The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-12-07
The Inauguration.

The Inauguration.
Provisional Governor Perry took for
NAL leave of the General Assembly yes
terday, just before the Inauguration of
Governor Orr, the newly elected Constitu-
tional Governor, and the first Executive
ever elected by the people Of the State
The ceremonies of the occasion were at
tended by largo assemblago of ladies
and gentlemen.
Governor Perry, in his chaste and ap-
propriate farewell address, pays a high
compliment to the wisdom of the people
in their present state of transition, and a
we'll merited tribute to the gallantry Of
the sons in this recent struggle for what
they honestly believed to be their rights.
He gives us great encouragement, as the
representative of the Federal Govern
ment in South Carolina, that she will soon
be restored to her rightful position in the
Federal Union. We, of course, expect
and believe that he speaks by authority.
Governor Perry takes the proper ground,
that the "Test Oath" does not apply to
members of Congress, as they are not
really officers of the Federal Government;
and that the oath prescribed by the Con-
stitution is the only one that they can
properly be required to take. Governor
Perry's suggestions, briefly rccapitulated
in this address, are well worthy of consid-
Grafton, and commend themselves to the
good sense of the General Assembly.
In taking leave of Governor B. F. Perry,
we SStel that we write the need awarded to
him by the whole people Of the State, when
we pronounce an emphatic "wcll done"
The inaugural address Of Governor Orr,
will be read with attention and interest by
the people of the State. 1t is the first
State paper from an Executive Of their
own choice, and as he is to be their Chief
Magistrate for four years, his views will
we'll command attention. His recapitula-
ton of our State affairs for the past four
years, of the causes Of secession, and of the
determination Of the people in all sinceri-
ty and honesty to return to their loyalty,
are all correct and satisfactory.
His recommendations as to tho legisla
tion necessary to secure the protection Of
his person and property te the freedmen,
will claim the attention OF the General AS
sembly. 1t will be seen, that he recon-
mends the Legislature SO to modify the
rules of evidence, as to permit them to
testify in all cases when their rights arc in
volvod; he properly exempts the late slaves
from any responsibility in the changes
which has come to them as the result of
war. We endorse mis- recommendation,
that the freedmen be treated kindly, and
that we should feel interested in their
elevation. Governor Orr intimated that
in the future, some compensation may be
made to owners of slaves manumittcd by
the Federal authorities.
The remaining recommendations of our
new Governor are practical, and address
themselves to the thinking portion Of our
people, On the whole, Governor Orr's
inaugural address gives US ample grounds
for the belief that he will make wisc and
patriotic Chief Magistrate, and that the
close of his administration will witness q
vast improvement ip all the great inter
ests which appertain to and form the
groundwork of the prosperity of any
Commonwcalth.-ColumJia Ph@air.