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(Columbus ucjuifc?. v6l. xix. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 13, 1877. NO. 61 LOUISIANA & SOUTH CAROLINA. KELLOM'ft AND THE SOUTH OAR. OLINA OARER TO RE PARSED TO NEXT WINTER. BinmUCAH UTl M« OILT •«* Buram is mm. OBAMBBMBAtX AXB BACKABB TO ABAXBOX POSITIONS. ear*.., I MMraatf ethan laMi- ulsw Hafw. Cordon and Othoro Intorvlow Hayaa and CaMnot—Favorable Rooulto—Nioholi’tf Legislature Ptedgsa Support to Hayaa’ Pac ification Policy and Will Not ■loot a United Statee Senator at thlo mtra Sooalon-Paok- ard'a Protondod Confidence. Hayaa Talk.—Will CaaaaU Cabinet and Daeltfa la da BaaiatBlap, bat Will Nat Bappsrt a Btata Uavata. meat With Traapa. «u with regard to the etatue quo la Boath Carolina and Louisiana. The notion wee In reeponee to nnmerona appeals, and the President's vleitore urged the withdrawal of troop, from the State honaee In New Orleane and Colombia, and nought to know the diepoeition of the Preeident in that matter. The eonenltation waa per fectly free, and waa dealt with on both aldea with entire oandor ae to length of time whioh will elapee before a Anal re tail In thle matter la reached. Senator Cordon deolinea at praaant any ezpreaaion of opinion, farther then that he ie satis - Aed no nuneoeeeary delay will be had, and that not more than a few weak, will inter* vena before a Anal eolation will appear. bboolutions or tbb nionolls legisla- MAJORITY OF COMMITTEE REPORT IN FAVOR OF SEATING KELLOGG! ALL THE OABINKT SWORN IN 1 Key Doeen't Take the Iron Clad Oath —He Want, a Republloan Assistant solution bxpbotkd in TBau wane. Special to Aw.lnr.Sm.] Washington, March, 11.—Senator Mor ton will make an effort to have the oaee of Kellogg, olaimiog a aeat ae Senator from Louisiana, acted upon at thle eeaelon of the Senate, and the lmpreeeion prevail, that a favorable report in hie oaee will be made by a majority of the Committee on Privilegea and Eleotlona on Taeaday next. It ie not certain, however, the Senate will agree to aot upon the oaee now, ae a none ber of the Republican Senator, prefer to let the matter real for the preeant rather than take any aetlon upon the vexed Louisiana question, whioh might be em barrassing to the administration, when by permitting Kellogg to go over nntil next session, it can be determined with mnoh less disoasaion than if an attempt were made to do so now, and besides ths mat ter may be virtually settled by the Execu tive department of the Governments be fore that time. COMPOSITION Of TBB SXNATX. There are now seventy-two members of the Senate. Four vaoanoies are to be filled—two from Louisians, one from Ohio and one from South Carolina. The Louisiana case is first in order, and it is said the Democrats will vote in favor of postponing the oaee of Kellogg nntil next seasion. REPUBLIC AMS HAVE ONLY TWO MAJORITY. The Senate is now composed of thirty- eight Republicans, thirty-three Democrats and one independent Republican, Judge Davis. The Democrats have all their Senators present, but on the Re publican side Meesrs. Edmunds and Cam eron, of Wisconsin, are confined to their rooms by siokneas, and Mr. Ferry has been railed home to Miohigan by the serious illness of his brother, consequently if bnt two Republicans vote with the Democrats in favor of postponing the rase that motion will prevail. BOW REPUBLICANS BAVB VOTED. In the Pinohback case, Messrs. Chris, tisnoy, Edmunds, Morrill, of Vermont, and Paddock, who ere now members of the Senate, voted with the Democrats against bis admission. Messrs. Booth and Dawes, who would also have voted against his admission, were paired with Messrs. Oglesby and Wright. In the vote of Wednesday last, on motion to refer the credentials of Kellogg to the Committee on Privileges and Eleotions,Messrs.Booth, Burnside, Obristianoy, Gonkling, Davis, of Illinois, Jones, of Nevada, and Morrill, of Vermont, voted with the Democrats in favor of the motion. CONCLUSION. In view of all their oiroumatanoee it is believed that the Kellogg rase will not be disposed of before next winter. BOUTB CAROLINA IN SAMI FIX. The same may be said of the South Carolina contest should these oases go over. SENATB ADJOURNS TNI. WREB. The speoial session of the Senate will probably dose before the end of the pre sent week, as all executive business ran be disposed of in s few days. KKLLOOO WILL BS DEFEATED ON A FORCED VOTE. A dose poll of the Senate shows that Kellogg, should a vote be foroed, would be defeated and the Demooiats seem to have consented to allow the question to go over to the next session. ADMINISTRATION WILLING TO ALLOW CHAM BERLAIN AND PACKARD TO EVACUATE. The leading ides with the President and his advisers is to compromise Cham' berlain and Paekard out of tbelr olaim to the Governors of South Carolina and Lou isiana. The most ardent friends of the gentlemen mentioned have abandoned hope that they will be kept, or rather forced into gubernatorial power by the military. The Southern leaders demand more haste than the administration is disposed to make. It is claimed lor both Chamberlain and Packard that they are good* men, and that they have been faith ful to their party, and must be allowed to evacuate their unfortunate positions with all the honors of war. SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVES INTERVIEW BATES. Wasbinoton, Maroh 11.—Senators La mar and Gordon and Representatives Randall and Gibson had a consultation | with the Cabinet this afternoon and with the President to-night qUESTION to bb solved in tbrre wexis. The interview to-night between Gor don, Lamar, Gibson and the President Special to Enquirer-Sun.] New Orleans, March 12.—The Mioholla Legislature adopted the following : Whereas, The inaugural address ef the present executive of the nation indicates s fixed determination to restore harmony to the people of the South by establishing a polioy of paoifioation for one of ooeroion, and by recognising the rights of said peo ple of the South to loral eelf government, free from Federal interference ; there fore, Be it resolved, That we aooept this dec laration of the National Executive of non-intervention with the affairs of the State as a happy augury for the future, as made in good faith and the true spirit of the Constitution, and that this General Assembly will earnestly oo-operate with President Hayes in every effort to re store oonfidenoe by fraternal relations among the whole people of this great oountry, end to this end it pledges ell the power and iofiuenoe at its command to secure the great object for which the Governments were instituted namely- guarantee protection to life, liberty and property to every human being within its borders. NO UNITED STATES SENATOR. The indications are the Nicholls Legis lature will not eleot a United Statee Sena- tor during the present extra session. PACKARD PRETENDS TO BE AS CONFIDENT AS EVER. Gov. Packard remains constantly at the State House, attending to suoh basin as comes before him. He stated to-day to a reporter that be had as full confidence as ever in the final suooess of his Gov ernment. WBAT BATES SATS—BE IS CONTENT WITH DOING NOTHING—A STATS CANNOT BE SUP PORTED BT MILITARY Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Wasbinoton, March 12.— A Tribune special says: In conversation with member of Congress on the Louisiana and South Carolina question, the President said, on Saturday, that in making up his mind as to the best oourse to pursue to secure harmony in these States, he should not allqw himself to be embarrassed by the idea that he must do nothing. That would seem to affeot injuriously the va lidity of his own title to offioe. That matter he thought had bean authori tatively and finally decided. Ha did not believe that there would be any dis position to higgle about his title, if his administration oommendsd itself by its sots to the judgment of the oountry. soon as the members of the new Cabinet were fairly settled in their position, he ehould ask their careful consideration of the situation in the two Statee having conflicting governments, and he confident that with their aid some method of solving the problems pre sented would be found, wbloh would be fair and just and satisfactory to the peo ple of these States. Several ways of settling the difficulty has been considered by him, but he should not adopt any method in hurry or without mnoh more deliberation than he had as yet found time to give to the snbjeot. In all the conversations whioh the Pres ident has held with prominent men on WASHINGTON. freely. He commended the present in- oumbents to the confidence of Mr. Sohurx. Schurz replied in complimentary terms Chandler's administration. Address ing the olerks, Sohurz said he intended run the machine on buainese princi ples. THE SUPREME COURT, after several minor opinions, adjourned pay their usual respects to the Preei dent. CHIEF 0LRRX OF TRRASUET. W. K. Upton is assigned to duty as Chief Clerk of the Treasury Department. CIVIL SERVICE RULES. Zach Chandler Introduces Schurz and Talks of Heroic Treatment. A BfMasker ef Perseaale—Uarflsltf to Withdraw (peas Ike Okie Nenaterlml CeMSeet. THE MPAEtMH CIBOLES UNEASY 1 BLAINE IN A GOOD HUMOB. Special It Enquirer-Sun ] Washington, Maroh 12.—Senator Blaine dined Saturday night with Secretary Evarta and Ssoretsry Sohurz. These gen tlemen are Mid to have had s hearty laugh over the reports that Mr. Blaine bad beau trying to defeat their confirmation before the Senate. In the afternoon Mr. Blaine attended the reoeption at.the White House and was reosived with very marked oor dislity both by the President and Mrs. Hsyss. THE CABINET. The Cabinet meats at 10 o’elook to-mor row, when the Seereteries will take the oath of offioe. The President and Vioe President and Secretary Evarta had a long consultation to-day. A OOMFBOMISE POSTMA8TSB. B. A. Young has been appointed post master at Petersburg, Vs. He is regard ed ss e compromise candidate. There are msuy Federal office holders from the Booth here. They have asauranoes that there will be no early or general ohanges exoept for cause. Indianapolis, March 12.—Richard W. Thompson, Secretary of Navy, passed eu route for Washington. WASHINGTON “bEPUBLIOAN” ON THE SITU A- TION. Wasbinoton, Maroh, 12.—The Repub lican doses an slsborste artiole on Lou isiana and South Carolina with the fol lowing. However, ths policy of the ad ministration will soon be made known. As observed above, the matter will be submitted to the Cabinet to-morrow, after whioh the Preeident will no donbt listen very attentively to the suggestions of all who oome to make them. He will then again oounsel with bis Cabinet on Friday, and after that take each steps as may be deemed expedient. oov. ioott beoognizes Hampton. Ex-Gov. Soott, of South Carolina, in a published letter, oonoedes Hampton' eleotion and favors bis recognition in order to secure peace and prosperity. In the oourse of his latter, Gov. Soott statee that the Chief Justioe of ths State, Moses and his assooiate justices, Willard and Wright recognized Hampton by making requisitions on him for their salaries slid accepting ths money. cabinet sworn in. Wasbinoton, Maroh 12.—The Cabinet were sworn in by Judge Osrtter. Subse qnsntly there was s general conversation preliminary to ths first regular meeting to-morrow. MAJOBITY senate committee repost por BBLLOOG. Ths Privileges and Eleotions Committee to-day, by a strict party vote, authorized the Chairman to report to the Senate to morrow that Kellogg has a prima facie right to admission as Senator from Lon isiana, and should be immediately sworn Ths Demoontio members will present this vexatious metier, he has expressed a dissenting report. the same confidence that there oould be found n safe and honorable road out of the troubles proceeding from a conflict of authority. At the same time he mads it olesr that the msintsinenae of R State government by the presenoe of Federal soldiers can no longer be talented. Electoral commission la Brooklyn. Special to Enquirer-Sun ] Brooklyn, Maroh 12.—The Board of Aldermen, sicoe their eleotion have been nnsble to organize, owing to the obstins- oy of one of their number always voting for himself as President of the Board. This afternoon they resolved to resort to the appointment of an Eleotorei Commis sion to accomplish their object, sad for that purpose adopted s resolution pro viding for an eleotion of seven members of the Common Oounoil from eaoh politi cal party, who are empowered to seleot a fifteenth man, also a member, and to set ss commissioners to elect s President of the Board for the remainder. The work of the Board baa up to ths present been transacted by tbe committees of that body. Died of Nagle Cups, Special lo Enquirer-Sun.] Flushino, L. I., Maroh 12.—Pstrtok Connelly, of this village, obtained from a woman of Brooklyn, s msgio ours for chills. This morning he drank the entire contents of the bottle, and died in tan minutes. An inquest will be held to morrow. Weather. THE EAST. PROPOSALS TO TBS POWERS—TUSBBY AND MONTENRORO. London, March 11.— Conut Sohouvs- loff left Paris ysstsrdsy for this oity. Ths Observer rays hs brings a note whioh he is ordered to oommunioate to Lord Derby immediately, proposing that ths European Powers sign a protest guar anteeing the reforms and plaolng the Ra jahs under the proteotion of tba Pow ers. A Reuter’s dispatch from Constantino ple says ths Council of Ministers to-day I raised objections to several of ths Monts nogrin demands, particularly to the osssion of Niosio. The Montenegrins have rasolv- civil Servian rules for the several depart ments. Ths Cabinet will probably omtt to-morrow’s masting, but will assemble Wednesday. RICHMOND POST OFFION. A oolored delegation from Riohmond waited on the President in behalf of ths retention of Miss Vanlew for tbe Rioh mond post offioe. SIMON CAMERON RNEIGNEO. Habbibbubo, Maroh 12.—Gov. Hert- rauft officially notified ths Ssnsta end House of Representatives this evening that Hon. Simon Cameron has resigned his position of U. S. Senator. THAT POST orriOE KRE. Special to tbe Enquirer-Sun.] New Yobr, Maroh 12.—A Washington speoial to tbe Timet soys :—“It is under stood that Postmaster General Key has intimated to Mr. Tyner that hs would Ilka to have him remaiu ss First Assistant Postmaster General and tike ohsrge of appointments, particularly those for the Northern States. Mr. Tyner deolinea to remain in the department as a subordinate, bnt will as sist the new Postmaster General, whan ever his advioe and experience will serve in carrying oat his plans. Mr. Key will ask ths President to name for First Assistant Postmaster General a representative Republican, in order that the Republicans of the ooun try ms; feel assured that be intends to sot in perfeot sceord with that party, and to assist the President in administering the Government in the interest of all the people. Mr. Key says hs was invited to a seat in the Cabinet to represent the Sonth, and his purpose is to give personal attention to that section. SPANISH CIRCLES UNEASY. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, Maroh 12.—Thera is un easiness in Bpaniah oitolea oaused by tba presence of Robnrs and Evarta in ths Cabinet. NEW YORK riHlERAIA. FBANOIS ALL ABOUT PERSONS. Wasbinoton, Mtrob 12.—Vioe Presi dent Wheeler knows nothing of tbe Pres ident’s intention to send him Sonth on compromising ernise. Gov. Hampton, in bis request to have troops removed from tbe State Honse, addresses the Commander in Chief of tbe army of the United States Ths President did not ooonpy the pew reserved for him yesterday by Parson Newman at the Metropolitan Cbitrob. writer in tbe Republican says he visited the Foundry Chnrob. Chamberlain ia not unexpected here within forty-eight hours. French Minis ter Washbnrna is here settling np affairs with the State Department. Everts re placed Fish with the nsnal formalities. MoCrary took possession of the war office and waa formally imtrodnesd by Gan. Sbsrmsn. Gan. Garfield, at tbe suggestion of Hsyss, it is said, withdraws from ths con- tost for Sherman's pises in tbe Ssnsta. Sherman took formal; possession or ths Treasury at noon. Key takes hold of the Postoffloe to morrow. Fred W. Seward, son of tbe ex-Heoreta- ry, becomes First Assistant Ssoretsry of Stats, vioe Gsdwsllsdsr. Postmaster General Key did not take the iron olad oath. Secretary of Navy Thompson has not arrived. OHANDLXX AND SCHUBZ. Chandler presented the heads of Bu re ana to Sohurz. Chandler said to Schurz, when hs oame XAVIER VICTIMS—MATILDA HEBON. Special la Enquirer-Sun.] New York, March 12.—St. Frauds Xa vier obnrch psnio funeral ser vices were oelebrsted to-day over the remains in ths ohapel of Colvary Cemetery, after whioh the in terment took plaoe. Vast orowda attend ed, mostly females. Rare and besntifnl flowers were strewn in and Around tbs oofllns of all, evincing the deep sorrow and sympathy of tbe bereaved friends. Many persons wars attracted to tbe funer als owing to the trsgio manner in whioh the viotimg met their deaths. The funeral of Matilda Heron took place at 2 r. si. to-day, from the Choroh of Transfiguration, better known ss the Little-Ohuroh-Aronnd-the-Corner. An immense ooncourse was gathered sronnd the ohnroh, and before the coffin arrived, it waa necessary to .dose the doors to keep out tbe throng. Some twenty floral contributions from tbe friends end pupils of tbe deceased were plaoed on the altar stepB. Tbe coffin lids were oovered with wreaths of flowers. Rev. Dr. Honghton, assisted by Rev. 0. Honghton, oondnoted the Episoopsl Ohnroh service. There was no sermon- end at the close of the service tbs remains were taken to Greenwood. The deceased's daughter, Bijou, and ssversl lady pnpiis of the deceased were monrners. MR. HEWITT’S RESIGNATION. AN EXPLANATION OF HIS MO TIVES IN SUPPORTING! THE TRIBUNAL. TIL D UN'S ELECTION. ad to maintain all their demands. BUSSIA SKIES AH INTEXNATIONAL PBOTOOOL. London, Maroh 12.—Ths Vienna oor respondent of ths Times says ths informa tion that ths nagotiationa now ponding tarn on tho signing of on international protoool is now oonflrmsd from so many sides that it oannot longer be doubled. Ths Ports is to pledge itsslf in a protoool, oonnteraigosd by tbe Powers, that it will carry ont the reforms agreed upon by ths Powers in the preliminary oonfsrense. This may be taken ss ths ssaanoe of ths Rnssisn proposals. Rossis doss not seem to hove abandoned the hope of finding n form for this international doonmsnt whioh will overcome British objections. Count BohonvaloiTs return to London in dicates that it is thought that some such form has been found. Ths correspond ent alleges hs has good information that Russia is ready to make great oonosa- sions as regards forms, provided ths real esssnos of the proposal is aoosptad. Not only doss there sssm to bo no intention to insist upon an agreement about avsn- tual measures of ooeroion, bnt everything is to bo averted beyond present assent and signature by ths Powers of ths prot oool, whioh might entail obligations for ths fntnra. In this way, it is thought ths assent of England may bs secured. ENGLISH CABINET MEETING. London, Maroh 12.—The Poet in a lead ing artiole announces the Cabinet oounoil will be held immediately to decide upon the acceptability of the proposals brought by Count Sohonveloff, Russian Ambassa dor. OPINION Of PALL MALL GAZETTE. London, Maroh 12.—The Pall MeUl Oa. eetts in a leading artiole says: We do not believe the signstnre of the projected protoool will give any saourity of paaeo. Already, if reporta from Bosnia are true, foross are at work there to prepare an other series of ontrsgss whioh might pre oipitats the very war whioh the protoool intended to prevent. Dread has bssn ex pressed if Russia is allowed to oommenoe war with Turkey, this may afford Germany an opportunity of msking ths sttsak upon France, whioh, it is oommonly supposed, she was restrained from making. Wasbinoton, M.rchl2 -Indi«sUcns- .^“ke foundlb^, 7u th. dep.rt- For the Sonth Atlantio States, falling be I ull - )n u,, apartment of the rometer, warmer, southeast to M Squired h.roio winds, olondy and rainy weather will ps-1 wd b( ^ o^duis knife vail. WIRED BRIEFS. District Judge David A. Sbeallers died Sunday at Burlington, Vermont. Tbe Herman Livingston reports a heavy gale off UatteraB, whioh oarried sway part of her wheel bonse and the starboard house was badly stove. The deoks were swept fore and aft by seas. She sustained other damage. J. M. Taylor’a salaratus works,in Brook- lyn, are burned. The falling walls ornshed adjoining bnildings. Lose $150,000. At St. Petersburg tbe thermometer is 20 degrees below zero. At Perth, Scotland, snow has been fall ing for 48 hours and is 3 to 12 feet deep. The British bark Bethany is ashore on Turtle Got Bar, off Philadelphia, hope lessly in the sand. She was from Hong Kong for New York. The oargo of half a million was oonsigned to Brown Bros. A Co., and insured in New York. It ia believed at Harrisburg, Pa., that Simon,Cameron bsa resigned his aenator- ship in favor of his son Don. The Executive Committee of the Wes tern Union Telegraph Company reoom- mend tbe usual quarterly dividend. Abraham Quackenbosh, a veteran of 1812, died at New York, aged 87. If Judge David Davis actually said what tbe Associated Press dispstob reports, that the inaugural address of Hayes was “an able and excellent State paper," then tbe opinion of Judge David Davis upon snob matters will hereafter not weigh much. Bnt we think that there mnst be a mistake in attributing that remark to Judge Davis, it mnst have been ex-Governor J. Madi son Wells who made that observation.— Baltimore Qaeette. FRANCE. PEOULIAB FRENCH POLITICS. Paris, Maroh 12.—The eleotion last Saturday of Deputy DeLorne, Bon spar est, to a life Benstorship in plaoe of Gen. Obangarnier, was dne to ths ooalition of ths Bonspertists end Legitimists end whet is more painfnl to say,of the constitutional Orleanista. Tbs sllisnoe of ths Bona- partista and Legitimists has be oome a normal foot, prodooed by hatred of ths Repnblio, bat tbe defeation of the constitutional Orleanist party at the head of whioh is ths Duo D’ Audiffret Pssqnier, President of the Senate. His asaooiating himself with tbs violent parties of tbe Right to rejeot the moderate Repnbliosn candidate of his incontestable upright ness is an sot of flagrant politioal immor- rslity, even in a oountry where immorsi- izstions in politioal matters ooonr ss often ss in Franoe. opposition to railway bill. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] London, Maroh 12.—A Ranter's tele gram from Versailles says ths Left strongly oppose ths Railway Convention Bill. It is reported in Parliamentary oir- eles that in taking this oonrse the Left aim at ths overthrow of M. Obristophle, Minister of Pnblio Works, in order that ha may bs rsplsoed by a person mors sgressble to M. Gsmbetts. Uerniau BssMbmi. Special lo Ibo Enquirer-Sun.) Berlin, Maroh 12.—Herr Loe, formerly Secretary of the German Embassy at Paris, Count Hermann Von Arnim and Dr. Gehlsen, editor of tbo lltuic/ii- glocke newspaper, have been tried and oonvioted in the Hnnioipal Conrt of Berlin of violation of tbe press laws in pnblishing oertain srtiolss in tbs Reitcheglocke, Hennaun, who is a son of Count Henry Von Arnim, was sen tenced to imprisonment for three months, Loe one year and Gehlsen for five years. TABIFP TO THE WEST. Special lo Enquirer-Sun] Naw Yoaa, March 12.—Ths new tariff of freight rates, west bound, want into operation to-day. Roms doubts are ex pressed by railroad men ss to whether it will be satisfactory, ss many leading merchants have contracted with the com panies end made speoial rates to all points west. Tbe old rates were to Chiosgo first olsss 60 cents, second 40 oents, third 40 cents, fourth 30 oents, speoial 25 cents per hundred pounds, Tho new rates agreed upon by ail tbe roads are made on tbe basis of 75 cents per one hsndred pounds for first olsss and so along the list. This has bssn the result of ths agents meeting here a short time ago, and it is supposed will finally termi nate in a railroad war. This is doubtful as already rumors of the tariff being vio lated era abroad. Ths following is the fnll text of Mr. Abram R. Hewitt's letter of resignation of tbe Chairmanship of the National Demoorstio Committee: Washington, D. O., Marsh S. Gsntlsmbn: The last sot of theExecu- tive Committee was the announcement to tbe people of the United Rtates that Ramnel J. Tilden was eleotod President, and Thomas R. Hendrioks Vice Presi dent. This announcement was followed by a aourrilons pronnneismento from tbe Na tional Repnbliosn Committee, clsiming the eleotion of Hayes and Wheeler. The power to determine the result resided in Congress; bnt grave difference of opinion, threatening the peaoe of the oonntry, ex isted ss to ths lawful methods of proced ure, and the constitutional rights, and ths duties of the two Houses in the prem ises. Committees were therefore raised in both Houses to consider the question, and to oonfer with eaoh other ss to legis lation proper to be adopted in order to seenre a declaration of the result without confusion snd pnblio disorder. Tho Reu- ate Committee hsd practically perfeoled n bill for this purpose before the Honse Committee met with them in oonferenoe. This bill bad reooived tbe assent and ap proval of the tbree Democratic) Senators serving on the Committee. To have rejeoted this settlement would, neoeessrily, have prodooed division in tbe Demooratio party, and been fatal to its immediate and future sucoess. On tbe other hand, the bill itself seemed to bo so wisely framed in its main featnrcB,tbat the judgment of tbe Demooratio members of the House Committee gradually con firmed the notion of the Heuste Commit tee, and, with some ohanges whioh were deemed favorable to tbe Demooratio po sition, the Eleotorei bill was approved by all the Demooratio members of both com ■Dittoes, and was dnly reported end be came a law by tbe vote of a large majority of the Demooratio members of both houses and wee approved by the general judg ment of the country. The result has disappointed tbe hopes of every lover of bis country. By decis ions abhorrent to the natural senses of justice, all proof of fraud was ruled out, and the Rtates of Louisiana and Florida have been connted for Hayes, although ail fair minded men concede that they voted for Tilden. This grevious wrong and its authors I have denounced on the floor of tbe House,snd I hsve.no hesitancy in declaring that, for the first time in our history, the Preatdenoy hoe been awarded to a onndidate who has no just title to its honors. But he eomee into office as the result of the operation of a law whioh received the support of the Demooratio party, and any attempt to resist its operation would, it seama to me, only deprive us of tho sup port snd sympathy of all conservative and fair-minded citizens. Inssmuoh as differences of opinion ex ist in regard to the polioy which has been pursued by the Demooratio party eiuce the eleotion, and prior to tho mooting of Congress, I have only to say that so far as my sation is oonoeroed, whatever has been done has reoeived the approval of ths Executive Committee end »f tbo only persons outside of their number who hsd any right to be consulted. An absurd statement has been widely oironlsted that I bad declared that “1 pre fsrred the inauguration of llsyeB to tbo shedding of a single drop of blood.” A leading Demooratio journalist, who coold at any i time from his position as a member of the House of Represent- atives, have ascertained the truth, haa circulated this false statement in a letter over his own initials, although it ought to have been known to him that 1 hsd oontrsdioted it in a oard, widely cop ied, immediately after its publication, The only remark whioh 1 over made on this subject was in s private conversation, not intended to be repeated, and was to the effeot that “I would prefer four years of Hayes' administration to four years of oivil war;” snd upon this declaration I am willing to stand, because four years of oivil wet would, in my opinion, utterly destroy constitutional government for this generation at least. It has also been insinuated that my oonrse has been affected by the ownership of a large amount of United Rtates bonds It is enough for me to express the regret that I am not so fortunate as to owu any of these desirable securities, and to state that all my means are, as they always have been, need in giving employment to tbe workingmen of this land, suffering so severely from the maladministration of its pnblie affairs. I have also been oensnred for assenting to tbe completion of the oouut, in scourd- enoe with the provisions of tho luw which I helped to frame, and which received my cordial approval and my vote. Ah au hon orable man, 1 do not see that uuy other oourse was open to me, but if houor had permitted otherwise, my judgment is that it was tbo wisent coutHo for tho country, ss well as for the Demouratiu party, to proceed in aooordance with the law to tho orderly completion of the count, although we knew that it would result in tho iu •tallation of Hayes into an office to which he hsd no honest right, exoept such as might be derived from the unjust decis ions of a tribunal whieb we hud helped to oreate. My reasons for this oonciusiuu are as follows : If the count hsd been defeated, end the hill to provido for u vacancy in the offioe of President had be come a law, a new election would have taken place in November next ; mean while the office of President would have been filled by a Republi can ohosen by the Senate. The whole power of tbe Administration would, there fore, be under tbe oontrol of tbo Repub lican managers. In order to suooeod they must bold on to Sonth Carolina aud Louis iana, wbiob would neoeHsarily involve sus taining by force the usurping govern ments of Chamberlain and Packard, with all their unlawful exorescenoes in tbo way of unscrupulous Returning Boards. Tbo patience of tbe people of these two un happy States is ntterly exhausted. They the Northern RtstanKMEBMpAh* rebel lion, end thus th«MMy39HjMr would be lighted all over ttraMMpwBlM midst of whioh a free eleotion would be impos sible, and ,a military despotism take ths plaoe of nivil government. This genera tion wdtffdJMps Nraj before the oountry wonld'reWW frogs the disastrous oonsa- quonoesW'WM tpitatrieidal strife. In oompstiadn with the evils of an archy, or of government of fores, whioh clone ooald prevent sntrohy, four jeer* of usurpation—but usurpation in sooord- enoe with ths forms of law—seemed to me by far the lesser evil. Besides, ws have not tooted the judgment of the peo ple as to the great outrage upon all jnstios and right which has been perpetrated. There is no reason to suppose that it will be ssuotioned by the popular voioe, but if it should be we oould not hope to save them from uaurpation snd despotism by force used against tbe judgment of a mss jority of the people. To me, therefore, on tbe one side was anaroby and oivil war, inevitable snd dis astrous of oil ths hopes of free govern ment ; on the other side was pesos snd order, with free speech, a fres prase, snd tbe ballot box still prsssrvsd to ns. Under the circumstances, I ooald not hesitate as to my aonrsa. I felt that, ss a patriot and ■ trusted servant of the Demooraoy, no other course wee left open to men, sod I feel sure that its wisdom will bs Indica ted by the early and triumphant suooess of the Demooratio party, standing, ss it does, upon the rook of justioe and patriot ism, from whioh no amount of paaaiun or provocation has been able to move it. For myself, I feel that I have now com pleted the duty whioh was assigned to me at St. Lonis. The resnlt of the oampaign was the nnqneetionable eleotion of oar candidates. That they snd tbe people have been defrauded of tbeir rights is true, but for this result I don’t hold my self anymore responsible than any other member of Congress upon whom rested tbe duty of counting snd deolaring the votes. In the oourse of my very brief pnblio experience I have already found that my usefulness as a Representative in Congress has been seriously impaired by my posi tion as chairman of this committee, and I had long sinoe determined to ask to bs permitted to retire from it ss soon as ths resnlt of the eleotion was definitely ascer tained The unforseen complications which arose have necessarily compelled mo to postpone tbe exeontion of this in tention until the present time. Now, however, that all impediments to my re tirement are removed, I beg to be released from farther servioe as your obairman, snd, thanking yon for tbe honor yon have conferred and for the oonfidenoe whioh you have uniformly manifested tn my efforts to promote tbe sueoesa of Demo cratic principles, I have the honor to be, very reapeotfnlly, your obedient servant, Assam 8. Hewitt. To tbe National Demooratio Commutes. Attorney iieasral Devena New York Tribune.] (leu. Charles Devena is one of ths bast known men in Massschnsetta,who has not been in eotivo politics. Hs was born at Charlestown, Mesasohosetts, April 4th, 1820,entered Harvard University in 1884, and, after graduating at its lew sohool,be gan legal praotioe in Franklin oounty, Massachusetts, in 1841. He served in the Rtatu Ronate in 1847-48, and was United Rtates Marshal from 1849 to 1853. While holdiug the latter offioe be offered to pay the sum demanded for the freedom of Rims, e fugitivo slave, who bad been re turned from Massachusetts. Lydia Maria Child relates the oironmatsnoes. “Rome months,” she says, “before the war broks out, a friend showed me letters from Thomas Rims, expressing on earnest de sire to obtain bia freedom. His master had promised to let him buy himself for $1,800. It was s large sum, bnt I tried to raise it by writing many letters, most of them to persons more or less implicated in the rendition of Rims. * * • A short time after I commenced these op erations I was astonished by the following note from Worcester, Mass.: ‘Mrs. Childs: I have beard that yon are trying to raise money to redeem Thomas Rims from slavery. If you have received any con tributions please send them to the donors, ss I wish to oontribote the entire sum myself. Yonrs, reapeotfnlly, Charles Devons, jjr.’ In msking my sppliostions I had chanced to overlook Mr. Devens, though I knew he had sated ss United Rtates Marshal at the time of the rendi tion of Rims. Acoording to hie request, I returned the contributions I hsd re ceived, and in writing to thank him I in formed him of the high price demanded. He replied that ‘the sum waa enbjeet to my order whenever I should esll for it.’ ” Mrs. Childs took steps to seenre Rims' freedom, but the outbreak of the oivil war frustrated her plaus. Immediately before the war Geu. Devens was one of the ablest snd most promising yonng lawyers of Woreeater, and bad already diatiugnisbed himself as an orator. Io tbe spring of 1861 Gen. Devens en tered tbe army with the rank of major. Rome montba later ha became oolonel of Ibe Fifteenth regiment, wbiob took part in the Peninsnla oampaign. While be fore Yorktown be was appointed brigadier general. He subsequently served with great credit in the army of the Potomao, and lost a limb in battle. Rinoe the war be has been most of tbe time on tbe beneh and ia dow a member of tbe Rupremo Court of the Rtate. Gen. DevenB repre sents the best element of the Republican party of his State, and ia regardrd with confidence by tho reformers. He has, however, been so much removed from active polities as not to have plaoed him self in open antagonism with Gen. Bailor and others of like character. WHI» Republican Caucus. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Columbus, March 12—The Republicans caucus to-morrow for a successor to Rherman in tbe Senate. Ubarlce O’Couor'a Wooing,. Charles O'Oonor'a peculiar wooing is thus told by tbe Washington correspond ent of the Cleveland Herald: The young and beautiful widow of Commodore Mo- Cracken, of our navy, returned from abroad, snd finding her financial affairs iu u complicated state went to Mr. O’Conor to get his legal advioe. Mr. O'Conor dis covered that tho Commodore had died in solvent, aud the beautiful widow was would break out in open rebel]ion against ' left to tho oold mercies of s selfish world s Government tbns foroed on them, and without a penny to call her own. This he continued in power by tbe armed foreeN was obliged to break to her, whereupon of the United Rtates. Civil war would ' she hold np her hands in piteous dismay, result. Tbe Federal Government would I oryiug, “Oh, Mr. O’Conor what shall I re-enforoe itself with all tbo troops st its do, I who .have lived in luxury all my command; the other Southern R:atos life?' “Madam,' aaid tbe great lawyer, would naturally rush to tho aid of their “the best advioe I oan give you is to anffsrlng slttar Rtates; the safety of the marry me.” They were married, oolored as well as the white population • ‘P .. _ . would be endangered; snd a call would Standard A Sugar 12jo. par lb., cash, bs mods for volunteers aud militia from mbII) eod3t Robt. S. Crane.
