River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-04-19
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, and Immediately thereafter
the following was issued:
TO THR REPUBLICANS OF SOUTH CAROLINA:
By your choice | was made Governor OF this
State in 1874. At the election in 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 President of the United States, | find N.Y.
self unable longer to MAINTAIN my official
rights, with a prospect OF ultimate success,
and hereby announce to you that | am I'M
willing to prolong a struggle which can enIy
bring further suffering upon those who en-
gage in 1t.
Announcing this conclusion, il is my duty
TO say Tor you that the Republicans OF South
Carolina entered upon their recent political
struggle for the maintenance OF their politi-
cal and civil rights, constituting beyond
question large majority OF the lawful votes
OF the State. You allied yourselves with the
political party whose central and inspiring
principle has hitherto been the civil and po-
litical freedom of all men under the consti-
tuition and laws OF our country. BY heroic Ell
forts and sacrifices, which the just verdict OF
history will rescue from the cowardly scorn
now cast upon them by political place men
of South Carolina for Hayes and Wheeler.
In accomplishing this result you beca me
the victims OF every form OF persecution and
injury. From authentic evidence il is shown
that no less than one hundred of your num-
Der were murdered because they were faith
full to their principles, and exercised the
rights solemnly guaranteed to them by the
nation. You were denied employment, driven
from your homes, robbed of the earnings OF
years of honest industry, hunted for your lite
like wild beasts, your families outraged and
scattered-ior no oiense except your peaceful
and firm determination to exercise your solit-
icsl rights.
You trusted, you had right to trust. that
if by such efforts you established the lawful
supremacy OF your political party in the ma
ton, the government OF the United States in
the discharge OF its constitutional duty, would
protect the lawful government OF the State
from overthrow at the hands OF your politisal
enemies
From causes potent to all men and ques-
toned by none who regard the truth, You
have been unable to overcome the unlawful
combinations and obstacles which have op-
posed the practical supremacy OF the govern
ment which your votes have established. For
many weary months you have waited for your
deliverance. While the long struggle for the
Presidency was in progress you were exhort-
eu by every representative and organ of the
national Republican party 20 keep your ale
glance true TO that party, in order that your
deliverance from the hands OF your Cypress.
ois might be certain and complete. Not the
taintest whisper of a possibility OF disappoint-
ment in these hopes and promises ever reach
ed you while the struggle was pending.
To-day, April 10th, 1877, by order Of the
President whom your votes alone rescued
from overwhelming defeat, the government
OF the United States abandons You, deliberate
ly withdraws from you its support, with full
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State will be speedily overthrow. By new
Interpretation of the constitution OF The Uni
ted States, st variance alike with the previous
practices of the government ana with the de-
cisions OF the supreme court, The Executive OF
the United States evades the duty OF ascer-
tanning which OF the two rival State govern
ments is the lawful one and by withdrawal OF
the troops now protecting the State from do
mestic violence, sbandons the lawful State
government 70 struggle with an insurrec-
tionary force Zoo powerful to be resisted.
The grounds ct the policy upon which such
action Is defended are startling. II is said
that the North is weary of the long Southern
troIbles. Il was weary, too, OF the long
troubles which sprung from the stupendons
crime Of chattel slavery, and longed for re-
pose. Ii sought to cover them from sigh BIZ
wicked compromises with the wrong which
disturbed its peace, but God held IL 70 its
duty nnril, through q conflict which rocked
and agonized the nation, the great crime was
put away and freedom was ordained for all.
It is said that il majority OF the people OF
the State are unable by physical force to
maintain their rights, they must be LETT TO
political servitude. Is this a doctrine ever
before heard OF in our historyf II it shall
prevail, its consequences win not be long
confined TO South Carolina or Louisiana.
Il is said Democratic House OF Represen-
tatives will refuse an appropriation for the
army OF the United States II the lawful GOV
ernment OF South Carolina is maintained bv