The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-25
car. PERRY, OF sOVTH OAROLIHAp
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peln,es HI. FrptrLeaee q WashlngtOa.

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Ho,Lse, Gresnrille, S. =, on LEesaoy'
4sgnss i, on his Retire sor' heShiagt o7'.
Fri1ow-CIrIzESs: / have met you this
morning. not 10 make 3 speech, out %
ALI over the incidents of my late visit
to washington. l started there three
waeks since as your delegate, 70 ask
Cor the appointment Of ProVislonal
Governor' and the restoration Of civil
authoritv in South Carolina. On my
vgsv I met 8 messenger from has Excel
lency President johnson, appointing
me PROVISIONAL Governor Of the State.
This was an honor which had not
anticipated, and had never sspire9 70
On NV arrival IN Washington | ad-
dressed note to the President, asking
he honor Of an audience, for the puT-
pose of receiving HE instructions, and
communicating 10 him my views ~
reference 20 the tone and temper OF
the State. After waiting that evening
and the next day, without hearing from
the President, | paid e visit to Govern yer
or Dennison, Postmaster GsneraL Ibis
gentleman received me most kindly
and seemed gratihed at the account 4
cave him Of South Carolina he e
sured me that the President had not
received my note, and very obLgingly
ordered his carrisge and went to the
Executive mansion 20 ascertain the
truth of the matter. In short time
afterwards received a note from Pres
ident johnson, stating that my com
| municstion, the day before, had no'
been received, and that he would see
| me At three o'clock. In reply, 4 stated
that I would do myself the honor e
eaal on him at the hour designated
and that my friends, Colonies Orr
ElForS, Williams, Bacon, and hessrs
Leitoh, Grady, Gibbs, and Bloodget
would accompany me. We we're re
ceived very cordially, and remained 81
hour or two with the President tol'
him that the people Of South Carolina
aceehted the terms Of his prOclama
ton, and were disposed to return Z
their allegiance 10 the Union, Iha
from having been the most Te1eliio1
State in the South, was satished SouH
Csrolina would, heDceforth, be ons Q
the most loyal Of the Southern States
That she would reform her Constitutio'
and ssolish slavery, give the election z
Governor and the Presidential election
70 the people, and equaliBe the repre-
sentation Of the State | gave Il Q
nv opinion hat the disunion feeling
the South had originated in the p
riahea
The President expressed himsel
gratiEsd At the course South CAROLYN
was likely to pursue, and instead
msuifesting any bitter or reVengei,
. spirit, be eVineed grsst kindness, soil
4 ituds and masnaaimity. The who
delegation was deeply impressed VA
. The courtesy, ability and dignity Of .
: ExcelleDcy. His political views e
" pressed, too, we're those Of a patril
> and statesman. He wished 70 see q
. 4 county ores more quiet, peaceabl
happy and prosperous In regard
the relative powers Of the State e.
Federal Government his views We
identical With ny oHn, 60 long {
p preassd IN South Carolina he y
q equally opposed % the certTalsatiI
= and consolidation Of powers Of Congrs
:. as be sss 20 the secession Of the Staii
/. Il must be lefs 70 the L6glslatnres
Z each STATE 70 decide who shan Be-
loved 70 vote Ia the Ststa Any
= tshnpt On the part Of Congress 70 &
trol the elective franchise Of 3 So
Woold Be saEarFAntsd uaurpaiion.
: expressed an ardent sish - see !
Co1stisutfon q South Carolns p
riarizsd 81 aboiishirg the PARISH =
PRESENTATION and eQuAlizing she PoiiIl
poser Of the upper and lower count
sivi1e IL election Of Govcrncr .
? pscpls. and also he Sleetiou q eieei
n president and Yice-eresident
q, On lesv;nz the President, be feqca
I'd ne 70 cal and see Hr Seward, :
rstssy Of State, and give DID tne sal
snsornation I had sifen He kzeeilsl
10 references % shs publif iefans-
:, seusinsns ef South CarolinA "a
, did ia eonpAny with the sonta "a
~ Ia dslerssion. We found ~ 1eN
- kind aad eorsiial, and slaiiaea IS
sss Insormaslon ue gave him VIII ressr
the politscs 81 South C4rohaa hal
x,riiing NJ. seHArd, had cesn =
- Or he AtsornsT 6e1eEal, ~ -
- &c sxrresseS hinsslg sHFPlise2
= nxass& s. ~ sps>fal ns4s y