The New York herald., 1876-10-29
STATEMENT BY BUSINESS MEN


ments widely published in refcrense TO the condition
tho leading business OF this CITY, has been to-day
addressed the people Of the Northern Eastern aad
Western States:--
To OUR BUSINESS FRIENDS NORTH
We, the undersigned business OF city of Col
umbia. s. e., beg leave TO make the following stale
II is claimed that there is in South Carolina, . COM
buaiion to defeat by the enforcement
that protect the right OF suffrage and that tho United
States troops were necessary protect the
domestic violence We assert that NO such comb,na-
ton needed The riot TO which Governor
Chamberlain has referred by proclamation
politics. Il arose from felonous assaui,
made by two negroes upon deienceess white man.
A collision ensued between armed blacks and armed
whites, the latter forming legal posse Quiet
soon restored and no disturbance has since taken
place IN that county Three weeks ailerwsra the Gov
issued his proclamation, and although about 100
white and coored democrats have been arrested by
Federal troops Tor participating In the collision
have heard OF the apprehension OF a single repub.
lican negro. though they had tired upon the posse
wounded the Sheriff and killed several whites.
The Judges OF the Supreme and Circuit
counties, including those OF Aiken and BarnwelI, de-
carcd insurroctlonary by the Governors many county
officials, trial Justices and private citizens IRON
parts Of the State, of them republicans aud nod-
Ing office by appointment OF the Governsr all concur
in tesyng to tho absence Of law,essness ana the su
premacy the both bcio aud nt the date OF
the Governors proclamation and sinco then The fol-
lowing letter from republican Sheriff is appended as
q specimen of the proois:-
Colonel A. @. HAsKrLL. Chairman =
Everything is quiet in tins county. have now nor
have had any esissance offered to serving any
Judicial process placed in my hands can, individually
and alone. arrest any of tDs county,
burg need help In making such arrests
posse much less the aid Of federal soldier have
been parts OF this county and know Of
bands OF resist she law
learned that the in suppresns the Elen
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An business men and not ms politicians express
our drm conviction that there does exist detcrmna-
t,ou on tho part OF Governor Chamberlain and Others
20 prevent by unconstitutional acts and arbitrary
rests the exercise o free Suffrage on the part OF those
colored citizens who desire against the candi
dates nominated by the republican pnry here ana Tor
partisan purposes to stir up strife between the races
The three white military cOmpaules In the
State whom State arms had been issued have been
compelled To return them and 10 dsband Among
these arc the German Fusicrs, which nave
been in existence 100 years while the state militia
composed exclusively Of republican blacks, have
been allowed to retain and drill with arms OF which
S393 have been issued as appears by tho report VI
the adjutant aud inspector general Inc other So
called rifle clubs merely local organizations for
home defence. They DO not driil. What lew arms
they may possess arc the property OF individuals
they do not form the basis OF the democratic party,
and have been guilty OF single act OF lawicss
ness or violence Not content with preventing by
proclamation, the whites from organizing for protec
lion against possible attacks from the black nua,
the Governor has had brought TO this State, IRON
the North East aud West, at heavy expense
Mi the available force OF the army under the false pro-
text the State ~ In isurrection. We believe that
tho uuwarrantcu acts oil tue Goycrnor and the teach
inps of their leaders had the effect Of incitng Tho
blacks TO ncts OF and murder. The
mi, rider by blacks in ambush IN Edgchet, OF peace
ful white cuizen, Mr. John Gilmore, aud the trcacher
sss attack upon tho democrats at Canhoy IN Charles