, 1877-03-16

40 M6 E04tQt u Ans AFaUWH9.
Cn1cAno, March lb.-for some days Ins TINS.
uNE has had much to soy about tho pae!1catlon Of
M sS f9s y M 5eSs 1oa 81 nS
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[Tl.c last clause Of this sentence is inaccurate.
Tna TRIBUNE has discussed tho difficulty Of the
political situation 10 both Of these States, and
awaits patiently the Prca!lent's method Of
solving II. II tho Federal soldiers arc With
drawn from tho Statc-IIouscs for day, the
Democratic claimants will Instantly take pos
session, tho Republican occupants having no
popular support that will naku tho slightest &c
aistauec iu their lehalt.-Ep.l
VIII you plcanc answer one OF two questions
which suggcat themselves In this connecticut DO
you believe that South Carolina. with 10 900 col.
honest vote Dsmoeratls, Do {oi intlor.e tho Ham;
burg massacre, the , rtds.e'ab plan oi political
thus elseisl has sent 10 Wsshlnaton q; United
sta,ea Senator; Az you ready 70 snrtender to ths
ISsfSS Es e S.9s st hs 4oa Ell p campaign tho tu they
rThc statement TINT there Ia colorcd major
tty OF %, 000 In South Carolina Is gross mis-
take. Dy tho census Of 1910 the humber Of col
orcl people wus 4l5,s1l, and of whites 200, ,GB7;
to voter, % xouil iniicato about s5ooo eoloGsi
majority of votes, Instead OF tho ridiculous
asscrtioi, Of 6o,0oo. II the blacks all voted the
Republican ticket, the Democrats woull un-
Ioubtc.lly bo defeated by ~ largo minority"
Mississippi would also bo Republican by q large
majority II the blacks all votcd, and voted tho
Republican Ticket. Al to tho Hamburg mas
saerc and the rllcSlub plan of political CAM
negative most decidedly. AS tho Government
of South Carolina is not In its hands, 1t Inns
nuthiug to surrcudeF.-Ep.
II Tho Chamberlain Government rcprcgenss tho
Wis the Hamburg massacre and tho si1e.ciubs ali
a,yth.. notwithstanding all read In TUE TnsB-
uNx last summcfs
! mentaI .nuthod. Tic Hampton doWycrnnnemt vi
clalms to represent. tho majority Of the votes
east; the Chamberlain Government claims tbs
same thing, and tho matter Ii IN tho Stale
Both sides concc.iu that iiaycs ca1r!sd tlaS Stale;
Hayes ticket considerably. This President Il
carefully investigating the whole question and
loubtrdly do what bis duty demands. Mean
time, Us per cent Of the taxpayers have tcco3-
n!zc1 tho Hampton Government, and tho
| Ghanherlain 0oyernmcnt ts starving IN tho
solliers, Az to Tho Hamburg massacre, tho
Chamberlain Government. With every brunei, Of
| Administration To- thclr hanla previous to the
election, utterly failed TO punish any VI the
| persons who fired OF, tho bllckS, and atnee the
| election they have not thcd.-ED.l
In regard to Loufsiaua, day after day. during tho
pendcncy Ut the gueAfons before ihe Electoral
ysa ,h1Ta e.
that The State wcut Republican. Mere yuA truthful
shsai aad L %. shoul4 you now turn so1nd and
wA9 pstput'ated tho satrayes you 10 graphically
Soa 1s,s made g5sat sot e ,how ta;t !hsss
ths Federal afm'' ana therefore should 70 to the
1t has not required 4 great effort, or any e.
eral Government, they would 20 to the wall.
"CItixenb knows that would be the result; ey-
erybody knows Il. lie needs no Qua to tell him.
lie y perisetly well aware that rsckaFas % o6y' s
tie aDpearance Of vitality Il has Is derived from
the Federal soldcry md the gunboats. aud that
the moment they arc withdrawn It will disappear
ks .osp,enhee: T.. yeEy H. serious Roat ls .o
the taxpayers t6 secognlze It aud pay taxes toE
it, support. The sam0 queas!on also aslses lu
South Carolina. llany tlink tho easier way
would be to declare 81, martial @ law. aooltsl clyil
French rail- "tho state Ut stcgc,"-by mpanz
OF the military. TUE Tribune. however, prefers
to walt until shs pFe1Ilsnt las asccrta!ned what
Is best to " louc before committing Itself ia
"Citlzsn's" plan Of ruling both s.ates BY means
Of Federal eoldicry for tho next four yeass,-u
method Ut government which heretofore has not
afforded protection In either State to tue culoreI
pcupla fu person or psoperty.-ED.)
IL 10 not dangerous theory to advance that, be.
eauss the minority, y,-tos you have made no effort
thst. becsuss ths minority viii not submit to tht
majority. therefore ths las}ority shall b. over
shiowa and the minority !nssallea In tho power.
II there must BE- a new deal, why not advocats
sure fair yutx. and pledges from both pastea tia
they will loyally abide by The result. Citizen.
supposititious hypothesis about tha snbnts-
siun Ut ''majoEliei" 10 ''nlinorities =" prov,
nothing. cstablsl nothing, aud c1st no Light u
the solution of tho actual probleM which IL Sub
lnitte1 u the President In South Carolina nnt
Louisiana. Whefu IS per ccnt u tlie lighting
power AuI 03 per ceut Ut thc taxabs property y
State are uultet, they arc apt to nuke theu
selves the MAJORITY III thu way u governing
tho community. II 96 psr cent of the lsepubli: