New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-13

A Columbia, South Carolina, dispatch to
the New York Ni6une, December Z, sage:
Governor Chamberlain was sworn into
Office ss ono O'Clock to day by Judge Bond,
tho Chief. Justice declining tn administer
tho oath. Uoon entering the Joint Assem-
bly,, al tho Democrats being absent, MI.
Cnamberlain was received With great en-
thusissm. He appeared sad and oareworn,
but deeply moved. He read his address
with much feeling. At its ccno3usion The
Assembly broke into shouts Of applause.
Several Of the cOlOred members were in
teah, and all gathered about the Governor,
eager TO take his hand. The following il
. Gen lsmeu of the Senate and HOUSE of
Repreesntatives-I accept the Office to
wbich, by the voice of . majority Of the
people of (bis State, I have . second time
been called. with . full knowledge Of tho
grave responsibilities and difficulties by
which it 10 now attended. No co1siderar
tions except the ~clearest conviction of duty
would be sufficient to indnce me to accept
this, great trust under the circumstance
Which, now surround n. l regard the
present hour in South Carolina as . crisis
ID which NO patriotic citizs an should shrink
from any part to which the public may call
him. In my sober Judgment, our present
struggle is in defence Of the foundations of
our government and Institutions. 1t va
fail now our government-,he government
Of Sou. h Car0iina-wll n. longer rest on
the consent Of the governed, expressed by
Q free vote of Q majority Of our people. Ii
our opponents triumph. I care not under
Whist 9uiee of legal forms, We shall witness
the overthrow OF free government In our
State. My chief personal anxiety is that l
may have the frmnees and Weldon to act
in a manner worthy Of the great interests
90 largely committed to my keeping. Ny
chief public csre shall be to contribute my
utmost efforts to defend the rights, to
guard tho peace, and to promote the vel
fass.of al the people Of our State.
Tie constant occupation of my time with
other duties which l could not postpone
has prevented me- from preparing the usual
statements and recommendations respect
ing our public affairs. At the earliest prsc.
ticsble day l will discharge this duty. Oar
greatest interest, our most commanding
duty, now 10 to stand frmly, each in his ap-
pointed place, sgsioet the aggression and
allufement Of our political opponents, Our
within the clear limits of our constitution
aud Nothing except the cowardice
or weakness or treachery Of our own friends
can rob us Of the victory.
state what facts show, what ovefwbelm-
iry Nvfdercs proves, when I say that If We
yield uo~ ~e shall witness tire consumna-
ton Vi eA.liberate and cruel c1bspiracy en-
the part of the Democratic party OF this
State to overcome by brute force the will Of
. majority OF 1000 of the lawful voters of
this State. have mourned over public
abuses which have heretofore arisen here.
/ have, according to the meaeure CT my
ability, iabored to make the conduct of our
public affairs honest and honorable. But !
stand appalled, at the crimes against free
dom, against public order, against good
scysrnment, nay, against government IT.
here has presented; and / am the more ap.
palled when I go To North, tn 1t portion Of
our country which is secure in it's, freedom
and civil order, and the great political
paa ~ which has controlled the republic for
sixteen years, divided in its sympathies and
judgment upon such questions. 1t Is writ
ten in blood on the pages of our recent
national .hiAtofy that no government can
rest With safety upon the enforced slavery
or degradation Of . race. In the full blaze
Of the great example of Tet1ibutive justice
which swept away 500, 600 Of the best lives
~ err country. We see the American people
d.yuAd BY party lines lpon the question of
the Acknowledgement and degradation of
the ssme race whose physical freedom was
purchased At such = cost. And what il,
moro astonishing, there are, Republicans
WHO O9IWlb tuo 0IIOI0 WUlCu u6VC 0ltOu0dU
the hrst efforts of this race in self.g0vern-'
medt to chill their sympathy to such an ex-
tent that they stand coldly by and praca-
tally say that the peace of political servi.
tudS 10 better than the abuse and disquiet
which newly acquired freedom has brought.
denounce the conduct Of the recent
election on the part Of our political 0pp0.
nents in this State as Q vast outrsge.,
gFrsnd, prescription, intimidation ID 7
C~~~a rx;oHnr M Aonrspp <L ro,o ~ All SkA d.
grees up to wantOn murder, We're itsaeffecs'
tiYa methods. The circumstance under
which We have assembled to-day show De
how nearly successful. has been this crest
conspiracy. 1t is for us, 10 the fsceof all
danger, in the, face of false or timid friends,
in the face Of open enemies, to shSW
that We understand the cause in WHICH
VI are engaged. and that no earthly seeri.
foe is too great to secure its triumph. go
The gentleman who was my opponent for
this Office in the late election has recently
declared, as l am credibly informed, that
he holds not only the peace Of this city and
H&ate but my life in bis hand. l do not
doubt tine truth of his statement. Neither
the pubic peace nor the life of any man
who now opposes tho consummA alton of this
policy of freud and violence 10 esfe from
The assaults Of those who have inforced
that policy. My life can easily be taken.
l have held it, in the judgment of my
friends here, by q frsil tenure for
the last Shree manths. Bat there IL one
thing no man in South Carolina can do, how.
ever powerful or desperate he may be, and
that is to cause me to abate my hatred or.
cease my most vigorous resistance to THE
attempted overthrow and ~ensiavement Of q
majority of the people of south Carolina:
Here / stand. / csn DO ne otherwise. God
be nv helper. Wife and children, nearer to
me than are the ruddy drops that visit my
sad heart, and all other considerations must
give way before the solemn duty to resist
the final success of that monstrous outrage
under whose black shadow We are assem-
bled to-day.
Tho preaieal - counted himself in. He
said he would return to his fathers house.