The New York herald., 1876-07-26
THE HAMBURG OUTRAGE.
GENERAL BUTLER CHALLENGES GOVERNOR
CHAMBERLAIN TO INVESTIGATE.
EncPPIRfD s q Julv 1l 1874


EDGRFIELD, c., July u, 1879
To THE EDITOR OF HERALp:-
have just read Governor Chamberain's fancy
sketch OF the Hamburg horror" addressed to Sem
ator Robertson, at Washington After icw rhetorical
1ourishes HIS Excellency says-"Such acts call for
condemnation and punishment" 1 entirely agree
with him, and he does not take steps at onco to have
them condemned and punished he should be hurled
from the position which his imbeclity dsgracas have
been the object target of radical magnity, and
assigned position In this affair similar to that Of
Sitting Bull in the Custer massacre have been SIAN
and traduced by the Governors emissaries io
dong nothing more than my very plain and simple
duty; and now challenge him to begin his legal in.
vestiga,ion He knows my residence, and knows that
the presence Of United States soldiers is not
sary for my arrest that OF my othc
white man who was at Hamburg; and before that In
ves,igaton closes IL do show that the negroes
were the aggressorsE sEand the whites blame that
the emssaries of His Excclency the instigators
of the -ot, and his tppointees could have prevented,
and did not prevent IT. that the company called militia
not militia but band Of rioters and highwaymen,
and that hc Is responsible Tor the riot; do not snow
all this. and show besides condition OF affairs at Ham,
burg under radical government pretending TO be civil
lied, which would almost disgrace the purltcus OF
Coornassee settlement will undertake to answer per-
sonally for the death OF every man, white and black
who cli In that riot No man knows botter than Gov
ernor Chamberlain, that what ho stated IN that
sental particular; no one knows better than himself
that he has Published IL IN tho bloody Shirt out
rage interest But no matter whether he has not,
| make HIM a veryopractical proposition and he shall
evade IL. High sounding phrases such A
be indulgcs In, better suited 10 another
OF history, when people were more
prone 10 be Influenced by scky scntimentaiitv when
rad cal cant and radical ialsehood had larger and
more willing and attentive audience. The American
people becoming cmnenty practical, almost prosy,
IN their pursuit OF facts AS you apy suggest IN your
editorial "The Governors campaign rhetoric ~ an
a her %
and punish them. IT, as be says. the whites OF South
Carolina reprobatc the Outrage let the Governor tes
their indignation bv pun-hng The offenders" Ths
rhapsodics OF partisan politician, fatally bent per
po;uatug his personal supremacy and The Of hi
party one Thing and the manly discharge OF duty BY
The Governor OF whole State IN the interest oil all II
another. His Excelcncy has chosen the role OF the
partisan at the OF his Official responsibility
ard If hc not make good hts oath or oflce to
that the laws executed. let him stand confessed
charaap who would gamble with the dearest rights oi
the people OF the Commonwealth ana barter away tho
iar Of the state to ;he end that d. II. Chamber.
lain may continue 10 wear the GuberuaIoral robes Of
State winch he cannot, or does not, govern. Very
spectiuiy yours, M c. BUTLER