The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-19
SOUTH CAROLYN A.
GOV. Chamberlain Retires From tie Centest

IF the South Carolina State mouse al
Columbia at noon on the 10th, andlm-
mediately thereafter the following was
issued
To THE REPUBLICANS OF SOUTH CAR
OLINA:
By your choice was made Governor
of this State in 1874. At the electlon
of the 7th of November last | was
again, by your votes. elected TO the
same office. My title to the ONCE
upon every legal and moral ground, is
today 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 Ofhclal
rights with prospect of final success,
and hereby announce to you that
am unwilling to prolong struggle |
which can only bring further suffering
upon those who engage IN 1t.
Announcing this conclusion, 1t is my
duty to say for you that the repupll-
cans of South Carolina entered upon
their recent political struggle for 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 now 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 Dy
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 to
: trust. that if by such efforts you es
tablished the lawful 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
! ful government of the State from
overthrow at the hands of your polltl
; cal enemies.
4 From causes potent to all men ant
q questioned by none who regard TIN
!" truth, you have been unable to over
: come the unlawful combinations ant
obstacles which have opposed tn
e practical supremacy of the govern
h ment which your votes have estaE
l. lished. For many weary months yo
/ have waited for Your deliverance
l, While the long struggle for the Pres
u dency was in progress you were e.
L horted by every representative an
" organ of the national Republican part
As to keep your allegiance true to tina
( party, in order that your deliveranc
W from the hands of your Oppressol
r. might be certain and complete. NJ
ty the faintest whisper of possibility
oil disappointment in these hopes an
ot promises ever reached you while th
We struggle was pending.
ty To-day, April 10th, 1877, by order I
3, the President whom your votes alol
or rescued from overwhelming defeat,t
government Of the United Stat
rs abandons you, deliberately WITHDRAW
ed from you its support, with full know
tt edge that the lawful government
ge the State will be speedily overthrow
in By a new Interpretation OF the co
he stitution Of the United States, at va
hit lance alike with the previous pra
nd tees of the government and with t
an decisions of the supreme court, t
It's, Executive of the United States evad
ar the duty of ascertaining which OF t
it two rival State governments is t
is lawful one and by withdrawal of t
ate troops now protecting the State fro
the domestic violence, abandOns the la
the full State government to struggle WI
m an insurrectionary force too poWe
the full to be resisted.
Nv, The grounds Of the policy upon viii
m such action is defended are startllI
ere 1t is said that the North is weary
40 the long Southern troubles. 1t y
lis was weary, too, of the long trouD
ion which sprung from the stupendt
the crime of chattel slavery, and long
r to for repose. 1t sought to cover tn
on from sight by wicked compromi
not with the wrong which disturbed
mig peace. but God held it to its duty
nor til, through conflict which roci
and agonized the nation, the or
esi- crime was put away and freedom
New ordained for all.
irty It is said that if q maJorlty OF
half people Of the State are unable Dy pr
low ical force to maintain their rlgl
the they must be left to political se1
the tude. Is this doctrine ever Del
ated heard of in our history II u =
)oO,- prevail, it, consequences WIN
ues long be confined to south Caronna
euts Louisiana.
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ned Representative win refuse an apl
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