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?a %?? tl Pf? If ff ' ? p?n*t pit* W?& ca ^ ???DE?XSOK, S. G; THURSDAY, JANUARY ll, 1877. M^XO-^M. -?? * ? i r ". ? - ? _-!-? ?trBS or auascBilTJON.-; '?Kio to elute of Un or %JM5^OF ADVHRUSIHO.-Oti* DolUr ter it-"^.-. inrh for the Ont '.niertion.and Fifty .rq ' uV?'r ?qu?\re foriubscquent Insertions!*-?*** fkrVe monlh?...Ns adrartleementa(e^tceTeiJ 'T?b?ral COntrfcCt, V?i w? ?at?v wci? Oma wt??l?r ,, ?dterllw t?r three, rix or ) weir? mente?. Ad. ..riitiiif by contract muit be -?nflpod jo th?^ ita ?n'rdllttfbt?tOCiPOi'i?rSr?? w ?wMRl? LiiT?^i?r 'Tib mary Notice? exceeding tve listes, 1/tholes i Kr?Mct. ?nd all personal com m aol cat lon? or ' .tieri of IndiriduariDtereat, will VJ chanced for ". .rirertltlof rates. Announcement* ofuarrlages ? ' ,,,b, and ?ofii?ea af* j ellfienf eSaHcterTare ?lial'V ?nd wlllbelnwrtcdfraU;. HAYES ARO THE SOUTH. HAMPTON'S LETTER TO HAYED1 AND TILDES-INTERVIEW WITH JUDOE MACKEY-AL ABM or THE REPUBLI CANS-SENATOR ROBERTSON'S VIEWB ON THE SITUATION. The following letter from Gnv. Hamp ton was delivered to Gov. Haves, tue Republican candidate for President, by Jutta' Thomas J. Mackey, nf this State : EXECUTIVE CHA MEER, COLUMBIA, 8. C., Dec. 23, 1876. My DEAR SIR-I have the honor to roci?se R cony of my inaugural os the (lulv cletted^veruoi of S^ulhjQsrplina. In view of the present events ^tid the official sanction given to gross misrepre sentation of thc acts and purposes of the majority of tlie good people of this coni uionwcaltb, I deem it proper tn declare that profound peace prevails throughout the Hute, that tho course of judicial pro ceeding!1 is obstructed by no combination of citizens thereof, and that the laws for the protection of the inhabitants in all their rights of person, property god clti'jj :enship are bcitig enforced in o?r court ;.f While the people of this Slate are not wanting, either in thc spirit or nipan*, to maintain th-ir rights of citizenship against thc usurper'*- power, hicli uow defies thc supreme judicial authority of inc State, they have such faith in the ju-tice of their cause that -they propose tn leave ita vindication to the proper legal tribunals, appealing, at the sime time, to the patriotism and public senti ment of the whoH country. The inflam matory utterances of a portion of the public press render it, perhaps, hot inop portune for me to state, although the peo ple in South Carolina view with grave concer H the present critical juncture in the affairs of our country, which threat ens to Buhject'to an extreme test ?be re pul?ican system' of 'gov?runfici?? it?elf, it is their firm and- deliberate purpose to condemn any solution of the existing political problem that involves tho exhi bition nrmed force, or that moves through any other channel than the pre scribed form of tho constitution, or thc peii'.eful agencies of law. Trusting that a solution may be had which, while maintaining the peace of the country, shall do no violence to thjs constitutional safeguards of pqpular right, and xviii tend ntl! 1 further to unite the pcoplo of all tho States in an earnest effort to preserve the peace and austain the laws and the constitution, I am, very respectfully, your obedient aervant, (Signed) WADE HAMPTON, Governor of South Carolina. His Excellency R. B. Hayes, Governor of Ohio. P. S.-As the settlement of the vexed political questions which now agitate the public mind mucfc ultimately depend on yourself or upon your distinguished com petitor for thc Presidency, I; have ad dresdcd a letter similar to. this to bis Ex cellency Governor Tilden, t Yours, WADE HAMPTON. A representative of the New York Herald interviewed Judge Mackey du ring bis uta / in Columbus* with the fol lowing reffuVr-" 'r 1 CoLUMBUd, OHIO, Dec. 29, 1876. Judge T. J. Mackey, of South Caroli na, who came here yesterday with a spe cial message from Wade Hampton tc Gov. Rayes, remained at the house of the latter gentleman until after 1 o'clock last nigiit. A Herald representative spent this morning with Judge Mackev at bis hotel. Mr. JVIaskcy is a native of South Carolina, having gone into the Mexican war when fourteen years old, and won three medals for bravery. He was also an officer in the Confederate army, and was desperately wounded several times. Ile was an ardent supporter of Governor Chamberlain until, . nu he remarks, "Chambeilaiu sold-out tc tho baser ele ments of his party," Mr,,Mackey, tyeo became General Hamptons, warm friend and made a cati VOM of the State with him, speaking in the interest of Hamp ton and Haye?. He said'thia was done with Hampton'? consent, ?o' os'to;allow Hampton to devote himself entirely to the discussion of State issufts[;', .Mackey cannot be chargea with being a narrow partisan, fir as a Judge in,ren dering a decreii.n on ?ieretary Taft's order relative to intimidation of voters, Mackey charged the grand juryi stating that "it ronatrtrftca intimidation - for em ployers to seek to dictate to employees as ahrckey says he come* here to ossa re Hayes that neither General Hampton?] nur Governor Vance, of North Carolina, are willing to sustain Northern De mu erais in their threats of war to prevent Haves' inauguration. Mackey gave spe cial' prominence to the statement that neither Governor Hampton nor the other leading men of his State sought to make, terms with "ayes in hope of gaining offices or ccu rolling nnuouage.- Their course was actuated by the feeling that Hayes had beenrf^h/idlcctpdt?nd a de sire to prevent' the hatton from bein* plunged iuto civil war; They believed Congress must settle this question, and the South won't* rs quieace in their decision. If Northern Democrats ahnrld APA flt to brine about . a war to prevent ?he InuWuratioiTof the j legally elected President they, no doubt, would expect help from North or South Carolina, bnt. on the contrary, they might erpeetyifiit wo? necessary, to find men of thds?'States arrayed oh the side of tho national government. Judge Mackey referred to a recent con ference held at. Governor. .Hampton's house, ut which'Hditfpto* Mai said he had pivoted mr Tilden; but'that he did ! not think he had beeb' elected ? if he h?d' been he didn't thinV he could do as much for the 8outh as H?yt? cqMld, fdr this .imple reason, that Tilden'a war record was ?ich that people "of the'North w?r? ?usptoious ?L him;;Vend,'.although he might desire to treat the Benth fairly, bia Very hnatMnn i-Mi.l/J malr? h?.vi l./.jil UI-HO Md .timid. None. ?Q*R^'?*y^\\?y,i& . v?nd; What?yer cdm;et?3\on* he ;in??:-j? maka jo tho 8<mth during his term would notbo-rniiicanstrued.V' , Wh?tl ?L^ed.'tvu'?t H?inpton proposed ^q?*nc?. of n having -two Governors^ fW.iiysr, "No, not HoW-'tyedfd fear h ^'L0 M^^w'ie'niftAVW reported ?na* Chamberlain proposed to oend his ??roniiliiitt out R enforce the collection ?? the-aeventeen mill tax'.' J? that had peen done the militia Would certainlv ft? ?V*en destroyed ; but it is now said .7.V?!,?mh?laia will not do this," He MdWi: "One Federal soldier is all that '? needed to guard our 8tate, because he [fpreAents this great government and is T good M sh army. We could, it wo * ?med'to nae thorny call into immediate *r?ce 25,000 splendid soldiers, but we *? not need tliem. We trust the govern ment to do what 1s fair." , ??eke- further suid that jiist before ,"*jWf,J arno- Governor Hampton had tW^m? "Tell the Northern. people g?JJ?y ?rout desire la to'feature myS&to W STT^T?0 e1tU^r??.o*< to op^?jg to immigration from the North, abd to welcome Northern brain, muscle apd capital te our State and CIT homes on the i plane of a full eoriaiand business equality: with our owu pooplo." i In response to a question aa to what, news his people got as to the feeling of Northern Democrats on the situation,1 Mackey ?aid they "were continually re-, ceiving asstrrnces that the Democrats of Ohio and Indiana were ready to make war to forcibly inaugurate Tilden, and that the Dem?crata of South Carolina were urged to participate in the moveJ ment, but these demauda were discoutf-f tcnanced by Governor Hampton and other leading men." Ile said bis people "really cai ed little who was President, so that they were allowed to rule their own 8tate." He referred to Hampton's gieat popu larity among colored men, and paid a high tribute to their faithfulness, saying there was an "undivhiible" copartnership oxi-.ting ; between} (he, t>eed/nen and the Sou'beni people. Mackey said he w*9. Well pleased v/?t?i his talk with OoVfcrtfor Hayes.. He wai? satisfied f-bat Hayes', treatment of jthe South would be fair and honest tb ell class?e, end that ho would seek to control, the Southern States by kindness and jus tice, rather than hy force. Gen William Preston, qf Kentucky, who is an oin" lperA?n*l friend ii Gen. Hampton, rcsoiv*d Ut gev ai the i"acta 09 to HaraptonV position towards Haye?, and the foi'.twine telegraphic correspon dence wi!i explain the attitude of Hamp ton ! CINCINNATI, Dec. 29, 1876. (Jov. Wadt. Hampton1, Columbia, S. C.: A telegram from Columbus, Ohio, an nounces that Judge Mackey, in your be half, has ,made^ propositions to Gpyernpr/ Hayoa to support hi tn ^ for - President against Guver?of ' ?Tilden*', ^recbgr?ia?ng Hayes as legally elected, and ofTering toJ support him against the Northern Dcmoo racy. This I do not believe, but it is in juring the Democracy here. Your wise and noble course bas strengthened my long friendship for you. tn my judg ment there should be a prompt denial, and this I submit to your decision. WILLIAM PRESTON. To thia the following reply wasjna To Ge\&s?w?lk^ Ohio/1 No one ie authorized to make declara tions for me or for our party here. Wc abide the dec Isi?ha of legitimate authori ty and how /or a peaceful .eolutioD. WAPE HAMPTON. ? . , ??- u i \ i B ? j .' The special correspondent of the Now York Herald sends the annexed report of an interview wr^,8enatqr IJqtjertsodi f Jj' WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Wade Hampton's letter to Governor Hayes, and the report from Columbus,. Ohio, of ah interview with Judgd Mackey, of South Carolina, have together excited great interest1 h?f?i11 B?nator Rbb?V??u,' of -South Carolina, said this? evening* td a steroid correspondent : . I " ', "I have no doubt that Judge Mackey baa told the truth, mainly,. He ia a man of (S?cid?ii- talents, ?bUtJiXkome?m?e inti prudent and oveffZoaldU-r. ( jTJie despatch in to-night's Star from Hampton, saying that 'no one is authorized to make de clarations for ree or for tho Democratic party in Sooth Carolina,' is a rebuke to what I suppose were some extreme state ments by Mackey in the Herald?* corres pondence. .Aa for Hampton's cha -actor, campaign and prenent belief I can speak advisedly. No one in South Carolina questions his character ; it is an high and almost faultless aa to bc accepted as such by nearly all'the people; I Thafwas one reason why he was elected; bu LtboAvhole *?ason wby he waa elected tb" oe Govcr 'aor waa that the people, irrespective of politics or color,! knew- Chambsiluin's government to be. dishonest and wasteful, and believed that a government by Hampton would be efficient and econom-; leal." J "Yob' hare no doubt of Hsmptonfs election ?" - "Of course not. He had a fair majori ty over Chamberlain of 1,134. Thnquea ti on pf his election weut yesterday i before, ibo Circuit-Judge in Chambers, Judge ?t. B. Carpenter, who, like all the other Judges or tnat Court, is a Republican. The case will probably be decided within, the; next fifteen days, and Jam. convinced that thc decision will be thal; H?ntnton ia ?he rightful Governor. Ah apyeal will hen.be taken to the Supreme Court, bet' fore Chief Justice-Mosts,-a native of the State, a Republican, a man of high char acter and of distinguished'sQjti ability^* not the Mosca whose character is so lo WV The rest of the Judges of that Court j^q, likewise Republican. I am confident that it, tony will affirm Governor Hamp; ton's election. One Judge is a colored man." ,: 1 "li Hsmptop rs populaj- among th? col ored people as he ba. been reyreaeiitc ito be?" ' v;>i ii' "They think the world of him. Not ! "Being so nure of Hamoton's election, how sure are vou of the fate of the Pres idential tickel?" . "JJnqueatiouapiy- Tb,e Hayes electors, were chosen." "By what majority?" "Something over iWrS' "Ia it au Judge Mack"y says-did Hampton ww* for HaVe4t"f " * ?. \ "Tue fact." replied Senator Robertson, "is nimoly this, tho pet?le of South Car olina eared a good deal more, nod still care, more, for the regulation of their State affairs than for the result "of the national election'. The, Democrats there, aa a mass, would have preferred (he elec tion of Tilden, but were not unwilling to consent to the election bf Hayes ns'Pres ident} provided they could getan honest Democratic government in.,.thej*-/>owo State. Many Republicans, including ^/dn wi-mAn.r desired -nnd^Witedrfur-tile Hamntoi.'Bt?t?' gbrtrnt^^n W*r*A1r^ tbinpkple, even while t?cjr voted for tho Republican Presidential electors." -'. "Did- Hairipton fldviso th?rri' to this conrto.?" . ;t. - ... m "In his campaign speeches Hampton told all to vote for Haye* and Wheeler .WhqMaMd[t4 'Ho ^rtfW rAation-qf. t^ho uliould be President away behind the question of tho administration ' of 8tatc anVrA,,o,#W> Republicansare of his mind, and the sentiment throughout the Stnte is so poet ti re tbatH hja??> doubt of thc judgment of, the courts III his favor. But Governor Tilden baa lost the State." ??M r ii '.i - yt i si .> The Republicans also ici rr? to be alarmed at Judge MaekeyV visit th Gov. Hayes. It leaks ont that a? soon as it fknown bore thai Judge. Maekev fraa tg to Oo?ulbbuatose<Gt>r?rnbf Mayes &re*fagte*?MM #?Va?t to Hayes n this city by leading Republicans j "Mackey ia unreliable; look out for him. ConsjiltAhAB^ublie^n^hjga?on from 8outlt*alofrVa* Cofig/mmvmal you do." ^Republicans' here, who have-known Maekey fbr h long time, wwert th*r*MW bb itf?Buafly not ?diatne, h^iiho?trpb| I he had m money lt I? conj<&tu-h**tJ; bY; them iliat he han been teat there by in ! tere^'VtfaEft who'suppllcd the funda. H?1 Wni HI? further said hy Republican*; here, blow hot br blow cold -wlth/Gov. ' llares', according aa be thin?* that Hates j is the stronger man or not, and that fra.- I mediately thereafter he will1 proceed to New Torie arid 'repeat the same' thing* with Governor Tilden. His mission to Columbus is regarded in infiodntial Rc publican circles as ?vidence1 of In'im- ! pression on the pari of the Democrats bf South Carolina that Governor Hayes will bo inaugurated. The ont nnd 'oiit R?-" publicans here do not look wi?hv. favor uponi the overtures- now'heilig, nritde to- ' Goverrior i'ayes by the Soutaejfn Demo- ; erat? to gain favor with 'him. and oh ft fe ; in^the patronage of his ndminbtratio:!." ' ] WASHINGTON, Doc. 81. ! Thc" visit of Judge Mackey to GbV." Hayles, as an ambassador from General Hampton, "gives a good deal of tiheasi ness and nhd?y?hce to prominent itepub )li<?ans here, it seems tb confirm the th'-' m?ra which have long prevailed that Mr. Hayes was favorably inchbed toward leading and influential Southern nie?, and this suspicion is very Irritating to sotnr Northern as well as most Southern Republicans. There are Northern Sena tors and members w he have'said they would ' prefer to see Tild?n? 'President rather than Hayes with such''? policy. Thc nnyCB-????key ?nlcr.?ow is pecuiiar ?y irritating to iriany Southern Republi cans herc Who afc alarmed for tbeifoffi-' ces and political predominance ir. Case Governor Hay ca should r.?lect his "?p girintce? from native SouthjeVrf med.-. orn? of these Republicans holding local federal offices, in South?rti Stated already declare that;' under such a"policy, thicy will return to the North'. ' Uniese ?li?y can have federal pat rob ago they do not cafe tb live id a Southern State. Thia class will ehdeavor to intimidate Mr. Hayes, if they become persuaded that they are certain to bring all the influence they Have tb bear upon leading Republi cans here to prevent Mr. Hayes adopting such a policy. It looks for the moment a? though the struggle for the f?d?ral offices in the Southern States might form an important element in the Presidential question.' The Southern Republicans openly say that they have no uso for Hayes if he is going back on them. \lL\t SLANDERS REPELLED. GOVERNOR. HAMPTON'S .RECORD WITH ' ' " ' OUT A STAIN.. *''' ; lu ito issue. of Wednesday, tho Nea Yqrk Times published a le'Uter from s\ correspondent in South Carolina,', sub' etanljsMy, and at great length,'charging General Wade Hampton with dishonest} in ?ettiing wi.'h his''creditor* after 'int war. That General Hampton,' li he vor,, many Southern planters, Was forced inw bankruptcy by the totai loss of z\\ hi; slaves, the.terrible depreciation Of. prqp crty and the carnages incident ?o war, i undoubtedly true-otherwise tho ?tate meato in thePlwa? letter are'"a'm?re1 tis sue of falsehoods. General Hampton' i largest creditor, who appear* as such it tiie schedule of his liabilities aa prime in the Times, happens to be now' in" th i city, and yesterday denounced the lette' as atrociously false and libelous. ' "Gen era! Hampton*? seii?emiCTr? with' OB, said he, "was strictly and in every rc sheet honorable. Who Times] ?tatemen that 'the creditors barr, never received cent' in satisfaction of their eninta ir. n leas untrue than the whole lonor of th letter. He gave up every dollar of hi property to bis creditors, and I receive, a considerable proportion of my- clain It does not need," ne added, "that Ger eral Hampton's creditors' should o'ppoi their d?niais to thc-W libelou-j assort lor in the "R/MC*, for no \rhao,wh?* !:nov,:; bl singularly scrupulous and Iiigh-rnimlc ?sense of honor but would pronounce' ian assertion to tbe contrary as false ; Lin', i the face of euch a publication RS this, cannot refrain from protesting against j as utterly bise and unfounded. Ha General Hampton occasion nOW lo ca upon me fur assistance*' most certainly nli ou ld not Hesitate tb give lt." " -1 ' : In contradiction of the entire substhni of the Ttiiies* charges,' it tb?y ' be we?l:i suite-a fact well fcnowr ioall hisfriem -that, having (surrendered all hi's - om large fu ruine to bis creditors, bo lived fi aoniei titno'aAor the wargin ^irenrustano '.ot seta'akpeeerty, being forced tosell eta tho furniture, from his' ronan and tl carpeta from hin floor? to support hie far ily. In this ha chared the common I :of very many neigbbors and tit plant? ! generally tljroughout 'heSojUb w^o jv? atterl^Tmp?vFri.t>hcd by, thayer, ?fjjVfj lu'* tq? '"ftmw'/p.ublicat?an, Hampton's a?he'duTe of liabiljtie* foot t over $^0M,0^..^rhi.l,e hj? tnstifr. a?jr turned, fa? vw. greatly. short of .tb ?lulncd.. The. larger part of bia del aa. for ippney. borrow.?d Upon cotton ni for the Working ot ms plantation'. D Sing the war, he bad over 6.000bale* otlco destroyed by Ard, Which ata li AtimateWerecertaliily Worth'pv^r 31.0.0 00. In slave property t? ene ra! H hm ton before the war; was Worrji -fqlly $?0 vOv, while nra liihdtd catate, Wac" ve larg* and very1 valuable:' l? WfvHfa ?t?r\^iin,w; XLL.OIUJ.VU<li)Jwr JMA..?^S luis ui^jiciif! nuHMa ?MW --. ? . ~-- -~ - a cdm'par?ttv?ly insignificant value, tt thc moneys' Wer? Ibanedi,.' His caso^ the same as though a New York nv chant,had borrowed, ?-larga amount money opon property which was- cnn?, ered ."by: both borrower) and lender": worth fariOioro:than the amount nf i loans/aqd. a* if th?t property had aft ward, been de*droysd by.;cac*f*'of cwhi neither borrower nor lender bad ;a thought, and for which neither had Cf sidervd a provision i necessary* ?nsro ilt The charge.in the -Tmi* that'Gene Hampton., in making,H set^lemeot.w his Vr^cHbir?, sn arran ffisf . it ffw^'lhv! lo his wife had gHftf?*km?* F?u?l is pVonp?nceS py 'a ??,nije'mau' ii;, j city, Wjj'?j?ii tluiriiughj^ couver-ant w Geiierm' nkaiuto?** nu?i.>?, frj? K***!*-iff and, malignant' ' Mrs.'?L?m|>^jn'* jjr; eriy. 'tchich. 'jhe had iiilip.ri?ed, tn. ber ? rlfjlit; hhd been Vdin?d over, iq, ncr 1> l^a?'a.iia w?s swallowed 1MRj,t*|j'U?' '* , bfyf?',by ihe>]?jr.' That sh??..did.,, nave pre?e^cuCf* oy?r ?tjier CreditqrJ ?^fnciei?fiy' proved Vy;th?,'r.ir?utn^ta?} alre?'dv alluded tb,' Tn which her fa hand, herself and tbeis-ehildren w forced iq li*re,a(ter,,Uie/warr R] tioitqt One i ?itbpr, s^^crpsjiJu-thHt, ,-G^h( Hiirnjdon. is nota ^U^R.of-tSfWfJU-A lina, but cf Mi<si^ippiH*hl>*wt- WW ns utterly fa(?e> General Hani|H>\ni, never, been a .cUi?fi|Oft,'*rtisaiH*|p|iu has never ceased to W a citjian of S<i Carolina.-JVetc York World. - R^?me S?ntineJ: ' "\ft tiad If tr cold weather' ,'a? Weft. A 9p))\}k,,f from'M?dis??i? H?reet, Who took his dur ont riding, thbugliUessly.'jut I'is.a'rm the oUck of the cutter scfy.ib fiji thc p and^hiiwls arouihl her arid the' c?i*d ! feetecl bis Rrrn to such ii ? eiteul thal ma unable to wlthOri.lv it for ?ncr 'lours It is qu?ot??.e phM'tpf jJ?u?an-f eVeolbj."^. RE?UBLI?^'* ''Xp^i^iov*-^-"A F*w '- Ti?it?f)? AbBJjXpY SspLEP." . ' , ? _ \fA)t\\ixQToy, Dec.' 27. Rvery step taken by tb/, noam ?Mees of thc Senate ?o/i Recuse, pf Jkroresentati vee appointed last w-feek to devirr seme basia. for. the scUK'Hient pf the great coutffo veray . over counting * the electoral vote will be watched >yith the gtcateat inter est here in Wa/iMngtpp.end througikoat : ?he,en?re,country.. They may not reas*p thosarue pr- tur i J ur eonciutiaus, rm- . hups th!?i\woiiJ4 he too much ta expect oftc^?rnittce^ coi.vniUed by rival parties in a *ume,o?; excluent: )ike this, and ru?q tk/v-fiF?#Jpr whicV timare* co?-, te*,tpg is so greatw They muy not agree to recommend any.:.eula of procedure to i guido tpo joipt convention )rtben;it meota in tbc;8eriato chamber, qa tlv> ,14th, of February. Rut their dMcu*?ions and their, reporta will certainly be of great value. They will clear awayj muon of 'the rubbish taft now surrounds and ob scures the questions at issue, and show, what has, beep, settled by the Constitu tion, thc .la va and w?ll-c?tabliuhcd prece- ! dent, and yv ii at the actual ^ifiW'iue? ,bo- - tween thc tyro bouses of Co jigra:;;-, are. _ , R^eema to,me very fortunato that the . counting of thc electoral vptc doe i not take place until after Congress.bas been .in. sesajon JM?O and, a naif a;:-nthv On the .second .Monday, iu December. thc member/ of both, bouses.came here bot With the excitement of the campaign and : of ?he.OTdntfr of suspenso tfhicb followed . 'it, many of/then-.,.. with vogue notions, of the Constitution, taws,, ?od precedenta. applicable to thc unusual condition of .ajfTuirs.t*nd ' each.:with some plan which nc believed ii adopted would roeoit in the inauguration of the candidate of bia choice- Three weeks'free, discussion bas . shown how impracticable the most of the*e schemes? arc ; and if it continues iq . the newspapers, io Congress, in tim cum mittceu that have,been appointed, and in tbc private political gatherings until .tho seconji Wednesday;, in February,, both houses of Congress' will become - better ? kind better fitted to deal with the delicate auestions which they will then have td ecide, unless ? something unforeseen shouldi occur to kindle excitement anew and arouse partisan .freney..;. Many of the. suggestions which indi-, vidual members ol' Congres have made have not got into the public prints bet?re they, have been abandoned; but others haye led, to long discussion, and although never formally relinquished by thor.o wno f?r a timo defended them, are no longer accepted as the basis of a probable solu tion of tliia. difficulty. Some of. these I shall enumerate in this letter, giving .st>me of the reasons wby each plan is no longer seriously advocated or is nut like ly to bc adopted. I cannot predict what thejolnt convention will do on the 14th of February, but I do knew with reason ['abr?*'ceno/nty' some thing? that it wUl hot do. . -. 1st. The president of the. Senate will not of his own motion assume the re*, oponaibility pf deciding in regard to the validity of the . returns from any State which' come, to him in the customary -form. When it -y?s first learned that the Democrats would send pretended returns from South Carolina, Louisiana and Florida fcr.'h*? rUirnna? nf lapiner th?. foundation * foj ^ qti&h^hing thoM that, come with the omcl?f scala of the recog nized, authorities of those States, it was ?verygenerally held,by Rcpubif6aijs,$hf>t the president of f*:^ Senate could, arid undoubtedly would, gr?vent any ?su'chi ? question from being" Y?'?*d,: by refusing tq receive any returns. cx'cef* tho* \v??*Li? he' knew to be tho genuine oiiea;' end it was at ?nt? time publ?ohed as ? fact that Mr. Ferry v/ould be informed in advance by Governors Chamberlain, kellogg and Stearns-'Who the uit^sVbgers were from v.-hum he should receive ene 'returns'of their States, arid that he would decline "to re?oive1 any 'others'.' Mn Ferry's action already bas 'BhoWn that t?W . report woe hot founded in. fact. Tb refuse .to re-, ceive any-retunm would be to decide in advance of the joint convention 'between tho contestants in those three States. N'q :BUch Jpbwer bai ever* been conftrred bb the President of the Senate,' eltbeVpy'tbe Constitution. tbei lows';ar.nreredp-V-, ?na the 8enate: has'given 'Mi. Ferry ho ?rf stmctirMs In the matter.. Without th'e authority Of on#of tie other of "these/ the President bf the Senate wouid a?s?mc ho such responsibility. ? . ? ' - , I cohcTade', therefore,; that ?nless ho i? .previously- rnst?ntft?rj '1 otherwise; Mr.1 Ferry wp! "dq aa; Vic?, Prient Colfax did in 1873. Where" he h&s received twp' sets W fcttrrns irom"khy. State,* he'wiir opeh ?iem' bv'sh.'in; thejoi?t'cony?ntio? ss the gen?ine,,Wt?d l?gal ret?Pp. For ms?anTce;" if ode' ? fe 'certified3 by the Gov .ernor or tho State and biara ita broad "SbM;1 Hr?r?le'the other/ ^ signed by aotne other mm3m?&& willTie^marlcetf whcn'the'p^ek?ges ?rebp?h'jd^ ?l<ut.fcb?', President of the Se??te will not eveu then' d?cide ^hich ret?rn 'should be1 counted* if either. 'UnJeso tbai power ta expxeaaly,/^nfej??-4 oU?hj^in-od^WCO. . 23. .Tbe.yo^e, anR.oo/t ho counted by the President of ibo, 8enat?s, My reasons j for this b?lieXare' twofold. 1 expect the {'Senate, in' the^bsfehce of any 'rales, will follow the*, heat >established! precedent* wbcro . the cpnatitijyopi -md. lawey arc silent, and I .know that tho.llyudo and 1 '.believe'fhat"tue ?5|iai(o will not agree to ?ntruiit-tfie acting1'. Viee-PrtSKid??it with i this power; iltteyitbat the Senate, in the absence of,, rules;-, will follow.tho best eptub|idhcd precedents, wjiere the consti .tutiou and lawti are silent. I know' that when the'first President waa chosK-n under the coastitation, -tho -8cnater in obediejacj}:io a..eenolutlen patsod by. the CqivdJtutiouul, ,.(Cqnventiqu,, elepte4.Lfl, "PrtMictcrtV pro temi for tho solo purpose Wi cohiitlllir th?^fi"; fciAi'it hoi" been argued 'that the passufee-of- thut resolu tkin Waa in effect tiOi interpretation atfithe ehns?itutio?,on Ubis point tjy i,lo iramerd, r-Tpis.niuy be trueJbut it so, it was un lo* |-ft-^&tibn ' cha^a4'vn?t-inji?cV)te(?;??V S' tr broce that Uiiio^tbehrnjiiea; thruugl? eijclellfcJf. -bayei participated-..tuc Vo?o^ipj^pC^itq il.ifvtoral.Vote, . Tbjbl^?^ brekcnlin? of preced?nui has ?cqui.-ed ?fel'i?^'i?ifforKy'of WrirWraw! . The" 1frhat^^'drat?igta*WlTor?Wreapec? for preoedeatav.n? a ri? Iii? vi . ? il/, ? dp not think a^.?^Wlan couidtbe rigbt'to conbt the^otd:' THi? ttfrii?crat* ! would onpose R onauiuiorrtlyj and??o?td debata s? until: the 14th of February if they could not.d?icatit in .spy other way., . I have tnistworthy infjfm'ption also that, a ??W??rWS? itilUl ?hfiCeiit??l RepuD tarJ 'fl?ttatiwe^iH oppoe.: Mbch a> Bolb in of the< ?lmqeky i ifuitJs. proponed? d that<there are, enough of thmn, .witii the bemoc:ratSL.to make 0 majifrity of thc body'.1'*! Tinbw 'tjiat wheb; 8<rtaW?r"M?r toira-' Elecloral hill Was debated in the Sonate a niiiiibt r ol' h ading Republican S?m?f$r* declared/\tli?lr' belief that''tho ^^u^^^^'i??| C-?trnu|itlih^ ^^^^^ trust that power to him. Drawing a direct conclusion from this negative ?Ute? ment, I am forced to believe that the two Houses of Congress will participate io the counting of the vote as they have done in times pas*, sud that: they will not ,bo ?imply spectators of an act {Mr formed by tho presiding officer of thc Senate. 8d. The next House will not elect the President. Nc- President can bo chosen by. the House of Representative* wu)eas it ?a done before the 4th of March,,1877. If no' President has been chosen on that day the president1 of th? Senate Will be issrgur"!*? end will; ??rVe until a new election CHU be held.- The l?th article of amendments to the Constitution is so explicit on this point that there can be nc difference of opinion in regard to it. 4th. The vote of no State will be re jected without the concurrence of both nouses of Co?gress. Neither h^jsc has ever exercised the power of throwing out the Electoral vote of a State without the consent of the other. The only instance in. which one house, baa rejected votes occurred under the 22d Joint Rule, aud the concurrence in those cases took place in the adoption of the rule. Nothing which was done by the authority of that rule can be cited as a binding precedent now that the rule is repealed. Speaker Randall's idea that the 22d Joint Rule is still in force will be repudiated by the House if it ever gets an Opportunity to vu Ur uu inc ???c??i?s. 5th. The genuine official returns of tho three contested Southern States may be received as 'prima facie evidence of how the vote?' nf those States ? ought to be counted ; but they will not Be considered as final proof. In. other words, both Houses will agree to go bebindthe offi cial returns and decide from other evi dence which return, if either, ought to be counted in each case. It seems to me that, the Senate by instructing ita com mittee to investigate the election in five Southern States and in Oregon, and to examine into the qualifications of Elec tors ia other States, bas admitted the right, the necessity even, of going behind official certificates which may be illegal or fraudulent, and acting on the facts. The House will of course demand it as a right. 6th. No auestious either of law or fact will be submitted to the Supreme Court for its decision. The pretended inter view with Judge Miller printed two weeks ago has made the Democrats un willing to make the Supremo C- irt an arbiter of anything in connectu. with the Presidential controversy. They say that although ho has' made a quulifica denial of the authenticity of the inter view, they .know that his sentiment? were not misrepresented.. Thc Republicans, on the other hand, find difficulty in de. vising a mode.of bringing any question legally before the Supreme Court, and I have been unable to find much.disposi tion arno, ig them to submit to that tri bunal any of the questions over which Congress, if any ono, has jurisdiction. 7th. The Canoera ta will not get theil missing vote from Oregon. Snme of thc Dem?crata still cling to the theory thal Cronin's organization of the Electora! College of that State was legal, but tin ground now held by the more' conserva tive of thcrri is that no election took pl ac? in Oregon, except as to the choice of tw< Electors. . 8th. The House of Representatives wil uot of itself declare'that i/iere hos'b?et no electron nf President, ?nd proceed t; choose one.' The right of the House t< elect a President ts contingent on th, failure bf a choice,by ?be Electora, ant 'while the question whether the' Elector have succeeded or riot remains Open, i vote by the House would be nnconstitu tional, ?llega' i and void. Nor is' thcr any precedent 'authorizing the. House ti decide this question. The framers of th, constitution did'hot contemplate the hos sibility bf'a doubt" ever existing on tiri subject, and oo they did not provide fo (ta adjudication, bul the common-sens view of the case ts that whoever has au thon'ty to couut tho.Electoral vote alon has authority to determine whether ai election hos'taken place or nnt. A's no body - assorts the.' right' of the House, b Itself,'tb count the/vote;*? dip not ' be??ev that the D?mocratie party will elalra tb 'right for the 'House, by itself, to detci mine what the result bf'the count ha "been.' - . All that i have said'iu regard to'wht will not take plac? os" to counting th Electoral- vote will be subject to'raodif cation under certain circumstances whic I have not'considered os likely ' td exls I have assumed that in spite of all tb .'willii?t?d extyeme'talk one1 hears' arnon 'pnliuciK?s titi both aides >n '.Vosnirrsm; ?ach houfc? will. Anally be cartful to t-k 1 no positive step for which there ia not i least the' color 'of sanction in- the const tution. the ''laws, or well-establishe precedent. l}ut if either party ohould e outside of that sanction and assurr powers: which: have" 'ddt.1 heretofore' beie accorded it'-Ahd' the "exercise of whit would give it ?n nntair^oTvantkg? ' then fis impossible 'td-foretell hov,*far the othi 'inaj-WW counteract ie. FUrintftaricV. < the HoUs? should plant itself bn tube: treme ground that it has'lhe power1 will I "dut--the Wisent of the Senate to reje ( the vote- of any State,? then the Sena nr.ght, RIBO he driven iu th? equally e treme ground of making it? proudil i;?cif ih?1 'sols lad*-* of ?h? validit"' Lill the' ret?rf?a.. Violent and threaten lt demonstrations in the Democratic mei inge on-the 8th Of January 'would i;l iutehsify'lih? excit?uient' tind dnfit bo t houses -to' deal with the'"crisis with trihi Calmness or reason,"Bot I do not antic pate anything Of the kind. ! .'' ., Sj ' z ^ T; li TuuEbixnonAii VOTE OP Tina STAT -lu cdnveriotioa Monday evening il Saylor, of Ohio,, the chairman, of t Hnuae investigating onratnittee for Sou Carolina,-, ?aid . .that he. t h aught I ti : ve probable that a minority-report would made, by t|i? Republican members of, t committee,upon thc electoral vote of t State! Mr. Sayldr waa' asked how tl .tb?* pABalKI? In tiri? ftkr&'rtf tho t m hi ?.dt ?tatemen: ihat thecorii<nittee;?s a who conceded that the,-Hayea and Wbeei electors bad been elected, and the coi 'ttiittee did hot tninV it right io take's .vnpftrire df'technical errora'whWH'mfc Chang? the result.- : In ireply Mr. Hay *?rid; that,, ho was not rpapnusibU\ fun a Kwspaper publication .>. Th? cnn min d authorized tho statement. that t Hiyes^and^ Wheejh*r electors had .be ;?kttted by ashall inajfonty,' b?t - had no r?ea?? ?\itlir?rft?d,ui? stateuVerit tl tbQv' WnHiaiVfed' that' xmrjh'fitv legal % dcvnld nf tVaiul. ? ' * " For Wcfiince, H?ld he, if f hiid b??ri candidate''for Cdrigress 'frnrri tile Foui .Q.ngn^Hidal'.'Disfrk't. ht the late o! lion; I wb'u'd e?rtAlhiy IIJK?SX that one *the bdje-r In[ Abbeville,' County, wHl Save rt'bifjie'4Rep'6bliean majority, abbi t , flir?wirf oui, , as thcr;' precinct' ha'cf' legal eXhrtebbV. ''Mi. Savior went on say. in rrferenc* ti? the newspaper pul cst dos concerning tho sentiment* of I ?qihtnittee, 'hat the dc-npiitcWputilist iii several of the Northern pupers p portlhgibbave been signed by him! i)M Is?La?'ej members nf thoeommitl .Kid WW?'bnhl?Rlted without bb* kftt? ?daf. and had nhl" beeb' signed by/hi mi FACE TO THE FOE* LETT wi FROM HOV. JOSBPU E. BROWN -Hu ADVISES A.FIRM POLICY-Tj-p-t, FEAR or TROUBLE WILL Cd* rsi. WEALTH'S*llET?BLICA.N? TO DO RlOHT -A SHRIKKING ArrmroR WILL EW-? OOOBAOE THEIR LAWLESSNESS. ATLANTA, QA., Dec. 30.1876. Hon. Jotrph <R*. Broten : Having con fidence in your judgment and itt yo?r political foresight and1 sagacity, ?wu -be mg satisfied jthat you possess in a very high degree the confluence and respect of our people, who are in every emergen cy anxious to know your opinions and io have your counsel, wc respectfully ask you to give us, for oublier.lion, your views cf thc present political situation. Very respectfully, Campbell Wallace, C. C. Hammock, C!?rt:o Hawaii. '- John Stephens, O. A. Lochrane, Geo. W. Parrott, R. F. Maddox, A. D. Culherson, John H. Thorn, A. M. Pcrkcrson, James R. Wylie, O. C. Carroll, Hoke Smith. <JOV. BROWN'S REPLY. Qentlemen: I have the honor to ac knowledge the receipt of your.communi cation, asking my views upon the present political situation. In reply I have to state that ! do ?ot entertain the shadow of a doubt that Tilden and Hendricks were legally and fairly elected President and Vice President ol the United States at tho election held on the 7th of No vember Inst. An effort ba? been made by the Radi cals by a false and fraudulent canvass of the votes in South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana to count in Hayes and Wheel er, and '.hos get the advantage of the Governor's certificate and the sea) of the State to enough votes to make a majority for their candidates. In thia way they expected to get the benefit of a prima /ocie case, and they intended to throw obstacles in the way of any rebuttal tn their prima facie right to the inaugura tion of their candidates. The rcsnlt in Oregon htts changed even thin, and given to tho Democratic candi dates, who are in fact fairly elected, the advantage <<f AtVFUM fatf?i CSSC. This has no doubt very much frustrated thc plans of tho Radicals, and caused them no little trouble. But there have been indications of a purpose on their past to have the President of the Senate, in vio lation of all usage and of every known rule, to assume the jurisdiction to himself to make the count and declare' thc result in tho presence of the two Houses of Congress, when the constitution only au thorizes him, as the presiding officer.ol the Senate, to open the returns in thc presence of the two houses. It does not say that they aimil be counted by him, and I believe the usage for three-quarters of a century has been to count them by tellers appointed by the respective Hout, e i. In other words, the two Houses ol Congress have the jurisdiction J to count tho vote and declare the result, and j neither the presiding office of the Senat? nor House, nor the two combined, bat any such power. I know, that serious fears are enter tuincd that the leading spirits of th? Radical party at Washington have de termiued to so conduct the canvas? ?if tb votes as wrongfully to declare Hayes am Wheeler i elected, and then 'inaugur?t Gov. Hayes as President by militar force. This cannot be done, aa all intel I'l'ent citizens know, without a reckte* disregard of'the constitution and laws o the United Staten, and a revolution am a'change of our system of government j Whenever a candidate who received minority of the votes cast at an election and who has' boen counted in by th most shameless and unblushing . fran and unfairness, shvj have: been mangu I rated as President of the United State1 and invented with all the powers of thr I position by military force, our gdv?rri ment ceases to be a republic, and W become the subjects of military despot ism. ; ,,. ,',(, I am aware it has been said, in sue an event there should be no resietafac offored either by tho people or the legall elected : candidates, but that wa ahoUl aubniit to the outrage and. vote tlu> ynrt perpetrating it out of power at the ne] election.* In Other words, w?'?f?oul guard' the purity of the ballot bbs ari abide. tho . military usurpation. . But?, such usurpation should he successful ac should be acquiesced in, what reaoonau bona can aiiy intelligent person have < a .better result afr'a subset ont electl? Having succeeded by th?' aab^n* ?ac .pnur?i-tii?i.CSJtT.in EiCirer avnuItt mir* rvcfjj VI, .... -....._",, JOT--" renew the frauds and duplicate .the .again and again, at thc subsequent ele boo, and- sustain their own announc meat of tho rcsult.bythe use of thean; itary. Should tho people- of the Unit: State? submit.patiently and peaceably military usurpatlbn on the present bei: sion, it-is mero rioekery to'talkof tl peaceful remedy of thu bailo: tos in.t ?future. History shows that porter on '.usurped by rnilitary force is never st -rendered but*'til the' pbtht:bf;fche bay .net/ ;. ?d'? ? ? '" 1 "* But you may ask me what should: done in auch nu emergency. .My ref is, everything possible should' oe. do pcacedmy to avert the calamity. A nd have no- doubt by the proper moan* can bo done, ii [ina " . It is, a fact which can-"it, I suppo .be denied, that in the Northern Sta thc Republic-ail party is poaielaM or t larger portion of the' wealth of that st tiou. The largest bat? keru, prukera, mi afacturera, bondholders, $c,, are gener ty Republicans, and they have u h?a pecuniary interest'at stake in tnuinta tug ihe peace and'prosperity of the bbc try. On the other band there inny be association., of politicians .belonging ttiat party (at Washington who ?ol preter cnfijlwar to a 'surrender Ar pow If'tho Democratic party should quits back -dowu, apd i prsriiiit itHcif to bp b 5ied^:and it*. caudal** wlm were loga elected to be set aside, and thc candida defeated by them Inaugurated by niiliti t power;-the large craaVof (Wealthy htiifiii ab?te, meniloncd, while'they, might'c approve thc w%, wvu.i4 n.0t> trouble, the selves to make any. decided, deiiumst donn ol' their disapprnvnl. They' wbj leave -their'leader* lo manage theg'nwe mont, whiie-tbey gave attention to iii own -private ii ntcrcviA. ,llwt i?'., tho j nuK-riicy s^aqd :fir^Jv by ?their rights every section ol thc union, and let it distinctly known that they''intend" maintain tfeeih,??- the '-intelligent - -i Wealthy. clusa of. Republicans .North, ?ay nothing of. njl. other persons Iov .eace ' And KOO? 'orfler. would doubt Unite lb ciimpidling tli?lr TeaoJeTa'?o .ffj'xict the imputar willi 'Hml Would 'rel ?U> sustain tlteai in revolution and niitit -^urpation.. , ..? ttl,; ... - I cannot entertaini ? doubt that a ? large majiirity of tb?'?nf?1lig?iit"''??JfL: of tuet No 'th ' bf both parties, whn'ii ft ad. thu evidence and thc .different p licati|>us in reference .tpi^c.cauv.i the votes in Florida und L luiuaua, liefe in their hearts that'theItepbbil ca ii viiAsi hg hoard? liatm?leeld?d- roo* juUijfjiandf^-^iUd itgribatiSkn? ouirage: upon Um voMKf; fAfi/t? \fh that tbjudVvelo?mea^ wj have already been made in Florida, and which wilt be made before the time for the Inauguration of the President, will be euch aa to cause all tainnindea men td admit ?bat tb? State gave au honest majority for Tilden eng Hendrieks.-p With these convictions resting "upon the minds of the intelligent people of the North of. botlfc parties, they will' not sus tain the acfjon :of ?ja. few au^it^ws and selfish . leadersi.aV Washington, if .they .?ttctnpt tb' 'tit aside tho popular verdict andMifcorp the-govefrr*iint? by military foote;-' If in ike opinion of the people, it become?, necessary ^to avert such a ca lamity as civi^war .pr dcudiy atrifc.ttbey, wiii make such "dem?natrationn o. tlic?r dis?pprbbTatirh^ :aiiJ'will convince their repsiaentat?ves in Congre?? that'auch a .coar?? cannot.command) their. at-'provHl ano support. My judgment, 'therefore, 'is that thc Democracy of'tlie North, conscious as they aro that their candidate? triumphed in the late election:and were fairly und honestly elected, should stand firmly by them and see that they are inaugurated and placed in the full possession of all the authority and rights resulting from such election. There should be no hesi tatum, r.o flinching and no baching down on ll.elr part. Let the Northern Demo crats take this course earnestly and reso lutely, and the Democrats of the loutit will stand by them, and there will bc no bloodshed, no war, no usurpation and no military revolution. Pot thc will of the peopic as'expressed at the ballot box will be carried out; and peace aud pr?M* perity. will be.restored. The very fact that the . country is. determined not to submit to military usurpation, if the de termination fa fully understood and real ised, will avert the usurpation. In that event, President Tilden, who is an able lawyer and statesman, and who was brought up in thc old school of the great statesmen who founded, and for many ,? administered the government, will naturally, during bia administration, do all in his power to bring it back into the old channels. He will make the military, iu time of peace, subordinate to the civil authority, and he will restore local self-government to those States where the . right ha? been taken from them by fraud and military usurpation, and by the end of bin four years' term ?e shall have returned to thc old land marks of the fathers. There will then be no more use pf tho array of the United States to control elections, or to aid in securing n fraudulent count of tlie votes CUB!. And we will no more sen the mili tary used to prevent the assemblage nf the legally elected Legislature nf a State. Every peraou acquat.^.ted with popular opinion in the Southern 'States mu-t ad mit that lhere is a unanimity nf senti ment upon this issue which is without precedent or parallel. Fow candid per sono deny that the grossest.frauds have j been perpetrated in South Carolina, Flor ida'and Louisiana, by the Radicals, to secure the votes of those States for their candidates, in d?fiance of thc ; popular will, os legally and peaceably expressed at the ballot box. We believe' TildeV'arid Hendricks are tairly ok-ctcd, and that -the people of thc United States should see to it that they , arc inaugurated. We are satisfied that Our Democratic brethren in the Northern States concur with us in this opinion ; and that they are ready to r.tand by and vindicate,the right. What, theq, should be our cou rae in this crisis, when thc, fu ture existence of republican, government harigs'-fn the balance "1 Ardently 'desiring a peaceful solution'of the difficulty, We should do no. rash: net. .Wo should.be quiet, dignified an'? cautious. Hut we should be firm and true. W?shouldsac; ri fic? upon tho' altar of patriotism nil personal interest and ambition which conflict with duty? ' And we should bave but a single replv to all inquiries after, our position. Which reply, expressive Of our1 firm resolve, should be this : "Wc have confidence in the Northern Denioc^ raby. We. leave them to d?cid? this hv sue.. And we will,.during.thu.emergen cy, stand by them with immovable, firni-. ness, be the consequenc?a what' they may /" ThUi'reply'assumes no-leadership. It ruts the South- -in her ? proper position, t full v accorda with popula; sentiment. 'It win hot be misunderstood. . Ann it will require'no explanation.' . Very Te8r^tfnl!v;'~y?rur' fellowcUiren, JOSEPH E. BnotVN."? ??J aodii-TftatrtJ- iHow/ idndolly? ?nd sweetly falls the gentle "good night" into loving - hearts,: aa- members of' a family se parate ar.i? retire ,??r thQmjght I - ?.What .myriads of hasty words and. thoughtless jtets, engendered in tho hurry andVbysl I ncaa of inc ui>j,'HriTrirCTcrT.;:;;:c? ::u; ~.:y fui hrii?gTi iiif?S?i?C^ ! Stiis'litAken, in deed i hut ?tia ibo little-courtesies that can.s<} beautifully; round, off .the *a?i?w corners iii the home* pf laboring men andwdracri. The airapT? "I'ftianYyo?^ for k favor received. wHl'flirwith happl - 'neks the! heart!of tbeglvefturTrue wealth lt? not counted by dollars and cenbvbpt heaVih',v?r?tl^0 Md ^l-Q? *$*8 If a hfihie'l^Mii?ppV,'(whe^ 'ers Jirifeie?s ? patch' nf ?r'ouo"rjf.nf one or a thousand acres, they ?rp lp? t^e ?nd 3cali liv beyond mat nema ?leal calcula cheepie folds of^yl^!;t.ga^fler^.-ro.Uiid J the najphy npm?)i,*uhow^ om . '??d????y' '.?.?.. >jf :?;r{pb<??jfv ; Tcps^e.. 'thr.i? yyeafo>idfea'.1ii the care ^ Divine gnp^, ni*-*," soothing theif*'ov''eflnxet}.^iUiids tn lue realities of,a beautiful dream-land ; ?\VHkeped, refresbcd'??d 'invigorated 'for the Coming-day'* labor by bavfilg hiddeh (heir loved unes "good night!" And it during:th,?4JiffryweJ.|mye .faithfully ?J., (ended to nil these little courtesies ibes* ''fttle souls n?etirif'^e ?laVe; ? ?ii arded ciirefally nil God'? bein rt? ' pbiivd inf oi?r .kiping, ut the clone .n/.i*l*^tbriefe vet ffiwVi ?y?]terTirr?vha^tef t?^m ?ll <utr di*.iiiv bi>lo\cd on?** ?1 fjn;ilr'V"d 'S^fflff^ w,7 : - ? TBROWir INTO *HR ' HpOT?^'My , non.:' -aid a,pi.nll> father,i lit: allier day to .his .hopeful son. "you. did .not raw. MU v, ?" "oodTor"fh? kitchen Wb>?i?sterdac,jVs tnftPvnri WV'voW1h'ftihe1iffi'K^?o/.'(?n -and I -hitntltb'^'ovl'vet* outt^fcnilo ein"?'--?!! I eighteen i f^e? ??4he clotlm-v?hiehtaunttikfl ^tlasjco,: ,yau,jitnn^d. Mr. jRohjnsim Vp?t dog and ???ten it ; vou pbta hard-hell turtle VW'fhi'Y'l^dl'irtM i?en'i >vmi ?lAl a .i/irswge'diifc*? ?Mr. ? Jae'iibAun'A fl.irtP'bVlH ?nd painted:lydi?nri?reea,?tripes: onithe doltW'yn^ fWlncn,'?i?n'ductr' Wo ?ttl h 1 "Ari? all th? ciH?nti?n ftfurdi fVnnse'r i*m^4^dj4|Jg,!4b v-vdJ li.a.jy.u? welgbbbrs ^TepHtd thf fatlft?r'>.tetri?yi'' il "Then," replied tho boy.itfynb will rmJ yb# jugjnMdt? .iimm?wr tn- ex?reau h? .tHrnwnlnth' ihV'ho?s'e, 3?nd--Mmry hali lithe vote? WureJ dinK*^sr<it>?r)uilp?Vlent b'irwttes pf?uljnj?? i?to5etfnai^f, ih* nvi-^We4it.if^Wiah## ftHihto??y?hsnh^t u>hia s4iiaivri^m'?buntm<?n{?^ lriua)?o^4 icM "WBi hi-#ffi#m. 7tfV.HHnfUH>?UI||i 'i^irJffl^ffTfi^O b ^.hdlOQfdO O-f) % ?nd herewith arpead tho raus fur th? ordinary w^'co^?ii5il5??^ ****** Cli^UnV^*o^cril^*f 'n**'i^' .a?- .?.00 t Estala Notices, three Insertions. - . seo ' FIS*! I-4"-."?.?!- ?? iBHrtlAlU . - *OA_ i rf^a?terttrbsMmwWrAc^ to ^?HV? ? s.ltenUon, oomamaliamaa maa ba ?iaai?j|aailua - tty the true P.iinn and address of the wrlf.-r. Ke qeceaaary stamps aro furnished ty repay the postase uicrroo. .-. .*.?>? t Kir Wo ans not responsible foi tb* Ttewt and , dplnlonawf ourcofrttpondeiris.' << ' i All communications should be tuMresaed Io"Edr i Hors imeHlgvneef," abd all eoeck? draft*, money order?, Ac., should be uia4e.payaU<r to tbs oidor nf HOYT A CO.. ? Az?snon:?.C.i I ! CHANT'S WEEKLY BULLETIN. ..* tl ---..'O -A. i?*-:': ri .H. in Views on,the P H?;leal ft?J nation lle Claim? the Xolld South for toe Itepubltcaus - I>efe?ds <;hauibc*ialll >^ I sad Abuse- .'^aiajp^u, AV?anis/?TON, December 31. The President to-day in an interviewi with tlie agent of theNrtllonal Associated Pre?, among oilier subjects of^conversa* tion, alluded with particular-iempllaeia and detail to' the political .situ?t inn itt the so-called contested otatesSouth. He observed Wat he liHd'reV?iVeH no letters -or- telegrams from- there for ten day.t, which indicated.to h.ii|i a -most sat factory conditjon of dhlngs.iii reference... to tue results or t< j recent election-'. Neither <JnrtjhiOrH 'Chiuhbcrlhi n,'Stearns' ' j und ?riiugg,. uudjlir ctinstitutetr nmii?f itiei of South Carolina, Fioridtt; and? . Louisiana with ?hein hud made requisi lions in that Cline upon 'Mitin for; n?a or as-dstance'ln nWy shape' whatever,' wh??l? wan sufficient evidence in hi? mind tiny ' felt implicit confidence in the continu.- I ance of thc present status of a flairs Speaking more spicipca|ly bo said, thf.t while he had heard uotliiiigdirectly from tho authorities'in those States, he had been fully advised of the progress Of j events, hy, persons who; had been re quested to go ibero und who had bm just ?returned. In regard to South Carolina, hu said that tho result so far us thc Re publican electors were concerned, seemed to be conceded by nil punks, and that the facts ?'licite.1 in thc ca?" uf.&Vefiejd ; Couiitv wer?.Muffl?ieht to'vitiate the pJe?- .. liol, there, arid thal the casting out oj those returns was justined:itt the fullest degree by the law ut the ?tat... In this county, us officially ,reported, I armed bands,non-residents of the county, took possession of the voting places, posted their pickets, voted ns often aa they pleased and allowed tiny One else to volo who would vote their way, and hud a good time generally. That when tho returns were made up mid sent to Colum bia und cauvii sed hy the Slate Board of Canvassers, they showed about twice as nany votes cast us there were residents ni the county. In regard lo Florida ho said he was. informed that on thc face of the returns j originally shown the' majority was for Hayes und Wheeler, but on a?u"?sequent I examination un addition was discovered I which was promptly corrected, and which gave Tilden mid Hendricks 138 majority. As the examination heilig continued it was discovered iii the returns of ?me county that there had been rio registra tion nor 'lhi-r legal .measures taken to hold an eject ion ; thnt the reluriif. showed over 240 majority fur Tilden and Hen dricks which were under the exact pro vision of the election laws ol Florida. These were discarded, leaving u majority nf over 100 fur Hayes mid Wheeler. In regiird nt Louisiana il was the opiu-i inti nf all who had been lhere, and whn had subsequently conversed willi him on the subject, that the action of the board is final, nod there is no appeal from ita' decision. He said thal lhere ulways.liad been trimble in that State on account of frntids committed at elections. 'That it was n fact thal the electoral jifltVf? iii Lou isiana,,hud nut been counted in any Pres idential election since 18150. In speaking generally, he said bc did not think there had been a fair election, where Ihe people could not go to the polls and vote ?hey pleased, us they ? would in Nev,' England or in uoy of the - Southern States, except perhaps Dela ware. That Hi Maryland, if there hnd been a free election nt least lhr?eRepub^";'' (lean Congressmen would be elected. 'That in Mississippi there is a Republican majority, of at least 35,000, instead of . which at the late election there was a Democratic majority of about 68.000. That.iu Alabama and Arkansan ibero bf 'also a legitimate Republican majority. By way of comment upon tho intensity ? of the political sentiments en te nui ned by a large portion of thu people of the South, he said that if, by any means, thc contest should finally result in the choice of Mr; Tilden, none of the Republican gbvevn cn.euta.in the South could stand, twenty -four boura. lh;reTererice to the'Demo?ratic contes- ' tauts for authority in-South Carolina and Louisiana,' he thought' they would con tinue to hold out. uiitiK-fbqtPresidential, icbntest Waa finally disposed of and if favorable tr? "the' Republicans they would . ' (juicily disband, hut if On thc Contrary mvor?bh* tn the. Democrats they would, < under thc auspices of thu National Ch>v crnment, doubtless.rimkq a sutiirnury dis pel timi 'br the Republican authorities," anditbe'y'rtilglit ebrisider themselves for tunata If nllo\veditoJle?ve ?tall. It) epos iring iii. iiiimntnira idler, tn ?Jovermi,^Hilles. *y? ^ad'ij?cn.it jir?ntc? , n the iiei'vsnapers.' and ho thought it waa ' fin keeping-wtttPthe1 irtfier^dikV Wat! : personi-.HVdldiii?t thinkdhat ns ini'.ctCfo . r.ov,'. stood ip ,Routl).;Ciirolina thai, they fl could he ; legally ref;eo*ed,. Hfifdbf.ught 'that! the act ot the Lcci^Iature, whipb! ; 'wufAmpowered bjr''Wif. W'kn^'tlitr41" fe vote for Gnverimr and other State? MIW*1 biais c*>uld not be"WffTTrside ; and it seemed to linn, tlint the Question bf itdl 1 miiiistruiiou ip. tljat, Sbtto: h (ts . beeil dell-. .';?^-?J.kf..r,.,1 B . ... T . . : . In reference lo ute situation ju Loiusi . aipf, :tire*P^!dftii^ (belier wat- there vrilli-'nee-jrouiiie;.in-ihe niee.tin^.ii.f,.tii^l!Lvgiiilatur?i und; ?_hti:?i->.i.-. 2 .. i i .. 11 r . I I, .11 ,.l I i.,, r. rm ir I ' ti-L- ti I ii tl, tili?: . "~'~r.:-iY,: .. T. gpr.nv tm ~%iivcv-ii ?itil.Jnwil - ' \?niiiiecf inn. ,it hus been tweet tauted .that k rtie-'brai/rs1 lssm-tl to the iit?lif?fj'^oin1' I ninrtddht'l?itlft?2'hiivc hot beetrM?rVeftfWa1 V* i in any. purliui^hir; end in ea.se'hf *jjjjuhle, . . .?he inili.tiiry willj j^ta.iidy.^i^rferc.ibu .; 1 TUP'piirJrtMe of protect lng lite and.pni?ier-, '? ty, and tlii> pn-serviithnt of H'fie fy'eacf'r"* * The-1 HresIdiMiti'dn -refeeriTikV? lh?PreH^i!j'' ;. idetiii tl -fllie-iiiim ii? fc'ongtisJs, andi, the ; t , ,txi<lW? <l'ffvrt',"'T-- 111,1 " WW A')?iivit?\?. i HI. . ^rSm-e.s ns tn tlu-'inoii- <d ,( oituTlug the / - l.-e'?^af 'VrA?": iinH':','; iT?lflen* r.'-i'-e.'ti^ " : .p.?vVra'?tf?n i^rAt'.ttlt**. flfl?T?nii% ?Hi , .ipi dispoiitinn tnij?dge the.ciwo, but, usu' r jOHt.ter ot,'ppitiuij|, it, appealed to him a? : I if the question of,hi? successor jw^ould not IK- dhiposi tl ol hv tlie'(inn* nf i-xpiruiioii .1^1' liibiKMi.il Af.?.irHr^ttfi'll.ihn ?in; rhV dib , ?ipy:ufcMtiri-A; !>l88?,:a?'a>)hartt' :<tia?el all n . .Vj,w?R8'{?i uplhorilyr vonvd^.Ui(bini wopjdj.lt. e?av*. T<> his, mind the .law.and the.pre-,rri-. J The yftwlBto "pen hnrl tflhltf W totes'. !U [rtjl ' m >?->ni'.i^ j? i-sn wi?)y<i j-fd bb.ltftjfctnrd t oi)~ A'-iunli:cj?n.take a jl?knlQKst uilur?he ... . ,fi4|lfcl|^,^?iM?8-?. UAW adi loa /i ? li i -jhdge' Bwftt'ftdWawihvaiafli mm ?H' , ;nbiu-R?tti*irwig.?rt?^^ ; P stal' fe?:Cim!e?ttpbb)1ih*;SiHa-^^ , i?4 w|tfj^if^Kv1i?nHrtlVid .-(fe mm wi* ' .of-rnifK^WT i aw?rtrfg 1- nitantjrntontt?fc, 'sirw'e?"jiapch '?' >, ; th ruste under:-UM* dSnorjitemng thim-. *?W i. 1 I J _ Sim _?.!.. J^.llJ!_\ A i_ i >?plS^ iltj^^w? ^Ur^??iyW^^Wifii pru?" '" 1 : tWen-a" a-?kedrli eijudge bf if colhrwl ??itoa^l betts. "I dqn'l knovv noihin' nhuutvMin,* o. f bYdiie, -"'y hn'- Vrnijij" ' ^"?'"'''^