The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-04-13
Correspondence
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Special CorrespondentI

WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Special Correspondence
, WASHINGTON, ID. c., April ,, 1877.
I Although no formal announcement
has yet been made of the Presidents
decision in the South Carolina case,
the withdrawal of the troops from the
State House at Columbia is admitted
Oh every band-very reluctantly so by
Governor Chamberlain's more intimate
friends-as likely to be effected during
the present week. IL Is the general
belief, however, that u small military
force will remain in the State for the
present. 'Hampton's stiff response to
the Presidents invitation hero and his
rhodamontades at several points in his
journey hither, it was feared, might
prejudice his case with the President
and his cabinet; Ut such fears appear
to have been groundless. and he will
return to South Carolina virtually the
victor, because the withdrawal OF the
.roops leay es his rival unable to cope
with the armed and organized Demo-
cratic minority, and powerless against
the DEGREES of the hostile State Courts.
Among the street rumors is one to the
effect that Chamberlaip, after satisfy
ing himsely that he was likely to go to
the wall, proposed to yield bis claims,
if, in return, Hampton would guaran-
tee his election as United States Sena
tor, which Hampton promptly decli,.ed
to do. Chamberlain has made a most
exc' lent impression upon every one
with whom he has come in contact
here, and he will have the sympathy
of thousands of intelligent and patri
otic men who can not rid themselves
of the conviction that lie has been sac
rificed as propitiatory offering. and
that the Government has in this in
stance at least, gone good deal more
than half way in its eonciliatory efforts.
Judge Lawrence and Generals Haw-
ley and Harlan, of the Louisiana Com
mission, are in town. Their final in
s!ructions will be delivered to them by
Mr.. Evarts to day, 1t is said, and to-
morrow they will set out for the field
Ga their labors, forming a junction with
other members Oh the way, or meeting
them in New Orleans on their arrival.
Nothing authoritative has reached the
public as to the tenor OF their iustruc
tions, hut it is supposed they will at
tempt to unite in one Legislature, all
members holding undisputed creden
tials Of their election, and when that
shall have been acct mplished the
Legislature thus constituted will be
encouraged to coufirm the title cf Cne
Of the two claiInan.s to the executive
chair. Somehow, since it has been
seen how a comparatively perfect title
like Chamberlain's would have to Civ,
way to Ole that very few have the
assurance to contend is lot involved in
the gravest doubts, but which can be
maint aiIed without Federal assistance,
Governor Packsrd's prospects have
been regarded us very dubious. His
right to the Governorship as compared
with that of Nicolls has, and still is.
regarded as stronger even than that of
Chamberlain. against Hampton, by
many men who have exhaustively
studied the whole situation; but there
exists the same fatal bar TO his recogni
ton, viz: his inability to successfully
defend himself without the aid of
United States troops, from the hordps
ofcocked and prined Nicolrs partizans,
impatiently waiting the signal 20 begin
the work of determination. Hence the
jubilsnt aspect of every Democrat Ell
cCunte red in the streets of the National
Capital :or 'h. past few days.
WII- la.i. with a view to the next
Speak.rsEip is being actively prosecu-
ted here. The friends of Randall aud
Cox are working silently and desper
arely, while Saylor's stock is quoted as
advancing each day. The almost in
credible report is abroad tlIat Hampton
and few other leading Southern men
are favorable 10 coalition with the
Administration, looking to the election
of Garfield or Foster. ! give the ru-
mCr for what it is worth.
1t seems very probable that there is
a Democratic plot 20 deprive Judge
Bedford of the STAT 10 which lac was
elected by nearly u thousand majority
and to install his competition, Psttison,
upon the merest quibb!e. la lis utter
disregard of the prefer-Eces ard rights
of large majority, it rivals the Cronin
in:qlity. MAXWELL