The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1877-04-19

A BRAVE AND MANLY ADDRESS FROM
GOV. CHAMBERLAIN TO HIS
CONSTITUENTS.
COLUMBIA, April 1O.-GOv. Caam-
berIain has Just Issued the following
the Governorship:
''7b the Republicans Of South Caro-
lima
'By your choice 1 was made your
G,r-rrrszr In Ip-A Az tho oIaotian- OF
the 7th of November last, 1 was again
by your votes elected to the same Of
fee. Ny title to the office, upon
every legal and moral ground, is to-
day clear and perfect. By the recent
decision and action Of the President
of the United States find myself un.
able longer to maintain my official
rights with 3 prospect Of fnal success,
and 1 hereby announce to you that 1
am unwilling to prolong q struggle
which can only bring further suffering
upon those who engage In 1t.
Announcing this conclusion, it is
my duty to say for you that the Re
publIcans 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
voters of the State. You allied your
selves with that political party, whose
central and inspiring principle has
hitherto bsen the civil and political
freedom of all men, under the COnsti-
tuition and laws of our country. By
heroic efforts and sacrifices which the
just verdict Of history will rescue
from the cOwArdly seorn now cast up
on them by political placemen and
traders, you secured the Electoral vote
of South Carolina for Hayes and
Wheeler. In accomplishing this re-
lsult YOU became the victims Of every
form of persecution and injury. From
iauthentic evidence it Is shown that no
less than one hundred of your number
were murdered because they were
faithful TO their principles, and exer-
cised rights sOlemniy guaranteed to
them by the .nation. You were de-
MED employment, driven from your
homes, robbed Of the earnings Of years
OF honest industry, hunted for your
lives, like wild beasts, your families
outraged and scattered for no offense
except your peacsfuI and firm deter
minatI0n to exercise your political
rights. You trusted, as you had q
right to trust, that II, by such efforts,
YOU established the lawful supremacy
OF your political party in the nation,
the government OF the United States,
in discharge Of its constitutional duty,
would protect the lawful government
Of this State from overthrow at the
hands of your political enemies
From causes patent to all men, and
questioned by none who regard the
truth, you have been unable to over
come the unlawful combinations and
obstacles which have opposed the
practical supremacy OF the govern
ment which your votes have estae
lished. For many weary months you
have waited for your deliverance.
While the long struggle for the Presi-
dency was In progress, you were eX
horted by every representative and
organ Of the National Republican
party to keep your allegiance true Il
that party, In order that your deliver
ance from the hands Of your oppres
sors might be certain and complete
and not the faintest whisper OF tn
possibility of disappointment In thes'
hopes and promises ever reached yOV
while the struggle was pending.
"Fo-dsy, April 10, 1877, by order o.
q President, whom your votes alone
rescued from overwhelming defeat
, the government Of the United States
i Abandons you deliberately with
draws from you its support with tht
full knowledge that the lawful gov
; ernment OF the State will be speedil,
{ overthrown. By new Interpretation
OF the Constitution OF the UnlteC
e States, at variance alike with the pre-
Il vious practices Of the government an
: with the decisions of the Suprem
4 Court, the Executive of the Unite
e States evades the duty OF ascertainini
b which of two rival governments
d the lawful one, and by the withdraws
10 Of troops, now protecting the Stat
n from domestic violence, abandons th
!, lawful State government to struggl
Ie with an insurrectionary force to
d powerful to be resisted.
y "The grounds Of the policy upo
which such action is defended AZ
70 startling. 1t is said that the North
a weary Of the long Southern troubles
A It was weary, too, Of long trouble
. which sprang from the stupendoT
,e crime Of chAttel slavery, and longs
% for repese. 1t sought to cover theI
Il from sight by wicked eompromis'
J. with the wrong which disturbed i
N peace, but God held It to It's duty uI
N III, through q conflict which rocke
m and agoniZed the nation, the grei
70 crime was put away, and freedom WI
D. ordained for all.
1e ''It is said that II a majority Of Il
l. people Of the State are unable, ,
physical force, to maintain the
IA rights, they must be left to politics
m servitude. Is this doctrine ever b'
,p fore heard in our history? II it sha
Of prevail, its consequences will not Ion
n Be confined to South Carolina
r. Louisiana.
II t'It is said q Democratic House
lt Representative will refuse an appT'
le priztion for the army OF the states
a the Isvful government Of South Car
10 lina is sustained by military fore