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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-07
LIVEa MEDICINE.
FOR RENT.

-FOUR ACRES and improvements on Henry
n avenue. suitable and convenient for q
m arket garden. Apply TO Il. b. CULLEN, at
Curt House. 10
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-07

Bartee's homemade candy.
26c II pound, 32S Main st. 81
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A Correct u-onelusion.

A COrFecb OoneluslOn.
When you see q man wearing a stylish
hat you can conclude that he purchased
it Of Lsidy & Co, the hstters. on Main
street, opposite Court Square.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-07
SMOKE
&c Between Union and Monroe. |

Attend the great auction sale of oil
paintings at Stoddard's elegant sales
rooms, 228 Main street, this afternoon
and night. 1877
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BASE BALL.

some'hi Z 'hn~t the COMING ss..
sous i'rasue.
fI''y.s'Shf PLAYERS hsvs been engaged
by the National Base Ball League Clubs
as fhsially announced The following
"a ~ list, and may ,e considered o
plete:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-07
FABHIONABLE
DANCING ACADEMY,
No. 35S Main Street.
MRS. DeGRAY BENNETT

DFSPEGTfULLY BEGS LEAVE TO IN
purpose Of giving instrue ions in the polite
and elegant accomplishment of dancing.
All the latest dances taught. A term COM
prises a course of fourteen lessons, $40.
Glasses for young Misses and Masters on
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, $500 m.
Ladies and gentlemen can rec i've lessons
every evening from 8: u to IL o'clock y. M.
REPERENCEs: All the most inf ~ential gem
tlemen and ladies of Memphis. 1916
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06

6OOn Can't be made by every agent
SJJJ every month In The business We
furnish, but those willing to work can
east ly earn = dozen dollars day right In
their own localities. Have no room to
enn erabIs. Won Women nan and boys s and rirlT do o As
we'll as mea. We will furnish you q com
plete outdt free. The business pays better
tran a. 'ytning else. We will bear expense
Of starting you. Particulars free Write
and see, Farmer ers and mechanics. their
sons ana daughters, and all classes in need
of pay ing work at home, should write to
us and learn all about the work at onoes
Now Is the time, Don delay. Address
TRUE & Co.,
lanotl Augusta, Maine.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06
Ouf Dsssr Lseesr.

+ OHH Dover L0eeofs
From an Occasional Correspondent.
--t'---''' so Down, Jan. 1, 1s77.
Nh. EpIron-At the joint caucus held
Tuesday night, Messrs. Holcomb, Burnite
and Causey were appointed committee TO
consult the Senators and Representatives IN
Congress besides The leading citiSens of this
State, and of the country as to the position
that shall be taken in our present political
complications. The object sought seems to
be this-for Delaware to occupy the same
post ION 40 other States in obtaining fair
and impartial count Of the votes for Presi-
dent. Every member of the General As
sembly IL firm In his convictions that Mr.
rilden is fairly elected, and should be In
augurated ct the proper time. 1t is thought
that the Legislature will, In . short time,
express their unqualified condemnation Of
the course of President Grant, In attempt
ing to aid the election of Hsyes by the mil
itary of the country, All agree that he has
'ranscended his authority, and deserves the
censure of al good citizens. but 1t is impos-
sible to predict 1t present what action will
be taken By the Assembly.
Some important bills will shortly be In
troduced for the action of the Assembly
Mr.. Holcomb gave notice of ore to-day
repeating an act passed in 1878, entitled
"An act to regulate the mode of procedure
and the ats ndance OF witnesses at certain
courts of this State" This act relates ex.
clusively to New Castle county, and 1t will
be remembered Mr.. Biddle of the last Sen
ate was the author.
, A billwill be introduced In few days
repeating or ameding the Law in relation tc
advertising Sherif's sales. This present Law
is being greatly abused by certain newspa-
pers by their excessive charges, and thereby
opprees needy class of persons. 1t Il
thought thai there will be but little opposi.
tion to this proposed change.
There also will be an effort made tc
amend the exemption laws of this State, b,
giving the debtor the right to buy in his
goods to the amount OF his exemption,
am not prepared to say what will be tn,
fate or result OF such law, or to say any
thing as to its merit.
There seems to be general disposition K
repeal the laws taxing dogs in Kent ant
Sussex counties ct an early'dsy.
Both Houses adjourned this mornin,
until Monday next at o'clock P. NJ.
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4 Abe1el DoNQtt>w.

Mr.. William Bright, whose property was
destroyed by fire on last Monday night, did
not forget the noble tiremen who labored so
zealously to save his property. At the time
Of the 6re he, had stored away in the cellar
about thirty tons of coal. Yesterday he
psesentsd two loads of this coal to the W ater
Witch Company and one load to the Friend
ship Company, As . token Of his apprecis-
ton Of their valuable services.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06
tfii if',tffs Z
! THE WORKING CT,ACS-We are

To THE WUhhT No JIASS.-We are
now prepared to furnish al classes witt
consta dtemploymenta at home the whole of
the time, sor for their spare moments.
Business new, llgnt aud profitable. Per
sons OF eith-r sex easily earn from SO cents
to s. per evening. anu proportional sum
by sevoting theii whole llme to the bust :.
ness. Boys ana giris earn nearly as much
as men. That alt who see this notice may
SEND their address, and test the business,
we n, AXE this unparalleled offer: 10 such
as are not well Satisfied, we will send one
dollar to pay for the trouble OF writing.
Full particulars, samples worth several
dol ars 10 con mence work on, and a copy
of aome and Fireslde one OF the largest
and best illustrated publications, all sent
free by mail. Reader, II you want per.
manent profitable work, address, ~ -.Tf
GEORGE .TIN-ON& Co.,
jan6tf Portland, Maine.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06
TAs 0ApsTches To- dO7's,osS.

Services in Trinity Chapel, King and
Tifeh streets, on Sunday 7th inst. Sunday
School at 8 O'Clock. Parents are invited.
Az 0H O'Clock, morning prayer, fol
the Sunday School children, their teachers,
parents and friends. At I0H O'Clock, Lita-
nv and Communion Services. Addresses by
the Rev. Joshua Kimber. of New York, and
thSRsetor OF Trinity. At 1 O'Clock ,congrega-
tional singing led by Mr.. G. B. Rhoads. Al
TX O'Clock, evening prayer with Epiphany
sermon. These services are open to all
PRAYER books and hymrals for US. In the
services will be found in the vestibule Of the
church. Plsoe supply yourself on ent ering
VIM. J. Frost, Rector.
West Presbyterian Church, corner O.!
Eighth and Washington streets. Preach
Ing Tomorrow by the pastor, Rev. J. NJ.
P. Otis, D. D., at 1oh A. N. and ~ P. NJ.
Subjects in the morning, New Year Ser
mon, "Cast thy burden on the Lord" For
the evening, beginning the week OF
PRAYER, 'sThe Christian Brotherhood Ser
vices Zach evening Of next week.
Central Presbyterian Church, King street
near Eighth street, Rev. j. n Nixon, D D :,
Pastor. Services at 10H A. NJ. and ~ P.
NJ. A welcome to all.
q Owing to the removal OF the pastor, Rev.
Fielder Isrssl, to Troy, N. Y, there will be
no services held in the Unitarian Church to.
morrow.
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, Della
ware avenue and West street, Rev. Isaac N
Haldeman, pastor. Preaching tomorrow
At 1OH A. M. and ~ P. N. Morning sub
jsct:-"Not my viii but Thine be DONE"
Evening subject:-"What is Faith" Seats
free.
First Presbyterian Church, Market stree,
above Ninth, Rev. F. B. DuVal, pastor
Services At 1Oh A. N. Sermon for the New
Year on the ''Relation of the Church to the
World" 7AP.M., being the Och in course
on the Life Of Christ-"His cleansing the
Temple Young peoples meeting fol
prayer It 7P. NJ. Strangers kindly invited
Second Baptist Church, corner Of Fourth
and French streets, Rev. X. B. Cook ,pastor
win preach morning and evening. subjecl
Sunday morning, "Be thou faithful unto
death and will give thee q crown OF life.
Rev. Q, 10. Sabbath School and Pastors
=. BiLle Glass st 2P. NJ. After the sermon at
night there viii be y prayer meeting In the
lecture room. Religious services in tn,
lecture room every night during the week
excepting Thursday night.
Grace NJ. E. Church, corner OF Ninth ant
West streets, Rev. ]. E. Smith pastor
Morning service at 101 O'Clock. Subject
"Nearne-s to the Cross, after which sacra'
ment will be administered. Evening service
1t ~ O'Clock. Subject, "The Kingdom o
Heaven taken BY Violence"
Asbury v. E. Church, corner ofThird ant
Walnut streets, Kew. Geo. R. Kramer pastor
Morning service at l0H o'clock, at which
the Lords sacrament will be administered
and members admitted on probation. Eve
ming service at ~ o'clock. Subject
prayer of the Publican" During the weel
protracted meetings viii be held. servicel
each evening AZ O'Clock.
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Z, - &c lSsiis5s

-lrsss. = l511ooo q lo1ses a
AZ ~ sapRefA a NJ H. 4oss
Q. 7. T.Cc., Had last evening, the following
oa,esrs were :|scssd to ss!yt the ensuing
FreSdent-yohn v .Chyjay. - Ss-2
Vice Preaideut-Wm. 6tinson.
sscretsry-J. J. Bush.
Z Tressurer-James c. Akin. ~
Directors-Thos. Omsnsstter, John L.
Riley, Jefferson Butler, 4. Johnson, John
Hazel, Robsrt Nutter.. ~
) Trustees-Wm. McCrea, John L. Riley,
Leighton Grimes. ST,
! Committee on Examinatiou-A. D. Van.
dever, Robert Nutter, Edward 4. johnson
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IsoOal AEattorDs -
Il, txnxra0si0T1 a. DUPOIT POWDER
!! n MILL&.

!. 5E{Ss$ To oas Has 1lasS-I1s lts'
GsGsb baGtelv DeasesSsAsd.
Yesterday afternoon, about O'Clock, our
city vss startlad by . loud report, causes
81 the explosion Of ono Of the grinding
1ills. Il Dupont's powder mills about, y
Duoal fran thls city. ~ specisl' reporter
,sf 33Hi1ALD was immediately despatched
"a theescene Of The disaster. IN order TO
a n tAs p.gt!enlaFs. -. =, ~. i
Tne sxpl6iSoAs occurred IN one o. tus
grinding mills in the lower yard, when con-
Naiapa Ihoattwo)t )thousand pounds OF pow,
~ ssri,. rSS 4 M. Dohn1 Mfnmess, 5 French
nan By birth, % years Of age, and unnar. %
risd, who WAS blown TO atoms: = por'.SS .Su
opposite side of the creek, distance OF one
hundred yards from tho mill. Both OF nis i
arms we're wreBched4 or torn nom tneM
itockSts. Two men had just lett the MI
about three minutes before the expiosion'
They had been at work in this mill ana nau
Just left carrying with them several SACKS
Of powder, and thus made . narrow escape
from denth.& We learn that the powoer
which was being made At the time oi ,ht
disaster, was to fill an order ior huesis'
and was very high proof and easily exploded
The mill which stood In the lower yard
VA completely demolished, and piles Of
timber blown several hundred yards dis.
tsnc.. TAas same mill exploded in Augu
1s7sywhen Patrick Rowan was killed, bu'
At ttattame the shock was not near x
prsat % that of yesterday. Men who hyt
near the place ssy thGt II was terrible. Al
! - diatance of half mile from the place
!. .vindows were shattered and broken into
thousauds of pieces. The door at Mr.. Toy''
tayeruahoslt one third Of mile from Wher'
the explosion occurred, WAS forced open
ard Go great WA the pressure against Il
shat / large iron staple WAS wrenched from
the side Of the door. The window sasl
W. Ghsttered and pieces Of II blown acros
thx boM agsinst the wall with such forc'
a. to break the plastering. A chimney wa'
iSthOok from one house and other damag,
done to the houses In the vicinity, in fac
there ID scarcely a whole pane of glass lef
xithip = half mileiof the disaster. Tn,
,Hapeft ,of the explosion WAS heard at Ches
Ter, distance of Is miles from where i
9 iocsurfed, and gentleman living at tha
place who had brother working at tn
mills, came sdown to see whether he wa
safe or net.
It ID utterly impossible for US to give Al.
definite idea a. to how the explosion oc
CURED. It was at the time when they wer
changing the charge, and it may have oc
CURED while Mr.. lininger was fixing SOM
of the machinery, but this IL only con
lecture of some of the men, and the trutl
will never bs known. "a
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06

A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN
n A FORTUNE:-SsCON GRAND
DRAWING, 1877. At New Orleans, on
Monday, February 5.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COM
PANY.
This Ipstitu ion was acknowledgements
by The Legislature of the State for Educa-
tion.l purposes. in lsbs, with a Capitalof
81, ,O0J, ,OUO. to " hich has since been euded q
reserue fuLd of $3.50 900 lis GRAND SIN
gle NUMBER DRAWINGS will take
>,iaee monthly. Il never scales or pest
pones, Look at thefoilowing scheme.
CArITAL PRIZE, S25, 900.
10000 Tickets At Five Dollars Each.
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S722,243.a no No shANKs.

$722,24S..ndA Aso No ss4szs. ss11Ss
greatest single Number Prize Drawing that
ever took place in the United States.
sy AUTHORITY Of an act Of the Legislature
the nest All PRICE Drawing will take p!soe
/ public at Cheyenne, Wyoming poslnve-
lv January lst, 1875 andto be s0ndueteo ~
sworn commissioners.
v792, ,248 to be distributed.
All prizes and no blanks.
Within the reach OF any one 10 oDtalA
fortune fsr only small outlay.
TO be drawn the 18th and S0th ofeach montn'
Prizes payable in full, without deduction.
on presen tation ct this Office immedlately
s1eI Tue d uraMsi, ra.h Pr,.a $4,000
AZ dn do 5000
~ N do 2OOO0
4crend Iash Prizes. 10000
do do do oVv
100 Cash Prizes, each ..l,oe. l,.
Tickets, 81 each, or packages OF ~ tlcKets
SO. and the balance to be deducted only
from the prizes drawn. Information FUR
nished. Orders filled. Also agents lor tne
Royal Havana Lottery. and all leganseo
| lotteries IL roughout the world. erders
solicited. Apply to OF address EMOh1 9
CO., Brokers, u PARK ROW, New YORK
| City. uo !n
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06
VIEW ADYERTISE EM ENTS,

Funeral Notice.
DR.. Bull' s Cough Syrup.
Marriage Notice.
20 the W1rs ing Glass.
Employment-Irus & Go. -
Louisiana tate Lottery.
The New Yef World,
Opera Hsuse-Royal Marrionetts.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06
Work to b .Rssusgsed,

On Monday next work Will be resumed on 9
large scale, In the boat yard of the Harlan
4 Hollingsworth Company. For the past
three days this hrm has been employing
men, aud win continue to do 70 until 4 sut-
fsleat eplRK IN fpplaysa,
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06
DIED.

TIGNER.-On Th .rsday, January 4. Sadie
Infant daughter of James and Catharine
ligner. aged IL months.
The relatives aud friends of the family
are respectfully invited to attend the fu-
neral, from the residence Of her parents
Nc. 2l7 French street, n Sunday afternoon
the 71h inst. at | o'clock. Interment al
Whining on and Brandywine Cemetery.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06
MARRIED. .

STIM MEEL-SMALL-at the residence Of
the brides parents. Chester, Pa, by The
Rev. Mr.. Donls1n, Mr.. j. Sttmeel t.
Miss " z. Small,
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06

"a pri xea amountin9 to t68,bN
''Writs for Circulars or send orders to
CHARLES T. H WARD,
New orleans, La.
REGULAR QUARTERLY DRAW1Nc
on February 4. 1877. Tickets Slo each Cap-
ital nriZs 5000
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06
TERNs-POsTAGE PREPAID.

Daily end Sundays, one year, $3.50; six
months, s., three months, $3.50.
Daily. ithout Sundays, one year. IS, six
months, S4.25, three mon tbs, sz.G5, less thai
three months, 81 u month.
The semi-weekly WeRKD tuesdays and
Tridayse92 a year. TO Club Axents-an
extra copy for club Of ten-the da ly for
club of twenty-five.
year. To Club Z gents-an extra copy for
I club Of ten, the semi eekly for q club
Of twenty. the daily for club OF fifty.
Specimen number sent oa application,
Terms-Cash, invariably in advance.
All communications should be addressed
to THE WOkLD,
Corner Of Park Row and Beck man street,
iap5tf s# f'- ~ New York.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06

NHANGE OF HOUKS-WILMINGTO
" 4 WESTERN RAILkOAD-COnme
ing Monday May "a. 1875, Trains will run
~ follows:
Leave Wilmington 10 70 a IN, s ~ and ! IS
pm
Leave Landenburg 9 45 m, IL 45 and D m.
Arrive at Wilmington IS u m, 2 ~ and
80pm.
Arrive At Landenburs IL IS y m, 80 and
SIS p m. .U.....''
r. W. 4 b. and Delaware railroad trains.
At Landenburg with Penna ana Delaware
Branch Penn; yivania ra,:r'a''
J Aug23sk UAVlU CJGsN ELL, Supt.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06
TRAY's FERRY,
PRINTING INK WORKS.,
No. s SPRUCE STREET, VIEW YORK, a
TIA SAMSON STREET. PHILA.

WALTER CUMMINs,
ATTORNEY AT law.
OyyIu:-No 6l2 King street, next door Ia
the Poat ONCE Wilmington. Del augR Sn
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s.,koZIll'nRIHs. !
"a Fortune For Only ST.

OrlAAnss TUESDA l. ) SANoAN1 !. 49,.
Louisiana HTATN LOTTERY CON-
PANY.
This Institution was regularly 1neorgo-
rated by the Legislature Of the State IoI ~
ucatfon Il Purposes In 1888, with cepitaie .
s. 600 900, to which 1t has Dir 90 addGd TG, 3
serve fund OF $3.50 0t0: 1ts GkAND stNH,..n s,ans
monthiy. Tho season Of lS77 opens Win
the following scheme
CAPITAL PRIZE, el6,o0.
The Morning herald., 1877-01-06
J oaas III ZERO


DA1LADELPHIA, WILMINGTON ~
Il BALTIMORE KAILROA AND
November n, INA
Trains viii leave Wilmington q an,,,.
for 'oaoNI
Philadelphie end intermedfata .t..,.
Ss5. s!0. 900. sS2. lsN an.1 %. 1D 1SDuos' sS'
Philadelph,a and New York. 1o2 an n,
B:lt5more y and Reconsideration. n.
Baltimore and Washington Ia. Tx
am, u 50, l26, 5 10. p "a. ~
Trains for delaware Division leav.,
New Castle 500. s2o. iss6, m, III :.
Wyoming and intermediate station. .
Delmar and lntermediats etatio., +.
Q Is am, .-s.7s -. ~
SUNDAY TRAINS,
Philadelphia and intermediate stst,,
lOe ms 90 $50 IN. ,JI1T, "''0aA
Philadelphia and New York, q Ca am
Baltimore and Washington, l2M *.
For further information uassSn,Ssss =.
referred to the time tables posted a ths ~ -
pot. VIZ u
janl.ly II. FKENNEY. sunt
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- LIST OF PRIZES:

5,02A Prizes ..amountining Sill, 100
Write for Circulars or send orders to
CHAS r. HOWARD
New Orleans, La.
or WILLIAMSON d Co.,
jaa6t1 III Broadway, n. Y.
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BELVIDERE DIVISION.

From Thirty-secopd and Market Streets
PhillipsburP, Easton Water Gap. Scraa-
ton, eIc, II m and 4 45 pm.
FOR Pennington, Hopewell. etc. II q m:
From Kensington Depot.-Express for
Trenton. Lamber vile, Phiilipsburg, Eas.
ton, Watertlap Scranton etc, SIS and
10 Is q N, and Il pm.
For Lambartvlile 40p m. FOR Belviders
l5pm.
For Pennington and Hopewell lol5 4 n,
and Tsp IN.
For Pennington IS and 10 Is . m, and 81
pm.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-03-30

and want to retire. Dimocrisy don't
know nothing anyhow. I spose ther is
about an ekal per cent. NV honest men
and an ekal per cent. nv thieves in both
parties, and l am willin to admit that
wat cold and unfeelin world calls viii
lains hold the management NV both par
ties; l know they do ours. The Repub-
likins deny this but eff it is troo, there
is this difference-the scoundrelly Re-
publkin managers put honest men in
power, while honest Democrisy put ther
scoundrels to the front. The people
don't keer about corrupt Republican
managers when they put sich men ez
Hayes up; but think Nv sich men ez Ben
Hill, Thurman and Hendrix playin sec
oRd fiddle to Tilden, Morissey; Hewitt
and mel That is wat kills US. We come
at the people wrong end foremost. We
show our sore fingers, and make public
exhibition Nv our biles, and rather glory
in the size and nastinis Wv EN-.
Wat we hev to do now is TO change all
this. We want TO assoom virchoo, eff
we hev it not. We want to hunt about
keerfully-give a great deel of time to
it-explore all the corners NV the party
go nosing about among forgotten men,
and see ef we can't find men enuff with
descent reputashens to put forrered ez
candidates. We want EN- ez sort of
flavoring, eZ deodorizers as it were, to
SAVIOR the rest Nv us. Wat we want is
to git in, and the people actilly demand
somethin that really don't smell. We,
the reglers, won't lose anything by it
these nice Democrats will come to us in
a month. Their amt virchoo enuff in EN-
to resist us. Yoo can't tech pitch with
out being defiled.
Then we want a succession Nv disasters
doorin the next four yeers, and we must
do all we kin to hev en-. Hard times is
alluz charged up to the party in power,
and makes men pine for a change. A
healthy potato rot would be wort h
thousands Nv votes to us, and smashin
panic would be even better. Wat we
want is a period of yooniversle depresh-
in. We want the mills stopped, pro.
doose down to a mere nothin, potato rot,
grasshoppers, kolera, and likker to go up
to fifteen cents drink. Ef these Good
be supplemental by an earthquake, hur-
ricanes, yaller fever, weevle in the
wheat, cut-worms in the North and cot
ton-worms in the South, floods and
drouths and yooniversle room and disas-
ter, we Good elect the next President.
Give us all these, with choice assort-
ment NV other disasters, and we shel
win, for the people will be very apt to
say that after all Dimerkratic admins
trashen coodent be wuss. We want room
for while to make the Dimocrisy en-
doorable.
With these condishens we kin go in
four yeers from now. l say all this for
the benefit Nv others -ez for me, long be-
fore the term Nv Hayes is up shell be in
a prematoor grave. Four yeers more Nv
a niger in the Postoflis at the Corners
will finish me, and eff my philosophy
shood be sufficient for that, Bascom will
cut off supplies ez soon ez he knows
that ] amt agoin to hev place, and
then all is over. My untutored bowels
never kin endure water, any more than
my moral nacher kin Radkelism.
PETROLEUM V. Massey,
ExReformer.
Toledo Blade.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-03-30
Hampton and Chamberlain Invited to
Washington.

The Cabinet on the 23d considered the
South Carolina question, the result being
a decision to address letters to Hampton
and Chamberlain, inviting them to Wash
ington. In accordance Herewith the
following letter received the approval of
the Cabinet and was sent to the gentle
men addressed:
WASHINGTON, March g. 1877.
SIR: am instructed by the President to
bring to your attention his purpose to take
into immediate consideration the position of
affairs in South Carolina, with view to de-
termining the course which, under the Consti-
tuition and laws of the. United States, it may
be his duty to take in reference to the situa-
tion in that State, as he finds 1t upon sue
ceeding to the Presidency.
1t would give the President great pleasure
to confer with you in person, IL you shall
find IL convenient to visit Washington, and
shall concur with him in thinking such
conference the readest and the best mode of
placing your views as TO the political situa-
tion of your State before him. He would
greatly prefer this direct communication of
opinion and information to any other method
of ascertaining your views upon the present
condition and immediate prospect of the
public interests OF South Carolina.
II the reasons of weight with you should
discourage this course the President will be
<
in writing, or through any delegate possess
ing your confidence, that will convey to him
your views of the impedimcnts to a peaceful
and orderly organization of single and un-
disputed State Government in South Carolina,
and of the best methods of removing them.
1t is the earnest desire of the President to
be able to put an end as speedily as possible
to all appearance of Intervention of the mill
tary authority of the United States in polit-
ical arrangements which affect the General
Government and affect the people of South
Carolina.
In this desire the President cannot doubt
that he thereby represents the patriotic feel
ing of great body of the people of the
United States. 1t is impossible that the pro-
tracted disorder in the domestic government
of any State can or should ever fail to be a
matter Of lively interest and solicitude to the
people of the whole country
In furthcrance of the prompt and safe ex-
ecution of this general purpose he invites
the full communication of your opinions on
the whole subject, or in such one of the
proposed forms as may seem to you most
useful. BY direction of the President have
addressed to the Hon. Wade Hampton
duplicate Of this letter. l am, very respect
fully, your obedient servant,
w. X, ROGERS,
Private Secretary.
To the Hon. DANIEL II. CHAMBERLAIN.