The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-04-26
Chamberlain's Address.

~ your choice ] wa@ mafls Governor
ot THE Sta .. in $50. ~ th" election ol
The 1,h ui No =. ~. "a .. " -a,Hia W
touI ,o.rs -lec ~ tu the sor'~ olire Dis
IT'LL To- the ufiic-. ul.nn ever ir,.l and
moral ground. .. h d.y clear snu y p
l.ct
Bv the recent d-ci..on and ac.iont oi
the President oi thu United St.t-- find
mv-s'lf liHl,l- longer to msin,ain t.y
hcial rights With pro-pcel OF .inal sue
c'--, and hereby abn"unc- To yo' that
] am unwilling to pFolunR n st-ufEis
which can only bring further suii. rim
upon those Who engage In a. % &C
ing this conclu-io.,. it is my dusy to y
or YOU that the R-puhlicnn. &c south
Carolina entered ~ on their recent poltt
ical struggle for the maiLtsnsnc- Of the
Poliiic.l aud civil rights. constituting. e
yond question. n j. ge majority Of tie
lawful voters oi the State. You alii~d
yourselves witt that political party w5o .
central and in. piriag principle Ia. hith
rrto been the evil aud political frredo.
Of Hll men. under the Constitution and
laws Of our country BY heroic rff5rts
n ID sacrifices which the just verdict OF
history will - c"e from the IVA. dly
sco n now cast upon them ~ political
Plr 'emrn and traders. yoT secursd the
elroto.al vote OF South C~folisa Tor
Tia. - Hnd Wheeler 10 seco pli-ning
this result you becsme the victim- Of sV.
cry form ~ persecution and injury From
authentic evidence IL is shown that no
less than one hundred Of your numb-r
were murdered bscsuse they were faith
iul 10 their principles. aud exercised
tights solemnly guaranteed u thsLs by
thu Nation. You were dsnted stiploy
ment. driven irori your hous. .. robi'vd oi
the rHr.Iinks oi years oi .innrrt in' 1-try.
hunt-d fnr your lives. like Wild past-.
your families outfa-ed aud -cattrrsd. tor
%" of~nre exec pt ya'f psAeeiul SD 6fm
d''t-. mination Ia execrci e vou oliticai
rights. You trusted. ~ a .Isd a right
to trust. that u. by such .ifHts. you -
tsblisb-d the lawful sUpr'f s.ey 81 yo.
political party in ths. Nation tf.- Gov, m
t.-..t oi . United S.F, in di.caarE'
at it, ConstitttitioJs d-ty. world pro
tect tie lawful Gov-rnt..-nt Of thi. Stat.
irom ovrrthrow at t.i- hand of your po
litical enemies Frof.. causes pste..t q"
al men. aud que-tio..d ~ pon~ who -
gard the truth. you have L-v. un' hlc o"
overcome the unlzwiul combinz ions aud
obstacles which ave opp tep Aeii
81 suprr aacy OF the ii1vernm-nt whicl
yuur votes hsye established F"r
weary 2 onths YOU have w-ited for OF
'l-liyer~ncr Vile t..s long st.ulRle ioi
the Presidency '-ns in progres yo" -
"xhortrd Nv every representative and q
1-I OF the National Republican party o.
keep yOur ali~titnce true 20 that prfiy
"a order that your deliverauce from th..
hand Of your opprr-s' = might be g..
raiu and complete. and not the iairtspt
whisIe. o. The possibility Of d.sarpo ~
'u~nt IN thee hopes aud pTo.ui.~a svs'
reached you while the -trurrls. was ,.~u
ding To-day. April 90 1871. by the -.
'l'-r of the :'r''-i'irut whom yoIr. vote
alone ~ cred irnm ovc~wh.l lfni ~ d~fss.t
tise tiovsrnm-nt OF tb~ Unitsd Stat,.
'hsnd"n- y"u. drliarTatrly. ..ithdrs.s.
troin yuu IT. ''frntt.with tie l'sll knav
-dFr that the ia'rini 6uvsfnaisut of a..
state will b. speedily overihrowp rs
new tntrprvtsiinn at t.s- C.i...titutian .
the United Sirt~- at W. iance like 81
the previous D. Hcftc-s 81 the G"ssft,
usnt. aud With -. i.cision- ~ ths. -
Prrm- Court. the Ex' cative ~ tAe Un
4 States svsd.- ia. si1ty of a.certriu
ing ~li h oi h w. fvai row m
%. = T. the ls'''ui on.'. and Nv t;is. a.
travail 81 troop, now ptntt ciing ~
State from domestic viol..' 60. abandon.
lac lawful Strtr Government 10 strusRl'
With q in.ur~ctionary Ia. c. ioo po~sr
fdl TO be- re-i-ied The grornd. ~ th.
policy upon which such action i defend
ii are starting IL j. said that th.
North j. weary OF the long Southetr
troulles IL WIS weary. ton. Of lonr
troubles which sprung from the stupen
dous crime of eh.ttel slavery. and lonEed
Tor repose.
u sought to cover them from sight .,
wicked compromises with the wroni
which disturbed its perez. but God h. ~
IL to its duty until. through cDunici
which ,ocked and aFonized the Nation.
the great crime was pat away, and free
dom was ordained for all.
IL j. said that " majority e the pso
Dle Of the State are unable. by physical
force. to m~intain their rights. they must
b.. left 10 political servitud-. Il this .
doctrine ever before heard In history. u
u shall pr-vai'. it, consequences Siil mo-
long ~ confined to South Csrolina, or 10
louisiana
IL !. said a Democratic IIouse of Rep
reseutativ-- will refuse an appropriation
for the army ~ the Stat~s. II tho Lawful
Government of south Csrolina !. main
taiped hy military force The submit
sion To such c,-rcion marks the deg-n
eracv Of the politicsl party or peopl'
- which endure H. A Government wot
lhy the name. political party &c g.
Weld po'f-.. never before blHnch-d ~
such threat
Bot the sdict has gone forth No Rr
suni-ut or confederation whirh ynut
iri..nd- could I,fe-ent has suiiiced &"
sveri the disaster No "a ctiv- msan.
oT RESISTANCE To the contamination of the
wrong are left The struggle cannot ~
prolonged.
NV strict legal rights sre. OF course.
wholly unafi. ct.d ly the act on of the
President No Court uf the State hs.
thu jurisdiction TO tsa-s upon the title 90
my Diiic- No lawful Legislature c-sn b..
excerpt upon my call ~ the
Use oi these pOs~rs promised ultimate
-uccrrs TO our cause ] should not shrink
irum any sserilirrs which might confront
me II l. a CHu-r iu which. ~ the light
of reason aud conseieuc... q tnan might
vel lay down his life But 30 my mind
my pr~-rnt responsibility involves the
confederation oi the effect of MY action
upon those who-e representative ! sm
had hitherto ts-'n willing 10 s-k y"u.
Republicans uf Sutfh CurAiun. To- ri.k
al dsnrrfs. AID endure Hli harfl.hit.-
until r its-t shouid c nt. from the G,sv
g. utn. o. 80 tls lu,f.,l ~s.t.. 1ltt o.
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