The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-25
Senator Robertson Gives the Prcsi-
dent IN Inside View OF South Caro-.

WAsIIISGToN. January u

WAsIiISGTON, January ID.
Senator Robertson, of South Carolina,
has just mad All interesting interview
with the President on the subject Of the
affairs OF that State. lie said 20 The
President that while he was satisfied of
the election of the Hayes electors in
South Carolina, lc was none the less sat
isiicd ot tn" cerinn Of Hampton a.
Governor. He told the President that
lie knew oi lis own personal observation
that the negroes had voted the
Democratic ticket in iar,,. ,Gmbcrs In
his own city of Cplur.Jia lac saw hun
drcds Of negroes voluntarily taiiDg part
i'll tie Democratic meetings and march-
ing IN the Democratic professions. In
reference 10 the matter Of intimidation
he said that he could personally testify
that there had been Il great deal OF in
timidation bv Republican negroes to-
ward those of their own race who had
shown indication, Of Democratic procliy-
itics. He also brought to t.ir attention
colorcd legislator, Hamilton, that 5000
illegal Republican votes had been pollcd
in Beaufort County, nj which The Prcsi-
He said thai .lK, returning board of
South Carolina wou!,; have thrown nut
other counties beside Idgeiicld and I.,r-
rcnS had it beer necessary Nv s,cr for
them Ia figure tap ii majority for Cham
bcrain, and that there would have been
just ~ much justification in throwing out
other counties rs the two namcd.. III
Abbcy:iie and Barnweli Counties, for
instance, there was also Il large Demo
cratic colorcd vote which MA, no more
un,rammeilel than the rolGrcd vote of
l;dgcfcld and Laurcns.
The President listened with interest
and attention to the statements Of Scna-
tor Robertson, i native of the State, and
one who was Il consistent Union man
during the whole war, and Il zc..iOus Re-
publican since. The President was care
ful moreover, 10 abstain rom the expires
sion OF any decided opinion as To his
profah!c course between The two govern
mcnts. He expressed great admiration
pcr3onaii.' for the ittainlncnts and alb ii.
ties Of Governor Chamlcrlain,, but madc
m personal rcfartrcc ~ General lump
ton. He said Il, i,nd received no direct
adviccs from c,Ii,r id in South Caro-
lima for some DAYS Senator Robertson
in conclusion rold lIiIa that he was en-
lircly convinced thut ue,ler no circum-
stances could the people a. South Caro-
lima yield any obedience tH 9hc Cham
bcriain government or contrlbute any
thing 10 its support. This voluntary
testimony of Senator Robertson II ,hc
more important when it is considered
that had he elected To support the illegal
government o. Chamberlain there is no
question that Chambcrlain's Legislature
would have unanimously reelected him
Ia the United States Senate.
JUDGE CARPENTER AND THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
Judge Carpenter, OF South Carolina,
says that lie does not intend 10 be in q
hurry to decide the contesting claims of
IInmptoH and Chamberlain to she guber-
material Office in South Carolina. He
says he is spending time here to consult
legal authorities which are not available
in South Carolina. One of the authori-
tics whom he seems 10 be consulting very
frequently is the Attorney General,
whom no doubt Chamberlain would look
upon as Il safeguard. Judge Carpenter
is the South Carolina Judge, who, last
summer, in the political saloons Of Wash
ingtoD, denounced Governor Chamber
lain in the most opprobrious terms.