Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-07-12

ngrattcu -Lpe-ConStttuttou WIZ po eSeti9o
as.8e 60 aiongs He would mot disguise the
Iact' that while. bic. had: been pefsecatee and
de- o,,nced at the South as a traitor, be loved
the great mass of the SoutherE. people. He
opposed tlfesrebellion atits breaking out and
fou ght it everywhere,s and now wanted Che
aofAthe Government carried out and
maintained. = =. =
Mr. Holmes interrupted by saying VIC
want 10 get back.to theesauie position as you.
describe, as5Ws are without faw, no courts
are open, aud sou have thcpowels to assist
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The President replied that the Govern
ruent cannot go,on unless itisbased on right.sl
Thespeople of South Carolina, must have $
convention and amend their constitution by
abolishiug sIagcry, and this must be cone In
good faith and the convention or Legislature
must adopt the proposed amendment to the
Constitution Of the United States, which pro-
hittits aid excludes slavery everywhere,
One of The delegates. said we are most anx-
ious for c;Ril-rule, for. we have he'd more than
enough of military despotism.
: The President Tesunaing said that as the
Executive, he could only take tho initiatorY
steps to enable them to do the things which
it was incumbent upon them. to perform.
Another of the. delegates remarked that 1t
was assumed IN some parts of this country
that. in consequence of the rebellion, the
Southern States had forfeited their. rights as
rpetnbers of the Confsdefacy, and that it re-
stored it could oaly bason certain conditions,
one: &C which was that slavery shall be aboi-
ished. - Tbs could be done only through o
ttonYention.S -
ThePfesGenr replied that lae. fsictionsof
the rebellion had rubbed siayerJ. out, but IL
would be better So to declare by law. AS one
of the delegates had. just remarkedS Sthat- the
Constitution af South Caroirn.d did not estab-
lishg slavery, sitMere better'to insert a clause
antagoniss s.,osslaFery:; -
I, Jhdge Frost sa:d, Substantially, the objecs
Of cur prayer is tbs appointment Of a Cover
nor. The, State Of S1nth Carolina will &C.
rept these conditions III order that law and,
order may be-, restored and that enterprise,
ssad industry may be directed toalsefal'endS.
We tiesirez restoration as soop as possible.
+. ia the uart os wisGor! cusia Ghe th2 best q.
ci1,ums, IA :es. Certain ocIrsions Lave been,
disisoIled. r- the rev utipii-s.f e. thel.i
that slay:;rY Is an Gene nt3i political strtigth
.ari srno.ai psver. It ,is very certain t5av
Tho old o0liun,res ne6s:Dr STATE rights, in TIC
,,a#int.nhnee Of whic.'taose %ao made th-i
srehel,ion IN South Carolina erred, has caascd
to exit. A!toiher aieiusion, viz: that Cotton
! rs kiinE, hasSiike&;st vanished IN mist. We
arc to1come back with these notions dispellcd
; and with d uowssTstem oflabor. Tue people
! of South Carolna viii cordially cooperate
with the goycr! &c ant in making that labor
effective ans elegat;rs the negro as much az
I, they can. 1t is, hoWsva:r, :,IDors, q wor,l vi
/, time that The labor of-anshu2as,a and isnaii-
cisul. The people Of the Sd,i.h have the
largest intercsi, in the question. We Sre
! wiline!tn cooperate. tor Selfish, IL Scr no
/; higher motives. we have taken tho liberty.
| encouraged hy your kind!ess. 10 tarew out
sugges: uns BY wa,ca Sihe p'iicy IF h" gov
ernlhent vii be mes surrey and tecli,s'y
subseryed / speat that ,ha new system Vi
| labor is to BIZ inaugurated by sober, sound
| Eand discreet Judgment. The negroes are
ignorant Their minds. are much inffamed
| by liberty. They are apt tocoYfound liberty
with license. Their great idoa is, 4 fear, that
freedom consists Of exemption from work.
We wili take in good faith aud carry ont your
intentions With zeel, and hope for the best;
and none5w;ll rejoice.morc-than the people
OF the Suuth if fenancipation proves success
| Eful. Freedom, TO the slave is iresdom to the
master: provided lsoI can supply q motive
for industry. The people Of South Carolina.
.frsrI their hddfelitS 70 H5I5r hiVs sIssniLfsd'
to great ssc5f.es; ;:they e;saafed az:
We sre Declared sS,!scouareFed BY. the
North, Woo are too strong for us. The saue
good faith which animated them in the con-
test Will not be found wanting ia their pledge
ofluyal support tothe Government. There
may grow out of this blessings which you
hayenot fcrescen, and soma pleasing rays
! now ilumiue the horizon. suppose the
oath Of allegiance will .be taken with as much
unsnimity in South Carolina as anywhere
else, aad We'will submit to the condition of
things which Providence has assigned, and
endeayor to believe salt discords harmony
not understood and partial evil universally
good" We cheerfuly accept the measures
| recommended, andwoull thsuk you to nom
mate at your convenience, @ Governor 10
carry out the wishes you have expressed.
/ President Jahnson asked the delegates to
submit whom they would prefer as Pfoyi-
sional Governor To this they replied that
they had a list of FIVE men, viz: Aiken, Nc
@Clabany. BoYee, Colonel Manning, late Gov
ernor, and B. F. Perry. All of them were
spoken Of az good men, but who had been
more Or less involved in the rebellion. Mr.
Perry was District Judge in. the Oonfeder-
acy until it collapsed. aud it is said to have
always been good Union man and a gen.
tleman Of strict integrity. The people GER
,alnly you'd respecr him, and he could not
foil to be acceptable.
r The President said he knew Benjamin
Perry well, having servcd with him in Con
gress: There was no spirit. Of vengeance or
vindictivcness-6nt the part Of the Government,
whose only desire 1sas to restore the rela.
tions whichtofmerly existed. Hc was not
Now prepared TO give them an answer as to
whom he should appoint; but'at the cabi
net meeting next Tuesday he would repeat
the substance oft,tis iut:ryicw, with : hope
to the restoration which the gentlemen pres
ert earnestly desired,
The delegate. seemed to DC pleased .w;sa
the proceedings, md fingered ior soule tiiac %
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