Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-07-26
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South Carolina make Che following s'...:ici'ts
under tie above caption: i'
+ B. f. Perry, who has been appointed Gov
ornor Of South Carolina, is a rioSt capable
and merito-ous, gentlcmaq. rsc selection
Of such a man is another indication Of the
policy and sound judgment OF President
johnson. It shows that he undetermined to
find in the.seyeral States the proper men to
direct the reorganization of those unfortunate
communities. The appointment Of such men
as Wells, Sbarkcy, and Perry. will do more
to restore order, good feeling and promote
reorganization, than any other step which has
vet been taken in this direction. Mr. EPerry
is q gentleman of life time devotion 20 TIE
old Union lie has manifested tits sanli-
meat not by cheap professions and loud high
sounding speeches, made before pSople who
are all of one feelngand idea, and that in
favor of the sentiment aFowcd, but lie las
proclaimed .pnd maintained it i'll 'hc presence
of an excited and nearly unaT;imous crowd
Of violent opponents and dcnounccrs. lrre-
quired little courage to be good Uclun
man IN Massachusetts and New York, but in
Suutt Carolina it has taxed to the most the
. aanhood cf'the boldest and strongest =
10 avcw any such sentiment for the last twen.
,y-iye ycars. Mr.. Perry was that man. He
rave. sl,rarli from the respcnsibility-of his
o,i,ions. .i.!anded and justified them every.
! !ere, aud thus won the respect and conf
dencs Of all his adverSarcs.
Hs.opp:,sed notification thirty-fve years
ago, and took the field in earnest and vigor-
ous opposition TO secession in 1861. A ma
tive Of the State, Of an old and distinguished
lamily, he clung to the old Union without
renouncing or regarding as inconsistent
Herewith the warnestaifection 'orand pride
in his State. He was not of that bastard
class Of Unionists who think it essential to
display their love of the Unicn, that they
should ignore the claims of their State, md
acouiesce in measures to deprive them oi
their rights under the constitutions In all
that appertained to South Carolina. inall thai
! sSgereignty which was clearly reserved tc
her, she had no truer son or more gallant de-
fender than Perry; butwhen it was proposed
az he thought, to expand that sovereignty, sc
as 10 trench upon and interfere with the eright
full powers Of the Federal Government, and
10 destroy the national character of the Con
federacy, then lie was Union man, and stoof
ready to resist the claims. and &ts of the ex
ira States rights men.
Mr.. Perry adhered to this position, amit
I'll the o.amor, tiimult and violence which
marked the scenes preceding and followin:
the secession Of his State. When the Wa
broke ont he retired to his. plar'atls, in sor
rowful silerce and GLOOMY detl"n'lsncv IL
could not raise his hand .as.,ina: h, n.s:r
SState; he could not aid or syn'p.ihis'.
those who we're waging territir wsr agai''<
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