The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-06-26

tuet II teoeoeoQ = o0uId - only on certain
coDditions, one Of which was Mat Slavery
shouA - aboli1bed This eould b done
Only through ! Cosvsatiou.
Ths President ssplisd that the rebel
lion had rubbed slavery ost. but il would
b better - - declare by NV. Az one
Of the delegates bad just remarked that
the eonstitstion Of South Carolina did
not establish slavery, i were better 70 in.
ssrt clause sntag gonistis 70 slavery.
Judge Frost said, SUBSTANTIALLY: The
object Of oar prayer i the appointDent
of Governor. The State of South Car
olina will accept the constitution 20 thar
Law and order may b restored and tbss
enterprise and iadustry may be directed
70 useful ends. We desire restoration ~
soon - possible. Il i the part Of w,s
dom to make the best Of circumstances
Vain delusions hsve bssn dispellsd By the
revolution smoog then, and if slavery ls
N element of political strsngth and moral
power, il il vssy esststn that the old mo-
sion rsspeotisg State Rights. in the main
tainascs u which thosh Who made the
rebellion 10 South Caroline erred, has
ceased to exit AsothSr delasios, viz :
that cotton i King, has likewise van
ished. We are 70 como hack with these
sotions dispsllsd and with new system
II labor. The people d Sossh Carolins
will cordially oo-opsntS With the Gov
ernneat in making that labor effective,
aod eIevatiuR the negro u much a they
can. Il il, hovsvef, hore : work Of
time than the labor Of enthusiasm and
fanaicism. The people }f the South have
The largest interest in thb question. We
are willing 70 co-opsrate| for selfish rea-
sous. If for - higher nokivss. We have
taken the liberty, encouraged BY Jour
kindssss. to throw ont suggestious By
which The policy Of the Government viii
will b most surely and effsctually sub
served. / repeat that tho system Of labor
ID to b inaugurased BY sober. sound and
discreet judgment. The negroes are ig-
soraot, their minds are much occupied
With liberty. They are apt 10 confound
liberty With license. Their great idea is
that freedom consists Of exempiion from
work. We will take ia good faith and
carry ont your intentions with zeal, and
hope for ths best. and mono will rejoice
more than the people Of the South il
emaacipation proves successful. Freedom
to the slave is freedom to The master. pro
vided you can supply motive for indus
try. The people Of South Caro- lima. from
their fidelity TO honor, have submitted 10
great sacrifices. We ore defeated and
conquered BY the North, who are too
strong for US. The same good faith
which animated them in their contest will
not be found wanting in their plssge o.!
loyal support to the Government There
may grow Of this blessings which you
have not foressen. and some pleasing rays
now illuminate the horizon.
| suppose tho oath Of allegiance will be
taken with - much unanimity in South
Carolina q aoy where else. and will sub
nit 70 the condition Of things which prov
idence has assig1ed..: We chserfalIy accept
measures recommended and would thank
you to nominate q your convenience
governor to carry out the wishes yon have
expressed.
President johnson aeked the delega-
tion to submit whom they would prefer as
provisional governor.
To this they replied they had list Of
men-Aiken, McCiohsny, Boyc., Col. Il.
Manning and Gov. B. F. Perry. AlI.oi
them wcre spoken of Is good men, bu,
Who had been more or less involved in the
rebellion. Ar. Perry vas distric, judge
in the Coolsderacy until few weeks be
fore il collapsed and Is said to have been
always Union man and gen,lennan OF
strict integrity. The people respect him
and he could not fail to b. aecepted.
The President said be knew Beojamin
Perry well. having served with him in
Congress.
There vas no spirit Of vengeance or
vindiotiveness on the the part Of the gov
srnmeot, whose only desire was to restore
the elasions which formerly existed. He
was not now prepared to give them ~
answer - to whom he should appoint, but
at the cabinet meeting next Tuesday he
would report the substance Of this inter-
view.
The delegation seemed to be much
pleased with the proceedings aud fingered
for some time 10 Individually converse
with the President.