The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-10-15
To tho Citizens Of GrecnviIle Dis.
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ioI be9fsistpre has appointed a day Tor
the Congressional election, so much earlier
ihnn Ind s,bat will not have
the Opportunity to meet the citizens of this
Dis'rict'and lay beforethcm those views Of
public 'affairs which L have spoken of to
other sections. Neither will ! attempt to
do so ut present, further than to soy that
regard we ARE in great peril fr m the con.
dition OF -onr finances, oud that nothing but
the wisest legislation will dcliSer us from
It.. H'elected to Congress it will be my
effort to use my best Judgment, in consi,lta-
tion with others, 10 find the rcmsdies whiel,
certainly exist, and 70 apply them TO the
evil before us, I "preal 10 the GENEROUS
constituency whom 1 have already served,
to aid me in ibis matter, If they thiak can
thns be of use to tire country. '.
OF q matter personal to myself. ]. Lesi,e,
however. to say soin"t tbiug more fully. My
comrstitor has been accustomed TO attack
me on the ground that have been cngaged
in running the Blockade. have heard
that reports on this subject have been nc,
lively circulated among yon. With those
who know me-, my previous life aud chnr.
octcr are sufficient: evidence that in this
matterI have been doing no wrong. But
| feel it due. even to them, that this mn It, or
bc explained. Let me say, then, thatit has
been my custom to interest myself in all
matters to which could contribute, when
felt that the inicr Of the country could
Le. promoted. In proof of This, was n
siocklrolder, and one u the largest in the
harlestor. and Liverpool line Of stean.rs
"A company chartercdby the Legislature
n year or more btfore the secession uf South
Carolina. The oil ject Of that lius was TO
secure direct trade with Europe aud 10
make the South independent of tue North.
After the comipenc cement Of the. wGr, Che
Government at Montgomery, was urged to
establish steamers 10 run the blockade
on Government account from Southern
ports to Europe. An agent was sent to
dien ly some gentlemen IN Charleston f,r
i'h's'rua'Osc. They -lcelined IT, uron the
ground that the war would not last long,
that we llideahundGnt snppliesof arms aud
ammunition; thai therisk was too great for
The Government and that, on the VIII Die. il
had better he done. by private enterprise.
il vas only whcn'sh;s ctfoft with tito Gov,
ernm"'It had failed ilst patriotic msn, look
ing mainly to the need Hiey foresaw-, ,.etae-
n"'rd 4ines for this PmP"se. They felt
tnnt arms, ammunition, blankets, shoes and
lei NJ sI
the troops. l Hhs amony those WHO. for
this r"'rosc. engaged. this work. II, {,
the timc that the enhpani wcrc chartered
hy. the Legislature. III December last, I Ind
i!ve-t.d between seven and eight thou
Sand dollars in this way. all of whic.. had
been lest, with heeSception of nine hun.
died uni-cigb'y dollars. may say here,
"s tho great oi,jrctiru niged against me l..
that have mace G,i..iious Gums In this
war, that in reality have not vet realized
single cent, Tisi III have done 50, had l
consented To sch the stocks which held,
nnd which eouldhavo sold fur' FIVE or six
times what kne& 'uIem to be WORTH
But my rule Of life has been. never TO sell
l'>,iN"S w ''"'o "HH ucebleu lC worm
intrinsically aud l could nCt do chs. Ilo
not know atlariIl even get lack again
what have. thus iavestcd, much Icss. tha,
I s:lnll gain bS Che ipres, ,uent :.
Let me also; any that there are certain
evils connected with some blockade run.
ni'g with whiefi'I have hnd nothing TO do
hare never had any hard in introducing
fapkee goods. into the country. have
never SHIPPED cotton to goio, the, Y ankecs
Llsnre always held that this was wrong
aud thdt C6ngress ought To have regulate
thIs matter. III !alSclcl. ! should be glaG Ia
vote for a bill by which il shall DC provid
cd That every one bringing goods into oul
perts, Should furhishiudulitable proof thu
The good. are moi Of Tsnkec. origin, and i
such proof le not furnished, that the good.
shall be confscated to tie Government
and. n!sn, tsd any oae exporting coltor
should give bond, for the full value OF thc
cotton shipped, 10 he collected by the Gov
ernment in tho event that The cotton fall
into t,s hand, Of the Yankees in any othcl
way than ly capture. So.
lz--[While, however, have had nothing Il
1 do W it'll any OF the evils Of the blockade, =
haY . had a great deal to do with many o
ktlie blessipgs IL has conferred on the coun
I Try. lraye much TO do wiCbf arn,s, ammu
nirfon, blnrSksts.. shoes. and other necessa
ries, " hiclf have been brought in 'gratut
| ousty for tho Goyernnent. I have ais,