The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-04-26
HIS FINIA|L ALL
Tho aVrrSneia eiar ofitho siate souse
by The Raticals to
r:#::ss:i1s :s::s5s:t;i;!1stEa;ffsT1oN ffsT1oN DEMOuRATs.
How Hoy chstnb trIaIne andsbIss State
s 9 oftleafa' viewed NJ attera When
Their Latest Hope Was
SActually Des,foyed. Z

ms ms es AC!Ndty O&SlfOY6u. 3
a fow wooks ago Tho Columbia State
i made an editorial comnont upon ro-
cent article Of Ex. Goyornor D. H.,
Is Ohamborlsin's in tho Atlantic Month
", in which tho former Republican
}Sohief executive Of South Carolina do
4 nounoed tho reconstruction measures
that were inauguratod by his party in
this State Just aftor the war. This ar
i tiole Of Gov. Chamberlain has aroused
no little interests in this State on ao.
count Of tho fact that tho writer was
8 one Of tho prominent figures in tho re-
4 construction era and although claiming
4 to be a conservative Republican he waa
+ nevertheless a participant in the work
which the Republican party did during
the 10 years. following tho close Of the
war. In connection withtha article it
will bo interesting;to road Gov, Ohsm,
berlain's farewell proclamation to tho
Republican party Of Carolina, which
was issued aH ho was tur1ing over the
office to Wade Hampton. This address
/, was published in the Columbia Regis.
4 ter of April IL, 1877, and isre produced
from that papor along with tho article
Of which it Was a part. It is as fol.
lows: S-sr .s i
A miserable drjzzlipg rain foil yester-
8 day morning, and the sun refused to
shine, as if ashamed Of the part the
national army and its gallant oflieors
and men had beon com pelled, in tho
line Of duty, 70 take In depriving the
people OF q sovereign State to their
rights and liberties as guaranteed to
thom BY the constitution of tho United
States and, the constitution Of this.
State. The streets, Notwithstanding
the mu1ky atmosphere and the Lion
don fog" which hung ovor the city like
4 q pail, locked "a triAe lively, for the
; bright green, half. maturod leaves from
\ the scattering shade trees which hero
and there greet tho eye along Rioh-
a,daon street. relieved the aombro
landscape boyon as each anxious oye
! looked toward the capitol. There shono,
too, from the eye Of every honest man
in the community, rs they passed esch
other upon tho main thoroug hfare, q
: peculiarly bright and triumphant light
"a light which can only gladden. tho
& hearts and oheer tho souls Of mon who
\ feel that truth, and justice, and right
have In their behalf at last tiiumphed
over wrong, oppression and guilt.
Precisely at12 O'Clock just as tho
sleepy sentinel who tolls tho city hall
4 bell struck the bell the tenth timo in
making up bis scoIe Of tweIvo-tho
8 aocth door Of tho capitol building
opened wide, and a captain OF tho
H United States army, commanding
about thirty men, filed out the building.
4 AS the order Column left, maroh, .
s (Which order turned tho faoos Of tt o
E'boys in blue' towards the balraoks)
was given, d smilo might have boon
B seen upon tho face Of every man in the
command. If the people were joyous
SS over the event, for various reasons the
< \ q troops had Occasion to be glad also. B, "
There was ssno demonstration Of any
l$S kind uponH the part of tho pooplo.
About one hundred and fifty men, q
majority Of whom we're colored, were
81 standing around tho building, who Wit
messed the departure Of the troops.
Beyond this there was no indication
that anything moro than the usual
guard had been relieved from duty for
the day. II SIT SNf (. h 3..5 S III ~ 81 'H
Thus onds oarpot-bag reign in South
Z Carolina, and the scone wo have de-.
soribod was the closing one in the vile,
unnatural and ungodly state Of affairs
which has existed in this State for tho
last seven years-a state Of aff,irs
which has brought ruin, deaolation and
misery upon brave people.
Later in the day tho bunoombo fare.
i we'll address of ex- Governor, Chamber.
y lain, announcing his addiction, was
promulgated. sA ' @ R
The following correspondence, which
explains itsolf, was also had botwoen
Mr.. Chamberlain aud Gov. Hampton.
State Of South Osrolina,
z8 Executive Chamber,
Columbia, S. O., April 10, 1877.
l;ahaTiDg learned that you now
RI ,,.i,s;n.Sulurn ovor to mo tho exoou
,"Hber, with tho records and
palnlonging to the executive Office
aSryour possession, l beg to in
1sba that will send a proper
"a ato receive the samo at any hour
Wy snay indicate as most convenient
5 yourself.s j ann vory respectfully,
..,s4r obedient servant,
(Signad) Wade Hampton,
Hon. D. Es1Ghamberlain. sl
State Of South Carolina.