The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-24

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me. Such n contest could have but o.
=. -ul, While to those in The State Who
w4uil give t:,eir s;:ppo:, to the Exccn,iv...
.,her" must come penalties a"l .ucI.l::.r.
without the possibility Of advantage.
Whatever, therefore. ay be TIC i,,,:i.g
whtcn belongs TO me RS IA man or Il cit;z~l..
ii, Il case .kc this; where conviction pre-
c"dcs the hearing, aud seutcucr comes t.n-
".e Tie trial; feel that it becomes me t.
be handful of the consid id-:a'ions wA;"!.
Involve your peace and :hcct YOU:
welfare. l have said to you before, l ~
to you now, the war is over; ho>tiii.ic.
nav. ceased; and 1t is You, duty to for!e,-.'
opposition which is hopeless-contest
which is unavaiing-and reconcile to ,,oa,-
selves that submission which the Govern
,uent of he United States can impose, and
You cannot resist
While the considerations which haze
now expressed lead me To this forb-urance
in .he exercise Of The functions OF the
Executive Department OF Tie State. owe
it TO my self to you, to the State, the 1-c
gislatule of which. according to the Con-
stitulou OF this State, elected me the
Governor of the State, 20 make my. pro.
,est again.t the power Claimed au,! cHer
cised hy Gen. Giit!ore. 1t involves n
question which concerns not alone :h..s
state, hut all the States ot the United
! States. 1t atlirms principle whic!, it IS
not necessary now for to discuss.
Whatever may be Your condition. ia
: avai!lng Resistance on Your purt will but
make 1T worse. With an carnestf. s., Of
the sincerity Of which need not give YOU
assurance, urge upon YOU the resumption
0! your peaceful PURSUITS, and the aI. Ia
ton OF yourselves 10 those changes which
may be made in Your condition. DO not
De tnisied 10y excitement; give II" heed to
passion; deal r,soiuteiy witt. facts; lock
the truth calmly in the FACE; >,ll ~ /! ore
! blood; accept with the dignity which eve;:
misfortune can coumand, ;he condition
which You canio5 avert.
IN thIs suSpenGing the active exercise
Q. the duties OF nay o.i:co, 90 50 VII: tt...
most :auest H:sh that vuur s,...rr:Acs
,Hav soon tind mitigation and relief; tia;
You may retrieve the waste and loss O, pre-
| petty wi.lch You have e...ur q! in tie ;-o-
G1ess ot the war; "m,. Thai you may .Xp.
hence those blessings. intellectual. social
and moral. which, un,:erlh.. favo. g: Coo.
were the great ends vi. ch desired "a
accom-, ,'lish. To have succeeded in those
"o0'u nave secured 10 i:Ic a reward, tt..>
richest and only inhcrilanc which | coui
have leit to my children.
N!tl regard TO myself so far as am
":tectrd by ihe charges which ar. .nad,
against ne, am reaGy to answer f. them
OF TO any OF them. at any time Or place.
when OF where my presence may e .i"-
sired or required for invests. .a;icn. sll q!
he there, If notitie,! thereof. With the l.::s-
posi- bic delay. Whatever T. have s:.i.!
oei'eved to be true; whateverl nuvr loa..
believed to be right. And w:h this
consciousness of :ilc rec.i:u,ir Of rlv ,ur
pose, and OF tn" intrg,i', ui tNv .nu,'rc..
shall not avoid, G"lay >or hlr.,,r tie
closest scrE':Hv ihat can I've devised
10 You, aImoN;s whom | was hu.:. 20
You, with h":n NY who'll. He l.,s trr
, >irA'; 10 You, whose con!i.!tncc ha,o.
enjoyed; to YOU. whose ,~'. .nnnv feel
. c"""i Well invoke for ny c"nlnc;. hav,
f't' :" express the pain which III vonGi.
/ ''"ii "f The >;;t- has cost me- a"l 20 W..
You al the h"rl'i:'">s which y rvo, e a..
ever rcrn'tcd tc cii"y.
may II \. C.. NAGpATI: