The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-04

quiet and pcaceable during all the time stayed
tons inaug uraon did not attend, but was OH the
street ana there were some people, not very large
sembase there Everything was perfectly quiet and
there was no trouble, and tho people, lar as could
Judge, seemed TO be perfectly quiet Respect Tor
General hampton, love Of order or some
other metvo seemed 10 keep tho people OF
south Carolina perfectly quiet in the presence
OF The Governor very strong feeling evidently cx-
stsd, but III view oil the TACT OF Their having been
robbed AS badly AS they claim 10 have been, and EVIL
IDENTIFY believe they have been, their remaining so
quiet and so patient as they are Is certainly very
wonderful and shows very strong sell possession
which very lew people, think, would manifest As
lar as ! could see there was no military force that
would have stood Tor moment II the people had had
any disposition TO interfere with them do not
think II was supposed tor a moment that there was
Oi course force might have been sent there but the
iorce which was thcre--l do not think there would
have been any difficulty In sweeping II away IL mo
ment | think tho quiet which has prevailed here
depended entirely upon the moral restraint through
The whole white population.
kind OF is.he! A.,Yes,l saw nm. have known HIM
since 1868, more or less He impressed me us being
very COOL KIND hearted, honest man-oDe who had
the interests OF the whole people IN South Carolina
honestly at heart
O. DO his speeches iairy represent h.mg A. As
fairly as possible. from all that could him. We
used TO nave occasion TO him very frequently IN
reference to obtaining information. From all the in
tercourse we had with HIM, and from everything
could hear or see, have no doubt his speeches ially
and truly represent his intentions have do doubt
would protect the coored anu white people TO the very
extreme In ali their rights
T. DO you think there any doubt that he will uti-
natciy gam possession OF the govcrnmcnty A. My
own impression WAS that In the course oil the winter
lac would necessarily be IN possession Of the govern
mcnt de jdcfo ms well MS de Jue From all that could
see there seems Ia oe an entire lack oil support to the
Chamberlain government, except simply from the
moral power oil tho United States troops do be-
lcve from what could and hear the will be
paid at all The courts evidently ON the side Of
Hampton through bout the State certainly the Supreme
luurt rlO q le sol IL
and the administration seemed TO be powericss
Y WHAT sort OF men are the judges OF the courts
A. Those OF the Supreme Court are republicans, or
had been republicans UP TO the time OF this contest
Those ia the other courts. perhaps, with one
exceptions had also been republicans. There
black man In the supreme Court and two white men.
one, Moses, Is a native OF South Carolina Mr. Willard
was formerly IRON New York. They seem TO DO falr
men,
q DO you think the Senate will act with the Hamp-
ton House Il u comes INTO powers A. Well, there ls IA
large number of democrats IN u, and II the Hampton
House fairly put into power should suppose the
Senate would act with t. That would be matter Of
conjecture however Upon the great question OF how
the votes were cast In south Carolina think all tho
committee saw that they might find out how ths voe
WAS WAS e n0, sasy no 00u LINK ana give "oa inc re-
very wise undertaking to 20 into the methods,
whether OF lear or isvor by which tho result was
duccd when you come 10 that you enter upon
where there IL chart or compass and MAS going
say rcader. But think although there may be some
again, the committee have come substantially to the
correct conclusion.
q Did you sign that statement which was published
coming from the committee to the people, saying
that alter careful examination OF the returns from all
the precincts IN the state you found That all tho
Hayes aud Wheeler electors have "A iair majority on
the lace oil the returnsY A. No; signed no report
and the committee made none that Know OF. Just
before we lett the subcommittee agreed that the pco
pie had the right to KNOW and that statement OF the
substantial results might DO made public. asscnted
to It, anu very likely my name may have been put to
IT, | signed report al all. only supposed that
substantially The result was authorized On tho
whole, We thought II was desirable That the people
should know the result we had reached.
THE OREGON ELECTORAL MIDDLE.
INVESTIGATION BEFORE THE SENATE COMMIT
TEE--MR. cRoNTS's VERSION OF THE PRO-
cEEpINGs IN THE ELECTORAL coLLEGE-MR.
MOTIONS SEARCH FOR THE MYSTERIOUS
EIGHT THOUSAND DoLLARs-ANoTHER RECus-
ANT TELEGRAPH MANAGER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, 1871
The Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
to-day continued taking testimony ip relation to tho
Oregon case Mr.. 4. A. Cronin, OF +stiand, Oregon
the who received tho highest number OF
on the democratic ticket, and TO whom Governor
Grover issued certificate OF election the first
witness called, Senator Herman conducting the dircc,
examination.
TESTIMONY OF MIR. cRONiN.
Mr.. Cronin testified that he Is n lawyer, and has
lived In Oregon AprI, 1861 alter giving brief
history Of the late election oregon Mr. Cronn stated
that he attended meeting OF the Electoral College
In answer knock he opened the door OF the room
IN which the Electoral College met, and he received an
envelope containing the certificates OF tho electors
from the hands OF Secretary of state Chadwick put
the envelope In his pocket because lac o the i'm
preston that attempt might be made to take from
hin he stated alter leaving The table at which
republican electors sat he observed their proceed
ings. but could not say what they actually md; he
does not think they took ballot Tor President and
Wee President
EXAMINATION MORTON.
In answer 10 Mr.. Moron, the witness stated that
Governor Grover had not informed him that HIS Gro
min 81 name was the electoral certificate that II
to be put OIL on the morning o the day on which
the Electoral College met the witness went TO the
Governors room; he saw the Govern ors private Sec
rotary, who was Then engaged IN making out ccrtil-
der OF The secretary anu saw his name on the cert
cate; upon hearing knock at the door OF tho room
in which the college met hc surmiscd who and what
there but had no previous arrangement with any
pei son persons whereby the certificate should be-
handed ~ him; Mr.. Chadwick did not call tho
envelope containing the certificate; Mcssrs- Lazwel
and kiippcI were IN the room where the college met,
but not by previous arrangement the witness under
stood they would DO there, but did not tell them
come; he appointed Messrs. Miller and Parker cleo
tors; nc had previous understanding with them that
did not come INTO the room until he had read tn
ihcate to and left the republican electors; he
show ed the certificates of electors to Messr-. Miller
and Parker, but don't know whether they read them
or not; witness told the republican electors
took their silence refusal to act with him; they
do hfp no ancy ve W. hp