The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-02
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SOUTH CAROLINA'S WRONGS.
A Calm and Truthful Presentation Of
l.--n the Case.
An Address to the People Of the Uni
ted States from the Commercial
and Religious Leaders of the
State-Some Falsehoods
Exposed,

CHARLESTON, October 25.--The Presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce has
united with the Methodist, Catholic, and
Episcopal Bishops and the leading Pres.
byterian, Lutheran, Baptist, and Jewish
ministers, and the Presidents of all the
national and other banks in Charleston,
in the following address on the condition
of South Carolina: --
10 the people Ofthe United States:
Well.fOunded apprehensions that the
civilization OF our State is in danger of
being utterly overthrown, and an over
ruling sense of duty to ourselves and
posterity, and country at large, impels us
to make an authentic statement of our
actual ondition to the American people,
IN the hope that it will induce them to
extend ustheir sympathy and aid in this
distressing exigency four affairs. There
Is so much at stake that we cannot afford
to be silent or to withhold any effort that
may possibly be Of avail. For ten long.
weary years the white people of South
Carolina have endured condition Of
things which any Northern State would
nave been tempted to throw off in two
years at the point of the bayonet if it
could have been done in no other way.
They bore and forebore in the hope that
some returning sense of justice or happy
stroke of fortune would bring relief: but
no such sense of justice or happy stroke
came to heir relief, and hope sickened
and died away in their hearts. At last
they determined, by natural impulse,
and natural and uncomfortable instinct
OF freedom, to make one supreme effort
for their redemption; but to make it un- |
der and within the law. Those who hold |
authority here having, through party
anilatlon, access to the highest organs of
political power in the country, and to the
equally powerful organs of the partisan
neWsI aper press, have subjected this
people to the vilest MISREPRESENTATION
md the most cruel ISLANDERS; some of
'hese we desire to correct
1t is not true "that the white people of
south Carolina are disloyal, or disafeeted
oWards the United States Government"
)n the contrary, they are loyal and well
.tected toward it, They obey it at home,
nd would defend it promptly from for.
in aggression
tits not true that South Carolina or anv
I Its counties are in state of insurrecg
ion or domestic violence against the GOV
rnment OF the State, or that law and
recess cannot be duly enforced within
er territorial limits, or that there is any
awful cause or occasion whatever for the
edersl Government to interfere for the
rejection of the State Government
salnst the violence ofher citizens. i
II Is not true that the white people of
le State are hostile to the colored people
have any desire or disposition to alb. e
dge or infringe upon their political or r
VII rights. On the contrary, in their =
onventIon and in the speeches of their
ndldates for six years or more the most
lblic and solemn pledges have been Civ !,
thatall the rights ofthe colored people u
all be respected and protected. The c
lored people should know that these G.
edges will be faithfully kept. p
1t is not true that the few rifle clubs in "
e State are combinations ofmen against u,
g law, or that they are engaged in MUIR u
ring some peaceahle citizens and init e'
dating others, or that they cannot be CT
ltrolled or suppressed by the ordinary gC
lrse ofjustice. The President has been n;
ceived, These clubs existed with the tn
owledge and recognition ofthe Cover pa
r. Not one of them ever acted in de- m
nee OF law or against the Government ur