Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-19
THE STATUS OF THE "LATELY
SO-CALLED CONFEDERATE
STATES"
Official Correspondence.
SOrTH CAROLINA.


,- :, SUI Ih NA' CAHoLNA'
NNA'' I'VE OArAA'Ah"f' 'oTna nm CASSsiSA' TssH'
To his Ercs ILncv Governor orr:
My DEAR Sin: 1 received. two weeks
since, a telegram from the Hon. W H. Sew.
ard, Secretary of State, in relation to the
repudiation Of our war debt In The foIIowing
words: Gilman reflection Soutb CnroI;ne
would not care TO come again into the conn.
ell of the Union eneumbered and cbaroed
with debts and obligations which had been
assumed in her name in n win attamnt 10
subyert IL, The President trusLs sbe will
lose no time in making an effective oroonic
declaration, disayowinr all debts and obliga.
t;on, r,.do ~ ,.sr,nad T. - -. -. Iot'seir
=. "a &c a. " LaII;a NJ pIH.S ns VI Denan'' H..
IN hiu VI 'ne ieooiiioh. Inc fresloent awaits
further events in South Carolina with deep
interest" F"
In reply to this dispatch, stated that it
was imprac ticable now to mako any such or.
ganic declaration, as our State convention
had been dissolved, by my advice, after hav-
ing done all that the President had requested
to be done, and that was opposed to keep
ing a revolutionary body, like that Of the
convention, in existence longer than absolute
necessity required
further stated that our war debt was
very small one, and could not be separated
from tho ordinary expenses of the State; that
South Carolina had been refunded by the
Confederate States large portion of her ex-
penditures on account Of the war, and that
no one in this State had any right to com
plain of being taxed to pay this debt. as they
were all guilty in incurring il; and stated,
moreover, that the estates of widows and
orphans had been invested in this debt, as
the safest investment which could be made
for them, and that it would now be great in.
iustice IN this innocent and helnIass cIass IN
g;.o VOW tha J.h, N "'P'''' ''"'' W
uisa'o" Suo Iop''
ieSeruhy nhu the hohor OF receiving the
following communication from Mr.. Seward
through the mail
DEPARTMENT oP stats,
IT, ~. r,o.Jyas,i aisSfIs' pov. p ~ 1860.
Gopernnr Of h. Stafs Of Sortb g1raiinD,
SIR: / have the honor to acknowledge the
recent of YOUR telegram of the 9th inst in.
forming me that as the cbnvention had been
dissolved Il yas impossible to ndont the
Presidents suggestion to repudiate the in.
surgent debt. and to inform YOU that. while
the objections which you urge to the adop-
ton of that proceeding are Of a serious nm.
ture, the President cannot refrain from
awaiting with interest IN official expression
upon that subject from the Legislature.
have the honor to be, your obedient SER
want, WM. Ii. SEWARD.
You will please lay this Communication
before the Legislature for their action in
reference to the official expression which the
President is awaiting with interest.
Your Excellency's most obedient servant,
b. F. PERRY,
Provisional Governor of South Carolina.
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