Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-07-21
Chamberlain on Hayes.


the term is descriptive, is an anomaly
and oilcnsc; itsavors oc bad faith; it
has Il native and historical order Of
treachcry and intrigue. But fellow
citizens, what is the Presidents South
crn policy? In point Of physical or
external fact, it consists in withdraw
ing the military forces Of the United
States from the points in South Caro-
lima and Louisiana where they lad
been stationed for the protection and
support Of the lawful governments Of
those States. In point Of Immediate,
forcsccn and intended consequence, il
consists in the overthrow and dc.
strucllon Of those State governments
ami The substitution in their stead of
certain other organic tons called
State governments. npont Of actual,
present results, ii consists in the
abandonment Of Southern Repubii-
cans, and especially the coorcd race,
TO the control and rule not only Of
tie Democratic party, but of that
class at the South which regarded
slavery as Il divine institution, which
wagcd ioIr years of destructive war
ior It's pcrpctiation, which steadily
opposed citizenship and suffrage for
the ncgro-in Il word, class whose
traditions, principles and history arc
opposed to every step and feature Of
what Republicans call our national
progress since 1866 IN point Of gen
,cral political anl moral insi.nii-
cameo, it consists i'll the proclamation
to the country and the world that the
VIII OF the majority Of The voters Of Il
5 ate lawfully and regularly express
cd is no longer The ruling power in
our States, and that the constitutions
al guarantee to every State in this
Uiion Of Il republican form ofgovcrn
mcnl and Of protection against domcs.
nc vIol,ncc is hcncctorlh Intellectual
aud worthless. ] could frame an ey-
cuSc i,r James Buclanan. lie was
The dccnying fruit OF half a century
Of Northern subsclvicncc to SDithcrn
'lic,a'io,- the poor drrss Of Il worn.
out politician, whose lite had been
spent III covering submission 10 the
Will of those whom hn WAS now called
to confront; but what shall be slid Of
this PRESIDENT, educated by the event,
OF the last seventeen years, the lon @
and pcrllous struggle to save the ma
lion to freedom and justice, the re-
preventative of Il party whose lie and
INSPIRATION in every hour Of its cx-
'stcnce has been political justice and
freedom for all American citizens, a
President who had literally climbed
TO his high seat over the dead bodies
Of hundreds Of loyal men in Louisi.
ana who had met death in forms far
more trying than any battle field in
order that the liberty Of which they
lad tasted might be kept for their
children james Buchanan could
say hc negotiated with those who
we're i'll arms against the United
states III order that he might by
peaceful agencies preserve the intce
rlty OF the Union and avert Il tratri.
cidai war. This President enters ur-
on his negotiations with those VIII d
arc i'll arms against the lawful govern
mcht OF Louisiana, III order that he
might the more surely bctray the
friends who had trusted him aul the
cause he was sworn to uphold. N ow, F,
fcllow-cltlzcns, exercise the rInht Of
an American citizen no morc-whcn
| say that Il review Of this chapter Of
our history leaves me in no doubt
that the real purpose Of the Louisi.
ana commission and Of the whole
conduct Of the Louisiana case by the
President was to accomplish the over.
throw Of Governor Packard and his
authority. Called upon under the
constitution and laws Of the country,
rs its Chief Executive, to discharge II
grave public duty-a duty essential