The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-19
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Gov. Chamberlain Retires From tie Centes

SOUTH CAROLINA.
Gov. Chamberlain Retires From the Contest.
The United States troops moved out
Of the South Carolina State house at
Columbia at noon on the 10th, andim-
mediately thereafter the following was
issued:
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF SOUTH CAR
DINA:
Bv YOUR choice was made Governor
of this State in 1874. At the election
Of 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. BY the
recent decision and action Of the Pres
ident of the United States find myself
unable longer to maintain my omclal
rights with 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 1t.
Announcing this conclusion, IL IS my
duty to say for you that the repuDll-
cans of South Carolina entered upon
their recent political struggle tor the
maintenance of their political and
civil rights, constituting beyond ques.
ton a large majority Of the lawful
votes of the State. You allied your
selves with the political party whose
central and inspiring principle has
hitherto been the civil and political
freedom of all men under the constl-
tuition and laws of our country. BY
heoic efforts and sacrifices, which the
lust verdict of history will rescue
from the cowardly scorn row cast
upon them by political place men and
traders, you secured the Electoral
vote of South Carolina for Hayes and
Wheeler.
In accomplishing this result you be-
came the victims of every form OF per-
secution and injury. From authentic
evidence it is shown that no less than
one hundred of your number were muir
dered because they were faithful to
their principles, and exercised the
, rights solemnly guaranteed to them by
the nation. You were denied employ.
ment, driven from your homes, robbed
of the earnings of years Of honest in.
dustry, hunted for your life like wild
beasts, your families outraged and
scattered-for no Offense except your
peaceful and firm determination to ex
ercise your political rights.
You trusted, as you had a right t(
: trust. that if by such efforts you es
: tablished the lawfal supremacy OF
your political party in the nation, the
Government Of the United States
: in the discharge of its constitu
: tional duty, would protect the law
full government Of the State from
Y overthrow at the hands Of your politl
, cal enemies.
d From causes potent to all men ant
questioned by none who regard TIN
truth. you have been unable to over
: come the unlawful combinations ant
N obstacles which have opposed tn
sc practical supremacy OF the govern
n ment which your votes have estaf
l. lished. For many weary months 20
l. have waited for Your deliverance
d, While the long struggle for the Pres
OF dellcy was in progress you were e.
IL horted by every representative an
ou organ of the national Republican part
as to keep your allegiance true to tina
x party, in order that your deliveranc
w from the hands of your Oppressol
lr. might be certain and complete. NJ
ty the faintest whisper of possibility
OF disappointment in these hopes an
lot promises ever reached you while tn
we struggle was pending.
ity To-day, April 10th, 1877, by order
es, the President whom your votes alol
for rescued from overwhelming defeat, I'll
government of the United Stat
IFS abandons you, deliberately withdra,
led from you its support, with full know
til edge that the lawful government
,ge the State will be speedily overthrow
in By a new Interpretation OF the &C
The stitution of the United States, at VI
ght lance alike with the previous prs
md tees of the government and with t
an decisions of the supreme court, t
ats, Executive of the United States evad
ar the duty of ascertaining which OF t
it two rival State governments is t
zis- lawful one and by withdrawal Of t
tate troops now protecting the State frt
the domestic violence, abandOns the Ia
the full State government to struggle wi
m an insurrectionary force too powe
the full to be resisted. n.
lay, The grounds of the policy upon viii
ON such action is defended are startliI
here It is said that the North is weary
100 the long Southern troubles. 1t y
dis was weary, too, Of the long trouD
sion which sprung from the stupend'
the crime Of chattel slavery, and long
4 to for reposc. It sought to cover tn
con- from sight by wicked comproml
not with the wrong which disturbed
ming peace. but God held it to its duty
rnor til, through a conflict which rocl
and agonized the nation, the 81
.esi- crime was put away and freedom
New ordained for all.
,irty It is said that il . majority OF
.haif people Of the State are unable BY pi
Gov ical force to maintain their rlgl
) the they must be left to political sel
the tude. Is this doctrine ever Dei
lated heard Of in our history Il y 9
co. prevail, it, consequence VIII
sxes long be confined to south Caronna
,eufs Louiaiana.
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