The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-07
z HANCOCK no SxYERM,lN.

| "e country His Solo Aim.
I tBy Telegraph to the Chronicie.I :.
NEW YORK, July 31.-The Vor7d,
tomorrow, will publish the following,
This letter was written in reply to two
letters on the situation received from
General Sherman:
CARoNDELEr, p. O., ST. LOUIS, De-
ce'nDcr 28, lS7G.-Ny Dear General. .
1our favor Of the 4th instant reached
me IN New York on the 9Th, tho day
oeiorc left for the West. l intended
20 reply to it before leaving, but cares
incident to my departure intcrfcrcd.
linen, again, since my arrival here I
affairs Of q business nature that I hnvn
deferred writing from day to day un-
til this moment, and now l find mysolt
In debt TO you another letter. In ac.
acknowledgement Of your favor of the
18th, received Il few days since, have
concluded to leave here on the 29tll
(to-morrow evenins), so that l may
be expected in New York on the 3Ist
inst. 1t has been cold and drcary
since my arrival here. l have worked
'lke u TURK" presume that means
hard work) i'll the country in making
fences, cutting down trees, repairing
buildings, &c, &c, and ain at Least
able to say that St. Louis Is the coolest
place in tho winter and it is the Hottest
In summer ofany l have encounter
Ell in temperate zone. have known
st. Louis i'll December 10 have genial
weather throughout the month. This
Dccelnber has been trigid aud the
river has been frozen moro solid than
! have ever known it. When heard
Inc rlmor that | was ordered to tho
iaclfic coast l thought it probably
true; considering tho past discussion
on that subject, tho possibilities seem
ca TO me to point that way. Ilud it
been true J. should, Of course. have
presented no complaint nor made re-
sistance any kind. would have
gone Quickly. if not prepared to so
promptly. | certainly would have
occi renewed from the responsibility
ana anXletics concerning Presidential
matters, whicl! may fall to those near
the throne, or in authority, within the
next four months, as we'll as from
other incidents or matters which |
could not control and action concern
ing which might not approve. was
not exactly prepared to 60 to the
Pacific, however, and !, therefore, felt
relieved when received YOUR note in
forming nc that there was no truth i'm
thc rtnnors. Then did not wish to
appear 10 be escaping from any re-
sponslbilit'cs and tho possible dangers
winch may cluster around military
commanders in the East, especially in
the critical period fast approaching.
ALPS we'll that ends well. The whole
matter Of the Presidency seems to nc
10 be simple and to admit of peaceful
solution. The machinery for such q
contingency as threatens to present
itself has been all carefully prepared.
1t only requires fabrication owing to
disusc. The army should have motb-
ing to do with the election or the in
augtrration Of Presidents. The people
elect the President and Congress de-
clarcs in joint session who he is. We
OF the army Lave only to obey his
mandates, and are protected in so do
ing only 50 far rs they may be lawful.
Our Commissioners express that.
like ,!cilorson's way Of Inauguration
IL suits our system. lie rode alone on
horseback to the Capitol Ct fear it was
the old CapitoD, tied his horse to q
rail fence, entered and was duly
sworn; he then rode to the Executive
Mansion and took possession. lie i'll
auguratcd himself simply by taking
the oath of office. There is no other
legal inauguration in our system.
The people or politicians may insti-
tute paradcs in honor Of the event and
public officials may add TO the pageant
by assembling troops and banners, but
all that only comes properly after the
inauguration, not before. And it is
not 4 part ofit. Our system does not
| nroViI, thnf NnO prnc;Ir,,t
nuguratc another. There might be
danger in that and il was studiouslv
lett out of the charter. But YOU are
placed in an exceptionally important
position in connection with coming
events. The capital is my jurisdiction
also, but | am subordinate and not
Oh the spot and if | were, so, also,
would be my superior in authority,
for there is the station Of gcncral-in-
chief. On the principle that rcg,,-
larly elected Presidents term of Office
expires with tho third of March Cot
which I have not the slightest doubt)
and which tho laws bearing on the
subject uniformly recognize, and in
consideration Of the DO "sibility that
the lawfully elected President may not
appear until the 5th Of March u great
deal OF responsibility may necessarily
fall upon you. You hold over. You
will have power and prestige to sup
port you. The Secretary Of War, too,
probably, holds over, but if no Prcsi.
dent appears he may not be able to cx-
crcisc functions in the name Of the
President, for his proper acts arc those
of n known superior. ~ lawful Prcsi,
dent, you act on your own rcsponsi.
bility and by virtue Of commission
only restricted by the law. The Sec.
rotary Of War is the moutll-piccc of q
President. You arc not. If neither
candidate has constitutional majori.
= Of the Electoral College, or tho Sen.
ate and House, on the occasion Of the
count, do not unite in declaring some
person legally elected by the people
there is lawful machinery already pro.
yidcd to meet that contingency and
decide the question peacefully. II has
not been recently used, no occasion
presenting itsc,f, but our forciathcrs
provided it. 1t has been exercised