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

describe, asiwe are without law, no courts
are open, and you have thc!power to assist
Us. - -
The President replied that the Govern, ,
,uent cannot go en- unless it is based OF right
Thaspeople OF South Carolina must have $
convention and amend their constitution by I
abolisting slavery, and this must be cone in
good faith ard the convention or Legislature
must adopt the proposed amendment to the
Constitution Of the United States, which pro-
hihi.s add excludes slavery everywhere.
One of The delegates. said we are most snxF
ious for c;Vil-rule, for we have had more than
enough of military despotism.
The President resunaing, said that as the
Executive, he could only take tho initiator5
steps to enable them to do the things which
it was incumbent upon them 10 perform:
Another Of the. delegates remarked that it
was assumed IN some parts of this country
that, in consequence of the rebellion, the
Southern States had forfeited their. rights as
nembers of the Confsderacy, and that If re-
stored it could oaly be on certain condlnons,
one Of which was that slavery shall be abos-
ished. Tbs could be done only through
convention
The President replied that TIC fcictionoi
the rebellion had rubbed siayerJ out, but II
would be. better So to declare bi law. as one
of the delegates had just reu,srkedsihat the
Constitution OF South Carolinn did not essab-
lsh. slavery, itIwere better to insert clause
autaeonisho 40 slaTery:
Z. Judge Frost said, substantially, the objecs
Of cur prayer is ihs appointment of a Cover
nor. The State Of S1uth Carolina will &C.
cept these conditions III order that law and
order ,nay be-, restored ard that enterprise
sid Industry may be directed tc9'sefal leu9s.
rTc desire restoration az E0on @s posslhic.
I: is the uart OF wisGor. .::S,. a;; best :.
circumsi aa.es Cectsia 0cIrs;o:'5 lave ''een
dispoIled T.: the ccyoiutpii--.':is -. sileni
that at.Sias.ry Ia s.n o,ssncnt1i ph'lt!@a: ssrti.a:
an erao:ai pnver !: is vrrr .crisj'1 t5av.
tho old D0liun.rcsrecs:nlc o,ase rights. in IT,,
.a;:intensncs ef whici. 't.iaa' &so made In;
4rehc!,;on in St,,.t! Carolina tr:e!i, has caascd
to cyi.:. Ay!i,iher 1eiusion, VIZ that cotton
is ki,qE, mas ike ais;, vanished in mist. We
arc toco.ne back with tkese notions dispellet
and with q now s;;stem oflabor. Tue people
of South Carolins viii cordially cooperate
with the goycln u sat in making that labor
elective ana elevat;pg the negro as mach as
they can. It is, jio"ev:r, :Ioora- q wor-i vi
time that ;he labor uf..n.huaas:o AMI ianai!-
cisu,. The people OF the SoIi'h ha7a the
largest intercsi. in the question. We Sre
wil!ingtn cooperate tor scii!s1, II Scr no
higher motives. we hare taken tho liberty.
encouraged hy your kind..ess. 10 l5:nw out
sugges: uns By wa,ca ,;,he pic! vf h. gov
ornment vii be a1cs. surrey an! hec,i.s'y
subserved. epeat that ,liA row system u
labor is to be inaus urated by sober, sound
and discree, Judgment. The negroes are
ignorant Their minds arc much infamed
by liberty. They are apt to coDtound liberty
with license. Their great idea is, fear, that
freedom consists o. exemption from work.
We will take in good faith aud AIRY out your
intentions with zeel, and hope tor the best;
and noneswill rejoiceimoro, than the people
oil the Sauth If emancipation proves success
full Freedom TO the slave is !resdom to the
master, provided sou can supply q motive
for industry. The people OF South Carolina.
from their hdelity 20 h5adr, have snbsniltsd
+. great ssc5iG :es !; they endured az.
We are defea1eG AM! corarered by the
North. woo are too strong Tor lis. The sanc
good faith wk;ch animated them in the con-
test Will not Be found wanting ia their pledge
Of loyal support to he Government. There
may grow out of this, blessings which you
hayenot ftrescen, and soma pleasing rays
now i!lumiue the horizon. l suppose the
oath of allegiance will be taken with as much
unsnimity in South Carolina as anywhere
else, aad we will submit TO the condition Of
things which Providence has assigned, and
endeayor to believe call discords harmony
not understood and partial evil universally
good" We ckeerully accept the measures
recommended, and would thsuk you to nom
mate, at your convenience, o Governor 10
carry out the wishes you have expressed.
President J"bnson asked the delegates to
submit whom they would prefer as ProTi-
sional Governor. To thus they replied that
they had list of FIVE men, viz: Aiken, Nc
-Clabany Boyee, Colonel Manning, late Gov
eruor, and B. f. Perry. All of them were
spoken Of as good men, but who had been
more Or less involved in tie rebellion. Mr.
Perry was District Judgc in. the Confeder.
acy until it collapsed, aud it is said to have
always been q good Union man and gen.
tleman of strict integrity. The people Ger.
lanly you'd respect him. and be could not
faii to be acceptable.
Inc PreSiQenC 6a10 ne knew Dcn]amln
Perry well, having ssrvcd with him in Cen
gress. There was no spirit Of vengeance OF
vindictivcncss- on the part Of the Government.
whose onl; desire was to restore the rela
tirrs which formerly existed. he was not
mow prepared to give them an answer as to
whom he should appoint; Int at the Cabi
net meeting next Tuesday he would repeat
the substance Of tbs intsrvcw, with Z nope
to the restoration which tic gentlemen pres
ent earnestly desired,
The delegate. seemed 10 1c pleased VIZ.
the proceedings. md fingered ior sonc tii;c .
individually converse with the Pr2siiea,.
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