The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-04-11
III IELCNnHTHs
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGENCER
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Withdrawal Of Troops from
the State House.
Address Of Gov. Chamberlain to
the Republicans Of South
Carolina
He Declines to Continue the Strug-
gle and Gracefully Steps
Down and Out.

COLUMBIA, S. C., April lO.-Tho Uni,
ted States troops were formed in line and
moved out Of the State House at noon to.
day,
Gov. Chamberlain has just issued the
following address; retiring from the con
test for Governor
To The Republicans Of South Carotna.
By your choice was made the Gov.
ernor Of this State in 1874. At the elec.
tion on the 7th day Of November last,
was again by your votes elected to The
same Office. My title to the office on
every legal and moral ground, is to-day
AS clear and perfect. BY the recent de.
Cision and action Of the President of
the United States, find myself unable
longer 10 maintain my official rights,
with prospect Of final success; and
hereby announce to you that l am un.
willing to prolong struggle which can
only bring further suffering on those who
engage in it. Announcing this conclu.
sion, il is my duty to say for you, that
the Republicans otSouth Carolina, enter.
ed upon their recent political struggle
for the mantainance Of their political and
civil rights, constituting beyond question
large majority OF the lawful votes ol
the State. You allied yourselves with
that political party, whose inspiring prin.
ciple has been the civil and political
freedom Of all men under the Constitution
and LAWS OF our country; by the heroic
efforts and sacrifices which the Just yer.
dict OF history will rescue from the COW.
nrdly sCorn now cast upon them by polit.
ical plaCemen and traders, you secured
the electoral vote of South Carolina for
Hayes and Wheeler, and in accomplish
ing this result have become victims OF
every form OF persecution and injury.
From authentic evidence it is shown that
no less than 100 Of your number were
murdered because they were faithful TO
their principles and exercised the rights
solemnly guaranteed to them by the ma
tiOni you were denied employment, driven
from your homes, robbed OF your earnings
OF years Of honest industry, hunted for
your lives like the wild beasts, your fam
lies outraged and scattered for no offence
except your peaceful and firm determi.
nation 10 exercise your political rights,
and you trusted az you had right
to trust, that ii by such efforts
you established the lawful supre.
macy OF your political party in the
nation, the government Of the United
States, in the discharge of its constitu.
tional duty, would protect the lawful
government OF the State from overthrow
at the hands OF your political enemies.
From causes patent to all men, and
questioned by none who regard the truth,
you have been unable 10 overcome the
unlawful combinations and obstructions
which have opposed the practical supre.
macy Of the government which your
votes have established. For many weary
months you have waited for your deliv.
erance. While the long struggle for
President was IN progress you were ex.
pected by every representative and organ
OF the National Republican party to keep
your allegiance true to that party, in
order that your deliverance from the
hands OF your oppressors might be GER
tain and complete. Not the faintest
whisper OF a possibility Of disappoint.
ment in these hopes and promises ever
reached you while the struggle was pend
ing. To-day, April 10, 1877, by order OF
the President whom your votes rescued
from overwhelming defeat, the Gov.
eminent Of the United States abandons
you Observation-Disclosures IRON YOU
its support with the full knowledge that
the lawful government Of the State will
be speedily oTerthrown by new inter.
probation OF the Constitution Of the
United States, at variance alike with the
previous practices Of the Government
and with the decisions OF the Supreme
Court. The Executive OF the United
States ev1des the duty OF ascertainipy
which OF the two rival State governments
is the lawful one, and by the withdrawal
Of tho troops now protecting the State
from domestic violence abandons the
lawful State government to struggle with
an insurrectionary force too powerful to
be resisted. The grounds OF the policy
upon which such action is defended are
startling. 1t is said that the North is
weary Of the long Southern troubles.
1t was weary too OF the long troubles
which sprung from the stupendous
crime Of ChattIe slavery and longed for
repose. It sought to cover them from
sight by naked Compromises with the
wrong which disturbed its peace, but
God held it to its duty until through n
conflict which rocked and agonizcd the
nation the great crime was put away and
freedom was ordained for all. 1t was
said that il majority OF the people Of
the State are unable by physical force to
maintain the right they must be left to
political servitude. Was this doctrine
ever before heard in our history? II it
should prevail its consequences will not
long be confined to South Carolina and
Louisiana. 1t is said Democratic
House Of Representatives will refuse an
appropriation for the armyof the United
States il the lawful Government OF South
Carolina is maintained by military force.
The submission TO such coercion marks
the degeneracy OF the political party or
people which endures il. AGovernment
worthy the name, a political party fit to
WELD power, never before blanchPd
at such n threat. But the edict
has gone forth, and no argument or
consideration which your friends could
present have suficed to avert the disaster.
No effective means Of resistance to the
contamination Of the wrong are left. The
struggle cannot be prolonged. Ny strict
legal rights are, OF course, wholly unaf.
tected by the action OF tho President.
No court OF the State has the jurisdiction
to pass on the title to my Office. No
lawful legislature can DO convened ex.
cept upon my call. II the use OF these
powers promised ultimate success TO our
cAuse | should not shrink from any sac.
ritceS which might confront me in a
course which by right Of reason and con.
science man might lay down his lie.
But to my mind my present responsible.
~ involves the conside ration Of the effect
Of my action on those whose representa-
tive am. l have hitherto been willing
TO ask you Republicans OF South Carolina
TO risk all dangers and endure all hard.
ships until relief should come from
the United States. That relief will never
come. l cannot ask you to follow me
further. lnmy judgment l can no long.
er serve you by further resistance to the