New-York tribune., 1876-10-26
ACTION OF THE WHITES DEFENDED.


AZ ApDKEs- PROM BISHOPS, CLEEGYMEN, AND TIE
CHARirsIoS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
CHARFsroS, :. c.. oct. 25.-Ihe President of the
Chamber 81 Commerce has united with the Metho-
dist, Catholic. and Episcopal bishops. and the lead
ing Pnsbytcrian Lutheran, Baptist and Jewish
ministers ana the Presidents ol all the National aud
other banks in Charleston. IN the following address
on the condition Of South Carolina:
To ne Feope NJ he Ta,'ri Sats; Well founded
approximations that the civilization Oi oar state j. IN
danger of being utterly o'erthrowu, hnd ah over
ruling -cu-e of duty 4" our,cly's nud pnsrrly ana th'
mcu actual condition % the American people IN
the hore that t N induce them To 'Attnd IL, tnSir %
nftr There j. much 90 stake That We cannot aIoId
10 b. .cu or to ithhoid any effort that may possibly
h, ~ avail For long. weary year, the white peope
lS a,'y Sorfgrrr state would have been tempted To
throw OF n 'o y,lts the point Of ihr baTonrt II u
cnuld nave been done M no other My Ih'y
borc and forcboro ia The hope that some
II fortune would hug rrcf but no such -rue oi jus
co or happy strukr came o then relief ana hope SICK
rncd and died away 10 their hearts. M last they
determined, by natural. impulse 'n' q uhln,a. auu @
uncomfortable instinct % 'rcom {" ahr on, supreme
,G,t f,r their rcd, p' uu. but 10 make u under and
within the law. Tuusu vho hold nutHoI} mere aayht;
through party afItou access to inr highest iE'us oI
potcal power n tia country, and 10 the equally pow
tr;l orai- of the partisan newspaper press law sip
Jccted the people Go the 'lehi ui'Irp'' h'n' '', '
os; cruel sIlirr- Some 20 these We d'sic io correct
i,nottrIc that the whit" rcuVe 81 s"nlh ar3lnA
are d,oya dlsan,ctcd toward the Iht,d ~t,' COY
erum,ut. ON tic contrary, tlcy me 10Y" ana wen,
affected toward t They Obey u at home ana "oHid
defend II promptly from foreign aggression.
II b. not true That south Carolina or any ~ s counties
are 100 state OF Instruction OK d"uc,ut NIu'n'I
against the Govcrnm'nt ~ the state ui thHt lM anu
process cannot nc daily enforced "l'hn h,r tIt'l"ila
mlts. or that tLcfcl hn' ""iu ,i', " ~ , % tr th
ever Tor tho F.l'rh Go'crumcut To ihtI,I' i"I .n'
protection Of the state GJNcfnmoLt against Tie 'o'h''
n h not trnc ;ha the white people Of the state are
hostile 10 the coored people. or have any desire OF u
position to ahudgc or iniisr u." tnr
civil rights ON ne contrary 10 ,%','l % vUN ~, ] @
n the f,chc- ~ their dd1ics for rA Year. "i h"'t
The most luh'it ana tui'h' {s"t, ,ln .Ia1 h. rr
that al the nights ot nc '"ol'i P"l' ',i '''i -
fpec'rd and protected The col"rtd people shouu hho"
that thcs, pledges Will be- Iathtuily kept. . .
II i- not uuo that the icw ur, c.us IN me st1te are
combinations against the law, "F thdl 'H'N arr
engaged IN numbering some pcicrthlr 'HI'o aUi a III III
nidaing othols or that they cannot h" controlled of
suppressed by TIE ordinary course oIJusI't il'
dent has been deceived. Iu,sc c.uh- cAls'' H', ',
Lnowcdec and recognition uf the Governor Not one ot
hrln ever acted iud,auc, oi law ornn't te 'ot Sfn
of GOV Chamnrn and hi. coadiutor- is recent It Is
political igucd to affect the coming eye 'u
1t i- not true tnut 10 the recent rir colsns ,' 's
people nave been nt argc~.ois Their irucai ih'' ~
In the Charleston riot the upr"l"h'd ''.'oy .'li,Iu
u Idgcfc.d has been wonderful The truth II tut thr
leaders ot the co"rcd p'ppc' irinhg u't 'lit u'2 i W
ignorant durrs nave supplied thcm with arms, nave
aroused thcr fears ;or the loss oi l'r eL ~ "n" INV
thus encouraged them to commit drc"S "l ~ N"'u'''
We may also affirm some things when are lrH'. ,t
1t ~ true that there Is IN the st9t' ] li"', a',nE Nv,
earnest and excited canvass overthrow l iu''
and rc,'s'ab.h honest state government luls ~
Legitimate and lawful o1e'i' Whl'h sH"'' '",,' ' +,
- t tr,,snu 10 r,rtt GOV Chamberlain, Hor ls il nsur
rcrtiou To elect Hampton II ls irn, trn "',, @
white rifle clubs ordered hN Tue 'of'
The President TO di-nInd ana u'1lFl1,, IN ,.,,,. ,
militia " the state allow. To lth"n ~ ",t,,n,
ton iud in possession Ul their aIiiir' inu 10 9,,t
poral meetings m military order with rf's and ot",i
,,,s nm. ,irrf nf tbis discrimination obvious a-
is The coupnfntiyciy dcicne.rsS condition IN which
h' pco"ic 81 NrwY"Tk o.. Nas-aciusctts think or do
upon a like Application OF the hdyou'' P"''S W '
FrIowc,nrtrym We have sought 10 place before
you briefly, and IN couIs thc cohIt'h W 1"
Carolina, the wrong II her pnihc' ln,ii P''' o..
auc, and their newborn hoTe'. Not !onf az" uuu'.
Ch,nubrrlaiu m "A transport of truthful ana GENUINE
enthusiasm, proclaimed 20 the ptoPt oi nhv ,'"'' -
st,rti frt iLs tnc civilization ~ the Pdilldh dHi 'nN
cavalier of tlr Rouudh,ad aud iuEurnot, u III I"I III
south Carolina. lie spuhc thctc M""N "'''' -
nu, me-. Of ns better angel for trGcr W"f"s e nrS i
e,nke and tiry are "a. trI, words now ~ lh'h' AHI
y, Iil II glcatcr now than them for "hrn in' W. 1
uost DEGRADED element. of society enter mo OF to"
ga, ernmcut !. there not much reason To apicHth1
some catastrophe which We hardy u"iC w ~ m I'm,
: Y TurrEH President Charleston ChAhOeF VI 'o"
W L. wIGmuAS, Bishop Methodist Episcopal Ohur'n
4. b. W. HOWE, D. d. Bishop Diocese OF south Caro-
lima .,.,...,..,on
ions FOnRiSr ID d. lastorFI,i Pieshy tf.i"H Cnuie"
G.. H. BRACKEr, Pastor Second frcsp. .'l ,in ~ .,i
j. l.. GIRAKDEAu, d. d., Professor ih'"os'" '''"'
ia Cm,MBrIss Pastor citadel square BRl'I UIursm
l.. MULLER, ID. d., Pastor :" "'''"'"
" 3 Bown,y Pastor wentworth Lutheran chGrGn trcn
l.. 4. STEvINs, prcsiyter Reformed HPis'of'' NNN'
". Is. YATES. Chaplain 10 Sranch p,,,obo,n
DAVID LEvI Minister Congregation botnientm' 1 e
&. o. WTTE. President Peoples Nau1h", l"uH', y
s Jonssfos President Bank of Charleston N b' a.
l.. -. MOwRN, President Unlon BHhh' -, p.,,
JACOB SMALL, President GciihahIa r'' 'Hss % nut
r. H. FgosT President South Carolina Loan ana IruS'
AInERr LESGrIcK President Peoples Bank OF South
TR ROBERTSON Vice President Carolina sa'nS' D'nA'
DISSATISFIED BROOKLYN DEMOCRATS
Fifteen members of the Kings County DEM