The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1876-11-02
The Presidents Proclamation.


Carolina to the utmost self-restraint,
to absolute peace and non.resistance,
no matter under what provocation -
The real situation in South Carolina
begins to he understood in the North
and the language of the Presidents
pr" clamation will not change opinion
here. 1t is very we'll understood by
the people who care to know that
| there is no insurrection in the State,
no ''domestic Violence" no 'combinao
tions against law" no disorder whate
ever which the Governor, if he chose
10 do 80, could not easily and sum-
marially put down. What effort has
Governor Chamberlain made to put
down "insnrrection" or "dom estic
violenceG" Nine at all. II such a
state of things has existed as General
Grant is made in his proclamation
to pretend, the Governor has had
abundant time to call the Legislature
together; but he has not done 90. He
should have called out the State mil
itia, but he has not done so. In short
there are 10 proofs of the existence
Of all 'insurrecliun' in South Carolina
or OF domestic violence" or of any
effort of the Governor to find or sup
press either.
There is a good deal of vague talk
of rifle clabs." Suppose Governor
Tilden should enroll all the roughs
and all the illiteIate and ignoran,
population of the State, aud none
others, III the militia; should arm
them with State arms; and suppose
then, in the midst of an exciting po-
litical campaign, he should suddenly
order all The remainder of the citi-
zens-the whole of the substantial
and intelligent classic disarm, and
if they hesitated order Wholesale ar.
rests by Federal marshals and call on
the President for troops What would
be said OF such proceeding2 Ye
that is precisely what Governor
hamberlain has done and what the
President abets him in. FnrtunateL
50 far the members of the rifle clubs ,
have quietly submitted to arrest, l.
fact, the whole plan of the Democrat.
ic canvass necessitates peace and or
der on their side; and this is so ccT-
tain and evident that the call #
Chamberlain for trool.s has clearly
no other object than the hope to stir
up riot and violence. We trust hat
the Democrats will be on their
guard and give not the least OCCASION
BY their own conduct for the SUCCESS
Of this base scheme. And We again
advise the coluI ed men of South
Carolina TO vote for General uamp-
ton. lie has promised them equal
justice, absolute security and tair
play, and they may depend on his
word
The Preeiden,'s procIAmatirn,
made for NO true cause, r.iesta.ing
the clear and we'll understood fac II
almost every paragraph, ordering
the disuergiOn of an insurractiun thar
does not exist, on pleas which are
n"t"riOnsly without foundation, and
threaI ening to send to the State not
only the regular army but the mill
tia of the States, is surely too grave
and dangerous an abuse Of power
TO pass unnoticed BY Northern voters.
The clause of the constitution, under
which the President shelters himself
and Governor Chamberlain, evident.
~ suppoSes the Governor OF State
to have attempted to put down disor.
ders before he is entitled to call for
Federal help. 1t eupposes the emer.
gencny to be go se'ious that he would
call the Legislature together for con,
sultation before he appeals to Wash~
ington, if possible; and for this Mr..
Chamberlain has had abundance Of
time. 1t supposes a. least actual and
nDfnrinno ilInuul combinations t,o.