Year: 1876

New YORK, Dec. 19.-The Worlds
Washington special says There is no
division among the Democrats to-day,
while the ssme Gun not be said of the Re-
publicans. Lamar, when asked by
friends why he did not give a prompt
denial to the statement that he was seek.
ing cabinet position under Hayes or
had been offered such position as the
price of his influence, said he had been
subject to attacks of this kind ever since
he had been in public life, and did not
think it worth his while running about
contradicting them, and that he was only
surprised that such rumors had found
credence among his friends with regard
to the profer of seat in the cabinet on
the part of Hayes. He said no such ten
der had been made, that il it should be
he would decline to receive it; if any
proposition should be made to HIM from
that quarter, with regard to the settle.
ment of the Presidential election, he
should at once submit it to caucus of
his party. II is evident now that the
radicals have been deluding themselves
with the belief that they could ALLEVIATE
the Southern Democrats from their north.
ern allies, and thus make the Hayes
usurpation programme more certain OF
success. They have utterly failed in this.
The views of the president, submitted in
the course of conversation yesterday, ex.
cited great deal of comment here, es.
pecially that portion wherein he claims
the right to call out the State militia
adjacent to the scene of domestic vio-
lence, under the act Of 1893. The Dem
ocratic members look upon the act Ms
obsolete, and say that it was ignored dur
ing the war, when the militia was called
out through the State. The converse.
ton as published it is said was not in
tended to represent the President as say
ing he should hand over the reins of
authority to the President declared elect.
ed by the President of the Senate. He
thought that the latter should count as
well as declare votes. He said he left
the question of counting to Congress and
had no opinion of his own upon it.


The Heralds Columbia special says
Hampton is proceeding to establish his
government, and he is determined that
it shall not end in fizzle as did Nc
Emery's i'll Louisiana. He has ample as.
surance from property holders in the
State, and from banks, that oil the funds
he requires to carry on the government
shall be forthcoming, to he hereafter
paid when the legal Legislature passes the
tax bill. The significant fact Us to the
stability Of Hampton's government is
formed by the receipt of letters here
from northern bond holders of the State,
who are anxious that Hampton should
be recognized, when they would be sure
Of interest on bonds, while they are sat
isded OF the inability OF the Chamberlain
government to collect taxes, and conse-
quently their bonds would become
worthless. The anticipated first-class
conflict between the two governments
will probably originate with the county
officials appointed by their respective
Governors. Chamberlain has already at
tempted to remove certain trial justices
and appoint others to fill their places,
but incumbents continue to persistently
refuse to acknowledge their pretended
successors. In this way clash is posi-
bic at any moment.


The Heralds Tallahassee special says
as the House subcommittee left the de-
pot yesterday, in the train, for Month
cello, two large rockets were thrown
through the glass windows OF the car
This is supposed to have been done by a
couple OF negroes who were hurryiDg IL
TO the woods