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Show t II VIIItl KI.AIV lie U rites to Stanley Yluilhcus uud Uespecllully Declines To Step Iottu ami Out . New York, 20. The Times piints the following original letter from Chamberlain to Stanley Matthews: Columbia, 3. C, March 7. Mi dear Sir, Your note of the 4th was handed to nic last eveniug by Colony! Haskell. I feci grateful for the interest you manifest iu the public welfare here, as well as lor my personal per-sonal good. To give you my view of the situation here, and my duty in connection wherewith, with anything approaching fullness, would require a conversation. I can only say here iu substance: I am wholly unable- to SfC any line of conduct on my part con-sittt'itt con-sittt'itt with personal honor ur public duty which would permit, me to yield my claims to the governorship. I am equally unable to sea any course which can be pursued by the national administration towards the government govern-ment here, which I represent, consistent con-sistent with political or constitutional duty, which will not require it to support against violenre or overthrow the lawful republican government. I certainly wish most devoutly that I could relieve myself of this duty. I have been exposed to personal danger, by day and night constantly, for five full months and 1 am wearied to death, but there arc one or two things dearer tome than comlort or life. One is my honor as a public man, and another is my duty to the republicans of this ttate. Neither of: these, in my judgment, would permit1 me lo accpit any accommodation or' compromise which was not force:! upon ms by a power which it would lie idle to re?i;t. I desire to aid and relieve President Hayes, but this lajx life or death struggle, am! I knnw that I should coiimu myself to infamy in-famy in the. (.yes uf all lepublic.ms lie re, who know the situation by fi'a.kil experience, if I w;.re to accept terms or du ai.y act which cou.d r-dult in tho b'.icccj of the monstrot:s conspiracy ae.-iii!st law and humanity wIiilIi the democracy of this sl.ite embidy and represent Tuero nre better w.iys than lliis to conciliate and pacify the wuth. Letthepns acut administration, wmle tiruoy standing by law and right fur republicans, repub-licans, manifest aepintof charity and sympathy for our opponents here rs country in ;n arid citizens. A thousand thou-sand ways aro open to the admini-:-trati.jD and pe.it-o wiil come ar.d ab.de. Peace of justice and law is ihe only peace worth lighting fi-r. To permit Hampton to reap the fruits of a campaign of minder and fraud, so long as there remains power to prevent it, is to sanction such . methc-ds as this. t say, my dear sir, with feelings of profound respect for you, but as in duty bound to declare tho truth as I understand it, of ono thing I am Bire neither ynu nor any men moved by a sense of justice, can underhand un-derhand tiio situation here and be willing fur any poiuicv! advantage or freedom fiom embarrassment to abandon the republicans to the fate that awaits them whenever Hampton becomes undisputed governor of this state. I despair of being abletostt our cause in its true light before those who have no such experience, but I do ft. cl that wiih lho privilege of a personal per-sonal conversation 1 could do much more toward it. I have written hurriedly, hur-riedly, and beg that you will believe me to be yours very truly, (Signed) D. 11. Chamiieklai.s". To Stanley Ma'thews, Washington. |