The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-26
SOUTH CAR0LINAS WRONGS
a CALM AND TRUTHFUL PREsENTA-
TION or THE CASE
An Address 20 tho People Of the United stnte~
from the Commerciai md RcHeious Lead
ers Of the Statc-some FaIschood- Ex posed.

An Address 20 tho People Of the United stnte.
from the Commercial md RcHeious Lead.
ers Of the ~tntc-some Faischoods Ex posed
CHARLEsToN, Oct. 25.-Tho President OF
the Chamber Of Commerce united with the
Methodist, Catholic, and Episcopal Bishops aud
the leading Presbyterian, Lutheran, Baptist, and
Jewish ministers, and the Presidents OF all the
national and other banks III Ch lrleston, In the
following address on the condition Of South
Car linai
TO The people Of the United States:
Well-founded apprehensions that the civiliza.
tion OF our State Is In danger OF being ut
terly ovefthrown, and an overruling sense Of
duty to oufselvt ana posleritv and the country
ut large. imrels us to make an authentic state
ment OF our actual condition to the American
people. In the hone that It Will induce them to
extend us their sympathy and aid in this dis.
tressing exigency Of our arsirs. There IL 80
much at stake that we cannot afford to be silent
ort1 withhold any cnort that may possibly he
OF avail. For ten long, weary years the white
peOule u South Carolina have rdufed a condi-
tioh OF tuings which gnv Northern st tie would
have been temnte j to throw or In two years t
Tue point OF the Dayonet II II could have been
forehore in the hope that some re-.
turning sense OF justice or happy stroke
OF foltune would 1riug relief; but no en-
sense Of ] a. tlce or happy stroke came to their
relief, and hope sickened and died away ia
their hears. At last they determin d, by a nat
ufhi imDuse. and a natural and uncomfortable
lh-uhct ut freedom, to make one supreme fort
within the law. those who hold auth lrity h. re
having, through parry a1iliation. access 10 tie
h'she-t or-aus uf puli ical uOwer IN the country.
ana To the equally powerful org ms OF the pirti-
r.n newspaper ures-, have subjected TINS peupls
to the Nilest misrt presentation aud the murt
cr'el eldudefs; some oi these we desire to cor
rect.
1t Ia not true " that the white people Of south
ma are dlSluN dl or disaHeC,cd toward the
lblteu states GoVernment.' On tue contrary,
they are lOvat and well Effected tow ard Il. Thev
obey at home. and would defend IL promptly
nom foreign aggression.
1t not true tult South Carolina or any Of 4 =
counles are IN 81 .te OF in,ufrection or do ucs-
tic violence against tine government OF the state.
or that law ana process cannoi Ue dulv enforced
wilin her tcr'itori limits, OF that thoro is any
lawi u cause or ocf sion Whatever for the Fed
ersl Government to interfere for the protectio n
ol the state Government against the yIoieuce Of
her citizens.
1t Is not true that the white people Of the
state are hostile to the colOrtd peOple, or have
anv desire or disposition to abridg- or 4 fringe
upon their polite i or evil rights. On the con
uatl, III thelr tonven.iuns and IN the speecnes
OF thelr canGidates for six years or more the
most uubnc ana solemn pledges have been
Given that all tue rights Of the coloied people
shall be respected and protected. The colored
people should know that these ple dyes Will be
ftthfuy kept.
II is not true that the few rife clubs In the
stite are combinations Of uen against the law,
or that theN are engaged In murdCnng some
peace Die Citizens ana iufimidatins utners. tr
tnat tneN cannot ue cohNulied or suppressed 10y
tne p'uluaIy course q Justice. Toe President
has been deceived. These clubs existed with
the knowledge ana recognition OF the Governor.
not one oI them ever acted IN defiance of law or
az Inst the Cover inent or constituted authori-
ties. The hostility to them Of GOV Chambe
ana ms coaoJ JIIots recent; 1t is potica Il, and
Is designed l. AFFECT the coming cleo ION.
II Is not true that In tio recent race collisions
the whites have been the aggrsssors. 1leir tor
braIahce, as IN the Charleston riot. the unpro-
voked Cainhov massacre, and tho sfiIl more re-
cent assassination OF white citizen In Ed,e-
neId, mas hesn wonderful. Inc truth il, that
tne lesders ul the colosed people, fearing that
the day OF their mower Is drawlts to "A close
have e1cited Their Ignorant dunes, nave sup
pied them with arms. have aroused their fsafs
Tor the loss OF their liberty, aud have thus en-
couraeed them to commit deeds Of violence.
we may also affirm some taings which are
:. H. t .npe that tbeIa. s-ia~thA sts,.-. --...
Government. 1his IS legitimate and lawful
oOj ct, which should command the sympathy
and SUPPORT OF every lover OF his country. til.
not treason TO defeat Chamberlain nor IA II IN
to elect Hampton Ii Is true that " nile
the wnite rife clubs are ordered by the Gov
ernor and the President TO disbaud aud dispetsc,
the colored militia OF tue STATE are allowed -
remain Ia organization and IN possession OF
tneir arms. and TO attended polite meetings
In military order, with rides hrd other rms.
he object Of tuis determination II as obvious
as j. the compar lively def eucCles, condition In
which II places tue whtfe pOpulntluns. We
.,uply ask what would tue ueOple Of New York
or MASSACHUSETTS think or DO upon like appli-
cation oi the payonet policy 10 luem under such
Clrcumstancesl
Fellow countrymen, we have sought 20 pla'e
before you hriruy hld In true colois the
condition of South Carolina, the wrongs Of her
people. tueir phticnt forDearauto aud their new
born hopes. Not lonz ago GOV. Chambeflain,
In a transport Of truthful and genuine enthusi-
astn, Proclaimed to the people OF tho country
the startling fact that the civilization OF the
Puritan aud the Cavalier, Of the Kuuudhead and
Hugueuot, IL IN peTil in South Carolina. lie
spoke these words under the influence u his
better angel, for truer words he neyerspoke. and
they are true now tncD. Ihe peril Is
greater now than then, for when the worst and
most degraded elements OF society enter into or
control a government, Is there not mucn re-scn
to apprChend some CatAstTophy wnich VT hardly
dare 10 contemplated (sgned)
S. Y. TuPPEg, President Charleston Chamber Of Com
W. u. wiGnTNAs, Bishop Methodist Epi cop4l Church
U. i. " HOWE D. D., Bishop Diocese Of South Caro-.
r. " IYNcH D. D., Bishop OF Charleston.
JonS FoKEtsr, d. Dlh tor lirst rrpyerian Church.
g. Il RhA,ktTT. Pastor ; coma frcatyteilln hugt b..
j. l.. GIkAkDKAu. u. d. Professor Theological semi.
L. MULLER u. d., Pastor 81. Mathews LuIAeIan
W. ;. owNAS, Pis,or wentworth Lutheran Church.
r. + sTFvENBi frcsnyter Reformed Episcopal CAurch.
W. B Arks. ihrplslL 20 @ca4tn.
DAVID lkNl Minister Con rrtstilon Hethiehem.
4. q. NIrrK. President ftul lc- NauuLhi bauk.
- JuSsroS. President Bank of Charleston, y. Il. A.
l.. d. MowKi, President Ipion banN.
JACOn SMALL. ite i4eut teriua IL Wings BANK.
l.. H. FROST PTesdunt seuth tarolna Loan aad Trust
ALsERr LEsowIcK, President Peoples Bank OF South
4. X. RoHlKTsoS, Wee President Carolina Savings
Lana.