The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-15

With great respect, :.
STANLEY MATTHEWS.
Appended to the foregoing letter are
the following lines by Mr. Evarts ::
"DEAR GovERNoR-I have read this
letter, and conversed with Col. Haskell
and Senator Gordon on this subject, 80
interesting to US all. should be very
glad to aid in a solution of the difficult
ties of the situation, and especially to
hear from you speedily.
"With my compliments to Mrs. Cham
berlain, yours very truly,
"WM. NJ. EvARTs."
Upon receipt Of the foregoing, Mr..
Chamberlain Immediately telegraphed as
follows to Washington:
COLUMBIA, S. c., March 6, 1877.
To Hon. ID. 7. Cor6in
have just had a long interview with
Haskell, who brings letters to me from
Stanley Matthews and Mr.. Evarts. The
purport of Matthews letter is that /
ought to yield my rights for the good of
the country. This is embarrassing be-
yond endurance. If such action is de-
sired, I want to know it authoritatiyely.
lam not acting for myself, and cannot
assume such responsibility. Please in
quire and telegraph me tonight.
D. H. CHAMBERLAIN.
When this telegram was received,
Blaine was making speech in the Uni
ted States Senate upon the Louisiana
question, and he read the dispatch from
Chamberlain at the request of Corbin.
Blaine took occasion to make the same
enquiries that Chamberlain does, and
demanded to know whether any Senator
was willing to become responsible for the
suggestions of Mr.. Matthews. He failed
to get response from the Republican
side, and it may be concluded that none
of the Republican Senators were ready
to champion the conciliatory policy of
Mr.. Hayes to the extent implied in, the
telegram of Chamberlain. Two days ,af-
terwards, Mr.. Blaine sent the following
letter to the Clerks desk, asking that it
be read:
WASHINGTON, March 8.
Hon. j. G. Blaine:
DEAR S1R-Hon. w. NJ. Evarts begged
me to say to you that he did not endorse
the letter of Stanley Matthews to Gov
ernor Chamberlain to the extent implied
by the telegram of Governor Chamber
lain to me; that the letter was presented
to him by Mr.. Haskell, of South Caro-
lima, and he wrote upon it substantially
as follows: That he had read the fore
going letter; that he desired to see the
troubles in South Carolina composed, and
he desired to hear from Governor Cham
berlain upon the subject. .;a ~ -
Very respectfully,
This shows at once that the scheme to
impress Chamberlain was never intended
by Mr.. Evarts to be made public, and
that he shrinks from becoming the adyo-
cate of a just, broad and liberal policy
on the part of the administration, inten-
ded to secure peaceful settlement of
the difficulties in South Carolina, without
maintaining the unauthorized interfer-
ence of the military power in the man
agement of local affairs. The. attitude of
Mr.. Eyarts IS not praiseworthy: by any
means. ~ iae1s5at.
The Columbia correspondent of the
New York Herald, as soon as it became
known that the foregoing letters were to
be published, called upon Ex-Governor
Chamberlain to get his views of the situ-
alton, and the following conversation
took place: ~,t. -
CoRREsPoNDENT-How will the con-
frmation of the Cabinet affect affairs
here
CHAMBERLAIN-Is see no reason to be-
lieve that the Cabinet will take any view
unfavorable to the claims of the repub-
licans here. There is no doubt the South
ern question is one of which the country
is tired. 1t will not be popular just now
to do exact justice here, and friends of
the new administration have been anx-
ious to relieve it of the necessity of TAX
ing definite sides in this great contro-
versy. When, however, President Hayes
and his Cabinet come to the question, I
believe they will be obliged to do repub-
licans Justice here. Certainly a majority
of the Cabinet are men who have hitherto
held views which will not permit them
now to desert Southern republicans, or
fail to do them full justice.
CORRESPONDENCE you still look
for recognition for your government?
CHAMBERLAIN-C Certainly 1 do. What
1 have already said implies that. | ex-
pect to be able to show President Hayes
and his Cabinet that both law and justice
are on our side, and if 1 do they will
sustain us.
CoRREsPoNDENT-Have you any late
favorable advices from Washington?
CHAMBERLAIN have letters and de-
spatches emphasizing what is substan-
tally stated in to days dispatches re-
garding the Presidents interview with
our colored delegation from this State.
The President and those who seem to
know his purposes and feelings declare
unanimously that he will do justice and
insist on Justice and protection to repub-
licans here. 1 fully believe it. He cannot
do otherwise without the grossest perlidy.