The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-07-22

Saturday Morning. July 22, 1866.
Gov. Perry's Speech.

this days papor, will be read with interest
and satisfaction by all classes Of our peo.
pie. 1t is simple, clear, manly and we'll
considered performance, and its utterance
was, particularly well-timed and appzo-
pirate. Il is manly and sensible. in many
respects forcible and impressive-in all, it
indicates just, calm, discriminating
mind, free from all rash opinion. free from
passion and iudiscretion, void of all sub
tlety. all demagogueism, and calculated,
we think, TO relieve the public mind of
much Of its forebodiug and apprehension.
As matter of course. it can indicate no
particular policy iu,his future government
of the State, folsthe simple reason that, at
the time of its ntterance, Mr.. Perry was
as little conscious of the honor that " ait.
ed him as was any of the public. And,
besides, we take for granted that the
policy spt his government is measurably to
be shaped and Indicated by the powers
that be at Washington, whittier he has
gone for instructions. But something of
this policy, so far as it ss confdel to his
discretion. may be gathered from the gene.
raj toae Of the speech, from its happy
moderation of sentiment, and the lust
judgment which marks the performance
throughout. We have every copfdenoe
that Gov. Perry will prove himself a
judicious, thoughtful and indulgeut ruler;
moderate of exaetiop, temperate in the
exercise of power. considerate of society
and of all of the best interests Of the State.
He has long been known as one solici.ous
OF reform in educationafand legal respects,
and he will no doubt seek to inaugurate
ceTtain measures of which he has. been
consistently an advocate in the Legislature
for more than twenty years. One of these
occurs to US in the penitentiary system. OF
this measure, he has always been Jealous
champion, as we'll through the press as IN
tbe House of Assembly. Que or more
able articles from his pen. in support of
the adoption of such system in the State,
will be found in the pages of ihe Southern
Quarterly Revieu. When this measure
was urged, there were held to be vital
objections to its adoption in our section;
or rather the reasons for its adoption were
held to be inadequate, in consequence of
our slave. institutions-it being argued
that, for community of negro slaves
under domestic discipline, there was no,
necessity for such an institution. But, in
the manumission of the negroes, the argu-
ment of Mr.. Perry may be urged with
renewed force; and, indeed, without a
penitentiary, tread mill. and the usual
agencies of moral and physical discipline
10 such an institution, society in the South
would everywhere become a paudemo.
mum. We have need to proceed with
double speed to the task Of putting our
houses in order. and putting the people
everywhere in wholesome bonds of re-
straint.
Gov. Perry cannot too soon commence
his operations in behalf of the re-estab
lishment of government. He will need to
address himself vigorously to such organi-
zation of the moral and physical forces as
will reduce to order all the elements of
discord-to find employment for the idle
to re establish the obsolete laws in re.
gard to vagrancy-- protect property, put
down outlawry, re open the schools Of
learning. remedy the more urgent evils of
the pc >r, and subdue liccntious Nc otions,
as well as appotites and passions. to the
wholesome modesty which will keep the
trespasser within his proper bounds.
Verify, his hands are full; he will'h have
enough to do$o tax the thought and wear
down the muscles and the sinews. And
IVA mnst cnrna 10 his CT, r,,ort ,z;th n haa.4rz