The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-04-12

AAo ohJ . u BOOu nany CnlnSS l.e nae
often said before, and adds q fow new
ideas.
To THE REPUBLICANS OF SoUTu CAR.
oI1NA: BY your choice WAS made
Governor of this State in 1874
At tho election on the 7th of Novom-
Der last, I was again by your votes
elect cd to the same of1ico. My title
to the office, upon every legal md
moral ground, is to-day clear and
perfect. BY the recent decision
and action of the President Of the
United States, I find myself unable
longer to maintain my official rights
and I hereby announce to you that
I am unwilling to prolonga struggle
which can only bring further suffer
ing upon those who engage in it.
In announcing this conclusion it
is my duty to say for you, that the
Republicans Of South Carolina en-
tered upon their recent political
struggle for tho maintenance of
their political and civil rights. Con-
stituting, beyond question, a largo
majority of the lawful voters of
the State, you allied yourselves with
that political party whose central
and 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 history will rescue from
the cowardly scorn now cast upon
them by political placemen and trai-
tors, you secured the electoral vote
of South Carolina for Hayes and
Wheeler. In accomplishing this
result, you became the victims of
every form of persecution and
injury, From authentic evidence it
is shown that not less than ono
hundred of your number were mur.
dorod because they were faithful to
their principles and exercised rights
solemnly guaranteed to them by the
nation. You were denied employ.
n. 1t; driven from your homes !;
robbed of the earnings of years of
honest industry hunted for your
lives like wild beasts hunted for
your lives like wild beasts your
families outraged and scattered
no offence except your peaceful and
firm determination to exercise your
political rights. You trusted, as
you had o right to trust, that if by
such efforts you established the
lawful supremacy Of your political
party in the nation, the Government
of the United States, in tho dis
charge of it's constitutional duty,
would protect the lawful Govern
ment of the State from overthrow
at the hands of your political one-
mics. From causes patent to all
men, and questioned by none who
regard truth, you have been unable
to overcome the unlawful combina-
tions and obstacles which have OPP
posed the practical supremacy of tho
Government which your votes have
established. For many weary months
you have waited for your delivorance.
While the long struggle for the
Presidency was in progress, you
wero exhorted by every representa-
tive and organ Of the National Re-
publican party, to keep your allie.
glance true to that party, in order
that your deliverance might be cor
tain and complete.
Not the faintest whisper of tho
possibility of disappointment in
these hopes and promises evor
reached you while the struggle was
pending. To~day-April 10th, 1877
by the order of tho President
whom your votes a1cne rescued
from overwhelming defeat, the
Government of the United States
abandons you, deliberately with
draws from you it's support, with
the full knowledge that the lawful
Government of the State will be
speedily overthrown. BY new in
terprotation of. the Constitution OK
the United States, ut variance alike
with the previous practice, OF the
Government and with the decisions
of the Supreme Court, tho Execu-
tive of the United States evades the
duty of ascertaining which, Of two
rival State Governments is the law~
full one, and by the Withdrawal of
troops now protecting the State