The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-08-23
South Carolina.
Governor Pcrry's Account OF His ylsit TO
WasLipRtou.

Governor Ferry, Of South Carolirs, make. ,he fol.
lowing statement relative to hi. late interviews With
President johnson and the Cabinet:
We sore c.ived ,e-v cordially, and remained an
hovto two with tfe PRECEDENT. ! 70 d him thGi lie
pruclanstOn, and -ofe disyood TO t,uirn 20 th,if
SIC iauco 70 tho MON. Ihst hom Lsvus been tho
south Carolina would her ,tiorth, DO one Of tbs ~ 4.
otA Of tue Southern Stat = That sho cu.t tc'5 Al
hcI const utioa and abohsh slavery rvc the election
Of ,ove nor and Prudential elections 20 Tho people
th. etuHlk' the iepte.on aion oi the state. gave
had originated iu the pari.L's. he r.rsident * .
pts.ei himself gr.,ited at the course south Carolina
~, ney 70 pur,us, and Instead ri Au.fesIing any
pleituGc aud nssn.nimIt.. This vhols delcs.-
ton ,es deeply mp.ossed With the ccu rtesy dignity
ard abliity OF his Excellence. Ills political views
e1pfesssd to -ero thoso OF patriot and ptate.-
m'u lac wished 10 zee tho county once more guiot
isst,o Sose ne ne ss All BE : re iS.Ld 20 rae
nene hs % aions zee ilcntioa with mr. oEn, 40
ionS expressed In Souih Cs'oiius ltc vas e.uatly
opposed 70 tue ccnuAizaticn aud eonsoiidatiol "
PONeu ~ tVnscss a. he wa N tie accession Of re
sss 70 tecias so IL ali be s9se e5 20 HH,s 0I IN 6s
state, Anv ster It en- q pat Of Congress 10 con.
hol tire e'ecu-s Franchise Of a stap would De ~
unyarraniabic u'urpAnon. lie ,Ip.cs-cd An ardsnt
skh 10 see he Constitution Of South CMOuua popu.
larzed b. alOlishinr the parish ropte,ertst On Nrd
eluALng 'he political power o. the upper spo lup
country, giyint tho eeC ion of cover or 10 De, peo-
te, ana also TIE election VI electors OF P.esiatut and
ON leaving the President he requested me 10 call
snl see W seward, 5Serstsiv OF estc. and evc him
We .tme iniornaiion bed riven his FIcclleacy n
foiet'nse 10 the public feelings and sesnmenl of
south Carolina This | diJ 10 conpiny ain tho
south Carolina delos alton, We iound ". Se-sIa
hnd and cordial. and gsatfed st the 10 forn stlon 10
save him -iih regard TO The polite, oi seu'h Care.
Los; Isfore vistins Nj scTmd. HAD fc-n 10 cail
himself pnsei and moiiih,d st ny ,p.seh. msis
q ySu on the 81 Of July But soon discovered tha,
ne Dad oniY glancei over the 'peeou. suG did no.
eonpieheud the tone and touper Of my reuAr1s !
tod M. seward what ths Asioruer General bad
'Ail lie replied road vour speech this morning
yA.ch YOU msds IT, think Il ayery good one. when
vas Governor Of New York. tAid Mr. scv ard,
used v make speeches which we're very severely
criticized in Charleston, and said TO nJseiL sha,
the eeyi have the people Of Charleston cot to do Nih
ny my speeen made in Ne. foiLt did MT speak 20
And suppose, Mr. Perry, you intended YOUR speech
for south Carolina and not for washington
Inc Attorney General expressed a visa thsL yhlls
reforming cur constitution, should givc the eoe.
tion OF Goyernos " the pgople and invest him uith
vth the advice and consent Of Tho sen.,e / tod
nun my theory had sl-a,r bee 10 Five Nt the i'm.
Congress, and men era Of Legislature, " the people
and reievo them Of the trout OF assembling 90 often
70 Inaae petty slect.ona which generally tended 10
corrupt aud oemotaHe them,
called on the Secretary u the Tressury, Nj. Nc
Culloeh, and was very much pleased With him as a
ful ni.hed Ia The Treasury Office .ilh a M, Of ,p-
poin ments which had 10 male. 1 doing no, | GU
seayolcd 20 nl All the Offices with men Of capacity.
1 Iksvse paid my re,psets to tho Secretary Of
War, In company ~i,h the south Carolina deiesa-
ton, and ondeiVofed 10 lay before this high nnc-
uonary the true condition OF sfiairs IN sOuth
Carolina. regretted not seeing Gonetsl Howard,
Who 10 At the head of TIE FIeedmen's Bufeau In
Washington. But addressed a letter 10 him diving
Lin nay views In reiorence to the freedmen and
d.egston were earnest IA their efforts 10 imprc,.
The President aud his Cabinet With The imtohcy of
gath.onils south Csrolln. with colored troops /
had hoped 10 see Gen. GlltLoIo Oh dis sui eUt "a 1
returned through Columbia