Year: 1877

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From the Charleston News and Courier.


THE PARTY SURRENDERS
Hampton's Triumph Conceded By Republican


Leaders.


In order that the public might have cor.
rect idea Of the sentiment of prominent South
Carolina Republicans in regard to the decision
of the Cabinet to withdraw the troops from
the South Carolina State.House, Reporter
for the Ne,os and Courier called on number
of the leading-lights yesterday.


MAYOR G. I. CUNNINGHAM,


who was the first seen, gave bis views without
any hesitation. He said that he considered
the order for the withdrawal of the troops as
final settlement of the political difficulties
of South Carolina in favor of Gov. Hampton.
He thought that while Chamberlain would
come back to the State, he would not attempt
to kick against the pricks, but would yield
gracefully to the inevitable. If, on the other
hand Chamberlain did set up a show of op:
position, he considered that the result would
be the same, and that it would meet with nc
success. ..-.- ...


So far as he was concerned, he consided the
matter ended, and his advice to the colored
people was to accept, the decision of the Cab
met in good faith, and 60 to work and try to
make crop. He thought, from all he could
learn, that the Republican party as mass
would quietly and peaceably accept the decis'
ion of the Cabinet as finally settling the mat.
ter in favor of Gov. Hampton, and would sub
NIT gracefully and without outbreak or dis
turbance.


So far as the action of the President is con-
cerned, Mayor Cunningham stated that be
had the hi CHEST confidence in his integrity
and honesty of purpose, and was firmly con.
vinced that what he had done was done with.
out fear or favor, and with the full convic-
tion that what he was doing was right and
just.


So far as the Republican party in South
Carolina was concerned, be considered that
the establishment of the Hampton Govern
ment would efectually terminate its exist.
ence; that it had already become broken
down from internal excesses, and that the
placing of all the election machinery in the
hands of the Democrats would completely de-
moralize the Republicans, and it would be an
utter impossibility for them to carry an elec-
ton in the future. His advice to all his con.
sttuents was to accept the situation, fall into
line, and 60 to work to build up the prosper
ity of the State.


SOLICITOR BUTTz.


The reporter next visited Solicitor Buttz,
but found him by no means in such good hu.
NOR with the National Administration as the
Mayor. He said that, so far as he had been
able to learn from his Republican allies, they
expressed the opinion that President Hayes,
through his brother-in.law, Stanley Matthews,
and Foster and other of his special friends,
had traded off the Republican party of South
Carolina and Louisiana to few Southern
Democrats, in order to make himself Presi-
dent; and his withdrawal of the troops from
the State. House in Columbia is only the first
move in carrying out the contract Mr.. Buttz
stated further that, so far as he was concern.
ed personally, he had no use for Chamberlain
as an individual, and regarded him as respon-
sible for all the political misfortunes which
had befalen the Republican party in this
State. He (Chamberlain) bad pandered to
the tastes of the Democrats to crafty his own
personal ambition, and, when he found him.
self thrown overheard by the Democracy, he
forced himself back on the Republican party,
and was now surprised that he did not get all
the sympathy and support from them that he
would like. This sentiment, he stated, was
held by large majority of the Republican
party in the State.


He considered that the decision of the Cab
met, to withdraw the troops from the State
House at Columbia, was final settlement Of
the political problem in favor of Hampton,
and that if Chamberlain made any resistance,
which he exceedingly doubted, it would only
be on paper, so as to keep in good odor with
the party, and that during the summer he
would be provided for by the Administration
with foreign appointment.


While he regarded the decision of the Cab
met as an injustice to the Republican party
of South Carolina, he did not consider it as
any special misfortune, as the Republicans
had majority in the State Senate, and, there
fore, the Democrats could enact no new laws
nor change any old ones without their con-
sent and cooperation. He thought that the
party, if they remained united, would be
stronger at the next election, and would put
up much better candidate than they had at
the last. He thought that the only advantage
the Democrats would gain by the establish
ment of the Hampton Government, would be
his power to appoint the commissioners and
managers of elections.


He thought that the settlement would be
accepted quietly and peaceably by the Re.
publican party, and that, as in Virginia and
other Democratic States, there would be no
outbreak. He believed that the establish
ment of Democratic government in South
Carolina would put a stop to all future dis
turbances, because the Republicans would &C.
quiesce quietly and in good faith.


As to the effect of the settlement upon the
Republican party, he was of opinion that a
large portion of the colored vote would be SO.
cured by the Democracy, and that they would
continue to fatter the President until the
next election, when he would share the same
fate as Andrew johnson, Ex-Governor Pierre
pont, of Virginia, and ex Governor Chamber.
lain, of South Carolina. He did not consider
that the establishment of the Hampton Gov
ernment would increase the material prosper
ity of the State. Bankers and factors might
do better, but as to the people, as whole, he
did not think they would be benefited but
very little.


Mr.. Buttz considers that the ultimate fate
of Louisiana will be the same as that of South
Carolina, but that as Packard received more
votes than the Hayes Electors, he thought the
President would have to take little more
time to get rid of him than with Chamberlain,