The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-04-05
Troops to be Withdrawn from South Carolina.

Yesterday mornings dispatches, |
dated April I'd, say that at Cabinet
meeting that morning the Secretary
OF War was directed to prepare an
order transferring the troops from the
State House in Columbia, South Car
Dina, to their camp.
The formal order to General Augnr
20 remove the troops frem the State
House at Columbia to their camp is
being prepared by the Secretary of
War, but it will not be sent to Gcner
al Augur or made public until to-
morrow. General Sherman was clos
eted with Secretary McCrary for some
time before the preparation Of the or
der was commenced, which will be in
the nature of a dispatch TO General
Augur, and not a general order
through the accustomed military
channels. 1t is generally believed
that the order will not be sent until
after it has been submitted to the
Cabinet tomorrow.
This action makes Hampton Govern
or. Chamberlain admits it, but he
puts in protest to the President in
the way of a letter, the closing up of
which is as follows:
MY objections to the removal OF
troops is that the withdrawal of these
forces from the State House would be
the withdrawal of support and aid
against domestic violence by the Gov
eminent OF the United States,t to which
rhe State and that States government
which represent is entitled to under
the constitution and laws of the Unit
ed States. Ii the Government OF the
United States cannot properly, under
the present circumstances, determine
which OF the two contending State
governments is the lawful one, the
forces at the State House are not in
any proper sense to the isparagement
of the rights of either contendiEg
claimant, but on the contrary they are
holding the rival parties i'll an attitude
in which each can pursue its proper
remedies and seek proper settlement
of its claims. If, on the other hand it
United States Government TO deter
mine as political fact the question
which of the two rival State govern
ments is the lawful one, and TO con-
fine its political conduct to such de-
termination, then at whatever mo-
ment such a determination shall be
reached and announced all probable
necessity for the actual presence OF
the armed forces of the United States,
to further such government thus de-
cided to be tie lawful government OF
the State, will cease. If further me-
cessity for the aid of the Government
of the United States shall arise, such
aid will be extended or denied under
well known provisions of the consti-
tuition of United States. Withdrawal
at the present time, pending the deci-
sion of the question of the validity OF
one or the other of the Two govern
meuts will practical decision i'll IA
vor of my opponent. By this | mean
that my opponent is at this moment
fully prepared in point of physical
strength to overthrow the govern
ment which represent. The nem-
beers Of the political party which /
represent are under the infection OF
wrong. They are slow TO resort TO
violence in defense of their rights.
They have trusted that a decent re-
gard for the law and of a decent re-
spcct of the rights conferred by the
Government of the United States
would restrain their opponents from
the violence which has now overtaken
them. They know now that they can
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neither Justice nor mercy. They have
relied with mistaken faith upon the
protection of the United States. If,
therefore, the United States forces
now stationed at the State House shall
be Withdrawn, they viii regard the
act, under the circumstances now ex-
isting. as leaving them to the power
and vengeance of the armed. illegal
military organizations which cover
the State and constitute the political
machinery of the Democratic party.
They Will regard that act as declara-
ton by the United States that nc
further protection can be hoped for
except such as they hold in their own
hand. The results which win follow
the withdrawal of the troops from the
State House are: First, 1t will re,
fmove the protection also now neces-
sary to enable the Republicans to as
sert and enforce their. claim to the
government Of the State. Second, II
will enable the Democrats to remove
all effective opposition to the illegal
military forces under the control OF
my opponent. Third, 1t will place all
the agencies for maintaining the pres
ent lawful government of the State in
the practical possession of the Demo
Gratis through the admission it will
require. Fourth, 1t will lead to the
quick contamination of a political out.
rage, against which have felt, aud
now frel, it to be my solemn duty 10
struggle and protest as long as the
faintest hope OF success can be seem