The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-08

was what they desired. He could go 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 own the land have
the capital to employ help, and therefore,
some ofour Northern friends are deceived
when they, living afar of, think they
can exercise greater control over the!
freedmen than the Southern men, who
have been reared whero the institution,
Of slavery has prevailed.
Now he did not want the slavehold
ers to control the negro voters against
white men. Let each State Judge of
tho depository of it's own political pow
er. He was for emancipation. He
was for enancipating the White man as
well as The black. 't
Mr.. Holmes asked: Is not that alto.
gether accomplished
The President replied thathe did not
think the question fully settled. The
question as to whether the black man
shall be engrafted in the constitution
will be settled as we 60 along. He would
not disguise the fact that while he had
been persecuted and denounced as tra.
tor, he loved the great mass ofthe South,
ern people. He opposed the rebellion at
its breaking out, and foue;htit everywhere,
and now wanted the principles of the
government carri ed out and maintain
ed.
Mr.. Holmes interrupted by saving we
want to get back to- the same position as
you describe, as we, are without law, no
courts are open, and you have the power
to assist us.
The President replied that the gov,
ernment cannot so Oh unless it is based
on right. The people ofSouth Carolina
must have convention and amend their
constitution by sbolishing slavery, and
this must be done in good faith, and the
convention or Legislature must adopt
the proposed amendment to the Consti.
tuition of the United States, which pro.
hlbits and exclude slavery everywhere.
One OF the delegates said we are most
anxious for civil rule, for we have had
more than enough of military despot.
ism.
The President, resumng, said that as
the Executive, he could only take the
inltlatory steps to enable them to do the
things wqch it was incumbent upon
them topertorm.
Another Of the delegates remarked
that it was assumed in some parts of this
country that, in consequence of the re.
bellion, the Southern States had forfeited
their rights as members Of the Confeder.
acy, and that if restored it could only be
on certain conditions, one of which was
that slavery shall be abolished. This
could only. be done through conven.
ton.
The President replied that the friction
OF the rebellion had rubbed slavery out
but it would be better so to declare by
law. As one of the delegates has lust
remarked that the Constitution of South
Carolina did not. establish slavery. it
were better to insert Il clause anita gonis.
tic to slavery.
Judge Frost, Enthusiastically, the oh.
Ject OF our prayer Is the appointment of
a Governor. The State of South Caro-.
lima will accept these conditions in order
that law and order may be restored, and
that enterprise and industry may be di.
rected to useful ends. We desire re.
storation as soon as possible. 1t is the
part OF wisdom TO make the best of cir.
cumstances. Certain delusions have
been dspelled by the revolution-among
them that slavery is an element of polit.
iGal strength and moral power 1t is
certain that the old notion respecting
State rights, in the maintenance ofwhich
those who made the rebellion in South
Carolina erred, dhas ceased to exist.
Another. delagIgn wiz that cotton is
king, has likewise vanished in mist.
We are to COZ back with these notions
dispelled and With new system Of Ia.
Dor. The people ofSouth Carolina will
cordially cooperate with the govern.
ment in making that labor effective and
eleyating the negro as much as they can.