Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-11-30

-Four hundred thousand dolfsrs were issued in
1862, under authority Of tho Act Of 1861. when
labor and n,a'erul hsd appreciated very little.
In my .Procinmntiop excepted these two issues
from 'tntpediate fqn'!mg until The General As
scmbIy mt and deter ed whether the sc stocks
shom'a G- scaled "a tie real value received by
'be = ata tnr them when issued Tho .Conven-
'on "d"p'rd II rule for the government of trans
actions bhween individuai- during this time
which was Just aud honest. and no reason is per
criHed why the same rule should not le applied
III transactions between the State aud its credi-
tors.
Ii the General Assembly should determine to
scale theee stocks Of either OF both ISSUES q com
mission must be appointed to iix the rutes, and
| the interest can be then computed accordingly
Should the General Assembly take no aclinu
upon 'h.s snb;ec, during the present session the
fnnding will be executed in conformity 10 the
provisions Of the Act aforesaid.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMESr PROPOSED ny CON
GnEss
transmit herewith a communication from
the Hon. Wm Ii Seward, covering the Crnst;
tulio"nl amendment proposed to The several
United St''ce. History furnishes fcv exam-
pies "i people who have h",,n required to
, c"nc-d.. more To the will Of their con Guerors
than the people Of The Scnti. Ev rrv concps-
sion We have made, however so fnr from touch
ing the uiaa;aanimi.v or g"nsrnsltv of the vic.
their revenge.
In the .urrrnd.r Of our last or-an:zod army
"f The l"Le Confederate Government, Generals
johnson rnd sherman, each rcIrespntiuu the
military powers and authority OF his resp.c.
i've i"vrrn'nen' agreed upon certain terms IF
chpltuia'Ion. Nhil" exactlug in some respects
these terms were in the main such rs u liberal
mud generous vict"r would conclude to a fallen
f"". They wers accepted in rcod fai, h ly the
Snn,h n people, AMI evarY organized body nf
soldiers in opposition to tho Law. Of tn. Uni
ted. States were in few days dispersed
Scarcely had me fact OF the capt. naion been
mai" public, however, before it. was announ-
ced that the terms were ,rpudia,ed by the Ex-
ecutivc authority OF lhc United iates, and n
proclamation was Issued. Offering amnesty
witt numerous excepted Glasses, to those who
had pa' tic pnted the War; Th..e
classes also a"qucsc"d, and conforming
I" the requirements of the chief Executive
generally. ma'e application for PARDON Then
fl"w"d Military Governors and the Inlitury
occupations" at III" country, under which tho
rights CT tue citizen wer. Regarded by no
known rules, n;:d he was tried and punished by
to kn"wa laws. Th. condition of things was
also n"qGi"sccd i'll with remarkably putienne.
Provisional Governors were then nnnuin,eI
who's" functions were performed Jointly with
the M tnry commanders, and con. .itiuus call
rI by these EovernurI were assembled T., !
e. any" the organic laws OF liz" several Str,.s
Thus dill The people of South Carollu1 as..,n-
hi. and "!.lu -ru, iiia Cons, iti, ion that had
been made and hn:Inw-d by snch u.ru II. t,r.- !
ledge, fircknry. Mnrcn aml sumter We /,
we're required TO a''lsh slavery. WHICH had !
excited to- iva l,'It.'l..l yn,ra and Wa. ju,i.
mately .n'erwov!n wi u the whole social ia |
lust rial aid hGanclui .brc Of tn. Sat. W., |
;beye1. Wh"n llr L.r:aa,u,e assembled W. ,
were required t"ratify Unconstitutional amend
ment nhnlishiag slavery ia the Unite! State. ;
and were made. in part; instrr.en,s ~ ucco.n- !
I!sh that result in Kentucky and Delaware |
when these States had refused to do 30 OF !
their own volition. "e obevel. Tn addition
I" this nli the ci'iZ"ns of South Carolina, with !
seated: an exception, took th. amnesty oath
which required them to sustain anil s,i,,rnlt .ii !
'he p'"ctanrtions and laws mad d. ring lh" wnr
and particularly th"s" relating to the abolition
"' simV"iv. Ih"se oaths have been observed
~ ~" gent mass of the people with singular
hHe'i'y, ana every essential attribute Of n tru.
ana thnr"ngh loyalty 10 the Constitution an.i
Uu"n has been exhibited and rrnctic,d In
addition to ali this. the General Assembly Of
~" State has, by solemn ennrlineni, accorle.i to
The h mex rae" all the rights of person and
"'j''yel by III" white race They can
buy ami s"'I grant convey and devise If
|h'''r person or personal lights nro invaded.
H." same Ju'i:'"i tribunals vimiica,e them |
they Z" upon til" witness etuud and testify.
'"-ynr permitted :" testify in tn. it, own ca
."s. even when on trial for The rrea est offenc,s
l1'w my OF the States now crioyinr a rpp.
esent't'"n III that Congress which propose,
l'Is aIicn'l'ient I" US for ratification accord ty
'h-Ir own laws the Same general rights n,,l
privileges to TN" black u,an 7 They have bat
u mraGer iinin'.rr Of negroes in their miis,
tH u a;inwr.l tu vote. THEN, ,ru,raucn anil !
lel'rav''y would pro !,cc no nrpr"cinbl. elect
upon the result being less than one and one. |
''gh' rer cent. OF tn" whole ropuution where.
"a t'i-'r relative nn''rr h"re il as f"r,y-one
h'acks I" thirty whites If s,EsIbl", fair AM,
us. men. ~ the North desir. that these n,o,J.
without lp!"rma!i"n or elucntiun-str-p"d in
ignorance. crime nnl vice should rn 30 the nu,;s
md eject rrci to t"ng"cs. y i0 are ta p,.s laws
"X'ng nhd governing ti,cni Now thai all
MS Inns been d"nr, what further or hh,h-r
'ledge Of honorable obedience can lie given ty
me people to dno,hrrf Does the majority
no no" rules Congress esp"ctto make ~ bot
er citlGens-ir"re serviceab,e 10 the country i'm
'eace and in war, by further humiIra,ing nrJ
degrading us Notwithstanding ali lhea.
pledges and concessions it is sought still further
o huTn'l'ate and degrade the South Eleven
y The Southern States inc!olur Suu,h
:aro!ina' are deprived of their roprrsenta-
ION III C"nsress. Although their Senators
md Representatives. have b en- dnly elect
Il. and have presented themselves for The Dur
'o'e OF thk'ng their seats, their credentials
'nre. in most instances. been all rp,n the IA
'ie without being read, or have taiei to make
NY report on the subject In short, Congress ,
as refused 20 ex"rrise its Constitutional func. y
IONS and decide either upon the election, tn.
etnrh, or t'e qualifications of these selected
" IN" States and people to represent U.S.
o"le OF the Senators and Representa- +
rom the Southern Stats were prepared to
axe tie Test oath, but even these have been
'erslstenily lguorcd, and kept out of the esats
:. ~nich they were entitled under the Consti.
tltntion aud the laws. Hence this amend .
nent has mol bcen proposed By "two thirds of
oIh Houses" of a legally constituted Con-
res'; and Is not, ConsttntionaIly or legi,i-
lateiy. before'a sngle Legislature fnr ra,ifica q
ION; Waving this point, however, is it. com ,
he honor Of this State, to rstify thai amend.
nsnt do not ite first and last sections, if
aopted, confer. upon Congress the absolute
.ght-of determining who shall he citizens of +