The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-11-09

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civil jurisdiction, and should be subordl-
nate to civil law. Otherwise, their pres
ence would be productive of more mis-
chief than good. You will take..such ac-
ton in this matter as in your judgment
shall seem best for the State.
AS soon as the Convention adjourned,
communicated to the President and
Secretary of State copies of the new Con-
stitution of South Carolina. 1 have the
pleasure of informing you that President
Johnson has expressed to me his gratiti-
cation at the amendments made in our
Constitution, and his confident hope that
we should soon be, once more, a ":united,
happy and prosperous people, forgetting
the past, and looking only.to the future
welfare of our common country"
There is one matter of embarrassment
in your legislation, under the new Consti-
tuition, which I think my duty, to bring
to your notice. The Constitutional Gov
ernor will not, and cannot be inaugurated,
till the first week of your regular session..
And yet the Constitution requires all Acts
to be presented to the Governor for his
signature If he does not approve them
he must return them with his objections (;
and then, to become "a law, they must be
passed by majority of the whole repre-
sentation of both Houses. Although the
State Convention acknowledged the au-
thority and existence of the Provisional
Governor by several of their ordinances,
yet they omitted to authorize him to act
as Governor till the Inauguration of the
Governor elect All your Acts should,
therefore, be passed by majority of the
! whole representation of both Houses un-
less you are Disposed to recognize the
Provisional Governor as Governor of the
State. But even with this recognition, L
think it would be safe to see that your
Acts are passed by the constitutional ma
iority required, in the absence of the ap-
proval of the Governor. This will place
beyond controversy any Acts which you
may see proper to pass at your extra ses-
sion, in the absence of your new elected
Constitutional Governor.
In conclusion, 7 would urge you. gen.
tlemen, to look only. to the future in your
legislation, and forget, SC. far as you can,
the past. There is much to hope for and
live for, yet. in South Carolina. We
should congratulate ourselves and the
country that civil war has ceased, and
peace is restored to the land. No longer
are our citizens to be forced from their
homes and families, and offered a bloody
sacrifice on the field of battle. No longer
is our beloved State to be ravaged and
desolated land our towns and villages COM
mitted to the flames. A merciful Provi-
dence has once more blessed our land with
an abundant crop, and no longer have we
any apprehensions of want and starva-
ton. We are in the enjoyment ofhealth-
Our young men, noble and gallant SOL
dicrs, are peaceably resuming their tor
mer vocations, and exerting themselves
in restoring the State to her wonted pros
perity and happiness. Ne, civil broils. or
deadly feuds are disgracing our people as
in other States. We have no political di-
visions. South Carolina presented unit
after heract of secession, and she is now
united as one man in returning to the
Union; and will be as true and loyal to
her plighted faith as any State north OF
Masor.'s and 'Dixon's line. In this re:
spect there is no difference between for
mer secessionists and old Union men
They all have equally, at heart, the peace
honor, glory and prosperity of the Amer
ican Republic. And earnestly pray that