The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-03
COLUMBIA s: c. TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER s. 1865

1888, through which South Carolina be-
| came q member OF the Union, was ipsO
.fuct0 revived, and we are this day in the
! Union precisely as we became in 1888 and
| remained up to 1860.
We are now in very anomalous position
Relying upon the good faith and patriotic.
intentions of the President of tn. United
States, we have done all that WAS REQUIRED
| of us to restore our old relations t. the
Constitution and the Union; but stiH W.
have not been received into fellowship at
Washington. That important part of the
plan of reconstruction remains vet to be
accomplished. It is understood that a
party will oppose the Presidents plan OF
rcorganlZinG the States and giving to them
equality OF rights, and will insist upon still
farther dcspoiling and crushing the States
Of the South as conquered provinces. This
the Union and now they oppose our return
ing to it. When we were in the Union, they
abused MS on account Of slavery They
waSed war upon us because We triad to
separate from them, and now that we pro-
pose 10 return without slavery they still
object. In this emergency, the State needs
the assistance OF all her true men. Much
remains to be done: and not the lca.t is to
secure a prudent, faithful and patriotic
representation i'll Congress, to assist and
forward the work OF restoration which the
State has commenced. l arrogate not to
myself fitness to form part OF such u rep
rCsrEtatiOn. bat friends have urged me Tor
ward, and if yon are willing to trv me.
will give my best efforts.
in some respects, we are at tho beginning
OF our policy, as If wc were q now State
about to assume new relations with our
sister States; but We must never allow our
selves; to forget that in other respects we
are al old State-a State having antccc-
ucntS-a name to maintain and history to
preserve. Whatever may betl1t in t1o
uncertain future, the past, at least, is Sc
cure. South Carolina has never swcrvcd
from the path ofhonor, as size conceivcdi it.
We have record OF which none need be
ashamed; and when any apostatc son e.
hcfs disclaims OF disparagcs it, 1aay she
cast hlm out AS unworthy of her. The
devotion OF every true son OF the State
a;hcrcS IN advcrs!ty Us we'll as III pr0h-
pcrtv-ls loyal through c:.l as well as
through good report; ard in the midst OF
inc greatest mistortuncs,. ''stic!;eth closer
tlat brother"
A.tar the delegations irOln thG Southc-.
states shall have been received into Con-
Sress, many dclicate'and important duties
VIII dcvolvc upon them, especially i'll refer
cncc to the freedmen Of the South. and the
control whlca Congress, or 4 party in Con-
Srcss, may desics still to eysr..iSn over
them. 1t may rot be improper, in this
connection, to say that, whilst L have ap-
proved the course OF the State in seeking
TO restore her old relations with The Govern
mcnt OF the United States, it has been upon
tho faith and expectation that the State, as
soon as reconstructed, is to have entire
control of the whole subject Of her domcs-
tic affairs. The State. and the State alonc,
must be left to decide to wlpm she will
give the right Of suffrage or other political
rights. \ new code noi1. mllst be enacted
to protect and govern the population lately
made irce-to prcTcnt <,llencss, vaSrancv,
palFocrlS,n jrd crime. am cot prophet
enough to foIcsce whether we ean succeed.
be: solemnly bclcvc it Will b, impossible
to 1--we in the countr: AT all ,lalsss the State
has exclusive control af the Whole subject
l have hope that tais will be permitted, and
tnlnk Ii is III accordance with our int
rests and true policy u sI::::ail the prcsi-
dcat and the Democratic patty in their
eiiorts to restore the States t. tneis posi-
ton OF equality ana to gifc diem equal
rights III the Government.
With these views, if tho vo..rs OF the
District think that l can serve them or the
State III this critical emergency, VIII DO
my best for them; but l have 30 high n
sense OF my own incompetcncy ind Of the
difficulties and responsibilities u the posi-
ton, to solicit it by & personal :lnraSs.
SAMUEL. MoGOWAN
Ari'!HIL!.EC G. H., Sept. y, 1915.