The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-07-20
QUEER PROVISIONAL GOVERNOR.
Strange speech nv Gov. Perry Of south
lnrolInu.


From an address delivered by Governor Perry at
'r'"ivilc, :. e. July ID wo select the following
sn' Ting passages.
no. VS. II that the Southern States failed In their
retellionr II - true the contest Wa mot
one tsht nh9ns OF per.ons fshtng ssainst tv enty
amy, navy nor manufactures: and the other hsv
ins AZ OF the.e, with sn influx Of foreigners AMI
southern poop.e are an impulsve, enthusiastic peo
Pc sut thoy want the energy and perre, GRANGE Of
ne North; 'aid 70 nv friend, NJ the hcrinninr Of
ths war that nv greatest apprehension that our
'ouer' would get Tired of The and uut u. Rut,
cir the erca, causo NJ failure wa, that tho heart
We Southern peoplo never was la this revolution
lh,re ws not state, except South Carolina, In
knsh ,,, there VS. mSorl.y IN favor Of secession
I'm Ia south CaIolinA there we're many disifics In
"hich one-hnlf Of The yocr- did not go " the POLLS
Mr Chairman, l .lll heIe frankly say, as | have
otn said during the past four years, that there
hot man In the United staics = no more deeply re-.
s,,ucd The soccs'ion Of the southern ststss Than
dii at the besinning Of the revolution. and there
not noio - The southern States any one irho Isel,
n,ors a S,nrly n. hymitiation ana drg,ataton ~
,nst we shall TO more prosperous and happy In tho
" has been too common, Mr. Chairman to attribute
tn9 iMiu,e OF rms great revolution to the pre,deat
oi ne late coniedernry. Ths, sir is mistake Tho
people were Themselves TO blame for iis failure
lhtf Noie UNIV ling TO make thoee sserihc.s which
were essential TO its suocos..
When General Johnston surrendered his army h.
had ON his mu-tet-rcli scventy thuIsAnd men, lu'
tny iuufteen thruAand men 20 he carried Into battle
General Lees army waa In the came condition
Nhic vcro the Alsontecsy Al home, on tiifourh,
st-Ying ovcg their mtloufhs deserted and ragglinC
At no time durng the iast three yesra of ,he var
Wa there moro than ono-thlrd Of the army ready TO
march into battle
Conrc.s, too, Mr. Chairman. Is srca,l, to blame
iof their ehcanptons All b.twoon tn arer Of
trhtcen and iOrty five should have boen forced into
,he amy aud kept there. Il naltoIod not .hcthcr
no vas doctor. lawyer, preacher politician editor or
,chOO t'nher-if an able bottled man, ho should
hnVr he'n sent to the army But rtrungc to say, the
htre cla-sos Of mcn who mainly inntTume nj al
In plunglug their country into this mad revolution
wore all exempted by Congress from fshtingi I
a,nse 10 ,is P2llicianr' nowtpsper editors and
The r,oc'.on Of efecycn or twelve sovereign States,
composius one hrlt Of tho territory OF the nit.d
states wss sonitthinF more than ~ rcl ollion
There have b'on iew national vars In Europe IN
which greater armies we're carried iuto service and
on the field Of bate. 10 call ,ich war rcb,iiion
siinpy,s misappication Of terns The greatest aud
hcs men Of tho southern states wero uo-t conscien-
iiolsy .hdinI this war either Ia council on the
field Of battle. In all history there Ia not more
inrtonl 'han General Lee. That he should now hc
hung as traitor would bo Of national infamy
render tho name Of the United States odious in
While do no, think, Mr.. Chairman, that the
whole people Of the Southern states have behaved
well IA ths war, and done their duty home aud on
the field Of battle, ct there !. Avery lage proportion
glory In war and wisdom In council win ilin,trsIo
many bright page IN history. 'rhes have boon un.
succo'riu In their revolution, but this shonld not
anu does not dctfact from their heroic grllAntry on
the field Of battle, or their st.tcsmsnshp the cat
inot or halls OF legislation They will be femombor
ell aud honored heroes and patriots not only M the
South. but IN the North too a, soon a. passion sub
sues ahd sober reason and calm reelection assume
their sway over the public Iolnd
4. oahaot ana would uoL ask my fellow citizens TO
orfct lhr past ~ THE war 20 far the North |. con-
ted by the United Stairs armies which never can lie
forgotten ~ the southern States But do entrsAt
tholn 10 become loyal citizens and respect the ma
tonal authorities of the republic. Abandon, at once
and forever, all notions Of secession nulicaion aud
dirunion. Determine 70 live, and teach your child.
len to live, as true American citizens
On the subject OF ssyory the Governor expressed
The opinion that freedom would be a cur,o aud no,
blefsilg to the negro.