| Show elear a AMERICAN 10 lo 10 the journals to als washington V 9 hington special says sas sab the grand ju jury a of caroll caroli caroline e county maryland will investigate the bennett viny liny may duei duel due tand land and indict thib the principals and accas accessories orles ories thereto if the affair is found tp have occurred there ex governor osborn of kansas who is li here ere denies the story that he be has a conn conf eslon bathe of the parties who claim to have lynched old mini maar bender benden and family nor not eides tides he of an occurred occurrence nce nee ai COLUMBIA S 0 10 hos his excellency D IT chamberlain bet ber lain gov dear sir recurring to the views severally i expressed by us during a ae personal rhonal conference e ined which we had bad the honor i to hold with yesterday in r regard to the political complications which have bave grown out ft vf the late canvass in this state we beg leave to apprise you formally of the conclusions we have reached after aften mature deliberation and the gravest reflection which we have been able to bestow upon tha subject whilst we are no lessin less inspired with with admiration for the dignified and resolute manner which you consistently your claims to the be chair chmir by virtue of the election In November la stand though we solemnly impressed with the validity of your title to the office we unanimous in the belief that prolong the contest iu in the absence of or that moral aid to which chwe we feel ours ourselves bives justly entitled ab at the hands of the national administration installed in a larger measure through some sonic agell agencies cies cles are held helff ti to be 1 insufficient tor our will be ife to incur in cur the responsibility of koepl ifie alive part partisan isaid prejudices in the last degree detrimental i best interests of the people of bf the state and perhaps of or precipitating a physical conflict that could have but one result to our s con constituency s titu ency we cannot afford to contribute however indirectly to such a catastrophe even in the advocacy of what we know linow to be ofir our rights we are agreed I 1 there fore forein in counselling co you to discontinue ti nue the i struggle frug gle gie tor mr the occupancy tj pancy odthe gubernat gubernatorial orhal chair convinced as we arb are thae that I 1 iu n view of the disastrous odds which its maintenance has as subjected by the action of the national a dional your retire m ment e nt will wili involve jip jig no iu arf ader principles nor will its motive misapprehended mis beibe by the great abdy of that political party to iu in common with ourselves you are attached and whose whole success in the past in this state has been en your kour your intelligent J isaid and ug t elfish selfish cen services vices we ba have V the honor to be j 7 sery very respectfully trully yours j signed ROBERT 13 elliote ELLIOTT elig ELIj IOTT lott j i A attorney gen general eral tuomas THOMAS C DUNN S V comptroller Ue general JOHN A TALBERT bupt education F ij CARDOZA treasurer f DC D C james KENNEDY A dj t and inspector general HE H E HOYNE secretary of state COLUMBIA SO SC 10 lothe the united slates troops were formed in line a n d moved out of the state house hoube at noon today to day Chamber chamberlain iain lalu has just issued the following address on retiring from the contest for the governorship to the of south carolina by your choice I 1 was made governor of this stathin state in 1874 in the election last november I 1 was again by your votes elected to the same office my title to the emmlee office upon every legal and moral ground is today to day as clear and perfect by the recent decision and action of the president of the united states I 1 find myself unable longer to 1 maintain my official rights lights with the prospect of final success and I 1 hereby announce to you that j 1 I am unwilling to prolong a struggle which can only bring further but suf j fering upon those who engage in it n in announcing this conclusion it is f my duty to E say say eay ay for you that the republicans of south carolina entered upon their thein political struggle foi for the maintenance of their cal and civil rights con constituting st tut lut ng beyond quei question tion a large majority dorit 0 the lawful a ful fui votes s of the state you yon allied youri yourselves selves with that political party whose controlling anti anil inspiring principle has hitherto been bela the civil ati anu and d political freedom of all men under th thu the u constitution and laws of our country by the heroic efforts and sacrifices which a just verdict of history will rescue from the 66 cowardly scorn now cast upon them by political place men and traders you secured the electoral vote of south carolina for lla ila hayes hayea esaud aud wheeler ID accomplishing this th n result you ou became etaine the victims of f every form of 01 persecution anif lid hid injury ero fro fiem m authentic evidence it is shown that no jess thau than SOO of your n number u m were murdered be because lecause cause gause they were faithful to their principles prin cipres and exercised ed the rights solemnly guaranteed guarani eed to them bathe by the nation you Y ou were denied ap pp employment driven from your homes tob robbed d of the earnings of seara yeara of kon bon honest st stin industry 41 hunted bunted cpr T lives fives J like wi d beasts you your vou i families outraged and scattered for no offense except peaceful and nirm firm determination to ex exercise ercse your political r rights you trusted as you have a right to trust that if by such efforts 4 you established tho ilu lawful lapful supremacy of your political party in the tho nation the government of the united Sta States teslin lm wo the discharge q of f Us is constitutional duty would protect the lawful government ol 01 t the state from overthrow at th thi bands hands of your political ene ent enemies nil ull 1 es V from rom causes paten patent C to alj ahl men qu questioned estion ed by none who regard the tha truth you bavo havo been bt ben n unable to Q overcome the unlawful combinations tio olo 8 and obstacles which have op posed the practical fa supremacy remany of the government which have established for many weary mont mout months montus s you sou L bave have waited for yur ue liVerance chile the long struggle for the P presidency residency was in progress Y ou were vere exhorted by every representative senta tive and organ of the national republican republic abt aft party to keep your allegiance 9 i a ilce tice true to tbt party jn jorder thal thai your sour T cpr deliverance deliveran ce from the hands of 6 of owr ur mig might hf be cert certain ait alt at and aud id couplet comp lelea lelec e nde thet the faintest W whisper of thu the possibility of a disappointment al in in the thebe these hopes and 0 promises ever reached rochl ed aou you wu le the struggle was pending to today dax day av I 1 april loth by order ot the pies dent whom your votes alone rescued from an au overwhelming defeat the government of the united states slates abandons doris dotis yol jol you deliberate deliberately withdraws I 1 from you its supper va with ith theft the full fuli ill iii knowledge thal that the th lawful govern government men t ot 91 ae state be speed speedily j overthrown n by a naw new lu interpretation of the h of the united states at variance aH oile previous practices practiced of the government and with the decision of the supreme court the executive ut thu united stats evades the duty of ascer ascertaining W which hick of the rival jival at state governments ia is the lawful one and by the withdrawal of the t op now 1 projecting the state 1 dom dow t v violence iolen lolen cW y abandons the lawful state aate government to struggle with an insurrectionary force too powerful powei ful to be tie resisted the grounds tl lf policy upon which uch tuch t action i are bladling sta Bla it is saie sail that the weary of the lon ion bouthern southern troubles it was weary too of the long jong ong troubles trouble s sprung from stupendous slavery glave Alave ky and longed for it sought to cover them from sight by wicked compromises ath a wrong which dit dim disturbed it its but god held it to its dui dul y until through a which raenid and agonized the na tion the great crime wah waa put away and freedom was ordained for all it is said sald thal that if the majority of the people peaple of the state are unable by physical force to 6 maintain thel their r rights they must be left to 0 political if this doctrine never beffre heard of in our history shall pr prevail eral eyal its consequences will tuot not long be confined to south carolina or louisiana by the action of the president no court of the state ba has s jurisdiction to pass upon the title to my office no lawful legislature can be convened except upon m my y call jf if the tho uie uhe use of f t these h ese powers power promised ultimate success to 0 our cause should not shrink giom from an any y sacrifices which elgh it isa cause in 1 reason and conscience atrian might well lay down dowd efla his life lire but to my m y mind my present responsibility involves the considers con consideration sidera tilon lilon of the effect of my action upon those whose representative I 1 alli aill amr I 1 have hitherto blen willi willing tig to ask you rie u b liea ilea lacatis is of caroll Caroli hig Oil to rik rik ri k all daneels abidi and endure all hardships I 1 until relief i should hould come from the tho government of ef the united states that relief will never neve come reome I 1 cannot ask aak you to follow me further tn in my judgment I 1 can cad no longer serve you eyou by further resistance to the bhe impending calamity with gratitude for the measure of endurance with which hei h has as hitherto inspired me with gratitude to you for your ybur boundless confidence with profound admiration mi ration tion for your matchless fidelity to a cause in we haye have struggled I 1 now announce an nou dou nee neo to you alid and the people of th the state that I 1 shall no longer actively actively y assert my right to the 0 office of governor of south carolina thie tue motives and purpose purposes 4 of the pres Preg president ident of bf the united states in the policy which h compels me td jio pui pul pursue sue my pres present eilt elit cour course seare are unquestionably bonor P able and patriotic I 1 devoutly pray that events may vindicate the wisdom of his action and that peace justice freedom and pros proa t may hereafter bei be the port ort iori of every citizen of south carolina signed ad D H chamberlain J erlain t governor Govern pr of south carolina correspondence has just transpired state of or south carolina executive Cham chamber bei columbia 8 C sir having that thab now purpose to turn over to me executive c hamber chamber with the and papers belonging to the executive oftie office now iu in your possession I 1 heg leg to inform you that thad I 1 will send gend d fa a proper officer to receive the bame game at any bour hour you may indicate as most con convenient lenient to yourself I 1 am very respectfully your spur obedient servant cervant WADI WADE HAM broy proy L governor to lila ho n D b 11 chamberlain j 1 state of or south carolina executive y ec chamber h amber columbians columbiana Columb aps ians 0 april 10 r sir bir replying to your note this thia date duei I 1 I 1 have to say that my private secretary ecret ary 1 will meet such officers you may designate at 11 tl fi tomorrow to byrrow murrow morrow at ut the chamber lar ar the purpose in in your note very respectfully signed D EI CHAMB EKLAIN governor south carolina to tb hon wade hampton ST PAUL PATO 10 lo gov 1 I issued a proclamation today to day setting apart thursday april a ok sp special al day far for pra prayer yer the ih eState le for the annihilation ta the grasshoppers k |
