Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-30
SOuth Carolina.

question as to the probable condition OF the
State il case the troops should be TlthdraTn.
The points urged BY Gov. Hampton and his
friends we're as follows:
They claimed that there is an Imperative ue.
cessity for speedy action. IS the planting inter-
ests of South Carolina are 10 absolute danger
of destruction by reason Of the present unset
tied state Of affairs, the labor system being now
10 process Of dlsiutegratioo, aud although the
season for planting is already 1t hand the
planters are unable as heretofore to obtain ad'
vauces of money from merchants and factors,
and this disastrous condition of atiairSthey SAID
would continue until some stable system OF gov
| ernmcnt shall have been established. 10 short,
business is parayzed, and credit almost entirely
DESTROYED throughout the State in consequence
| OF its present unsettled condition. Another
reason for speedy action urged By these geo.
t!emco was that carpet baggers' aod others
interested 10 the perpetuation of the Chamber
lain rule we're constantly melting riots and dis
affection, aDd the most asslduous care and Tor
bearance had to be exercised to prevent open
! breaches of the public peace, and ever present
dagger being that they might become general
throughout the State. Instances and il!us1ra-
tious Of this precarious condition OF affairs were
presented to the President with some par'lcu
| larity ADD detail.
The remainder Of the conversation was mainly
directed to the question az to what would be
the probable condition Of affairs should the
troops be Withdrawn from the State House,
and what line Of policy Coz. Hampton !ulcnd-
cd to pursue in that event. On these p"!ii!s
the President was assured that there you'd he
no effort to seZe the Capitol ~ mob violence,
aud that only legal processes would be IrScrea
to by Gov Hampton to establish the surre'
macy Of his government
No formal pledges were asked Or glvtn du'
ring tho interview, but Gov. Hampton en-
phaticaly repeated the statements nc has here
totore made, that he possesses both the pnr,,
Dose aud power to protect all persons anu
!, classes alike in their legal aud constitutional
rights. The President, IN reply, stated SUD
stantialy that it was his purpose to carry ont
10 good faith the promises OF his inaugural al
dress, as he was deeply anxious TO bring peace
and uuiet to tue distracted portions OF the
country, and he was satisfied that thia result
would be attained in very short tinlr.
During the eutrc conversation. which Taste
! several hours, there was no discussion OF Cham,
berlain's right or title to the GoVernorshlp, and
nothiug was said which contemplated his con-
tinuance 10 Office, the conversation being ALMOST
altogether based upon the a5sumtion OF with
drawal Of Federal troops and the reIlnguiSti-
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courts.
Governor Hampton and his i1icuds say they
, are greatly pleased aud encouraged By the iu.
tervlew, aud feel confident that the State vi
South Car1iina will soon be relieved OF lis l'irs
ent political and industrial difficulties.
3 The delegation appolu!el by tie charleston
Chamber oil Commerce accompanied Governor
HAMPTON 10 Washington and had Hu Interview
with tho President yesterday evening, and read
to him an address setting 10th Ia su5s'aLre
the following points,
South Carolina was AL agricultural STATE.
Upon agriculture all depends, yet paotalIon5
everywhere are cultivated half less than lat
! year. llaborcrs arc wiling to WORK, bat clpl-
{ talists are unable to give planters mcana TO em
ploy them, 50 that blacks aud whites alike ar
affected. II Hampton Was recognized t0hh
, dence would be restored, money employed AID
all trades ravived; but # not soon done Il would
) be too late.
The interests Of whites and blacks are the
same. and under Hampton all the conditions
and aims OF the Presidents inaugural address
would be satisfied, aud peace, Happiness, lciig
ion and plety prevail everywhere: Mr; AdEef
. then insisted On the necessity Of wlueGatc ac
ton, and invited Mr.. Taper, President CT the
Chamber of Commerce, TO communicate his
\
the State by the present delay.
Mr. Upper thereupon set forth the pre:eut
lausuishug condition of business growing out
of the uncertainty O! political affairs 10 the pre-
sent and future and Insisted az representa-
tive eli commercial interests that nothing hui
the absolute and universal recognition OF llamp'
ton az Governor could give peace and progress
to the State.
Mr.. Pclgcr then said that hl irul had been
induced by the coddtion oil affairs TO BE- uaNsU
ally cautious iu making advances to planters,
aud that 10 hiy opinion the Hampton admins.
tratou would give peace and ultimate rroSpcr'
ty to the State.
Mr.. W. B. Smith then followed. and Sa!
that the banking capital Of Charleston ~ not
more than one fifth Of what it vas before the
war, and nevertheless such was the present
want Of confidence that even that limited .capl
tai could not be loaned out satisfactorily, and
that the settlement of our political troubles
would harmonic the two races and restore lost
confidence to the whole people.
Louis D. Desausurc then argued that The
character Of the Disturbances 10 the State re-
quircd Immediate remedy, aud demonstrated
that Hampton vas declared Governor By the
ouly body capable Of that act. A large ma. "
lily Of Judges 10 the State had so decided, and
Hampton was gradually absorbing the whole
power iu the State, as evidenced by the pay
meut of voluntary tax, support Of public iusti.
tutions, &c. Ia conclusion, he said the people
would accept no other government than lamp
toms. 1t was that or territorial condition 10
South Carolina.
The President said that il might have Gacn
supposed that he could have acted earlier, but
he could not act until his constitutional advi-
sers had been appointed, and when appointed,
he and they were obliged to give attention. 10
vacancies held to exist in the civil service.
Most of such vacancies, il was i0und, could lie
over, and his successor would not be embarrass.
ed as be was lie had now reached South
Carolina, aud was confident his ultimate
purposes We're the same as those Of the couI
mittec lie had invited Hampton and Cham
berlain TO Washington as the persons most
likely to be able to give an intelligent statement
of affairs, and was confident that satisfactory
solution would be found. The whole interview
| uoc pnrv nloocopt and Tho Dammit ! an p,ra rn