Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-04-19
B. SO. r. r.
GOING EAST.

BURIOS'S ID II Il eA
party, In order that your deliverance
'f-om the hands of your oppressors
nigh, be certain and complete. Not
TIE faintest whisper ofthe possibility Of
DISAPPOINTMENT
I 4 these hopes and promises ever reach-
I'D YOU " hIle the struggle was pend
ing. To-day. April 10, 1877, by order
;d the President hom your votes
alone rescued from overwhelming de-
feat, the Gov. rnment of the United
Staies abandoned you, Deliberately
withdra@s frohi you itssuppoff. win
the full knowledge that the lawful
Government of the State will be speed
lily Overthrown. Bya new interoreta-
riOn Of the Constitu' ion Ot the United
State, at variance alike with the pre-
'sluus pracfices of the Government ana
with The d, cisioDs Of the supreme
Court, the Executive OF the United
States eva,l.s the duty Ui ascertaining
which of the two rival State Gov ern-
nenfs IL the lawful one, aud by With
travail Of troops now protecting the
State from domestic violence aban0ons
the law ful State Government to strug-
lie with an in. urrectiOnary force too
powerful to be resisted.
THE GROUNDS OF POLICY
upon which such action is defended
l. startling. 1t in said thst the North
;s weary of the long Southern troubles.
e was VT aiy, too, OF the long troubles
which sprung from the stupendous
C line Of chsitel slavery, ard longed for
repOse. Ii sought to cover them rom
) ght by wirkt d compromises with the
xreng, which disturbed its peace; but
Go b. Id il to its duty until, through
.onflict which racked and agOnized the
Nation, the great crime was put away,
and ii fetuoin was ordained for all. IL
i. said tnat a majority of the people OF
the State are unable, by physical force,
- Ipsintain their rights, they must De
aft to political servitude. Is this q
doctrine ever before heard in oar histo-
\? II il shall prevail, its cunsequeD-
res y i'll not long be confined to South
y lima or Louisiana. II is said .
u nOcratlc House Of Representatives
v II refuse an appropriation for The ar.
ny of the United States II the lawful
3 ,vernment of South Carolina Is main
ii ned by military fUrce. The suomis-
ii IN 10 such coercion marks the degen-
.r 4cy OF TIN, political party or people
winch endures il. A GuN NeInmene
, Orthy the name, political party ht
to wi. Iii power, never b,fJre pianened
sucn threat.
But the edict has gone forth. No
,rguhieut or considerations which your
iiend could Ire>eHt have suffieed to
vert dis ,ster. No effective n,eans Of
re,istancs. to the cOnsumniation OF the
wrong are left. The struggle can be
My strict legal rights are,
Il course, wholly unaffected by the ac-
ton uf the Preside mt. No court Of the
J. ate has jurisd ciion to pass upon the
tit e to my Office. No lawful Legisla-
ture can be convened except upon my
III. If the use of these powt rs prom
3ed ultimate success 10 our eense 1
Mould not shriuK from any sacrifices
yhicn might confront me. 1t Is q
.suse In which, by the light OF reason
an c,,pscience.a man might weIl-iay
iown his life; but 10 my mind my
yrt sent responsibility involves the con-
:ideration ef the eff. CT OF my action
luou those whose representative
am. 1 have hitherto been vii ing to
ask you, Republicans Of South Carroll.
.In, 10 risk I'LL dangers and endure ail
1ariships until relief should come
from the Government of the United
states. That relief will never c0me.
anDot ask YOU TO follow me further.
I'm INV Judgment can no longer serve
you by further resistance to impending
alamity.
WITHDRAWAL FROM CONTEST.
Wi,b pratitu,ie TO God for the meas-
], e If tndurar CT with which He has
litnerto INSPIRED me with gratitude 10
,uu for y..ur boundless confidence In
me. witt proiuuuu summation for your
match,ess fidelity to tie Cause in whit b
W.. have struggled, i now announce TO
you. and to the people oi tne Stste,
hat shall no longer acilvely assert
NV riyht to- the Office OF Governor OF
SnuIf Caroiina. The motives and pur.
poses of the President OF the United
States, in the policy which compeis me
o lur,ue my present course, are un-
honorable ana patriouc'
devoutly pray that events may win.
cate the wisdom OF MS action, ana
-hst T,eace, Justice, freedom and pros.
D rity may hereafter be the portion OF
.yery citizen ef South Carolina.
ID. III. CHAMBERLAIN,
Governor of South CarOlisa.
Chamberlaiu's Stale Ofilcers.
COLUMBIA, s. c., April lo-Six State
,ftic RS uf the Chamberlain Covers
pent have addressed letter TO Cover.
or Charnb nbpi lain, in which they ex-
!, ess the utmost confidence In the VA
idity of his claims To the gubernatorisl
,tf;ce. but ut the same time counSel
,,m tu discontinue the struggle. They
sy:
1--WE are unanimaus in the belief
h ,t tu d olOug the contest in the ab-
u lc.. o that moral aid 10 which We
el ourselves and our party justly en-
tiled at the hands of the National Adj
installed In larger Meas
,rr ihrou n the same agencies which
r.. now held to be ID sntfic ent for our
uuintenanse " i'll 10 incur the re-
ot keeping alive the parti-
m d., ju lices which are in the last
,ey re-. detrimental to the best inter
IT, of the u. uplt. of the State, and per.
,sl,s If prpcipitating q physical con-
Ct that could ffave but one result 10
,ur deIenseless constituency"
A LAUGH BILE story Is related OF
Duuning, an English judge. II Is said
i him that frequently, In the exami-
.atiun OF witnesses, he often "display-
Il great roarseness, and drew upen
II linseif the aniuiadversit q OF his breth-
IN. On one orcasion, wishing 10 es-
rbIi-h the identity of u party through
he ipstrumentaiity of an unsophisti.
.aied old woman (,rcapying the wit
!, s. suand), the follow ing hik hly anus
ng colluouy Is said to have taken plscs
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