The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-02
WADE HAMPTOrS SUCCESSFUL MISSION.
A Coming Address from Chamberlain to
the COlOred People.
USES or THE LOUISIANA COMMISSION.
Matters of General Interest Com.
ing to the Front.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON. April !, 1877
THE SOUTHERN QUEsTIoN--EFFRCT OF THE SET
ELEMENT UPON BOTH RACES.
Governor Hampton will probably leave here on the
noon train tomorrow Tor Columbia The order with.
drawing the troops from the State House and forbid.
ding military Interference will not be issued until he
arrives there 1t will, therefore, appear Wednes-
day morning probably. Governor Hampton does
not expect to find any difficulties in his
way when The troops no longer interfere
In local affairs and impede progress of the courts
II Mr. Chamberlain or any Of his subordinates should
attempt 70 hold the State House legal process
will be used to eject them. but 1t IL not probable that
this will be necessary All those OF Mr. Chamberain's
supporters who here freely acknowledge that he
cannot maintain himself without the help Of Federal
troops. He is reported to have confessed the Same
thing to the President also.
There is general impression this evening that Mr..
Chamberlain will issue address to tho members OF
hts party advising and urging them to accept their
defeat with good Mature, be orderly and peaceablo
and TO 60 to work at their Industries conf
dence that Governor Hampton will redeem promises
to SEQ that tho laws ,mpartally executed and that
all men shall have equal justice and be secure In
their rights. II Ii known TINT no has
been strongly advised by prominent and
influential republicans to do this, and II
he should refuse he would be held put himself
needlessy in the wrong South Carolina republicans
now here say that the accession OF Governor Hampton
will at first greatly alarm the ignorant colored people,
many OF whom will fear that they DO rc-cnsavcd
This is threat which INSCRIPTIONS republican poll
icans in almost all the Southern States have always
used to Keep the colored faithful their party
When Alabama was carried by the democrats many
negroes were 60 persuaded that they wore to be
enslavcd that they went voluntarily TO their former
masters ana asked not to be separated from their fam
HES. or course few weeks months suffice cure
them Of such fears, but assurance from Chamber
lain would do much relieve their at once and
lead TO quiet cheerful acquiescence the change
Governor Hampton does not anticipate any troubles
from awiessness violence in the State. and tho
percnce OF Arkansas and Alabama when thcy came
under democratic rule shows that there Is likely
TO be intense OF relief In the community lead
ing to general good feeling But Hampton to use
the promptost and most measures to ropress
and punish lawlessncss, II any, where It should ap-
pear. II 10 known that he has written letter tho
President giving statement OF his policy Governor,
and tho following Is given here to-day the purport
Of this letter. 1t will be noticed that he pledges that
there shall be Interference with tho schools
am profoundly convinced Of your sincere
country, and and, in in I'M Effort effort ! propose to
pledges that Governor Of South Carolina shall adj.
minister tho law with equal justice to oil classes
with constant regard to the constitution OF the United
States, believing that such action Will furnish the
peaceful vindcaon of the views you have announced
In your inaugural regarding tho right Of local self
government. Under my administration the benencent
educational system shall DO administered equally all
classes nil rights of personal property citizenship
color or political difference desire further to state
that II tho troops withdrawn from the State House
and military interference shall cease / guarantee to
UlniU m Elm od
with will sock other redress assert other rights
than through legal methods aud peaceful instrument
tality.
The Louisiana Commission will start for New Or
leans on Monday night The withdrawal OF tho troops
IN South Carolina Will take place before the commits
sion fairly organized and this circumstance is gcn-
orally regarded here virtually settling the Louisiana
question and leaving only unimportant minor details
for the commission to settle In fact, tho
appointment Of the commission has been useful
mainly tic Packard's hands and prevent him from
continuing his preparations for outbreak. Before
tho policy OF appointing commission was announced
he onlistng ignorant negroes from the country,
aud believed to be planning violence with the
IGNITION to get coored killed, and thus
feeling In tho North against tho Presidents policy As
loon II became known that commission would be
New Orleans all this necessarily stopped for
Packard that any volont proceedings hts part
would clearly put him In the wrong In tho North.
The instructions under which the commission Will
act yot completed. They will be very simple
and II s believed, Will look 70 an attempt mainly to
unite by voluntary agreement the two Legislatures IN
one body. There will be attempt bargaining for
Benatorshps and IL Is probable that the Legislature
when IL acts after the withdrawal OF tho troops will
elect Randall Gibson for the long and other
prominent and influential whig for tho short term
There is impression horc that, while tho admins
tration will not interfere or express any wish on this
matter which would DO improper would DO pleased
to 500 tho whig the thus brought for
ward.
The President has taken pains to impress his own
views upon some OF the Commissioners, ana IL ap-
pears that he has insisted with them two points,
FIRST that is mperavely necessary that they shall
do thor work quickly, and second, that In whatever
they they take tho basis Of their action tho
fact that the troops will be withdrawn and be
allowed TO interfere In the local affairs OF tho State
The President is quoted to-day saying one
OF tho Commissioners that s'one thing Is certain,
tho troops DO Withdrawn from any
interference or control State property the
ton OF State authorities" That, OF course, settles
the Louisiana question. Governor Nichols Is strong
enough TO maintain peace and to punish violence, no
matter by whom IL rs committed. He IS ready to
take tho responsibilities OF his place. and he will have
no difficulty In maintaining order and securing equal
rights for Il is a we'll known fact that the republican
oacchoIders have been tho Cause of nearly all tho
violence In the State and Of all the Ill feeling and
terncss batween the races.
Thore Is here immense OF relief at the APP
proachng and certain settlement CT tho Southern
troubles. Even tho carpet-bag republicans not Ill
pleased They have for some time seen that tho re.
suit at hand was Inevitable and thoy pri
vatey glad that tho struggle is As to the OF