The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-01-11
sourH CaROIINA.

A Columbia dispatch Of the Goth says that
the compilation of the vote in South Caro-
lima, as made by the accountants employed
by the House Committee, gives Hampton
and the other Democratic State officers ma
jorities ranging from 1, 100 downward, and
the Hayes Electors an average majority OF
about COG. .t.iI ii..
The following is copy Of letter adj
dressed by Gen. Hampton to Gov, Hayes.
A letter Of similar purport was likewise ad-
dressed to Gov. Tilden:G.i @ 7-r.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, COLUMBIA, s. c., Dec.
26, lSi6.-My Dear SIR; have the honor TO en-,
close COPY Of my inaugural as the duly elected
Governor of South Carolina. In view OF current
events and the official sanction given TO gross
misrepresentation of the acts and purposes OF
the majority of the good people Of this common
wealth, I deem it proper 10 declare that pro
found peace prevails throughout this State; that
he course If judicial proceedings is obstructed
by no combination Of citizens thereof, and that
the laws for the protection of the inhabitants in
all their rights of person, property ana cltlzen-
ship, are being enforced in our courts, while the
1 eople of the State are not wanting either in the
shirt or means to maintain. their rights of cltl
zenship against the usutped power which now
de6es the supreme judicial authority of the
State; they have such faith in the justice OF
their cause that they propose to leave It's vlndl
at the same time to the patriotism and public
sentiment of the whole cohntry. The in1amma-
tory ulteraHces of a portion of the public press
render it perhaps not inopportune for me to
state that, although the people in South
Carolina view with grave concern the
present political coniuncture in the affairs OF
our country which threatens TO subject to an eX-
IRENE test the Republican system of government
itself il is their firm and deliberate purpose TO
condemn any solution of the existing political
problems that involves the exhibition OF armod
force, or that moves through any other channel
than the prescribed forms of the Constitution, or
the peaceful agencies of law. Trusting that a
solution may be had, nich, while maintaining
the peace of the country, shall do no violence 20
the constitutional safeguards of popular rights,
and will tend still more firmly to unite the people
of all the States IN an earnest effort TO preserve
the peace, and to sustain the laws and the Con-
stitution, 1 am, very respectfully, your obedl-
ent servant,
[Signedl WADE HAMPTON,
Governor of South Carolina.
To His ExcellenGy R. b. Hayes, Governor OF
Ohio.
P.S.-As the settlement of the vexed political
questions which now agitate the pubic mint
must Ultimately depend ON yourself, or upon
your distinguished competitor for the Preslden-
cy, / have addressed a letter similar to this to
his Exceueney. Gov. Tilden; Yours,
Gov. Hampton issued an address, on the
ID, calling upon the citizens to come for
ward promptly and pay 10 per cent. of the
amount of taxes paid by them last year.
The House Committee to investigate South
Carolina election matters returned to Wash
ington on the 4th. Several members Of the
committee say they do not apprehend an
armed collision between the two parties,
and think ultimately there will be peace-
full accommodation. -rr..