The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-04-17

TlsE TROOPS LEAVE THE
STATE-HOUSE.
ChamberIaim's Reasons for
Giving up the Contest.
Advice rendered ny the nepusiisss
state OFFICERS.

aH
CoLrMBA, =. c., April l0.-The
United States troops were formed in
line and moved out Of the State-house
at noon to-day. Chamberlain has Just
issned the following address retiring
from the contest for the Governorship:
TO ihe Republicans Of South Carolina.
by your choice was made Governor
OF this State in 1874. At the election
ON the 9TH of November last / was
again by Your votes elected 10 the
same Office. My title to the Office up
on every legal or moral ground is to-
day as clear and perfect. by the re-
cent decision and action of the Presi-
dent of the United. 1 find myself una
BILE longer to maintain nv official
rights with a prospect OF final success,
and i hereby announce To you that i
am unwilling TO prolong a strife which
can only bring further suffering npon
those who engage in il.
Announcing this conclusion il is my
dnty to say for you that the hepubli-
cans Of South Carolina entered upon
their recent political struggle fer main
tenance OF their political and civil
~
large majority of the lawful voters OF
the State. You allied yourself with
that political party whose central aud
inspiring principle has hitherto been
the civil and political freedom Of all
men under the constitution and laws
of our country. BY heroic efforts and
sacrifices which the inst verdict Of his
tory will rsscne from the cowardly
scorn now cast npon them 10y political
placemen and traders you secured the
electoral vote of South Carolina for
Hayes and Wheeler. In accomplish
ing this result you became the victims
Of every form Of persecution and injury
From authentic evidence IL is shown
that no less than one hundred of your
number were murdered because they
were faithful 90 their principles and
exercised rights solemnly guaranteed 10
them by the nation. You were denied
employment, driven from your homes.
robbed Of the earnings OF years Of hon
est industry, hunted for lives like wild
beasts, your families outraged and
scattered for no offense except your
peaceful and firm determination To ex
ercise your political rights. You trust
ed. as you had right 10 trust, that IL
/ by such efforts you established the
lawful supremacy of your political par
/ ty in the nation, the government OF the
4 United States, in the discharge of its
constitutional duty would protect the
lawful government of the State from
overthrow at the hands of your politi-
cal enemies. From causes patent to
all men, and questioned by none who
regard the truth, you have been unable
to overcome the unlawful combinations
and obstacles which opposed the prac-
tical supremacy OF the government
which your votes have established.
For many, many months you have
waited for your deliverance. While
the long struggle for the Presidency
was in progress you were exhorted by
every representative and organ Of the
National Republican party 10 keep
your allegiance true to that party in
order that yonr deliverance from the
hands Of your oppres~ - might he
certain aud cohipl"te. u the faint
est whisper OF tI" p,-s,nuniy OF disap-
pointmsnt in thee nb,r> and promises
ever reached y"u White the struggle
was pending. To-day, April 10, 1877,
by the order al the President whom
your votes alone rescued from over
wheluing defeat the government OF the
United States abandons you, deliber
ately withdraws from you its support
with the full knowledge that the lawfn
government Of the State will he speed
ily overthrown 10y new Interpretation
ofthe Constitution Of the United State,
at variance alike with the preyions prac
tices of the government aud with th,
decisions OF the Supreme Court. Til,
Executive Of the United States evadei
the duty OF ascertaining which Of th,
two rival State governments 10 the law
fnl one, and by the withdrawal of ia,
troops now protecting the State from
domestic violence abandons the Lawful
State government To struggle with nj
insurrectionary force too powerful q
be resisted. The grounds OF polio.
upon which such action is defended az
. startling. IL is said that the North !
, weary Of Southern troubles. IL wa
weary too, Of the long troubles whiel
, sprung from the stupendoHs crime O
: chattel slavery. and longed for repose
. IL sought tn cover them from sight b.
, wicked compromises with the enem
. which disturbed its peace, but Co
. held il 10 its duty until, through con
, fict which rocked and agonized the na
! tion, the great crime was put away an
! freedom was ordained for all. II
said that il majority OF the people q
/. the State are unable 10y physical fore
! to MAINTAIN their rights tbey must b
= left to political servitude. Il this
doctrine ever before heard in our hi,
tory? RI il shall prevail, its conseaueu
. ces will not long he confined 10 Sout
Carolina or Louisiana. 10 il said thi
a a Democratic House of Representative
will refuse an appropriation for the Al
!, INV of the United States IL the lawfJ
! government of South Carolina is maiI
i tained by the military forces. The sui
\ mission To such coercion marks the Il,
= generacy OF the political party or pc,
pie which endures IL. A goyernmeI
I, worthy the Baule, "A political party {
I, to WELD pUw,r never before blanche
I, at such threat. But the edict Ia,
gone forth. No argument or conside
4 alton which your friend could presel
= has sufficed 10 prevent the disaste
: NJ effective means Of resistance to th
;, consumatiou of the wrong are lei
J, The struggle can be prolonged. NJ
n strict legal rights are, OF course, Who'll
- Unaffected by the action Of the Pres
dent. No court Of the State has juri
= diction TO pass upon the title TO N
- Office. No lawful Legislature can
!. convened except upon my call. III Il
. use of those powers promised ultima
n. success TO our cause, 1 should u
. shrink from any sacrifices which mig
:. confront me. IL is a cause in whic
!, by the light Of reason and conscienc
4 a msn might well lay down bis life. b
" 70 my mind my present responsible
Involves the consideration OF the effe
:. OF my action upon those whose repr