The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1876-11-02

misrepresentation, and the most
cruel slanders. Some of these we
desire to correct.
Itis not true that the white peo
pie of South Carolina are disloyal or
disaffected towards the United
States Government. On the con-
trary, they are loyal and we'll affect
ed towards it, They obey it at |
home, and would defend it promptly
from foreign aggression.
It is not true that South Carolina,
or any of it's counties, is in q state
Of insurreotion or domestic violence
against the government of tho
State; or that law and its process
cannot be duly enfolce within her
territorial limits; or that there is
any lawful cause or occasion what
ever for tho Federal Government to
interfere for the protection of the
State Cover nment against the yio-
lence of her citizens.
It is no: truo that the white peo-
pie o. the State ore hostile to the
coiortd people or have any design
or disposition to abridge or infringe
their political or civil rights. On
the contrary, in their conventions,
and in tho speeches Of their candi-
dates, for six years OF moro, the
most pubic and solemn pledges htvo
been given that all the rights of the
col ,ied people shall bo respected
an protected. The colored people
s.lali know that these plodgos will be
faithfully kopt.
It is not tluo, that the few "Rife
Clubs" in the State arc "combina-
tions of men against the law" or
that they arc engaged in "murdcr-
ing some peaceable citizens and in
timidating Others" or that "they
cannot be controlled or suppressed
by the ordinary course of Justice"
The President has been deceived.
These clubs existed with the knowl-
edge and recognition of tho Cover
nor. The hostility to them of
Governor Chamberlain and his
conductors is recent; it is political,
and is designed to affect tho coming
election.
1t is not true, that in tho recent
race collisions the white people have
been the aggressors. Their forbear-
ance, Us in the Charleston riot, the
unprovoked Cainhoy massacre, and
tho still more recent assassination OF
white citizen in Edgcfeld, has
been wonderful. Tho truth is that
the leaders of the colored people,
fearing that the day of their powur
is drawing to close, have excited
their ignorant dupes, have supplied
them with arms, have aroused their
fears for tho loss of their liberty,
and have thus encouraged them to
commit deeds of violence.
| We may also affirm somo things
which ore true
It is true, that there is in the
State a most active, earnest and en-
c.ted CANVASS to overthrow corrupt
| rule, and re-ostablish honest State
government. This is legitimate
aud lawful object which should
command the sympathy and sup
post of every lover of his country.
! 1t is not treason to defeat Chamber
lin, nor is it insurrection or domcs-
tic violence to elect Hamptt
" 1t is true, that while the white
! rifle clubs are ordered by the Cover
nor and tho President 20 disband
aal dispense, the colored militia of
tho State are allowed to remain in
organization and in possession of
their arths, and to attend political
meetings in military order with
rifles and other arms. The object
Of this discrimination is as obvious
as is the comparatively defcnceless
condition in which it places the
white population. We simply ask
what would the people of New York
or Massachusetts think or do upon q
like application of the bayonet
policy to them under such circum-
stance ?
Fellow Countrymen! We have
sought to place before you, briefly
and in truo colors, tho condition of
South Carolina; the wrongs of her
people,, their patient forbearance,
mn their newborn hopes. Not
long eg, Governor Chamberlain. in
transport of truthful and genuine
enthusiasm, proclaimed to the peo-
Flo cf tn, country the startling fact
that "the civilization of tho Puritan
and the Cavalier, of the Roundhead
and Hugucnot is in peril in South
Carolina. Ho spoke these words
under the inspiration Of his bottcr
angel, for tluer words he never
s.,oko. And they arc as true now as
Jlon. The peril is greater now than
then fer when the worst and most
degraded clements of society enter
into or control government, there
Is too much reason to approhend
some catastrophe which wo hardly
dlrc to contemplate.
S. \. Tupper, Prcs't Charleston
Chamber Of Commerce; w. Nj.
Wightman, Bishop Methodist IT,.