The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-07-27
der the name ofthe United States odious

Ih@C CHe WhOle people ot tne DOucn
have behaved wellin this war, and done
their duty at home and on the field of
battle, yet there is very large proper
tion Of them who have won immortal hon
ors, and whose glory in war, and wisdom
in council, will illustrate many q bright
page in history. They have been unsuc-
cessful in their revolution, but this should
not, and does not, detract from their he:
roic gallantry on The field Of battle, or
their statssmanship in the cabinet or
halls of legislation. They will be remen-
bcred and honored as heroes, and patriots,
not only at the South, but in the North
too, as soon as passion subsidies, and sober
reason and calm. reflection assume their
sway over the public mind
cannot, and would not, Mr.. Chair-
man, ask my fellow-citizens to forget the
past, in this war, so far as the North is
concerned. sThore have been deeds Of
atrocity committed by the United States
armies which never can be forgotten in
the Southern States But do cntreat
them to become loyal citizens, and respect
the national authorities of the Republic.
Abandon, at once and forever,al notions
of secession, qualification and disunion
Determine to live, and teach your chill
dren to live, as true American citizens =
There will be in future, if there is'not
now, Is much CT pride and grandeur in
the name of &c American citizen" as there
once was in that of ''Roman citizen"
The Republic is destined to &C on in
creasing in national power and greatness
for. centuries to come. AS soon as the
terment of the revolution subsidies, We
shall be restored to all our civil rights,
and be as free and republican as We ever
were. There is no reason why there
should be any sectional jealousy or i'll
feeling between the North and the South.
They are greatly necessary to each other.
: Thcirnterests are dependent, and not rival
interests; ard now that slavery is abol-
ished, there will be no bone of contention
between the two sections.
| thought, Mr.. Chairman, that when
the Southern States seeded there was an
end to republican institutions, that the
great American experiment was failure,
ard that I'VE should soon have, both at
= North and in the South, strong military
governments, which would be republican
in name oh,,;;'. =., 81. s;:, s;: my hope of re-
publican institutions has revived with the
!. restoration of the Union. 1t 81 a crying
shame to think that mankind, free and
: enlightened, are not. capable of governing
: themselves That they must have a mas
} ter, or ruler, in the shape of king or
monarch, to govern them, who may not
+ have as much sense or virtue as the hum
blest of his subjects! If civil government
is once more restored in the South, and
the ship of State gets fairly under way
again, we may be assured Of the perpetu-
ity offcpublican principles.
) In afl the seeded States except South
Carolina and Florida, Provisional Gov
ernors have been appointed with view
to the restoration Of civil authority in
} those States. This has not been done in
South Carolina, because the people have
not~yet given sufficient demonstration of
their willingness to return to their allegi-
ance to the United States. As soon as
this is done by the people, in their prima-
ry assemblies, Provisional Governor
will be appointed by The President, with
power to call Convention Of the State,
f for the purpose of reforming the Consti-
tuition and abolishing slavery. When
this is done, and the Constitution approv-
by Congress, the State viii be allowed to
resume her position again in the Federal
Union. The people will elect their mem
bers of the legislature, and govern them
selves as they heretofore have done. The
military authorities will be withdrawn,
and civil government restored. In North
Carolina all loyal citizens are allowed to
vote for members of the Convention who
were legal voters there previous to the
revolution. The same course will,beppr-
sued in all the States. The right of lsuf-
frage will be regulated by the Legislature
of each State. j.,
The Resolutions which I have had the
. honor of submitting for the adoption of
this meeting, are similar, in purport, to
those adopted at Charleston, Columbia,
Abbeville and other places. They simply