The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-17
SOUTH CAROLINA.

e!1ihsS ofthe stu gisIntlire..-
An In 1mIPoEtapt RsPqSt as the Copl-
siIH4geS frpn. Governor Perry, Trans
uniting RsOOnlmunICaIE6n8'f nom FIRES
tdeutIJphnsQnJs Read .2II0W South
Carolina was Prompted to Pass the
ConstitptIonaI AmendmentlsT
! The COMMITTEES on Federal Rotations.
of the South Carolina Legislature, to
whom was fefeffed resbi iGtions offered
by Mr.. TheodoreG. Barker, with re6ers
ience to the fe toration OF the State to
her constit itptinnal ST tnssip tlis, I1,ais.l;s
!reported on the 7tl inst, ~ y ~ 81. =
The resolutions are as follows: 5
ResoFeed, Thatsin.the opinion Of THIS Gone.
have fully complied with ththereqtIirafaentsIo
Andrew johnson, President Of the United
States, dated 18th MAJ. & lE65s : 10 ? n
6ssSsssS, TSat aSytRg giye2 the strongest
the results Of the war Including the emanei+
t. guaranteed them ~ that proclamation! r
ReSolped, That the continuance of martial
la and the t9tssF Of ne wit Of
Is inconsistent with the restoration OF cIv!l
goyernments and the proper eubordInation.
the Constitution of the United States, -, :.
4 fE.fRe11lpeds Tint the people Of South Carolina
snFfSolnded STS lie PreSidsSt of fhe unitsd nittSs
HibIts due TO eismehcy IN the, exereissi Of
the close OF the war to have been that Of q
seasasFsd Re9pe eE Sst aFTfa asssR1Sf the
fully compiled with an the conditions then
nroposed, fhepnbllc .fhith of, q great t3oveFIi-
ment stands eolemnly pledged, before the
tary rule, and toFestore them to all their
rights In the Union.a ffriSl3 .g5j5f,l T T - !
Upon these resolutions the Commit
tee ON Federal Relati tions.repo as fol-
lows:
The COMMITTEES on Federal Relations.
to whom was referred the accompany!
ing Ees0tnti Ions felatinf TO the FeSto-
ration of the dState TO her constituL'
tional status nthe Union, have care
fully considered theshuie, and ask leave
to submit the toH wing report: :'i1iiesss
The restptatio ion of the State TO- its
rtghtfnlp ionin the Federal Union,
under tho Consti titption, is to 56nr people
of the most 9 ittdne iate and pressing
Importance, Charged as this 6Gegislal
ture jsfW1ths the grave trespon visibility of
controlling imIS0uth Carolina all those
matters which,, under the Con i tuition
Of the United State, are s1eftexelnsively
To the contpolh Zach Statei wei daily
discover newsiemb barrassments I'M the
perfot isof the duties cohfided
ito us on account of the doubt as to
how, faT our legisl tfonlpan ifea1Eied
Into effect in nEconsequenceo of. the milf
tary rule still existing In our midst, and
the resulting inability of exercising,
.throue our owpL courts, the powers.
conferred by the State Gofstitution.G
Until the SUPP efnaeY Of the law Is res
stored, until we are freed from the arbi-l
trnry e&netions sof mil itafy Ppwer,
WhictCnctB dfid Ter no fixed and Known
rule and has no restraint Sa& &e the IRE
Nj g ice oi; hasty Judgment Of
one eaccustom omed to obey orders himself,
and in tnHn, to exact unhesita ting obefifL
ence to himself our people cannot ibe
aroused 10 that tsii eide industry
which Is TO US, the only doortofi iien=
trance t0HeneFedkg prosperity Haying
war as Edna and irreXersiblei having
aband doned ithoqt resegYeand forever
thesproun lest and most cherished hopes
of the past; having, With honest pur-
pose and entire loyalty oGheaEt, given
solemn Pied ges, By the ctiange OF their
organic law, 70 heheetofth Seek their
weltare I'M the Union and With free
labor they Confidently exp scteds to be
allowed at o9ee toI begin their new ca
aThere isno tims TO LOST Cur cfties
burned Iir I'd ms,
OUT ftSln-npHhe iplf4ltt llle1AEn0GSundH
OF our homes burned; our plhnta ti0iis
utterly devastated, : our bank ihs6ll
vent; ma IONS OF our capital inv
IN securities tliat have become Rislne9
less-ql1 this ndnnuch beside all this,
demands Instant; intense, and constant
e1eFttuu by the whole Populati ION ifI in
onf day We are to see returning pros
Iperity. - ~ ut =.
But uhtif We ais suited, at least so
far as that we can have the protection Of
our laws and that sense security
laIis from the right u appeal "a. etSi1
tribunals, It Is In vaihto nfge this view
lIupon the people. Confidence must pre-
i Csede tbs 8eVfHtfl OF aetfSe in -
/ Capita must have the Security OF set
tied law before It wiz seek infestI Ilent.
| There must be ifeedom before indfvid-
ual enterprise bounds forward with
\ that activily Which has hitherto char
1 a6teri1ed the American peopleg
It seems 70 the eolnniittee, therefore
Y the duty Of the Ise STAT tnfes 70 max B "a
j Tin Fed deFal q over The iecl afd tiot
j CON taine 4 n the re solu lions refeIIedtC
MS, we appreo eoiate, indeed, the deliea'
j cy OF Gut pos ltioIl. !. We ought to ma Il
n0Ip perem pt ol9E demands nor gtye Ut
I teranca tosnndignif ledI or an M sflIS com.
Il plants. Ifithe National ttth6rfties fe.