The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-07-31

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The South Carolina Delegation
(. Feeling Of che People Of tie State.
\ delegation Of South C:,rolinians,
composed of Hon. B. +. Perry. re-
cently appointed . provisional gov
ernoI: Hon. james l.. Orr, c. j. FL
ford, J. W. Grady, ". y. Leitch and
Foster Blodgctt, arrived ut Wizards
yesterday. These gentlemen, i1;clud-
ing Governor Perry, We're appointed
by the people Of Western and North
western South Carolina to come to
Washing a on and ajk the appointment
OF pro- slonal governor t,ji' thc State
on their way hlt!ler thcv received in
formation Of the 2ppoiutnGl:t of one
OF their number to that office bat con
cluded TO contin;e their jmomcy for
tie purpose of con::ultation with the
S:esldent as to the measures to be
adopted III The reconstruction Of civil
government nj home The mail f:...ili-
ties, and cvcn the usual modes III i'll
accommodation, il South Carolina
had been 80 completely destroyed that
sevar;.l days had elapsed after the
Charleston delegation NaL started tt
Washington before that fact was
known III the y estern and Nort n west
orn counties, comprising the most
popu!ous portion os the State, and
this Srl2ration VAS appointed! f.,r these
counties IL orl;er that they nligh: be
properly represented here. They arc,
however, much. Srati.;stl at TIE seloc-
ton o; Governor Perry, who resides
III t:.is Fart of the State, and has al
ways been !. consistent opponent Of
SECESSION, having fought a4,,iilst it in
the secession convention OF 1881 anil
1852, and also III the one Lell in 1852,
and repeatedly opposed ii in public
resent the people OF South Carolina
to be unanimous in their ;cquicscencc
in the prcscut order OF Affairs. and not
only satisfied with their costly export
ment Of setting ny y government for
themselves outside of the Union. and
convinced of their Inability to- break
up. the Union, but ~. willing and
anxious to accept the re-,rt as an
unavoidable conclusion, and deter
mined to do All in their power to be-
come a useful member Of the old
United States: II IS their dcteralin;,-
ton to ADsc DO time in repairing the
damages that have accrued, and they
expect to be the first Of TIE rebel States
to present their l,cw constitution at
Washington One good result Of the
. necessity for a provisional government
is that it will afford an opportunity
long desired in vain by 4 large majority
of the people Of the State to amend
their constitution and establish a fair
land equal and Ebcl:.i basis Of repre-
sentation in their State government.
Politically the people of South CAro-
lima will be blessed by the rcconstruc-
ton, ridding them OF IN ir,ltferable
tyranny by which they have until now
been hopelvssly oppressed-Cor. Ne',
York Ikamd.
The Washington correspondent OF
the New York Xe7uAd writes as follows
under date OF the 2lst INSTANT;
Governor Perry hid, by appoint
ment, IN interview with the Presiden'
this evening, for a illll interchange o.
views in regard to the reconstruction
OF State government in'South Carolina
and other matters pertaining to hi:
office.
The publication OF Govcrnol-Pcrry'.
speech, Of July. ), has excited a storm
OF indignant opposition on the part o
the more radical OF TIE supporters o
tho Administration. The Governo
has, however, had very satisfactor,
I'M. rvietWS with the. President and mos