The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-06
GOV. CHAMBERLAIN PROTESTS
Against the Withdrawal OF Troops
From South Carolina.


Against the Withdrawal OF Troops
From South Carolina.
Gov. Chamberlain, in his letter to
the President, gives his views OF
the results to be expected to follow
the withdrawal of the United States
forces now stationed in the state
house in Columbia. After detail
ing at some length the state of af.
fairs in South Carolins, he states bis
objections to the removal of troops
in that the withdrawal of these for
ces from the state house would be
the withdrawal of support and aid
against domestic violencc by the
government of the United States,
to which the State and that States
government which he represents il
entitled to under the constti ution
and laws Of the United States. II
the government of the United States
aDnOt properly, under the present
circumstances, determine which OF
the two contending State govern
ments is the lawful one, the forces
at the state house are not there in
any proper sense to the disparage-
ment of the rights of either con.
tending claimant, bat On the con.
trary they are holding the rival
parties in an attitude in which
each can pursue it's proper remedies
and seek a proper settlement OF
its claims. If, on the other hand, II
is within the power and duty of the
Uuited States government to de-
termine as political fact the ques-
ton which of the two rival state
governments is the lawful one, and
to confine its conduct to such a do
termination, then at whatever T. -
ment such determination shall lie
reached and announced all probable
necessity for the actual presence OF
the armed forces of the United
States, to farther such government
thus decided to be the lawful gov
ernment of the State, will cease. If
further necessity for the aid of the
government of the United States
shall arise, such aid will be extend
ed or denied under we'll known
provisions of the constitution of the
United States. Withdrawal at the
present time, pending the decision
of the question of the validity of
one or the other of the two govern.
ments will DO practical decision
in favor of my opponent. By this
| mean that my opponent is at this
moment fully prepared in point of
physical strength to overthrow the
government which represent. The
members of the political party
which l represent are under the in
Fiction of wrong. They are slow
to resort to violence in defense of
their rights. They have trusted
that q decent regard for the law and
of decent respect of the rights con-
ferred by the government of the
United States would restrain their
opponents from the violence which
has now overtaken them. They
know now that they can expect
from their political enemies neither
justice nor mercy. They have re-
lied with mistaken faith upon the
protection of the United States. If,
therefore, the United States forces
now stationed at the state house
shall be Withdrawn, they regard
the act, under the circumstances
now existing, as leaving them to
the power and vengeance of the
armed, illegal military organizations
which cover the State and consti-
tute the political machinery of the
Democratic party. They will re.
gard the act as q declaration by the
United States that no further pro.
lection can be hoped for, except
such as they hold in their own
hand. The results which will fol-
low the withdrawal of troops from
the state house are: First. It will
remove the protection also now
necessary to enable the Republicans
to asscrt and enforce their claim to
the government of the State. Sec
ond. 1t will enable the Democrats
to remove all effective opposition
to the illegal military forces under
the control of my opponent. Third.
1t will place all the agencies for
maintaining the present lawful gov
eminent of the State in the practtc
al possession Of the Democrats.
Fourth. 1t will lead to the o1i
of 3 political o.
rage, against which ] have felt, and
now feel, 1t to be my solemn duty
to struggle and protest rs long as
the fsintcst hope of success can DE
seen.