The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-10
Photographed to the Rock Island Argus.l
SOUTH CAROLINA
The U. S. TROOPS MARCH
OUT OF THE STATE HOUSE!
CHAMBERLAIN GETS DOWN
AND OUT!
He Issues his Farewell to the
Carpet-baggers.
IS SORRY HAYES WON'T GIVE HIM
FIVE YEARS MORE OF
STEALING,
Thinks he has as Good a Right to be
Governor as r. 3. has to be
President,
WHICH IS TRUE.
THE STATE OFFICERS ADVISE
HIM TO GIT"
And Will Themselves Get Out.
FOR THESE AND ALL OTHER BLEs
SINGS LET US BE THANKFUL.

COLUMBIA, April 1O.-The United
States troops were formed in line and
moved out of the state house at noon
to day
Chamberlain has just issued the follow
ing address retiring from the contest for
the governorship:
To the Republicans OF South Carolina:
By your choice | was made governor OF
| this state in 1874 At the election on the
7th Of November last was again, by your
votes, elected to the same office My title
to the Office, upon every legal and moral
ground, is, to-day, as clear and perfect,
but By the recent decision and action of
the president of the United States | find
myself unable longer to maintain my
official rights with a prospect Of final
success, and | hereby announce to you that
am unwilling to prolong a struggle which
can only bring further suffering upon
those who engage in it.
| Announcing this conclusion, it is my
duty to say, for you, that the Republicans
of South Carolina entered upon their
recent political struggle for the mainte-
nance of their political and civil rights,
constituting, beyond question, large
majority Of the lawful votes of the state,
You allied yourselves with that political
party whose central and inspiring principle
has hitherto been civil and political free
dom Of all men under the constitution and
laws of our country. By heroic efforts,
aud sacrifices which a just verdict OF his
tory will rescue from cowardiy scorn now
cast upon them by political placemen and
; traders, you secured the electoral vote of
South Carolina for Hayes aud Wheeler
In accomplishing this result you became
victims over every form OF persecution
: and injury. From authentic evidence it is
: shown that ne less than a hundred of your
lumber were murdered because they were
, faithful to their principles and exercised
rights solemnly guaranteed to them by the
i nation. You were denied employment,
driven from your homes, robbed OF the
' earnings Of years of honest industry; hun.
ted for YOUR lives like wild beasts; your
families outraged and scattered, for nc
offence except your peaceful and firm de
: termination to exercise your polluca
. rights. You trusted, as you had right
), to trust, that if by such efforts you estab
L lished the lawful supremacy Of your pollt
cal party IN the nation, the government
of the United States, in the discharge O
its constitutional duty would protect th'
lawful government Of this state from
overthrow at the hands OF your pOlltlca
enemies. From causes patent to all mel
j and questioned by none who regard tn
truth, you have been unable to overcom
unlawful c)m hinatiaUs and obstacles whic
+. have opposed the practical supre
macy Of the government whic
many weary months you have waite
! J IL, khol vcSr
gle for the presidency was in progress 20
were exhorted by every representative an
organ Of the uational Republican party t
keep your allegiance true to that party l
order that your deliverance from the hanC
Of your oppressors might be certain an
- complete. Not the faintest whisper Of
possibility of disappointment in these hope
and promises ever reached you while tn
- struggle was pending. To day, April lOtl
eff, 1877. by order of the president whom yoJ
ic' votes alone rescued from overwhelming d
nj nd feat the government Of the United Stat,
nd abandons you, deliberately withdraws fro
e. YOU its support with full knowledge th
ds the lawful government of the state will
speedily ogerthrown. By new interpret
ton of the constitution of the United State
at variance alike with previous practic
of the supreme court, The executive
led the United States evades the duty
ian aseertaining which of the two rival sta
ON governments is the lawful one and by Il
withdrawal Of the troops now protectiI
ro- the state from domestic violence abando
the lawful state government to a strugE
!. with an insurrectionary force too powert
to be resisted. The grounds of poll
upon which such action is defended q
startling. 1t is said the north is weary
- the long southern trouble. 1t was veal
Il too, OF the long troubles which spru
from the stupeudous crime of chat
slavery and loDged for repose; it sought
cover them from sight by wicked CO.
promise, with the wrong, which disturb
its peace, but God held it to its duty unt
through conflict which rocked aud ag(
lied the patton, the great crime was |
away and freedom was ordained for all.
,0.. 1t is said, if majority of the people
ing state are unable, by physical force,
fact maintain their rights they must be left
lies political servitude Is this doctriue e.
:. before heard 10 our history? 1t it sh
prevail its consequences will not long
, confned to South Carolina or Louisiana
1t is SAID Democratic house of Iep
sentatives will refuse an appropriation
the army of the United States if the Ii
full government of South Carolina is ma
tanned by the military force. The subn
- sion to such coercion marks the degener
of the political party or people which
. dorse it. A government worthy the ma
of political party to WELD power ne
ent- before blanched at such threat
:, all But the edict has gone forth. No ar
' war ar ment or considerations which your fri
B. could present have suficed to avert
disaster No effective means of resista