The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-11-02
Important Documents.

Important Documents.
His Exccllency Governor Perry has
given us the privilege of using for publ
{ cation, says the Grcenville Mountaineer
the following documents:
gsnure Of Office Of Provisional G0uern0r
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WAsHINaroN. Sept. 20, 1865.
ssTo His Erceueacy b. F. Perry, Proris
ional Gorernor, of the State Of iSoutd
Carolina:
.."SlR-I have had the hono- to. receive
and rhavo submitted to the President
your letter of August 2sth, in which you
state, ~ desire to be instructed us to my
duty after the State Convention of South
Carolina shall have formed a State Con-
stitution abolishing slavery and popular
izing the organic laws of the State. 1t is
probable that the Convention will provide
for the election of Members of the Leg
islature and the election of Governor By
the people on the second Monday in Oc-
tober,D and in which you solicit answers
to the questionss
s when these elections have taken place,
is it my duty to convene this s'new Lcgis-
lature as Provisional Governor, or are my
functions at an end when the new State
Government is organized? How long
shall I continue tc actas' Provisional Gov
ernor? Do my functions continue until
the State is admitted back into the Unionf
In reply I have the honor to inform
you that the President docs not think it
now necessary to anticipate events. He
viii expect you to report proceedings and
events as they. occur in South Caroliua,
carefully and freely, for the information
of this Government. In any case, you
will continue to exercise The functions
heretofore vested in you by the President
until YOU shall be relieved from that duty
by i.is.cxpress orders to that effect:
aCongratulating you upon the favorable
aspects of. events in your State,
az have the honor to be. your lsxccllen-
gey's most obedient servant,
.aW1f. II. SEWARD"
Order Counteymaaded IN relation to Cosofee
lfilitte.
aHp. .QRs. MIL'Y DIsr. CnAGLEsToN,
Charleston, S. G., Oct. 5, 1865. !
sa7ss Erce7lepcy B. 2. Perry, Provisional
Gore,mor Of South Carolina:
4GoyEnSoR-I have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your communi-
cation of September 2Gth. I entirely
concur. in your opinion that the organize
ton of Colorcd Militia would be disas-
trous in the extreme, and would undoubt-
.edly inauguratc war Of races, have
countcrmandcd the order, and enclose
you b copy of instructions 70 Colonel
Beeeher,
aWith reference to tho MiiitaltJ- Hall,
I have seen and conferred with General
Saxton, Commissioner cf Frccdmen's Bu-
reau. who claims the Hall as belonging
10 his Bureau. would advise that. q re-
quest for its restoration be made. to Maj.
Gen. Howard, at Washington.
ayery respectfully, your >ob'dt scrv't,
."w. T, BENNETT,
,tRrev t. Brig. Gen. Com dg."
[copY.]
lHD. Qas. MIL'x. D1sr. CHAnLGsToS' !
aClaarlcston, S c., Oct. 4, 1860. }
acol. j. Beecher, eom'dg I'd Sub Dist:
eCoLoyEn-Thc Brcvet Briga''ier Gene
raj Commanding directs that 5oa revoke
the paragraph in your Order in whic!
.you authorize the organization of colorcd
Msn as Militia. Since the establishment
Of peacc, Gen. Gill-.orc has discontinued
the organization of Q military force Of
colored men, and disapprovcd last June !;
! reouisition from Gen. Hatch for arms iol
q company of colorcd men raised in this
city.
aycry respectfully your ob,t sorv't,
~. HILTON THOMPSON,
aCapt 3ad U. S. G. T. and A. d. G.
A gentleman who had the curiosity tt
.,ond dime in answering an advertise