Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-08-11

law and order may DO restored, and that
enterprise and industry may be directed
to useful ends. We desire restoration as
soon as possible. 1t is the best Of wisdom
to make the best Of circumstances. Ger
tain decisions have been dispelled by the
reyolution-among them, that slavery is
an element of political strength and moral
power. It is very certain that the old
notion respecting State rights, in the
maintenance Of which those who made the
rebellion in South Carolina erred, has
ceased to exist. Another delusion, viz (:
that cotton is king, has likewise vanished
in mist. We are to come back with these
notions dispelled and with a new system
of labor. The people of South Carolina
will cordially cooperate with the Gov
eminent in making that labor effective
and e~levating the negro as much as they
can. It is, however, more a work of time
than the labor Of enthusiasm and fanati-
cism. The people Of the South have the
largest interest in the question. We are
willing to cooperate for selfish, if for no
higher motives. We have taken the liberty,
encouraged by your kindness to throw out
suggestions by which the policy Of. the
Government will be most surely and
effectively subserved. I repeat that the
new system of labor is to be i%naugurated
by sober, sound and discreet judgment.
The negroes are ignorant. Their minds
are much infamed with liberty. They are
apt I confound liberty with license.
Their great idea is, I fear, that freedom
consists of exemption from work. We
will take in good faith and carry out your
intentions with zeal, and hope for the best;
and none will rejoice more than the people
of the South if emancipation proves sue
cessful. Freedom to the slave is freedom
to the master provided you can supply a
motive for industry. The people of South
Carolina from their fidelity to honor, have
submitted to great sacrifices; they endured
all. We are defeated and conquered by
the North, who are too strong for us.
The same good faith which animated them
in the contest will not be found wanting
in their pledge of loyal support to the gov
ernment. There may grow out OF this
blessings which you have not f~orseen, and
some pleasing rays nov illumine the hor-
lion. 1 suppose the oath of allegiance
will be taken with as much unanimity in
South Carolina as anywhere else, and we
will submit to the condition of things
which Providence has assigned and en-
deavor to believe call discords harmony
not understood, and partial evil universal
good" We cheerfully accept the meas
ures recommended, and would thank you
to nominate, at your convenience, a gov
ernor to carry out the wishes you have
expressed.
President Johnson asked the delegates
to submit whom they would prefer as
Provisional Governor. To this they re-
piled they had a list Of five men, viz:
Aiken, McClahany, Boyce, Col. Manning,
late Governor, and B. F. Perry. All of
them were spoken of as good men, but
who had been moro or less involved in the
rebellion. Mr.. Perry was n District Judge
in the C~onfederacy until it collapsed, and
is said to have always been q good Union
man and q gentleman of strict integrity.
The people would certainly respect him,
and he could not fail to be acceptable.
The President said he knew Benjamin
Perry we'll, having served with him in
! Congress. There was no spirit Of ven-
geance or vindictlveness IN the part of the
| government, whose only desire was to re-
store the relations which formerly existed.
He was not now prepared to give them an
answer as to whom he should appoint /;
but at the Cabinet meeting next Tuesday,
he would repeat the substance Of this in
terview, with n hope to the restoration
which the gentlemen present earnestly de-
sired.
The delegates seemed to be pleased with
the proceedings, and fingered for some
time to individually converse with the
| President.