Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-07-12
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40 tlS -S1-ooeCilsVCo @nSoSs ~
WasarSeFos, Saturday, june q, 1865.
A delssasian,ffom South Carolina consist
ing stte following named perso:Is, had, late
this afternoon, an interrisws6y appotatncnt=
with the Presidcn. (. Judge Frost, tssac <
Holmes, George ", Williams. W. 81: Gilt,
). H. Steinmeyer, Frederick Richards, vii.
lam WhaIey. James Il. TiyiorfH E.s rs Gill
and JoseHK AZ Yates. (! &~ s&S@t
The President. said il was his intention to.
talk plaialy, 30 that theas might so no .sais-s
understanding. Thsrrfare, 1t were better
they should look each other eI!i in the. face
and not iinitate' the'sanciens angnrers Sho,.
wheutheyeroet one another could smile st
their success in deeeiviIg the people. Ho
Said tliat If this G'aion srssfo 'be preserved,
1t must hcun the prfEciyde on fraternity, both
the Northern and Southern States maintain
ing certain relations to the Government,
q State cannot 60 cut Of tie Union, and.
therefore, nouesof then, having gone ees. we
mpst-deal with the, question of restoration
aSd not rcsonstrgetioa. He suspected tia:
h wss better Stale Rights man than souis
Of thosn now present.
Mr. Haimes-You, sjways, go claimed to.
be. tLaughter.) -.
The President tepi;edthss atwaysthought-
that slavery could not be sustained outside OF,
the CoIstituGoa-ef the United States, and
that whea the experiment. Eas made it woald
be lost. Whcthat it could Or could not, he
vas for tho Union. and Il slavery set itself up
10 control the sosernment, the goseruraent
1nuat triumph and slavery perish. Ihe IN
stitutioi. OF sia7ery made the issue, sna We
soisht a. well inject it Ike wise and patriotic
scd aonaSt aan al, institutions mnst'be
.=abtritt-,i tc the gsss -nRea,t, and slavery
las s:r2a way. He could not i! would
remaoti It 20 i-s former -etvtr.- know
tn. some whom lie row addressed locked
upon bira 81 : great peoples mar and rsdi-,
cal. Bat, however, unpleasant it night be to-
them, he had 10 heaitstion in saying that b.
ore and sitter be entered public life he was
oppo.ed to rsenepoiies and .perpetuities and
entails F.. this no used to be dapouaced as
S-.nasoe.ie .ie VIZ, had . poSopols gSeuth
in s!aTes rhaug! he had boo .ht and held
slaves he be-: rev sold one. From Magma
Charta we. derived on, idoas of freedom
OF sseacs, ..iharty sf the pr ass, and uareason-
able secrchss and that private property
shaeld 40; be AIKEN Tor public uses without
Just compensation. He had these notions
fixed in his mind, ,:aDd 7.as therefore opposed
to class legislation. Being Preyidcnti.ilY
brought to h,s preaept condition, he intended
10 esert til. power and, influence of the gov
erulnent so as - pace in power the popula..
ton of this 2a.jon. he proeesded OH the
princ,pi e.. sc grest masses ere not the
fu,nsu % ms &3vu' a stump which wet westh-
er supplies. Hs believed. that this nation
was ssnt On s great missioa to afford an ex-
ample OF freedom aud substantial happiness
to all the powers OF the earth.
The Constitution Of the United States, in
speaking Of peraons to be chosen, as Repre-
ssntatiyes in CeBgsess says that the electors
in each State shall have the qualifications
requisite for electors of the most numerous
branch of the State Legislature. Here we
find . resting pace. This was the poiutat
which the Rebellion commonwealth the
States were in the Union, moving in harmony
but portion Of these rebellcd, aad, to
some extent, suspended and psralyzed tho
operations Of their Governments. Thcre is
O constitutional obligation resting upon the
United States Government to put down Re
bsIliun, suppress insurrection, and to repel III
vasion. Tie slaves vent into the. war as
slaves, and came out freemen of color. Tho
friction Of the Rebellion has rubbed out the
nature and character Of slavery. The loyal
men vhe were compelled to bow sndzauSn;t
to the rebellion, should, now, that the rebeil-
ion is ended, stand equal toioJal men cve,y-
where. Hence the wish of restoration, and
the trying to get back the.States to'the point
at which they formerly moyedin'perfect har-.
rnony. He did not intends to scrve any par.
ticular clique or interest. BE wonld say TO
the delegation that slavery was gone as; on
institution. There was no hope that the
people Of South Carohsa coald be admitted
into the Senate or the House Of Representa-
tives until they had afforded cyidence by
their conduct -of. thisctruth, The policy, now !
that the rebellion issuppressed, is not to re- |
store the State GoysruInen. through military
yulc, but by the people. While the wannas t
emancipated slaves, it, hgs euancipated 6
larger Dumber Of white tnen.. He would talk
plain, as the delegations had said that was-
what they desired, He could go to men who /
hzd owned so or 100 slaves, and who did not,
core as much for the poor whitedban ssthey
did for the negro. These who own the land
have the capital to employ help and therefore,
some Of our Northern friends arc deceived !:
when they, living afar of, think they CON ez- !,
ercise greater control over the freedmen /
than the S1uihern tnen, who lave becsisrear-
I'll where the institution of slavery has pre-
7siied.
Now re did not want the te,slsaeholders
% control the negro voters against white
men. lie, actrSsote judge Of the depositarJ
q its OWL political power. lie was for cman-
:ipati,n: lie wasfor eranc:pating ths white
NAT, as uellas the black.
Mr. Holmes asked Fspot. chat altosetacr
The presiden, replied that he did--aot. J
hiRk the question fully settled. The quss-