The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-06

ture. Here we ind resting place,
This was the point at which the rebel
lion commenced. All the States were
in the Union, moving in harmony; but
portion of them rebellcd, audi to
some extent suspended .and paralyzed
the operations Of their Governments.
There is constitutional obligation
resting upon the United States Co
vernment to put down rebellion, sup
press insurrection and to 'reper inva-
sion. The slaves went into the war
as slaves, and came ont as free men Of
color. The friction Of the rebellion
has rubbed out the nature and charac-
ter of slavery. The loyal men who
were compelled to bow.and submit to
the rebellion should, now that the re-
bellion is ended, stand equal 70 loyal
men everywhere. Hence the wish Of
restoration and the trying to get back
the States to the point at which they
formerly moced in perfect harmony.
He did not intend to serve anv par
ticular clique or interest. He would
say 10 the delegation that slavery is
gone as an institution. There was no
hope that the people Of South Caro-
lima could be admitted into the Senate
or the House of Representatives until
they had afforded evidence by their
conduct of this truth. The policy,
now that the rebellion is suppressed,
is not to restore the State Government
through military rule, but by the
people. While the war has emanci-
pated slaves, it bias einancipated q
larger number of white men. He
would talk plain, as the delegation had
said that was wha5 they desired. He
could 90 to men who had owned fifty
or hundred slaves, and who did not
care as much for the poor white man
as they did for the negro. Those who
ovrf the land have the capital to
employ help, and therefore some of
our Northern friends are deceived when
they, living afar off, think they can
exercise a greater control over the
freedmen than the Southern men who
have been reared where the inslitu
ton Of. slavery has prevailed. Now
he did not want the late Shareholders
to control the negro votes against
white men. Let each State Judge OF
the depository Of its own poltica!
power. He was for emancipation. He
was for emancipating the white MAJ
rs we'll as the black.
Mr.. Holmes asked-Is not that al
together accomplished?
The President replied that he did
not think the question fully settled.
The question as to whether the black
man shall be engrafted in the Consti-
tuition will be settled as we 60 along.
He would not disguise the fact that
while he had been prosecuted and de-
nounced at the South as a traitor, he
loved the great mass of the Southern
people. He opposed the rebellion at
its breaking out, and fought it every
where, and now wanted the principles
| of the Government carried out and
| maintained.
Mr.. Holmes interrupted by saying:
We want to get back to the same po
sition as you describe, az we are with
out law, no courts are open, and you
have the power to assist us.
The President replied that the Co.
vernment cannot 90 ou unless it is
based on right. The people @ South
Carolina must have Convention, and
amend their Constitution by sbohsh-
ing slavery, and this must be done in
good faith, and the Convex ton or
Legislature must adopt the proposed
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