The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-08-29
ID ALLY NEWS.
CHARLESTON.
TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST %, 1865.

Ii ls NOT surprising that the presence of the
military i'll many sections Of the State should oc-
casio feeling, and still less that this should be oc
casioncd by the coorcd troops. The officers in
command have done all they could to render their
presence inoflensivc. We have been informed, and
believe it to be truc that the general in command
OF this department., aware of the feeling existing
on this subject and pcrccptivc Of evils likely to
result, has regretted tho necessity of sending COL
orcd troops to the interior. But having the duty
toperform, and SO large portion OF his command
of such troops he has had ne option. The instruc-
: lions, however, 3ayc always been TO enforce the
atrictost discipline, and to allow as little to be done
as possible to offend the race, or unfavorably
Affect the other. These orders, VIC are assured and
bolieve, there has generally been Jealous effort
20 eEecntc; but it scarcely possible that they
could be executed perfectly or, if executed per-
fecty, it were scarcely possible that some measure
of ill-consequenccs should not occur,- that our ct
gems should not find in that fact the subject for
UNPLEASANT feeling, and that the mere presence of
the colored troops should not ho the occasion or
for irregularities in the colorcd race. These
Irregularities have occurred in many sections.
Property has been trcspasscd upon, disorders and
outrages have been committed, feelings of hostil-
ity exhibited by those, doubtless Of whom in every
section there may be somc who are not melted to
disorder by those troops, but who seize upon the
occasion to do what they but too ready to do
without,-but still they exhibited. The fact is
coincident with these military visitations. Tho
Sroops themselves not always perfectly uncx-
ceptionable. There often arc some who cannot
always be under military surveillanco and the fact
therefore, Of the presence Of these troops has often
been injurous,-thc feeling of uncasiness and irri
taton is constant, and is to be feared that these
nj iiinn dict,
ance
mixed community at distance from centres off
Intelligence and authority; and, smarting under
sense of injuries which they cannot but rcgah as
unnecessary and gratuitous, may naturallvoccomo
excited to the point Mt which some of itsmembcrs,
less susceptible of propricty and sclftontrol may
exhibit their feelings in some ;et OF violence
There several sections of theStatc as perfectly
loyal perfectly ready to a"Iuiesce III the facts
accomplished, any intersections OF the Union,
where this feeling exists. and its exhibition, under
the present circumstances, would be most dcpo-
rabc. The contests ended. There is not man,
we presume within the limits Of this State who
dreams of it's recommcncement. The illusion, i'll
dustrously kept up by publications at the North,
that thereIs sense of hostility and q smoulder-
ing purpose of outbreak upon the authorities of
the General Government, has not the slightest
Foundation in fact.
The people of this State, at least, are not re-
jeiced ut the present state OF our affairs; it is
not the end they aimed at, nor is it in accord
ancc with conceptions Of their interest and
well-bcing which they have cherished for years;
but they are, at least, rcjoiced that tho war is
over; that the turmoil is ut last ended; that il,l-
eivo hopes of independence are finally dispelled,
and that there is, at least the opportunity of
pending all that VIC havo of character, manhood
OF power and promise as the with which our
fortunes are now 30 indissolubly associated.
But while this so it is to be feared that it is not
generally realized. The publications to which we
have referred, would imply that it is not desired
perhaps, that it should be; and the occurrence of
any such act of violence as we have Indicated
however natural to tho occasion, however suscep-
tibe of explanation, III consistence with scnti-
ment of loyalty. however simply the expression of
Individual feeling, would be very great calamity.
1t would give color to charges against u.s. of au-
thority for the statements to our prejudice and q
warrant to the continuance Of garrisons through
out the country, and for the exercise of military
authority more stringent and severe than there
has yet been the occasion to impose.
Under these circumstances, the citizens Of our
country under tho highest obligation to accept,
with composurc, the present condition Of affairs,
and to stand to their condition, however bitter or
severe it may be, with fortitude and frmncss in
spired by sense OF duty We arc assured that gra-
tuitous wrong, injury Inconvenience even, is not
intended by our present military authorities. We
are assured That our present painful trials of
transition will soon DO over; that soon VIC shall
have lived down the last lingering impressions to
the prejudice OF perfect faith i'll the acceptance
of the present order; and that by the practice of
the virtue we commend, We will again re-enter the
siserhood of States, and find. together with relief
from public hostility, the common, civil and po-
itical securities for our individual rights.
Negro suTrnSe.-Thc Fall Elections Mt the
North.
1t might reasonably be thought that there were
other questions pressing upon public attention, of
far greater Importance than the one of negro suf-
frage. Here VIC arc, just at the close of n pro-