The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-08-02
VOL. II, NO. 16.--WHOLE NO. $50.
A Provisional Governor.
REMARKABLE sPEECH OF GOVERNOR FERRY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA

REMARKABLE SPECIE or GOVERNOR PERRY
OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
The speech from which the following ex
tracts -re made appears TO have been actu
ally delivered at GrecnyLe. :. c., July 81
by Gov. Perry. after lie had received his ap
pointmcnt but before he was informed o
It.
M. CuNEVAN-This public meeting @
the c-t-1~.s ol Greeuyllle : one a. deep hu
m4--AiloA aud sorrow. A cruel and bloody
war las swept over tie Southern states -
one hundred and ilny thousand Of cur bra
vest and most gallant men have fallen on th,
leld oi battle The land is filed wiki
mourning widows aul orphans. There /,
scarcely house IA which there has not
been weeping Tor some one lost. Three
thousand million dollars have been speni
by tile Southern states in carving OUT thi.
war. And now We are called upon 10 give
up four millions OF slaves, worth two thous
and millions ot dollars more. Our c0untr,
las been ravaged and desolatel. Our ell
.es. towns an1 villages are smoulderine
runs. Conquering armies occupy ths
country IAc Cuniederacy hes fallen. an,
We have been deprived of AL civil govern.
ment and political rights We have neither
.-" A0r ORDER. There IS no protection o
life, liberty or property. Everywhere Their,
- REORGANIZATION raplne and murder Hun.
ser aud starvation are upon Us. And now
We meet as "a uisgraced and subjected peo.
PIE. - petition the cOnquer0r 10 restor,
our lost rights. such are the bitter fruit.
oi secession.
How was it Nr. Chairman. that the south.
ern States failed in their rebellion Il 4.
true tile contest was most UNEQUAL one
eight millions OF persons lighting against
twenty $50 millions, Tie one having nol
iAet government, army, navy OF manuiac
-ares ana the other having all of these
Nfl nu hillN ui strangers and southern
NEGROES 10 increase their strength. tn,
southern people are an lmpuisiye. enthu.l
4,lc people, but they want The ener.-, AM
p-fse' erauce oi the North. ] said H. III,
friends 80 tae beginning Of this war. thai
M. greatest apprehension vas. that oui
soldiers would get tired OF the war and oui
i- ull lnt believe 10 possible 10 hold il
aAlyetloH eight millions ui ueople. scat
.eied oFei such an immense territory a,
composed tle Southern states lfthpy wer,
disposed 10 make any and every sacrifice
"a, The Ouch public dld in their war of indie
pe.teace. But. sir, the great cause ofou
lal4le Was tiaf the heart of the Southerl
people was never in this revolutiont Their
was nor q state except South Carolina. n
which there was a majority In favor of So
cessionl Even in South Carolina. Their
were many districts IN which one half u
''''' '''' % ~ '''' po''''
M Chairman, | Will here frankly say, q
l have often said during The past four years
that there was not a man in the Unite
states Who moro deeply regretted the SO
cession oi the southern states than did a
the beginning Of the revolution; and Mey
/ IS not nor DC ne >0aticra States one irk
feeis more utterly the huDlHiahoR aud 3eg
/ rGdatlon of gong hack INTO he UNsOn Ma
/ / d0. still, ] know that we Will be NOR
/ prosperous aud happy in the Union tha
/ ont OF Il.
/ The iGlencss and vacranrv of tho nee,r
4 I'D "A free state NAV be a nuisance 10 society
/ IL must be corrected in the hest way "A
can. have no doubt. In nine cases ont ,
/ ten free30p4 .UDy0rcQ curse iisfeq,}q n fle
/ sing -o Ne ueyr0. 80 one shou3 tu-n q
/ his ne.er.e- II fhov ara wiUin,. IN ranoi
rith him flr the-r ricfual- and clofbes an
wor. rs they have heretofore dome Tbe
have had n6 agency in hrin,-in,- ohort n
chance which has taken Tlace on3 y,
should feel uo iil-win toward tbom on IA.
account
Tho re-.r.,,i,,.s ...-,,,
.,,.~es o.. f.,'. ,,, 81, I''-'lo' I''-'lo' 70 .-'s iheetii
(.re.r.y..I. tsst tia T. l". Oi lno peopie
lis amne.., l.rocisn,I...,.. ,S''l''l, Ill eliiIrl
Ian foa ali vio are I. asioh anu gram a pa
far greater and ve-r 5i.lro,,, r-,,,, ~,
lion proper IL Was ors,,rizei h- cor.,.,,
toual sovereign ctotas oc,ino, &, ,I,, so.
etei-u capacitv a~5 rot BE- ,,-.,.,+i,...,,
as-emhlares of citi7o.- -, -
committed against Tho --,,e of Son,l Go
ma. a. we'll as ac,oinst rio Vni,o5 So
After 5. g.. Jeff ito I-ni.n oll ~ c,,;1o,
were liable, as traitors. In tie state conf
who took sldos p.tb ,ha Intel ct.,as n,
fought against her II fhav are falio
be punished ne frai+o-s ~, .l'e - g..
Courts for takirr sides with fbe stafe ~
al. were traitors and liable 10 be execuf
as traitors. whether they fought for ar !,
,, ,eu '.'s ..'5 '5,'c or the o.her Government. II
- ,s-.,-....i. eei Ne 2 most cruel ana lament
b '.. 1 i.on- DealA was ther porlo
..@-.i.t ~. e. IA.- -il- 10 s'and neutral ID
b ,-s TN L s-'i I'd ctoo7e between me eti
70 ..~,r,,,l i'tA 7'"'e7 was uealn- surrey
, g.. on - li'2n'lrous anu ABSURD cam
srrf~a .ce-. mere were lhOlsAnas a
s 90 ~ --o----I7 III tne Houln'
-ftt WHO ueel,A Tegfei'el lhs seces-'
800 cla.'s' %. alteT lhe Slale ma
70 4-,. .til .Na1 1"'''I Alsl aieS lahce
- 'Ae STATE
There have been few national wars
! Europe IN which greater armies were carr
. into The service and on the field Of bat
( To c1H SHct n 'rGr q re5el.on SIMPLY 1
Q -. ~ 80, 81, 80. -.
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4 ttre c.a yeo TT,, 1e MI ~.
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