New-York tribune., 1866-05-03
SOUTH CAROLNA-LETTER FROM COY. PERRY.

My purpose IN requesting give the communica-
tion place in The TRIBUNE was that your readers might
have correct information in regard to the feelings and
wishes Of the people Of South Carolina know that many
Of your correspondents have grossly msrcpresoned public
opinion in the Southern States These misrepresentation
60 uncontradced and do great nnsticeto the honest and
patriotic people of the NORTH well the South, and
deception and msnformaton must always work injustice
| to the deceived and misinfonned.
think know the feelings and wishes q the people Of
South Caroina well any in the State. My re-
cent position Provisional Governor brought me in con-
tact with all the prominent and influential men OF tho
State and have no hesitation in saying as an old Union
man, whose political life has beea spent in defense of the
Federal UDon that they all sincerely and truly
loyal to the United States aud will faithfully sustain and de-
cnd the Government This your readers do not believe
and hnve no right to believe from the gross mis-
representations which constantly mado to them by
cotton agents and other employees Of the Government
in the Southern States An hope expectation OF living
separately from the North given up with the surrender
of the Southern and the people to
their social commercial and political relations
with the North
state what know to be tho fact that there is no feeling of
unkndness the part of the former toward
their freedmen. On the contrary there earnest dspo.
stion almost universal among hem to protect and assist
their former This they would do cheeuly and
eecuay II the Freedmons Bureau did not interpose
the
The negro has received much abuse and suffered much
the hands OF the Federal rOOs In tins
section Of the country than FROM his former owner The other
night negro man was murdered IN cold blood oy drnnken
soldier this place. The soldier has been sent of aud no
place habit of knocking down and kicking
off the sidewalks all the negroes they met of nights in the
No bamc the North fr wishing to protect the negro
in the enjoyment Of life liberty and pops,y ni IN mas s
South Carolina he IL allowed 10 and be sued to give bis
testimony IN Courts, inherit and purchase property sell
nd deyg he allowed
real and be educated The young negroes who are ap
preuced REQUIRED to be sent TO school II there DO any
school in the hboIhood by their masters Pretty much
all that the Civil Rights b proposes has been done by the
State except making them citizens Of the State There are
very few oenses criminal code which do not apply to
the white man as well ms the negro ,.
docs not desire the right OF suffrage and IN ORDER to show my
mistake you say beg leave to remind you has l"e avs o.
States allow testimony to De taken IN
issues 10 which they are parties and on TINS pot lny are
So, %a follow that because negro is allowed to
give testimony that therefore 10 desires to vote am conn
dent not negro In 100 who would care to vote or
would vote IN any election not prompted 70 10 50 y s
employer Then be would always vote s directed - Ls en-
poyer This woud be giving undue influence to wealth ana
slng odioas political arstocaoy which would de-
siroy wow up all the political influence o The poor "1'''
That empoye will his employer wishes proven
by all experience n manufacturing oompnie' ~. opea'
Of the the establishment How maeh more Is tais
compromising political question: In several oi The
Southern STATS free negroes were formerly cn'u u 'De
but they thonght o exercising this prNse uAess
urged do so by some white persoa.
The four cars through the Southern reopr have
passed has greatly demorald the eoun, ana 'n''e are
men the actors and again tiey ARE The victims Gen
eray The negroes hive behaved well Inc hrts o .lo
have been mostly committed by oaaws and riges
from other States who are wandering over roe eoanry
Everywhee there disposition the part of the citizens
TO suppress all conduct Of this kind
say quite possible that restoration may be
effected which will give one hie man 10 south caroaa eqq,
poaer common goVernmen With ~" WINE h"i riu-n1
capable and Intelligent ard oeriiny not LEES oI IN NeN
YORK" Yun know very well that fcieTa tiovcnmcnt Is
compromise of political between small states and
laksu Il
and States having small population oi ihi t.h't
one white Rhode Island o. Deaw'e ha" l1atH ea
20 him. the political powcr u.af iAs Fed
cnia NsSYoJk or Penn,y,ana one white Vote N Cou-
neeiicui Massachusetts, has twice much pa power
IN House OF Representative Hbe man W Gait
fornia-tho poruaiion Caorni. being ra,siy
whilst very large proportion o tie popu at"a i '"1neo-
tcn and sachuseits are somen and cdrn i" ar DOT
allowed to Representation pr.rfnu I" 'oIfs
would deprive ali the New Eneand sniss sevcs
Congress and transfer the same number Of Representatives,
The trainers o the Federal Constitution wisely dc'emined
TO give STATE whether large small rich OF p the
vote In the Senate IboJ Ake~ ~se ,f'A
wisdom. that representation IN The Oar nne tbpuN M ID
pnew hs the slaves oi the sa,h ea lp
which cuyed the soil 10 the Norhern S'sle Asu de-
cled threef of them shoud be connr ~" that
these sllS have been emancpa cl thy s ne "tu"n h'
free persons IN aplo i'nint TIC y y 'T'
not than there is in counr the chren h.d women
ana foreigners not allowed New York The, nn,
contribute the d. easc hnd prosperity 81 ne United
States as any other cass Of nor-voerS.
1t would perhaps be difficult 10 ehh1.t more el-.,"
basis representation than that u population ~! sma
proportion Of the population OF any state are Noers i1e
women ani children are excluded iieI ,i, a.
persons convicted of Infamous crimes excluded soldiers n
the regular army are sehcraiy 'hoil'l sA.' 80 lam 2 %
States persons Eyag 10 iai, ma HIaDr 20 ls % u
suffrage has been very properly left ior each Sne 20 d'ier
mine herself make her own iaw'and regulate hr
judiciary and police.
10 allow the negro vote whchrr be capable u prude'
exercising this privilege not For e SAM rcison women
and children soad excnicd 1I the fht Ci ago
] t .1 ys Win death fr tner d loaoe The lavo
ton The ,onng from ~ a. ~ hre called nloh 10 60
forth in defense couny. and sacrifice their 'e' Tor
Government which they have no control The same ~!
be said Of the foreigner TIL he IL n'inrutxe .,
No one viii deny that Yong man !, "i ~ 'ea' on ~.
who has Just competed his cole gc course not ~ capable
n exercising the right Of su 'ee many od mon N"o hec
been voting all their i'es h"u ciA.o wet' w ~
TO all Some are muen more capable oi exercising political
Of the Northern States except sK u'fiv' arc ui w
unqualified vote. This where they bayc been FREQ Tor
insist th ali the negroe. the southern States. sho hov,
Just released from slavery snl axe a. Ignorant % 10
have been working should be allowed to exercise important
poea right shcn denied the fec ed nleiseh' hso IA
he Northern Satesi In the Ncnh"rn Stae there arc con
par%'ed% nnd d9 yery i,e mischief s.i n Sgth Caron
,pitv Of oar population are ncgr,ca y might have u,
entire control OF the State Government aud ect tc o"h
Governor members Of Congress- leg gnlofs Jucgs ana sa''
Thrs Government has been the white mans Goycnmcsi
whie men exclusively In Hay tho black men have Gov
ernmen Of their own and they have very properly etcnded
willie men from all participation in No Whine there
tn Vote or Gi anv ofice OF profit trust under
overnmen Why should We be more tolerant 10 tho negro
than lie Is to the white man
The history Of the world shows for To last 1000 years fat
the negro Inferior to the white w Africa there has
been no progress advancement, In cvzaton while oil the
nations Of the earth been making tho moss
wonderful strides In all the arts sceuces literature nrt
improvements Of tho world In Ills TO- nation and structure
pbssc and intellectual well c,cf the innor
10 the white man God has made hun eos hnd son caoho,
change his nature by legislation OF the eheree of posd
rights. a. -, =, - A..
In regard TO civil rights all should b. equal 20 far as the
protection life liberty and property are conecine "eei
male or female old yOung rich or poor willie or baca on
ahnd nnM sued, sell and puchase, ~