Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-07-12

OF en- lnSitution universally achto"i ieuSeU Y"
be dead without any hope Of future resnc-
rection. So
To the associaed Press.
WAsHrSGFos, Saturday, June q, 1865.
A dels,atian.from South Caroline consist
ing os the following named persu;ss, had, late
this afternoon, an interview. by appointhscnt
with the Presidcn. : Judge Frost, fssac 4.
Holmes, George ", Williams, ". Ii: Gillit,
7. q. Steinmeyer, Frederick Richards. Viii
liam Nhaley. James Il. paylor,, Il. !i;s Gill
aud Joseph A. Yates. F'i
The President said It was his intention to
talk plaialy, 30 ttlcttthega might bo 10 mis-
understanding Therefore. 1t we're better
they should look each other Gill in the face
and not initiate the ancient aneuyers Who,
when they4net one another, could smile ct
their success in leceiving che people. Ho
said that If this f7on to i;e preserved,
it must hcun the principle OF fraternity, both
the Northern and Southern States maintain
ing certain relations to the Government,
A State cannot 60 out OF the Union, and.
therefore, nonasof then, having gone oct. we
inns,.deal with the question of restoration
aSd not rcsonst-ucti3a He suspected tia:
a. wss better State Fights man than soms
Of rhose now present.
Mr. Haimes-You ajwags, go claimed to
be. tLaueb'er.)
The Presiden. repl;adttas he alwaysthought-
that slavery could not be sustained outside OF
the Constitution Of tie United States, snd
that vhea tae experiment Was n1sdo it wo1ld
be lost. Whethat it could o. could not, he
ras for tho Cnion. and & slavery sc. itself up
10 coDtroi the government, the go:ernE,e1t
muat tr umph and slavery perish. The in
stitntion ef s:aTery made the issue. ens we
,cisht a. We, meet it ike wise and patriotic
sd aonsst a'an. All institutions mustbe
=s.i,rai.t-!i Sc the government, and alavery
las g.: way He cou.d not il he -Nould
reuia,,a it 20 ;-s former -etetr. Itc- knew
th.. some whom, he now addressed locked
npou eira IS : great peoples mar aud rsdi-
ca. Ba:, however unpleasant It n1ight be to-
them, he had 20 hesitstion in saying that bs-
fore aud ,s,i.r be entered public life he was
oppo.e6 to ri:Mcpolies and .perpetuitics end
eaialla F t,i. 10 used to be denounced as
a a-.nssue.;s We had . moSopol.; South
in a!aTes rhaug! he had bought and held
slaves he he: rev sod one. From Magma
Charta W. -. deriv.d ou5 iSoas of freedom
OF sneacs, .iharsv al tnc pr, IS, and u2reason-
able ss.rchss, and that private property
shan,d "a; be AIKEN ior public uses without
just compensation. He had these notions
fixed in bis mind, .and wcs therefore opposed
to class legislation. Being Previdonti:iiy
brought to h.a preaept condition, he intended
20 esert t power and influence of the gov
ern,nent 50 as - place III nower the popula.
ton of this .a.ion. He procasled on the
princ,pl o.. .se great masses ere not the
fu,usu u. mS ,.u a stump which wet woath-
er supplies. Fl believed that this nation
was sent an 8 great mission 60 afford an ex-
ample o, freedom aud substantial happiness
to all the powers OF the earth.
The Constitution Of the United States, in
speaking Of persons to be chosen as Repre-
ssntatiyes in Cosgsess says that the electors
in each State shall have the qualifications
requisite for electors of the most numerous
branch of the State Legislature. Here we
and resting pace. This was the point at
which the Rebellion commenced-all the
States were in the Union, moving in harmony
but portion of these rebellcd, aad to
come extent, suspended and psraly wed tho
operations Of their Governments. There is
a constitutional obligation resting upon the
United States Government to put down Re
billion, suppress irsurrecton, ana TO rePsi H.
vasion. The slaves went into the war az
slaves, and came oIt freemen of color. Tho
friction of the Rebellion has rubbed out the
nature and character of slavery. The loyal
men who we're compelled to bow and submit
to the rebellion, should, now, that the rebeil-
ion is ended, stand equal toioyal men every
where. Hence tho wish Of restoration, and
the trying to get back the.States to'the point
at which they formerly moved in perfect har-
mony. He did not intend TO serve any par.
ticular clique or interest. BE wonld say 20
the delegation that slavery was gone as OIL
institution. There was no hope That the
people of South Caroilna coald be admitted
iu.o the Senate or the House Of Representa-
tives until they had afforded evidence by
their conduct Of. thistruth, The policy, now
that the rebellion is suppressed, is not to re-
store the State Goyernlnea! through military
rule, but by the people. While the wanhas
emancipated slaves, it-has euaucipated q
larger uumber Of white men.. He would talk
plain, as the delegations had said that was
what they desired, lie could 80 to men who
had owned 80 or 100 slaves, and who did not
care as much for the poor white1nan as they
did for The negro. Those who own the lana |
have the capital to employ help, and therefore
some of our Northern friends are deceived
when they, living 'afar of, think they can e5- !.
ercise greater control over tho freedmen i
than the Soniher; ,Den, who Lave leen.rear-
oil ~hcrc the institution Of slavery has pre-.
Vsiisi.
Nov &c di,! not want the late shareholders
to c5ntTol tte hcgro voters against white
men. lie, each Ssate judge of the depositarJ
OF its own poiitieal power. He was for ctnan-
cipattn. lie was for e.aac:pating the white
man ~ well as the black.
Mr. H"lmes asked; Is not. cha. altogether
accom- i.'ed? +
The Pre.iden, replied iaat he lid not.
tt,;-,l, tha c1,estinn Nv settled Thn nu.s=