The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-03-29
A Vacillating President.

made declarations which load the
people of tho United States, and moro
ESPECIALLY thoso Of the South, TO be-
lieve thai be would pursue an hon-
orablo and just course towards South
Carolina and Louisiana. In fact, his
managers at Washington assured the
Southern Democrats in Congress that
if they would prevent fllibustoring in
the, House, and suffer Hayes to be
inaagGr&tca, that tho first official acts
of his Prosi dcHtial career would be the
recognition Of Hampton and Nichols.
These promises were made in such q
way as to leave no doubt in the minds
of tho Southern Democrats but what
thoy would be promptly and honestly
carried out. Indeed, Hayes, since his
inauguration, declared that his South
orn policy meant, champion and
Nichols" and the people in South
Carolina havo been "posscssing their
souls in patience" awaiting the prom~
ised order for the removal Of the
United States troops from tho State
Honse. The, composition of his Cab
met gave fresh hope to the fair prom
isos made, and tho Radicals had gave
up their cause and woro ready to &C.
quiesce and acknowledge Hampton as
tho Governor. But it appears that
Mr.. Hayes finds some trouble in
carrying into effect his fair promises
The "boss bulidozcrs'' of tho South
and tho "bloody shirt" politicians Of
the North have got hold of him. They
have informed him that it he is Pre-
sident of the United States, that Pack
ard, at loast, is Governor of Louisiana,
for. he actually received more votes
than did the Hayes Electors in that
State. That to recognize Nichols
would be an acknowledgment of his
fraudulent title to the Presidency
This seems to have caused q change
to come over the spirit Of his dreams.
He vacillates, founders about and
gets deeper and deeper in the muddy
waters. He calls bis Cabinet together
and has q long constellation with them
on Louisiana affairs, and by vote Of
A to B Gone majority as to y the
conclusion is reached that it would be
best to send q commission to Loui-
siana, headed by his Vice President,
Wheeler, to investigate affairs and
report the results back to him. The
delegation is made up from both po-
litical parties, but doubtless tho samo
care in selecting it was taken as was
observed in tho selection of tho FL
lectoral Commission and in his Cab
met. There will doubtless be one
majority and his friend Packard will
be sustained. In tho matter of South
Carolina, he has decided to have
Hampton and Chamberlain appear in
person beforo his august majesty and
plead their cause. A letter to this
effect has been written and sont to
each Of them. Whether Hampton
will obey this summons cr not we do
not know, but trust he will not. Ho
is the Goyernor of tho State, and we
will have mono other. All the BAY,
onets in tho United States can no:
rcvcrse the decision Of tho people and
all the courts of the State. Hayes has
nothing to do with South Carolina
except to remove tho troops from the
State House. This is all that Governor
Hampton has asked Of HIM. 1t is all
the people of the State desire. All
the Circuit Judges have decided that
Hampton is the Governor Tho Su
preme Court has confirmed these do
cisions, and the people have still con-
firmed the decision of the courts, and
no power on earth can reverse it.
except brute force. Mr.. HAYES
need not muddle his dull brain much
oyer South Carolina. The courts and
the people have settled tho question,
and we intend to have Hampton or
revolution. Chamberlain shall never
be Governor of the State, and it is
just as we'll to speak out and give him
and his henehmen to understand it.
Let our people make up their minds
to die, II necessary, rather than to