived of single right
it was entitled to. He wanted, however, to
secure an amicable settlement between the
disputing claimants to the Governorship.
Mr.. Chamberlain thereupon gave the YER
sion of his claim to the office, so we'll known
to the public The belief in Washington is
that the President is giving last chance to
Chamberlain to back out gracefully, and the
latter will be wise if he takes advantage of
the opportunity.
In reply to question by an interviewer,
whether he would consent to any proposition
BY which be would surrender the Office to
which he claimed to have been legally elect
ed, Chamberlain remarked that the question
as to the Presidency had been submitted to
the arbitrament Of a commission. He was
reminded that Governor Hampton had re-
peatedly declared that he would submit to no
arbitration in which the question to his right
to the Office was involved. In reply to this
he said: "In that case, the question would
then resolve itself into the original PROPOSE.
tion." From the character of the interview,
a general impression was left that Chamber.
lain was by no means confident of holding
his position, and not wholly indisposed to &C.
cept some arrangement by which the difficult
ty could be adjusted on that basis.
In another interview, Chamberlain is rep
resented as saying that he, for one, can't tell
the President how to act with the South Car
oina question so as not to appear to desert
the Republican party North or South, and
yet pursue such liberal course toward the
South as will secure the confidence and re.
spect of the whole country. He also said
that he does not consider that there has been
any recognition of Hampton as Governor, ex-
cept by four of the courts of South Carolina.
1t is true that the Judges of seven Of eight
courts have drawn their pay from a public
fund over which Hampton happened to have
control, but that does not constitute recog-
nition of his authority to control the fund as
Governor.
From the following report of an interview
with Chamberlain, published in the Washing
ton Republican, it would appear that Cham
berlain regarded himself as on the ragged
edge." and was fully at the disposal of the
President:
Question "If Hampton should be recog-
nized as Governor, would the element which
you represent in the State peaceably abide BY
the decision ?"
Answer: "To that cannot say. 1t is one
of those hypothetical questions that does not
admit of any positive answer"
Question: "Suppose the decision be to sim
ply withdraw the troops from the State House
and allow no further Federal Interference
what then would be the result?"
Answer "Tbat is also hypothetical ques.
tion-one that have never considered, be-.
cause have contemplated no action adverse
to my claims as Governor"
Question "It is stated that, in the event
of an adverse decision, you will not return to
South Carolina. Is that true?"
Answer: mo, sir if such thing as an ad.
verse decision to my title is possible, l shall
20 to South Carolina at all hazards and re-
main there. Of course, what the more re.
mote effect of such decision would have up.
on me, is thing cannot now intelligently
speak Of"
Before ending the interview, Mr.. Chamber
lain said he was now ready to act according
to any suggestion which President Hayes
might be pleased to make, and would either
make his formal statement to the President
alone, or in the presence of Mr.. Hampton or
any one else. He would act according to the
pleasure of the President.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
In Marion county, jury tickets are being
discounted at 30 per cent. on the dollar.
Capt. E. J. Means, prominent citizen of
Fairfield, died at his residence in that coun.