The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-10-19

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South Carolina is upon the platform upon
which we stand, We want to reach the
colored people. and | have offered to d.
vide the time with any Republican who
might desire it.
The very evening saw that Gov. Cham
berlajn was nominated by the Republicans
l sent telegram to the Committee in Co.
luInbia, asking them to invite Gov Cham
berlaln to meet me at every one of my
appointments. | had heard, and his news
paper had said, that would be afraid to
meet him on the stump and that he want
ed nothing better than to come UeiOrt the
people of South Carolina. for he was GER
tain he could bring thousands over into
the Republican ranks. But when | sent
that dispatch and went to ilOHea Path
whore 1000 people had assembled. | re-
celved Il telegram from Gov. Chamberlain
| saying that it WAS impossible for him to
attend the meeting. lie. the man who
| calls himself the Governor of South Caro-
lima, he, the man who. as Il candidate tor
Reelection, ought to have como out and
met the people face to face and tell them
what were his principles; who ought to
have given IN account of his stewardship
at the very first invitation, says he is un-
able to come, And why is he unable t.
come? Way did he not tell the reason
| and speak the whole truth Why did he
not say he could not meet the yeomanry
Of South Carolina The man, whom God
in his infinite wisdom, suppose on ac-
count cl our sins. is now the Governor of
South Carolina Why did he not say he
could not come to meet this people be
cause he is going to Washington to hor-
row United States bayOnets to pin him tp
the Gubernatorial chair, that hc is going
TO tell Grant he cannot enforce the laws
| In South Curollna; that he is going ON
with honest John Patterson, who had
| been called not the father, but ;he grand
father o! lies Tchecrs and laughter, To
ask for troops TO hold hm in his seat in
| South Carolina? a voice, ''ilr can't ito
My friends, is that Il proper sort OF Gov
crnor ior South Carolina. do You want Il
| man to be Your Governor who is afraid to
! 90 off the line OF the railroad? Are YOU
| willing tO see such Il man Governor CT
| Your State, and place him iii the seat
| honorcd by her best and noblest sons ?
| VIII you give him by that position au-
| thority to go abroad and aiauder YOU?
| ICries OF no, never 1t seems to me
that Il Governor who cannot feel that his
seat is sccnred by the confidence and al
| tection of the people; who cannot feel
that he resi-, ,rrurpl * IN thpir hearts
would be untrue to himself to the State
untrue to bis God. if he did not resign.
| | know that would be the feeling that
would actuatr me. | know that if the
time should ever come when the people
OF South Carolina would think it necessa-
nv that | should 90 10 Washington to ask
/ for troops to sustain my authority, ii be
| ljeved that there was in this broad land OF
ours one spot lhqt | could not 90 TO in
perfect safety: that if there should be -
riot, which could not personally Quell
| by u word; if / believed these things and
were the Governor of South Carolina.
would give back to the people the author
! ty they had rendered me. and say was
unfit for the position because could not
/ enforce the laws