The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1876-10-27

1haHl ibN HiS ttsNitttts W. N.AS
of Simon Cameron and bis son, }. Don
Cameron, lately appointed Secretary of
War have once more placed their mailed
hand on the throat of South Carolina, a
State which may be aptly called the ''Po-
land Of America" and President, sub
missiye to the most cruel and insoleut de-
mands of the corrupt crew of thieves and
carpet baggers of that State, has, by his
proclamation, placed the people of the
State substantially under martial law. In
the language of Judge Black, of this State,
''It is the most law less outrage on record.
1t is forbidden by the express words of the
constitution and by it's whole spirit. Even
if it were the exercise of legal power, it is
a cruelty so base that no civilized despot
would be guilty of it.'' 1t is u deliberate
and cold blooded assault on the whole peo-
pie of the State. But they are patient and
submissive under long suffering and perse-
cution, and the Democratic State Commit
tee have the patience and GOODNESS to issue
a calm address TO the people, in which they
exhibit unselfsh patriotism and spirit
of self denial that will challenge universal
commendation. The following extract
from the address will serve to show the
manly and patriotic spirit that pervades all
its utterances
We bow in perfect submission to the pro-
clamatiOn of His Excellency the President
and eXhort our fellow-citizens, whom we
represent in the present canvass, to yield full
aud entire obedience to every com mand in
the said proclamation. We know that the
clubs called rife clubs are associations for
home protection that they are not conlbi-
nations as charged by the Governor of this
state that there are but few that have arms
or ammunition that those which have been
equipped We're so done with the sanction and
sometimes with the aid of the Governor and
have been recognized by him as useful and
appropriate bodies, and not one of them has
been accused OF disorder We know that
their necessity was occasioned by the recll-
less distribution of arms aud ammunition
among the cOlored people by the state Off
cials, and we further know that our white
citizens were, on the 10th day OF this month,
massacred at peaceful political assem- blagc,
when by agreement with G. q. Bowen, Re
publican chairman Of Charleston county, and
sheriff OF said county, and first presidential
eIectJr for the state at large on the RepuDli-
can ticket, who was pres ent, they went
without arms 30 meet the colored race the
voters Of tle so-called Republican party in
this state, who were likewise, by Mr. Bow
ems agreement, bound To- be without arms
anu NS Aii'hN AiitAI tlsc pOl4llCidiH, WHO
The authors of all our evils, teaching
among the colored rdsr tie use of the rifle
ahd the torch. We know that our homes are
ia peril and thar our omen aud Chitdfeu axe
eN posed TO the horrors of ruf .lers bufcliery
and NarhaTity, but nevertheless we nd wise
and command, so far as our authority goes,
that every such rifle club against which the
Interpretations of the governor of the
state are aimed be forthwith dishanded and
that the members thereof be held in future
only by those ties of humanity which bind
all good men together that the name of the
club We abandoned and the officers cease to
exercise their powers. This is said with the
express declaration that these clubs are not
associated with subject to our politica!
control repeat that we speak without
disrespect to the President of the United
! States. He acts upon the statements made
by the governor of this state, hut we say it
that we may show our Willingness to obey
without committing an untruth against our
selves hy seeming to acknowledge that of
which we are not guilty. We are not en-
gagged in unlawful aud insurrectionary pro-
ceeding5 We cannot dispense because we
are not gathered together; we cannot retire
peaceably to our abodes because we. are in
our homes in peace, disturbed alone by the
political agitatious created by the governor
and his minious. But we resignedly and
cheertully III the performance OF our duty
suspend the exercises of our individual and
! private rights to prevent evil to the whole
| people, relying upon the universal sense of
/ right and appealing to the Almighty to sus-
| tain