The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-04-24
HIS FINAL VAIL.
The Surrender Of Ghe State hcuse
by the Radicals to
THE HAMPTON OEMoc RATS.
Hcw Chamberlain and his Sla'e
Officers Viz we'd Matters When
Thsir Latest Hope Was
Actually Destroyed.

Actually Destroyed.
4 few weeks sgo The Columbia State
made an editorial comment upon re-
cent erticle Of Ez Governor D. H,
Chanbeslsin's in the Atlantic Month
", in which the former Republican
chief executive Of South CaIolina de-
nounced the reconstruction measures
that we're ina-gurated by his larty in
this State just after the war. This ar
tiale Of Gov. Chamberlain has aroused
no little interests in this State on sc,
count of the fact that the writer wss
ona Of the prominent figures in the re-
construction era and although claiming
to be a conservative Republican he was
nevertheless participant in the work
which the Republican psrty did during
the 10 years following the close of the
war. In come ction with that article it
will be interesting to read Gov. Cham
berlsin's farewell proclamation to the
Republican party Of Carolina, which
vas issued as he was turning over the
cfice to Wade Hampton. This address
vas published in the Columbia Regis
ter Of April II. 1877, and is re produced
from that paper along with the article
Of which it was a part. It is as fol
lows:
A miserable 6rizzling rsin fell ysster-
day morning, and the sun refused to
shine, ss if ashamed Of the part the
national army and its gallant cfhcers
and men had been compelled, in the
line Of duty, to take IN depriVing the
people Of a sovereign State to their
rights and liberties as guaranteed to
them by the constitution Of the United
States and the constitution Of this
State. The streets, Notwithstanding
the mulky atmosphere and the Lon
don fog" which hung ever the city like
6 pail, locked trife lively, for the
bright green, half-matured leaves from
the scattering shade trees which here
and there greet the eye along Rich
a,6son street, relieved the sombre
landscape beyond, as cash anxious eye
looked toward the capitol. There shone,
too, from the eye Of every honest man
in the community, as they passed each
: other upon the main thoroughfsrs, a
peculiarly bright and triumphant light
a light which can only gladden. the
hearts and che er the souls ef men who
feel that truth, and justice, and right
have IN their behalf st last tliumphed
over wrong, oppression and guilt.
Precisely at l2 o'clock-just as the
sleepy sentinel who tolls the city hall
bell struck the bell the tenth time in
making up his score Of tWelve-the
south door Of the capitol building
opened wide. and q captain OF the
United States army, commanding
about thirty men, fled out the building.
As the order Column left, march,
(which order turned the faces Of tie
F'boys in blue" towards the balracks)
was given, smile might have been
seen upon the face Of every man in the
command. Ii the people were joyous
over the event, for various reasons the
troops had occasion to be glad also.
There was no demonstration Of any
kind upon the part Of the people.
About one hundred and fifty men, a
majority Of whom were colored, we're
standing around the building who wit
messed the departure Of the troops.
Beyond this there was no indication
that anything more than the usual
guard had been relieved from duty for
the day:
Thus ends CO ssst=bag reign in South
Carolina, and the scene We have de.
scribe6 was the closing one in the vile,
unnatural and ungodly state Ct affairs
which has existed in this State for the
last seven years. state of affairs
which has brought ruin, desolation and
misery upon brave people.
Lster in the day the buncombe fare
well address Of Ex-Governor Chamber
lain, announcing his addiction, was
promulgated.
The following correspondence, which
explains itself, was slso had between
Mr.. Chamberlain and Gov. Hampton.
State Of South Carolina,
Executive Chamber,
Columbis, S. c., April 10, 1877.
Sir: Having learned that you now
purpose to turn over to me the execu-
tive chamber, with the records and
papers belonging to the executive Office
now in your possession, I beg to in
form you that I will send proper
officer to receive the same at any hour
you may indicate as most convenient
to yourself. I an, very respectfully,
your obedient servant.
(Signed) Wade Hampton,
Governor.
Hon. D. e. Chamberlain.