The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-11-02
the German Fusiliers-A Change Q

- ~ rT10nt.
The German Fusiliers is one of the
oldestgboei q of citizen ysoldiery in the
country, and Iast:yea celebrated Its one
hundredth anniversary. The Fusiliers
sealed with. their blood their devotion to
the cause Of the Colonies in 1776, and
from that time to the present the corps
has been held ins homer and respect.
The FusiIisrs, z last st May, borrowed some
rifles fronpt pthaState.9 They are now di-
rected 10 returlp these arms to the Chief
of Police IN Charleston, and their COM
manding officerisreG Gnested toinform Gov.
Chamberlain whether the German Fu-
siliers still exists sas an organization or
not. The Fnsiiiers are Democrats to
man, and a letter requiring them to sur
render the rifles, aud tossay whether they
are still in existence, comes from Gov
ernor Chamberlain.
.sWhenyth Fusili liersocele their
one hupdredth anniversary, Governor
GHanberlain was invited to- be present
and to respond to the sentiment, "The
State of South Carolina" His letter
acknowledging the compliment is printed
elsewhere. In that letter he. says that he
appreciates the honor very highly, and
specially regrets, to be unable to attend
f6iASe Coveted the honor of helping to
open the series of Centennial celebra-
tions which South Carolina will institute
in memory of her Revolutionary heroes
and history.n In such words he ad-
dressed an Organization that, If unlawful
at all. was as unlawful then as it is now ),
an organization which is sdenounced, with
eyery other similar body, as engaged in
promoting Illegal objects, and in COM
mitting open acts of lawlessness and vlo.
lence.6 This organization, by reason OF
Governor Chamberlain's misrepresenta-
tons. Is BY the President declared ito
ride up and down by day and night In
arms. numbering some peaceable citizens
and intimidating Others What fall;
ing off is here! The Fusiliers are what
tley always have been. They deserve
every honorable word that Governor
Chamberlain spoke OF. them, and yet, to
serfe q political purpose, he brands them
as rioters and assassins.
In his letter to the Fusiliers, Governor
Chamberlain also said: every man is
INV political friend whose honest purpose
is to give peace and prosperity to South
Carolina "EYery man is my political
foe who wouldss for any cause, stay or
tusn Back the returning tide which IS
bearing these blessings to our people"
This is as little in keeping with his pres
ent position, as his letter is with his acts.
Governor Chamberlain, whatever bis own
intentions, is the leader Of the Eliiotts
and Whittemores and Bowens, who are
desperately struggling to defeat the men
whose .honest purpose is to give peace
and prosperity to South Carolina" They
homshestreated as his friends q year
10 saddswiio are at all times the friends
ofgood government and peace, are no long
er erWorthy, in his sight, to maintain an or
seanization whose history is written in
Shining letters in the annals of American
freedom.
rThes Eusiliers make no. resistance to
adv lawful order, however arbitrary, but
through them, as representatives OF Ger
man Integrity, manliness and fortitude,
every Gern1ani iii fhs United States is In
;nred and scorned. d.-Ners and Courier.