The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-05-09

: r4nstancrs IN ,ir,y uf which it wa> issued anC
! ;h,. h!o,l,,la cr Snnfbnr, ,,,,:s rnL ,hn sis
n.n>ion rr tha Wi, nc EnIsu3 coy,,,,e the Som
tbnrn ca,,yo ~ :, vos tnr,,,r! r,,.,Syc6 almost
the rnani,nons sonoort Of the peo,Ic Of Gror.
ria Before that thew we're very mUch divided
! 0D the cursiioD or the policy Of secc<Sio,.: but
| afterN ards they S.Ilp0r,cd the cause. he
impression which thcn prev lied was that pub.
! liz liberty was cr,iancerpd. They >nnG ortrd
the cause because of the zeal fr Constitutional
! lights They slll differed very much a> to
! tie ultimate object to he Obtained and the
means to hc u>rei; hat these differences yic}'!e
to the emergency Of apprehendud c0u,mca
danger.
Q. Was not the ordinance Of secession adopt,
Cd in Georgia earlier in dale than that CT the
pr"canation for $1,000 volunteers?
A. Yes. Sir. stated that the people were
vely much divided on the question OF the or
d;nance "f secession, bat that after The proria
mati'n they became almost unanimous in sup
port oft c cause. There were some few cx-
certionS in the State; think not more than
half dozen among my acGnaintanceS. As |
said, willie they were thus almost anal lmou>
in support Of the cause; they differed also as
to the end to he attained by sustaining it
S"nc looked 20 the adjustment or S"ttIem"nl
Of the controversy upon any basis that ""I!d
sccn:e 10 them their constitutional rght>,-
Others lo"okcd to Southern separation realty
A. their only object and ;,"pc. These dl':""-
ent views AS to the ultimate objects did not H.
terfere with the general active support Of the
cause.
Q. Was there popular vote upon the or
linance Of SeccS>lon?
4. O0!y so far as in the election OF delegates
to the Convention.
Q. There was no subsequent action?
4. No, sir; the ordinance Of secession was
not submitted to the popular vote afterward.
.. Have vou any opinion as to the vote it
would have received, as compared with the
wh"le; if it had been submitted to The free
action OF the people?
WitncSs-Eo you mean after it was adopted
by the Co"venti"a?
Nr. Boutwell, Yes, alicr ltSadoNtlon ~ the
Convention. !? it had been submitted forth
with, or within reasonable time?
A. Taking tie then state Of things into
consideration. South Carolina, Florida aud
Ni>SiS>ippi. think, having seeded. my o%n-
ion IS that majority Of the people would
have ratified it, and IcrhaiS by q dccjlca or
large m.jnity: If, hoA ever, tSnu;h Molina
aud the either States had not adopted the or
dlnaureS Of secession, am very well satisfied
that a MINORITY Of the people of Georgia, aud
perhaEs very dcciNtd majority, would haTG
been against secession If the o'dinanc" had
hecn submitted to them; but as matters $t""I
ut the time, haG the ordinance been Su"ml'te"
to popular vote, it would have been SuS,
tanned that is my Judgement about the mat
ter.
Q. What was the cate OF the Gs0TSi& ordl-
nance?
4. I"e 18th or l9, think the I%tA, O.
January, 1861, thoug.l am not certain
q. The question OF secession was involved
in the election Of Delegates to that Convention
Was It not?
4. Yes, sir.
=. And was there, on the part o1 the can
didatrS, pretty general ayowal OF opinions
A. Very general.
Q. What was the result Of the clcct;on, so
faras the Convention expressed any opinion
upon the question Of secession?
\. The MINORITY Was atout thirty IN the
Couyrnt'"n in favor IT secession. u0 notre-
member the exact vote.
" In N"hV htl"" q 10" many
\. Ina Convention based "2"n the nuA'oeT
ot Senators and mcmhcr> OF The House III the
General Assembly # the State. The exact
number do not rtculIcct, but think 1t Was
3uO-perhaps a lew over.
T. Was there any dl1'rcnce III GlH.rF"'
parts OF the State on the Ntrc' 9Th "1 tie onion
sentiments at 'hat llMe:
4. In <ome nj INC mountain cooh '!"S the
Union sentiment was generahy rie'"'cm'.
he cities, towns, alid villages were gG"I'a'f
for secession throughout lNe State '"I"N'
With >oE'e cXcrp'I"ns, ScrcS>lnn was less gen
eraI IN the rural districts ana IN TIE mountains
u tne STATE; !c'' '"e Pt"F'e G' S>:LV VI ''''
UPPER c"url'cS nt. were "''l; 4'G |>''"eo S:''S
>l"nl>t>' mere Was '"'n'"e "Ne Se'''",,"'
DIVISION OF Ihc SlaIe al al. f"F il>G''Ee' !"e
delegates tiom fi"yd county, III winch me NtE
Of Rome Is, IN the upper POI 10" "l '"c ot"!P'
Was an able one ana strong lor secession "h'Ie
the county OF Jeifer>on' d"Wn IN the interior
Of tic cotton oeifj sent one OF me most pr"'''-
ncnt delegates tor the C"l"n. c"H,'' 0e>'s-
nate other particular counties III that way
throughout the State, showing that tho e was
not what might be termed sectional geo
graphical division Of the State on the queS-
ton.
T. State Vhcther from EG"r o0Ser'a'!'''