The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-12


Nv title to the office upon every legal
and moral ground is to-day clear and
perfect.
| UNWILLING TO PRoLoNG THE STRUGGLE.
| By the recent decision and action of
the President of the United States,
| find myself unable longer to maintain
my official rights with the prospect OF
/ final success, and I hereby announce to
YOU that I am unwilling to prolong a
struggle which can only bring further
suffering upon those who engage in it.
In announcing this conclusion. 1t is my
duty to say for you that the Repub-
licans Of South Carolina entered upon
their recent political struggle for the
maintenance of their political and civil
rights, constituting, beyond question, q
large majority OF the lawful voters OF
the State. You allied yourselves with
| that political party whose central ana
| inspiring principle has hitherto been
the civil and political freedom OF all
men under the constitution and laws OF
our country. BY heroic efforts and
sacrifices, which the just verdict OF his
| tory will rescue from the cowardly scorn
now lost upon them by political place
men and traders, you secured the elec-
toral vote OF South Carolina for Hayes
and Wheeler.
WAVING THE BLOODY SHIRT.
In accomplishing this result you be-
came the victims OF every form of per-
secution and injury. From authentic
evidence it is known that not less than
one hundred of your number were muir
dered because they were faltnIui 10
their principles and exercised rights
solemnly guaranteed by the nation;
you were denied employment, driven
from your homes, robbed OF the earn
ings OF years Of honest industry, ana
hunted for your lives like wild beasts !;
your families outraged and scattered,
for no offense except your peaceful ana
firm determination to exercise your po-
litical right.
THE TREAcHERY OF THE PRESIDENT.
You trusted, as you had right to
trust, that il by such efforts you estab-
lished the lawful supremacy OF your
political party in the nation, the gov
ernment of the United States, in the
discharge of it's constitutional duty.
would protect the overthrow at the
hands of your political enemy From
causes patent to all men, and question
ed by none who regard truth, you nave
been unable to overcome the uhiaM,ul n
combinations and obstacles which nave
opposed the political supremacy OF
them over which your votes have estao-
lished. For many weary months you
} have waited for your deliverance.
While the long struggle for the Pres,-
dency was in progress you were exnort.
ed by every represen tatiye and organ OF
the National Republican party to keep
your allegiance true to that party IN
order that your deliverance from the
hands OF your oppressors might be GER
tain and complete. Not the faintest
, whisper of the possibility of disap-
pointment of the hopes and promises
ever reached you when the struggle
was pending,
A NEW INTERPRETATION OF THE CoNsTITU'
TIoN.
To-day, April 10, 1877, by the order ol
the President whom your votes alone
rescued from an overwhelming defeat
J the Government of the United States
abandons you-deliberately withdraws
} from you its support, with the full
3 knowledge that the lawful government
+ Of the State will be overthrown. by a
, new Interpretation OF the constltu,lon
/ of the United States, at variance alike
T with the previous practice OF the Gov.
. ernment and with the decisions OF the
: Supreme Court, the Executive OF the
I United States evades the duty OF ascer'
r tanning which of the two rival State
/ governments is the lawful one, and by
the withdrawal Of the troops now pro
t tecting the State from domestic VIC
y lence, abandons the lawful government
3 to struggle with insurrectionary forces
|. too powerful to be resisted.
Y THE GROUNDS OF HAYES SOUTHERN POLICY
The grounds Of the policy upon which
. such action is defended are startling
= . Tt is said that the North Is weary OF Ions
Southern troubles. 1t was weary too o
= the long troubles which sprung from thu
= stupendous crime Of chattel slavery
- and longed for repose. 1t sought u
~ cover them from sight by wicked com
Il promises with the wrong which dis
@ turbed it's peace, but held it to its dut.
= until. through q conflict which racket
~ ~ and agonized the nation, the great crime
= was put away and freedom was ordained
h for all.
a THE WEAKNESS OF THE REPUBLICAN PART
!. OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
l. Tt is said that IL majority OF tn
people Of State are unable by physlca
II force to maintain their rights, the.
l. must be left to political servitude. wa
o this a doctrine ever before heard OF ii
a our country If it shall prevail its con
sequences shall not long be confined t.
Is South Carolina or Louisiana.
K NO APPROPRIATION FOR THE ARMY.
y Tt Is said that Democratic House @
. Representatives will refuse an appro
,t priation for the army OF the Unite
IL IL States il the lawful government Of Sont
IL Carolina is maintained by the militar
; forces. Submission to such coercio
n n makes the degeneracy Of the politica
~ - party or people which endures it.. !
S government worthy the name, politi
- - cal party fit to WELD power, never befor
10 flinched at such threat.
"a NO POSSIBILITY OF RESISTANCE.
RS But the edict has gone forth. No al
a. cument or considerations which you
friend could present have sufficed t
30 avert the disaster. No effective mean
rs of resistance to the consummation {
the wrong are left. The struggle can B