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Show SO ITU HOMA. Tiie Admin 1st ration Believe." Eic. Chicago, 17. Journal's Washington: Washing-ton: It U the opinion of persons in pDBitton to know, that the president will not take any further steps to check the disordera in South Carolina, - unless open outbreaks occur and the civil authorities fail in their duty, a condition of aQairB which it is not expected ex-pected will prevail. It ia known that the pre3ideut, as well as the members of tbe administration, are deeply die appointed at tbe policy pursued by the democratic party of that state, seemingly with the approval o( Wade Hampton, and they regard it notonly as illegal, but unwije, and calculated to bring about a conflict between the two races. That policy is also regarded as an open violation of the assurances and pledges made by Hampton and other lending democrats demo-crats of tho state, a little over a year ago. The administration ia greatly disturbed at the treatment accorded to colored republicans who desire to peaceably assemble for political purposes, pur-poses, and there is a disposition to regard re-gard Hampton as responsible. A belief is entertained that unless the colored republicans succumb to the demands made by the democrats, there may be some bloodshed, ai-d, to prevent this, the colored leaders in the state have beeo written to, not to afford any pretext, but to be discreet dis-creet in all their actions. Judge Bryan, of the United States district court in South Carolina, whose sympathies are with the South Carolina democrats, has refused a motion for ihe release, on bail, of the two imprisoned internal revenue officers until the solicitor of South Carolina could attend and be heard. The Charleston News arid Courier, of yesterday, referB to the officials as "ruffians," who, under the authority of a Uniied Slates commission, either recklessly or maliciously granted, for a long time harrassed and persecuted tbe people of the mountain district of South Carolina until their vicious career finally culminated in the |