Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-10
SOUTH CAROLINA DKMocRAT

To-day the order Of President Hayes
Withdrawing the United States troops
from the State House In Columbia,
South Carolina. will Be- carried into
effect. The blue coats viii march out
OF the Capitol aad resume their old
quarters in The barracks. Governor
Chamberlain will then Be left with no
material support, and Wade Hampton
will proceed 10 eject him from the pub
lie eficss BY legal means. This will b
the easiest thing In the world. There
In not q court In the entire State Of
South Carolina which has not already
recognized Hampton - Govsrnor.
There Ia not q court In the State which
will not willingly issue the papers for
tho disposssssion Of Chamberlain the
moment Wade Hampton calls for them;
and the papers ono issusd. there 10
nothing left for Chamberlain 10 do but
TO step down AMI out.
When the President frat announced
his decision to order the withdrawal OF
the troops. Chamberlain decided that he
would yield bis claims to the dovsrnor.
ship without further struggle. We b.
lieye this 10 have been . wise resolu-
ton. To nghi impossibilitiss Is always
foolish, and that Is what Chamberlain
ia about to DO. He knows, - every
man in the country knows. that there
can DO but one ending to his struggle.
lie can keep Hampton out Of the State
house for a few days longer. bot that 10
all. Victory for Hampton Is assured.
This being the case. We fail to 80 the
wisdom Of continuing q battle which Ia
~ disastrous to tho industries OF the
State as this long fight has proved. We
would prefer to SEQ Chamberlain Gov
ernor Of South Carolina; but as he can
not maintain himself without Federal
bayonsts. and. as the President refuses
to furnish him these bayonsts. every
motive Of patriotism and msnlinsss
should prompt him to give up . hope.
less strife.
The wisdom Of President Hayes
Southern policy Ia now to b tested.
The question OF whether the late rebsla
in the south are any better patriots now
than thsy were in lsc0. and whether
they can bs trusted to respect the right,
Of their former slaves. il to Be answered.
For the first time In sixteen years the
State OF South Carolina Ii TO b placed
under Democratic rule. and tho rights
Of the freedmen are to DO entrusted to
the tender msrcics Of the men who
fought for four years to keep them in
slavery. These men make great pro-
fessions Of good intentions. and the
sincerity Of their professions Is now to
be tested. Every true lover OF his eoun'
try will sincerely trust that the rule oil
Wade Hampton and his followers may
prove to be bsnihcsnt and wise. and
that thus the good Judgment Of tho
President in the pursuit Of his Southern
policy may be viudieatsd.
For 10 the Democrats Of South Caro-
lima now begin q vindictivs persecution
OF Republicans the policy Of President
Hayes will fall to the ground. condemned
alike by Democrats and Republicans in
the North. The withdrawal OF the
troops is an experiment only. and II 10
au experiment looked upon with little
favor by very many Of the citizens whose
votes elected Hayes to ONCE. Its wis.,
dom can only be established by its sue
cess in pacifyins the South. south
Carolina Democrats are on their trial
now /; they are put ON their good be-
hsvior in the eyes Of the nation. and &C
eording to the use which they make Of
their present opportunities they will Be
Judged. Their iats Is In their own
hands. and the country ID an1iously
awaiting, to see what they will make
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