, 1876-07-21
Gov. Chamberlain on the Ham.
burg Massacre.
Calling Of q Conference Of Colorcd
Mon in South Carolina. =
How tho Negroes Were Tntimidatcd at tho
.' Mississippi Election.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
LETrEn From GOV. CHAMBERLAIN on THE HAM,
NuRu MANSACNE.

il. C.--DEAn Sin: Your request for staion,cnt
from mu of tl,e recent bloody nar ut Hamburg in
s yss 1
shoul be received. Thcrp are ,nuw before mo thu
ufl!ciai reports Of the ATTORNEY. General nna thu
taken at thu Coroner'h inquest. md the ar!ticn
statenonts Of several other persons who wctc pres
snt md witnessed tho w!oie or pasts ot ths affair."
leading faeis ~ they appear from tho eSileneest to
stato rnlitIn {colorcd> were marching along one q
tho stscuss Of Hamburg Tho street was aver 100
iset w!ac and the vSynpany wa1 a'Shlns 5; IN col.
keeping IL er eonFsc IL tho .tfsct without fegard
the head Of tbs column which, tl,crcupon halted.
sou,n patlcying took rtdcc. which resHltetl ID tue
company yielding, opening tl'or ruuke and allow
u1i the following day. lhe young men referred to
took out warrants Of arrest aTatnst sono OF tile
Ssst' Sosis q III Ts si ss, sss's g.
sih ,ast sfo!s tlat hoat arrvsd r Cd On satnrday y
numbntg bcgan to gather tn tio town, urincd With
guns und pistols. THY n1tlitn company, IN tho
ad am9 st e tsT Il tho
did not appear Al tha point u !,ah been stated
In dispatches and newspapers that thc mil!tta OIL
ti, ti,e eltzens vare called on to assist Tho srlnl
k!ma IN 'ast 2etafTs9. tha % Te ~ n.a faa,ea 70 A.
arnea wo v and o qa uscs saa ser o
foFn'allJ calling then1, took no further steps 70
thslr IN ~ w On 1
Wills na.trs were in this condition, there being,
aSeoang 70 ,s al acGoan. ~. o ~ 10 ;'ov asSa .
town, ! demand va. made BY tlo whites for Tic
hor or pasac IN 1 eoneerna t
demand, the whites Informing tho militia company
~ u; ~ snosts. 1 s,en a y" III, to III.
whso, h4 toaa .! III onan 1s IN I te a NJ % s ;o ill.,
fsiasca 70 delisei ~ tl,et arms, eaynS tl,nt the
VA ha ~ Foa fr o1 a1 as hna
ss "ss pt tass III as brsk re @ va. t%sn opsasd s
by tho whites npon the building IN which tho militia
YETI H.. nh sgi,o ~ a ,1 o ~, =! Ing its
IN ao building: piese i,! or ar!llery was there
an osansn. aetose IN tnS ra1 IT, 49,,
baid'nr Th aa tho @ eeet to csHs ' s m,s
70 entchsot 10 maHe uc!f cfSape %a troa
tne tont of ns ne building: Tho toxa sn
matfhal ol aaulpn.r55,-a coioFen man.-Who
W III tnS ms aftV he saa 'tan sho1
aS esns y w91y It. e
s6oats o's!oek Or The me9snlng Of ths th Of Jaly-
and With eempI|.sss apparent de,Sesa'on., dve q
@ sSes t. ssth il so !. p;essHSs &. q
oss nsaea 1oso ., broke oose and
bon ama
snesisiiy' ssnt .'''ss'' - 'Sn' 4'''''
Attorney -uenesa! stone thus snccinet'y reports
tns pat M 81 q a H. IL n liz ofS.l a. hus
fo1 hls tfo. nut n VAN; ~ We tolu to turn
arngna; and Was ahos to death by ~ erowa. ".
xad Mns W nss c3ca on
recognized among tho oystanaefs lienFy 3Gszen
anu ~. tofso nas!eE, ana ST. Sn.,ea ~ teu1 10 Keop
shot az 20 fan. one 9h!cs sa5'xmg 4'M N tao 1eg
fns Sn Esa
The Attorney: General, who has personally vislt.
"a HamhntE, t'as e1Ssuaos 1 hss Official ESpoft to
sa, shs ,a% hs he u to
c ~eG Ill d ss ss sas
that the nttaek On tho militia 20 compe! compll.
anco With th'a dcm9na Waa witnoat ?ussiieaon Or
pr twenty five ps'soncra captured and coMp!otely
N the poWor o. tnelt enntos ana Without meana or
g ha t. ssf "a sa roa or mem %ose
wounded"
Such was = tho nan!F M at H. Hamburg: yon san m md
the tfiviaty of the causes tho 1nnsdesona and In
humun spirit which marked IL in all IT. stages.
your power Of Language exceeds nine. It presents
Of Custer and h!a soldiers, for they wote shut in
open, battle. The victims as Hamburg were nilr;
ucitu ~ svtu o'u.u "iSet st;tSJ Va w.
sussenuortd anu were attcf!5 actenee!ess~ no
occasion eais1oa sor eausinf tao nfesehco h =. .
Of single Armtd c1t1xsn m t4AmbhtE on 1he uay
OF this massacre. No VloIncc was 04tfeu Uf
thfeatenca 70 my one. y " lnaee9 saiu, as
usaal, That Tho ngFors wero lmpaaSnt nnt tae
es1ucnSe u saowe W IN tnas y. - s H. hat AH
nse r,nan ws MI wMIe thcv ina nv reht to mats
md that When that iop;anI was rsit,sca, % il
should have leon, they proceeded 10 oniorco II by
arms, aud crowned thnlr success fn enforcing thcsr
demands by brutal murders:
.sAame and disgust must I'LL tha brcaat ot every
maa WE Fsspscts ns sncJ or mah natte az 10
whescIn, III You Will testify. havo dune my
ntn.ost, at no little r!Hk Of personal aud p0aitleal
| Distraction from my political frlendn. % taMovO
abuses and fcstoro good government ani harmony
10 our people, tie oGcurFnncc 81 such IN appalling
example, Of human passion and aeprayity
| comes ~ deep Modification md dis.
enlargement. What hopn CAP ro have when
N onF lnsust LOT ~ hGnE " ss"t.neatma - o4E