, 1876-11-04
Presidents Proclamation.


Carolina begins to be understood in the
North. and the language OF the Presidents
proclamation will not change opinion here.
II Is very well understood by people who
care 10 know that thee Is NO iusurrection in
the State, no " domestic violence" 10 ''rcm-
biuations against law no disorder Whatever
which the Governor, if he chose to do 50,
could not easily or summarily pat down.
What effort has Governor Chambrrlain made
TO put down :" instruction OF domestic
violence?" None at all. If such state Of
things has existed as General Grant is made
in his proclamation to pretend. the Governor
has had abundant time TO call the legisla urs
together; but be has not done SO. In short
there are no proofs of the existence OF an ''iu-
surrection in South Carolina, or of - dones-
tic violence, OF Of any effort of the Cover
nor to tiud or suppress eitLsr.
There is good deal of vague talk of "r;fs
clubs" Suppose Governor Tiden should
enroll al the ronghs and all ihe illi'erate
aud ignorant population of the State. and
none others, in The militiI should arm them
with State arms; and suppose then, in the
midst of an exciting political camptgr. he
should suddenly order all the remainder Of
the citizens-the whole Of the substantial
and intelligent clasS-to disarm, and if thy
hoSi p1 nd D.. L. g. y
rnarshals aud call on the President for troops
what would be said Of such proceeding
Yet that is precisely what Governor Cham
berlain has done and " bat tSe President
absrs him in. Fortunately 80 far the MEM
bers of the " rife clubs " have submitted 10
arrest. In fact, the whole plau of the demo-
cratic canv ass nFcessita:es peace and order on
their side aud thi- - certain and evident
that The cali OF Chamberlain for troops has
clearly 10 other object than the hope 10 sir
up riot and violence. We trust that the
democrats viii be On their guard and give
not the least occasion by their own conduct
for the success OK this base schtma. And We
again advise the colsred men Of SouTl- Car
lima 10 vote !or Genera! Hampton. He has
promised them equal justice, ats late security
and fair play, and thy may ieFend on his
word.
The Presidents proclamation made for no
! true cause, mi-s:a'iug The cIear aud we'll
,nI-rs.n,4 f...s IN almost sver-- Dara.--arh
/ ordering the dispersion Of an insurrecriln
which DOES rot exist, ou pleas which are
! VIGOROUSLY without foundation, and 'bresr-
/ ening to send 10 the State not only Tho reIu
! lar army but the militia Of The States. i
surely too grave and dang Gn aba Of
power to pass uuno'iced by Northern ~Utrrs.
The cleuse OF the constitution, under which
the President shelters himself ana Governor
Chtuberlrin. evidently suPposrs the Governor
OF State 20 have attempted TO put dawn
disorders before be is er.;itIed to call for fed
eral help. Il suppo>rs the emergency to be 20
serious that be would call rhe legislature 10.
ge,her for consultation before be appeals to
| Washington, il possible; and fUT this MT.
Chamberlain has had abundance OF time. IL
supposes at least actual and notorious Illegal
combinations too powertL, for hIm TO put
com bina,iOn Whatever, excrp5 Que of the re-
spectacle people of the State 10 defeat Gov
Chamberlain at the polls. There can be no
plea even of resistance ON the part of the rlhs
clubs. which are for the must part, if not
tirrly, legal and chartered organizations,
Their members lave SUBMITTED quietly
arrest, wherever they have been called on.
The p!a.. and disagre-able ruth seems 10 be
that the President OF ihu Unile1 States has
been led to abet Governor Chamberlain IN an
attempt to create riot in South Carolina
for the purpose of coercing the people to re-
elect him.
1t is impossible to heiieve that so serious
and dangerous a misuse OF power for parti-
san purposes will 60 unnotieed by the voters
| of the Northern States Such acts, unless
they are promptly condemned by the people,
become precelen,s and if the people of the
| United States should by their neglect allow
! such a precedeu; as this 70 become established
| il would hang as menace over every cleo
,ion and would surely soon be misused IN
manner to create general civil discJrd- No
one pretends 10 doubt that the people OF South
! Carolina have for many years suffered rum
public robbery and grave maladmiuirt7Ation
/ At the hands of men who used the IgDOrant
ne,,ro vote 20 m,intain themselves Ill power.
| At last, Ihpre, as in Arkansas and IN Ala
bau,a. even the negroes, or at least The mo,e
! ;n,eIIi,ent mart o. them, have becUme weary OF
! ni.rule: At the same time, as IN those % her
| ) ates, the republican party has become IL
yidsd and one faction array itself a2sih-t
! the marty candidate By thi- split the ds'"o-
e-srs reasonably hope TO prom ana 10 carry
,be State. They are using ihsir utmost ei-
/ f,rts 10 do 80. and de-ersrVe the sympathy OF
every oqponeut of bad government IN 'he
Norrh. But IN ,bis emergency, when na'u-
raj cause, give Ihe friends oi hOne-y
chance, the federal puwer Is invoked ana -uc-
e-s-tuIIy. 10 step IN 10 save Governor Cham
( b..,isin fr,5;a "A defea, which h. deserves sua
sud which the puolic geoi demands oirsif
,b.r is not fr e or consfiruriOnri government
What would The people Of New York eHFe
s,5 IF when Tweed and bis ring wrre about
2, h. Overturned, h-se had bern able % sum
unou federal rrUops aud federal El4f-nal- -
help rhrrn. aud had procured fresiaeh,iai !.
uroclamAriuu ordering he opponents Oh 'h7
riug to displsse ~ l. hsTGd
! Father Taft, who went lnto Grant :
Cabipe, q model Of responsibility,
aarS his dIrr with great apParent