The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-21
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Dispatches from President johnson
and Secretary SeWnrd---Message of
Governor Perry. f

Dispatches from President Johnson
and Secretary SeWnrtl---MeSsage of
Governor Perry. t
CHARLESTON, S. C., Dec. l3.-Presi-
dent Johnson's dispatch to Governor
Perry, intimating the relief of the lat
ter in "a few days of his Gubernatorial
office and the probable early admission
of the State, has given intense satisfac-
ton. In reply to Governor Perry TINT
no organic declaration in relation to the
rebel war debt can be mnde, in conse-
qucnce Of the adjournment OF the Con-.
vention, Secretary Seward advises an
official expression of the Reputation
by the Legislature. The following is
the correspondence on this subject:
COMMUNICATIONS FROM HON. II. f. PERRY.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
SoUTH CARoLINA, Dec. o, 1865.
To Has ISreelleney Governor Orr.
Ny Dear iSiI-I received, two weeks
since, II telegram from the Hon. VIM.
IL. Seward, Secretary of State, in REIN
ton to the Reputation of our war debt,
in the following words: "Upon reflec-
ton, South Carolina would not care to
come again into the councils of the
Union, encountered and charged with
debts and obligations which had been
assumed in her name in vain attempt
to subvert IL. The President trusts she
will lose no time inmHking an effective
organic declaration, disRVowing all
debts and obligations made or assumed
in her name or behalf, in aid of the re-
bellion. The President awaits further
events in South Carolina with deep in
terest." f ga
In reply to this dispatch, stated that
it was imprnclicable now to make any
such organic declaration, ms our State
Convention had been dissolved, by my
advice, after having done all that the
President had requested to be done, and
that 1 was opposed To keeping n reVolu-
tioInIry body, like that of the Conven-
ton, in existence longer than absolute
necessity required.
further stated that our war debt was
n very small ono, and could not be sem
arated from the ordinary expenses of
the State; that South CarOlinn had been
refunded by the Confederate States a
| large portion of her expenditures on nc
count of the war, and that no one in
this State had any right to complain AZ
being taxed to pay this debt. NJ thor,
! were all guilty in mourning 1t; and
/ stated, moreover, that the estnfes of
/ widows and orphans Ind been invested
/ i'll this debt, rs the safest Investment
winch could be mnde for them, and that
/ II would now Ike great Injustice to this
I innocent and helpless class to disnvow
I the debt.
Yesterday Irhadithe honor OF receive
I ing the following communication from
Mr., Seward through the mail:
DEPARTMENT DE- STATS, 81
WASIuNeTON, Novelnber 50, 1855.
To It's EreclLeney B. +. Perry, Pro
GtsioRdE Governor Of the State eJ ISoutA
CdrOtind: X
SR-I have the honor toackuowledge
the receipt of your telegram of the 9th
instant, informing me TINT us the Com
NentiOu had been dissolved It was Inn
possible to adopt the Presidents sug-
scstion to repudiate the inSurgent debt.
ana TO Inform you that, while the OBJ
lSctions which you urge to the adoption
ol thaL prosecuting are of a serious ma
ture, the President cannot refrain firom
awaiting with interest am officisI sS-
preston upon that subject from the
lthaNe the honor to be, your obe,Ifant
servant, wv II 3 ~. ) VI. Ieti'
GU VIII please to lay this commnni-
Sati ion before tho Legislature for their
action in reference, TO the offiCi.I -
preston which the President is = SvSi,S,SS.
with interest. - s--s % 'A'' ''itllls
Your Excellency's most obeiIenk SER
want, 70 DIX slzi1F4 y TSrsy,,S.s
Provisional Governor of South sESro-
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