The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-15
INTERVIEWING HAYES.
Rival Delegations from South Carolina
calling upon the President.

The special correspondent of the New
York Herald gives the following account
of an interview with the President to
secure recognition Of the Hampton
government:
WASHINGTON, March 6.
General Kershaw, Judge T. J. Mackey,
Ex-Governor r. K. Scott, 6nd ]. II. Rion,
of South Carolina, arrived here this even
ing, deputized by Wade Hampton to pre-
sent to President Hayes Gov. Hampton's
claim for recct nition. The committee
| will be given an interview with the Pres
ident tomorrow at ten o'clock, when the
letter prepared by Hampton will be pre-
sented to President Hayes. Il is the I'M
derstanding that there will be no argu-
ment or statement beyond the written
document which asks that Gen. Ruger
may be instructed to withdraw the troops
quartered n the State House, where she
public records are kept and which at
| times it If difficult to get access to, there
by obstructing public business, while it
does not define the existence of the
| Chamberlain faction any better than if
the Court records were accessible by all
parties. Accompanying the letter is an
attt ssted copy OF the Judgment OF the
State Supreme Court recognizing Wade
Hampton as Governor of South Carolina.
The chairman of the committee, Gen.
Kershaw, is personally known to Presi-
| dent Hayes, he having encountered the
division commanded by General HAYES
Mt the battle of Cedar Mountain, in july.
1864, in Virginia. It is expected that
this meeting of the President and Gen.
Kershaw viii promote more pleasant re-
lations, and though no decision is hoped
for Immediately the committee tonight
feel assured that their visit and the sue
cinct manner in which Mr.. Hampton has
presented his argument, will eventually
be followed by at least the withdrawal OF
the troops from the State House.
The Charleston journal of Commerce
has the following dispatch:
WASHINGTON, March 8.
Representatives Ellis and Gibson, of
Louisiana, called ~ the President this
morning, and in t,,ir interview with him
urged the legality of the Nichols gov
ernment, and the propriety of the recog-
milton of it.
Representatives Smalls and Rainey, of
South Carolina, and colored South Car.
olina delegation wero with the President
this morning, urging forward Chamber
lain's claims to the South Carolina gov.
ernment. To both these delegations the
President replied that he would consider
the matter, and appointed half-past two
O'Clock this afternoon as the time al
which ho would receive the South Caro-.
lima delegation arr hear their further
views.
The delegation was promptly ON hand,
ut two O'Clock, consisting of Cain, Snalls,
Rainey, Cardozo and Judge Wright. MIR
Rainey, in o epesch, thanked Mr.. HAYES
for his mention of the colored people in
his address, and said that he was glad 10
see they he'd not been forgotten. He
then introduced his colleagues to Che
President, and discussion took place
the delegation urging upon him the re.
c0gnition of Governor Chamberlain.
Gho IIos;deiit IIos;deiitt a. .ePiiy said said lie could
not give them any definite information
as 70 what course he would pursue. and
would not announce 1t until ne had IN.
suited his chosen Cabinet upon the sub.
| ject. He also said that he hoped to adopI
such measures rs would render unneces.
sarv the preaence of the bavonet in any
State, and that his course would be con.
ciliatory.g
The delegation then withdrew, after
saying that they would heartily concur
in any conciliatory measure he would
adopt. III
The New York Herald has this yersior
Of the same interview:
WAsHINGToN, March Q.
A delegation of colored South Caro-.
linians waited upon President Hayes to.
DAY, ana were granted en- interview OF
forty minutes duration. The DELEGATION
comprised j. II. Rainey, Representative
of the First Congressional District; Hon
r. III. Cain, Representative of the Second
Congressional District; Hon. Roberl
Smalls, Representative of the Fifth Con.
gressionai District; Hon. J. J. WRIGHT
Associate Justice Of the Supreme Court
s!=...ssc ss5:-c, Treasurer ee s.:.h sss:.h Ss,s
lima; II. J. Maxwell, State Senator. and
Colonel T. J. Minton. The Preaiden.
spoke with perfect frankness, stating that
he desired to remove the anaagosisn ex-
listing between the races, especially the
political differences resting upon the color
line, so that the colored men and Repub-
iicans might not need tho protection
of the army. de stated that thc use OF
military force in civil affairs was repup.
nant to the genius of American institn-
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