, 1877-03-13
SOUTH CAROLINA.
IT'S POLITICAL CONDITION,

WAsu1xo7oH, d. c., March 12.-Thc condi-
tton Of afFaiss In South Carolina has received
muc1 lcts of 1nat attention In Washtngton dur
Ing tho past Winter than has bccn given to tho
progress Ut eycuts fn Louislana. Govs. Nichols
anu Packard hare bud their agents hero for sev-
eral months watching cEcsy political move, and
keeping the Administration as we'll as Congress
thoroughly informed as to everything that
has transpircd In their State, but Hampton
and Chamberlain fayo remained cunlpar-
ntivc1y quiet. etuco tho Inauguration scv-
cral very prominent Soutll Carolina pol
!tlcians. both Republicans md Democrats, hare
been IN. WASHINGTON. and havG urged the Prcal-
dent to do something that shall bring about
speedy Solution Of their troubles. Iscpublfc-
ans who left Columbia within the last few days
report Chambcrlatn's position As hopeless. lie
simply has possession Of tho 6satu~1lousc, which
ia held Tor lin by United Suites troops, but
exercises mono Of tho functions OF the Excctl-
tive. No United States s0ldlcra arc seer any
whcro IN Columbia except
IN AND ABOUT TIE sTATE.uoCsE,
cntne's arc posted at tho approaches to the
building, and squads Of ten or dozen
nre stntioncd In tho corridors inside.
Fifteen soldiers generally occupy tho
antc-room to the Executive Office. No
ono IL allowed TO pass Into any Of the offices OF
tho building without permission Of ono OF
Chamberla!n's officials. AL ordlnary sources OF
public revenue arc closed to Chamberlain by H.
junction Of tho courts, tho most Of which rccog-
ulxe Hampton. The Republican Adtplnistra-
tton Is, therefore, entirely without funds, lay.
Ing bail o1l hand about 81, QUO when tho r,ttro-
vcrsY began. Republicans who have recently
cone fruEn the State say that Chamberlain could
sSsGt, $hn - fSov
crnur for an hour without tho troops, and even
il he Was recognized ai,l sustained BY tho Ma
tional Administration bis authority could no
where be entorvcl
WITHOUT THE AID or SOLDIERS.
Hgen then It would bo attended with great d!ll-
Guilty, and It Is doubtful, II the President, even
were he 10 disuoscl, could ecnl troops enough
into South Carolina to enal1u Chamberlain To
u,akn Ills authority respected all over tho State.
The white Republicans, even, haye long ago
given up all hopes Of having Chaulbcslaln sus-
tainct. and, with very few exceptions, are rec
ognixlng Hampton. Thcy say that Hampton
can enforce order md EtYc protection to ifG A,ld
propcFty, while Chamberlain can Neither 10
It now nor Is there any nose that ho will ever
10 able to. Republican State .fflccEs, also, arc
rccsiylnK from Hampton tho fuI,ds With which
tho public Institutions arc sustained
This description nf tho state 81 afa!ra tn South
AQFQllHA IA 1IuI y 4lEEltHIAkN Wv y hEHuU9&tAH
ouc, anil there ean be no iouht that it to corrcet
| In every substantial particular. Weak as Pack
ard il III Louisiana, Chamberlain Is 1nucl. weaker
III south cars,llna. u h t!1'osslbla tn disguise
tho fact that !&u can bo Made III stronger except
by military interference far moro opc,I and Oh,
| j1ytlonablu than anY f;cn. urant was ever re-
sponsiblu for. II u under these circumstances
| that tlamptun
HAS WRITTEN THE PRESIDENT,
requesting tho termination OF the present mill
| taty sxrupancy nf tho South Carolina
htatc-IIousc, aud tho withdrawal Of tie
| tspops onlcred there ''in order TINT civil
| PROCESSES" 10 the icttor says. t'muy UG
elective inT tho eviction 0f D. II. Chamberlain
fsosn the Executive Chamber, ansl securing tlle
backs nlld recosds which ho now holds with an
armed forc o! Federal troops" The upplies''
Court OF thu State, which recently a1iadsed
Hampton to be Governor.