The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-01

ADDRESS OF NORTHERN BORN MER-
CHANTS IN DENIAL OF THEFAssER-
TONS CHAMBERLAIN's PRoCLAMA-
TON.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 81, 1876.
A large meeting of the resident North
ern horn merchants of Charleston was
held tonight. A number of carpet-bsg
office holders attempted r break up the
meeting, but were requested to leave, The
following address was adopted
ADDRESS OF NORTHERN MERCHANTS.
To the People Of the United Sates:-
An acute sense of the injustice and in
Jury done to the people OF South Caro-
lima BY those whose official position
should make them foremost IN defending
the fair fame, and guarding the interest
of the State, requires us, AS cltlZers OF
Northern birth, engaged I'm active bust
ness in South Carolina, to do our part IN
undeceiving those among whom we were
born aud with whom we are still connect
I'D by ties of blood and affection. South
Carolina i, our home. To the people OF
the State we are linked by long associa-
ton, by social intercourse and by JOY and
sorrows borne together We do not
Weld to her native sons in +atfectionate
pride for the State, and now that South
Carolina is foully sspersed, we place on
record as business men who have constant
dealings with every part OF the State, our
indignant denial OF the truth ofthe repre-
sensations which are made n preteXt for
establishing ana maintaining military
rule in a peacdtul, law abiding and well
ordered community. The address to the
psopie of tho Uniied Statce which has
lust been made by the reverend clergy
and the principal capitalists in the State
faithfully and fOrcibly exposes the I'M
truths that have been uttered and the
truths that have been suppressed con-
corning this people, and it is useless tor
us to recspitulate them. All that IS said
IN their address has our candid approval.
We know that its declarations, in their
spirit and letter, are the simple facts, and
IA such we accept and affirm them with.
out exception. AS individuals we be-
lenged and even now belong to different
national parties, but Governor chamber
lain, a son OF Massachusetts,, VINO, in the
recesat past, acknowled led VITA pride the
confidence with which the people of
South Carolina honored him, has told Us
in glowing words that the issue in South
Carolins rises higher than party. From
Governor. Chamberlain, who knows bet
ter than we can do the personal character
oytiis political associates, came onl v few
months ago. the declaration that our
Stale needed reform in nearly every de
partment of the public service: that mat
ters cannot run for six years to come AS
they have for the past SIX years; that re
form, if it is not of itself right, has be-
come absolutely necessary, or the State
will sink.
Acting upon his declarations and our
own painful knowledge, we find ourselves
whatever our former differences, ranged
without exception on one side. The
cause we advocate has for its exclusive
objects honesty and reform IN the got-
eminent OF the State, and we cannot
abandon that cause any more when its
exponent Is Hampton than we did year
or more ago when its spokesman was
Chamberlain.
We ask you, tellow-citizens of the
Northern States, to put yourselves in our
place and TO judge US as you wish to be
Judged All we strive FOR is the purity,
tue Justice and the economy in the admin
ttation of public affairs that come to you
Whatever party rules without especial cf
fort. Our only offence is the vigor and
earnestneSs with which the contest is
waged We ask you how YOU would feel
and act if. when your are engaged in n
similar struggle the strong arm of the
State and federal government was raised
to strike YOU down and remand you to
subsection, to Ignorance and vice. Re-
solve this question honestly, and fairly
translate your thoughts into action and
YOU will not only free us from tyranny
and oppression, but will be stamping with
the seal Of your condemnation what else |
may become n dangerous precedent, and |
give new security to your liberties and |
that of our common country.
c. n. AVERILL, New York state.
=. T.. TOALE, New York city.
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NJ. N JACKSON, New York city.
!. WAY, Dutchess county, New York.
K. =. SOUTHARD, 30 ton, Mass.
VI. R.KANTZ, Pennsylvania.
EDWARD LIMERICK SELL, Philadelphia
EDMUNe BULL, Go ,hen, orange co, y. Y.
LEONARD CHAPLIN, Massachusetts
GEORGE ;, COOK, New Jersey.
A. BUTTERFIElD, New Hampshire.
NJ, =. PICKETT. Connecticut
J. =. TERRY, Hampstead, Long Island
v S = TR ! OF Massachusetts.
+. II. GARDNER. Connecticut.
A. II. HAYDEN, Connecticut.
ID, WARTZ. Newport, K. l.
+. II, JACKSON. Vermont.
l.. b. BENEDICT. New Iord.
i. CAMPBELL. Newburg, New York.
CHARLES c. RICHTER, New York.
+. W. HOLT, Boston, Mass:
r. II. WUHkMANN, New York.
j. 3. SARDY, New York.
MICHAEL HOWARD, New York.
MICHAEL CONLON. Pittsburg, Pa.
A. DOTTi. ST., New York.
LARL BERLIN, New York.
l.. d. DOOLITTLE, New Haven, Conn.
John GARVIN, New York city.
W. A. ROCK, New York city.
E. {. WILLIAMS, Connecticut.
". III. LENNON, New York.
j. B.STEELE. New York city.
V. N.TALMA6E, New York city.
d. w. KINSMAN, New Hampshire.
D. MCPHERSON, Maine.
?, TYSON, Morey, Vermont.
?. Z. PARMEDEE New York city.
(. s. LONG, Philadelphia, Pa.
}. A. DAMON, Boston, Mass.
i. E. LORD, Boston, Mass.
WILLIAM Nj. WALLACE, Philadelphia.
j. NJ. POLLrrZER. New York city.
,INE. WILLIAMS, Jr., Essex. Conn.
= SRREN KINSMAN, New Hampshire.
!. A. smith, Southington, Conn.
!. A. Ward, Athol, Mass.
AMES OtfyER Athol, Mass.
The native born merchants and jebbers