Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-28
[RE-pupLlsuEp rY SPECIAL RrerEsr ]
Re.enterinc the Cid UuiGn.

the President Of the United Statas and his Cabi-
netin the important work Of recognizing the
civil administration of .he severnl a,e. lstc!y
restnred.to lso .uboriiy Of tho old Union. shnuld
be subject If Intense solicituls to the South
crn people. We hnv= no doubt that the views If
p.ssidert JOHNSON, rs expressed in Speeches in-
mcdistely following his Accession to- The Chief
Magstracy, have hren eagerly. read and consid-
cred as indications Of hs intended course OF ac-
ton. On the subject Of State organization, We
6nd nothing in his words fcreshadnwing Tur
pose to disturb the harmony of tho Federal fys!
TEN, undcr which the nation so long livcd-and
Ppr6spored." He evidently has no sympathy with |
those o5trenists who have advised that the scpa
rate State lines shall be b!otted OUT, TINT their
internal governments shall be destroyed, and that
they shalt be recognized only as provinces or
rerrilurios belonging 10 HE United States YET
not composing integral parts IF the system.
Ills words on rhis sntjsrt are explicit Sooa
! after t!lr denth Of Mr. LINCOLN, in replying 10
4 tho address of GOV. MoeToN OF Indiana, prosi-
dent JcRssok said Now permit mcto remark
that While hare opposed dissolution and disin
tegration on th, one hand, on tho otter am
equally opposed to conso:idaion "r a,centralisa-
ton Of pewcr in the handsof few The Gov
erpnent is composed of parts, enea essential to
! the Mhole and tkc whelc essential to each. Upon
this dcn Of de :troy;ng States, my position has
been heretofore we'll known, and I see no cailse
/, change il new" "Slme ar. satisfied with the
idee that the States ore to bs lost IL territorial
AMI athcr diyi5iuns-nre to lose their character
as Siaea But their life-brsath has bo.n only
Suspended and it is high constitutional obiisn-
lion ne haze to secure e,ch Of these States in the
possession and enjoyment Of Republican form
of Coyernment" I-holI it as u solemn. obliga-
tion in at,y one Of these Setss.Whers the Rebel,
ar,nies harc been beaten back or expelled, cnre
not how s,a:lu The number of Unicu men, if
enough 10 .laa hc ship Of staic-I holt it say,
n high duty to iruteci MID secure 10 them Re
publican fo;nrc Government,
Ths meaning of This is plain. The States will
bs preserved with all their original powers re-
stored. gut ;scy Ni.l te preserved as States u
ra- orion f.,u,ng Only parts IF tha great Fed
eral sys'e,n, and liahle 10 the duties imposed By
that sys.onl The machircry Of STATE, it is true
will not be entrusted u thusc .wbo were proni'
nen, u Secession lat Notwithstanding this, aN
| those wh1-nu irutter y hat their former political
opinions-are now willing 10 receive cordially and
honcrably the arbilramcnt Of war, and who recog-
nize the obligations imposed by tho Union. under
which We are NON obi,gcd 10 live, must be eu-
ployed in tho work of bringing bnck their respec-
tive States to their original orbits.
In view of the sbGg gations resting on them, the
peoplc cr South Caroline must learn to feel and
act for n restoration of the shattered mechanism
Of their civil Government If they love South
Carolina, they must place themselves in an atti
tude to help her. They must openly and honest
" recognize her true position as n member of the
great Federal system, which is bound to exercise
its power for her protection, and to guarastce to
hcr Republican form Of Government. In short
they must not le. wounded pride, natural but un-
availng, keep their State in chains, slavery, and
darkness.
If those who have been deceived by hopes, once
dsar to cvory true Southern maR, but now dead
and vanished, shall honestly AMI sincerely ae-
rknosIetlse their allegiance {, n Constitution
which their bost citzcn, helped to frame in form
or years, then the organic life Of the State will
be spced.., invis scrated, her vital functions will
be restored to health, and tho brains, hearts and
hands of her people will 10 once more employed
for the common veal. 2
We have been led to these remarks by thinking
upon public meeting which wni held in our
town on Salc-day last. The object of this meet
ing ras to set on foot some plan By which Con-
vention of tho people Of Scuth Carolina might be
called or procured to signify to the general Gov
nment their Willingness and desire to re-entcr
the Federal Union. The said meeting, not hnv-
ing been previously advertised, and the attend
ancs not sufficiently large 10 show forth The cpin-
ion of the whole District, it Was adjourned to
meet again on Salc-daJ in July. by that time,
many other States will have acted decisivcly in
tbi. matter: and South Carolina can then have
no fear of being premature in her course.
Ranking ourselves among tbuae who, nS nc
said above, no matter what their former political
opinions, are now willing to receive honorably-
if not cordially-the arbitrament Of war: hoping
and trying 10 teliere sincerely, that By the inscru
table working of an over.ruling Providence the
dreadful tempest Of strife and'dcsolation which
has swept orcr.us during the past four years was
but the Larbiuger Of a purer and brighton day
tiian ever yet dawDed upon our believed country !;
we feel it TO be now tlre duty of every true patri
ot casting charitable veil over the rrcmediablc
past. to bond all his energies to the pleasing task
no, only Of ohiterAling all traces of by-gonc
differences. bu. OF Immediately laying tho fonn-
dat;on Of prosont and future prosperity among
H.. We heiieYe ii to he duty we all owe to our
common rcuntly--in 'ho 'hrosdcst acccptntiOa of
the tcrm.-to ou7 ;diridual' STATE, TO our faui-
lies, anl 10 ;to cause o! harnaDiyy aa'; eiyiliza--
ton throughout ;hc wo:il.
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tsc5d Ncws.
President JcHxs"s h.: i:sagel u pro'ama;ie"
.remoyins the twsaty -fyj per cent tax Oh cotton
The tax will hereafter be :Arse FER ceut export
I duty. 49,,
In accoyanna 'sh Ibis proclamation, the Sec.