The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-01-10

pass resolutions 10 ttnpOrL our OWL
government we would do so Of course.
no man would think of acting the
traitor by going back OIL the man OF
his own election To give aid and conf
fort to an enemy. q uSurper, n tyrant.
For this reason it would seem only rs
u matter of form, to assure our belcV-
ed leader Of
OUR EARNEST SYMPATHY,
in the troubles which surround nm.
We do this not because there was any
doubt in tic minds Of our people AZ 10
who they will support, but to give our
chief executive the positive assurance
that he lives in the hearts OF Il people
who are ready to respond to any CALL
lie may command the
PERSONS AND TREASURE,
not only Of Abbeville county but OF
the whole State. There is not o re-
spectable man in Abheville county
who would not have exhausted his
nurse if necessary to elect Gov. Hamp-
ton and | will not insult the intelll-
renee and patriotism Of this audience
10y conjuriIg them to pay a little OF
their former taxes to an alien govern
meut, to support
RULER OF OUR OWN CHOICE.
Tn giving our support To Wade
Hampton we merely discharge our du-
ty. We know nobody else. TO sup
bort Chamberlain is to aid an alien ty-
rant and to comfort on INSCRIPTIONS
usurper. Will you do it? Voices,
No!No! MOL ,
1t is not usual for q Governor to ASK
the people for voluntary contributions
to maintain the government, but you
all know the trouble which surrounds
US and him.
THE SENATE
does not recognise the Constitutional
House of representatives but the Re
publican majority Of that body have
seen fit to recognize as the House OF
| Representatives an unlawful Republi-
can body composed of fewer than q
quorum, aud known as the Mackey
House. The Senate and this illegal
body have seen fit a. you are aware,
to inaugurate the alien usurper by
fraud, when u " governor
was elected. The constitutional
| House without the concurrence of the
Senate were unable to levy a tax and
hence this anomalous condition OF at
fairs, and this call for
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS. Z.
This contribution is asked for for the
support of the charitable md penal
institutions. The Lunatic asylum is
in u dcplorable condition with its four
hundred inmates, and the penitentia-
nv with its swarms of criminals is sore
" in need of aid. Chamberlain can
not give the needed relief. He and
his pretended government arc without
money and credit, and his government
like our own cannot levy q legal tax.
The only hope is now in Hampton
who has been appealed to for help.
DR.. Ensor of the Lunatic asylum re-
Gently stated to him that Chamber
lain's government had for many
months failed to supply any money
for the ASYLUM and unless he was
furnished
IMMEDIATE RELIEF
that the doors of that institution
would DO thrown open in q very few
DAYS. DIR. Ensor has exhausted his
own personal credit, and We must now
come to the rescue.
Captain w. n. Bradley.
Long Canes worthy representative
in the House of Representatives also
approved the resolutions and knew
that no one here would disapprove of
them.
He thought that it likely If D. H.
Chamberlain failed to secure the gov
eminent for his " selfish purposes
that he would attemptto have a mill
tary government set upon South Caro-
lima. He thought if Governor Hamp-
toms government is q failure, that the
Republican form of government in
the whole United Shates is a failure.
If Hampton is not Governor OF
South Corolina, the whole fabric Of a
Republican form of government on
the American continent would soon
fall to the ground. While Chamber
lain did not scruple it unconstitutional
acts, our own chosen executive officer
kept strictly within the law, and he
had no doubt Il peaceful and just solu-
ton Of the difficulties which surround
III. No II should doubt Wade
Hampton's government; he was fair
ly elected, and the Courts aud the
world will so proclaim.
Judge Cooke
Being present was called upon for
his views on the matter now agitatiug
the public mind. He replied substau-
TALLY us follows:
Mr., Chairman and follow-citizens of
Abbovillo county: Upon tho Courts tax
inga recess, your meeting was organized
before l had left my seat; whcrcupon,
concluded to remain rnd hear your pro-
ccedinIs. AS you all know, I am a public
servant, and when great issues, State or
national arc Ut stake, you arc entitled 10
my views in \ general way, but in this
instance, for judicial reasons, I hope to be
excused from speaking on this occasion.
At some future tinlo I may ho called
upon to take judicial coynizance Of some
of tho acts of II Or the other of tho con-
tending parties and I deem it improper to
make y public expression of my opinions.
l hopo 10 DO excused.
BY this time every space in the
Court Dol IVES perfectly filled. The
aisles and benches being greatly
crowded, and q citizen asked that the
resolutions be read again.
Mr.. Burt
Now said: "I cannot forget the pleasure
and enthusiasm with which ycu receive
Any intelligence from Wade Hampton. ]
hold in my hand 4 private letter from him
addressed to q. citizen at this place. The
following in reference to our situation is
an extract from that letter, and is what
WADE HAMPTON SAYS:
"Our success il only i matter OF time,
and the people need only 60 on steadily
to insure tie victory. Nothing
but United States troops cal defeat U.S."
Mr.. Burt continued, and asked that he
have the privilege Of being II Of the first
to pay tho installmcnt asked by his old
friend. he considered it 4 privilege to
pay. Ito wanted no other ruler and the
people would have no other. We will
have Hampton or we will tavo a military
ruler. If there is any man claiming to
discharge tho duties of any office by vir-
tue of q commission from Chamberlain
since the seventh of December, that he
should be treated as an enemy and driven
from tho country. This is the first time for
nine years that we have had the privilege
own choice. We are poor, but tho spirit
government with all your force and
means. We can and will beat them out.
We must starvc them out, freeze them
1-~ anal q r,t, r.