The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-15

Editorial Pennings and Clippings.


The Boston Post; .staunch old Conservative
Journal has an editorial under the above heading,
from which we make the following extract
There is smoothing the conduct Of the people of
the Southern States that challenges the respect and
confidence Of the whole country more than the sin
cere alacrity with which they have obeyed the
conditions of the situation in which they find
themselves placed. They betray their genuine
manliucss in meeting so openly the demand made
upon them. Having ceased their combined hos
tity to the Authority of the Union they professed
only obedience from that day forward, and they
have rendered nothing else. SiIIce the surrender
of Lee at Apponhatox they have faithfully kept
their word. Their armies were at once disbanded
and the men went struggling off to their homes; ;
no transportation having been provided for them,
without supplies by the way, under the direction
of no commanding officer, destitute and defence
less, they went from the battle-fclds to the homes
that had been made thrice desolate by the war;
and observed conscientfously the conditions Of
peace. There is no such instance known, of O de-
feated armys being turned adrift into their own
country again, on simple parole, and illustrating
the events by such an honorable regard for what
they promised under tie duress of defeat.
They have complied without delay with the diff
ferent conditions imposed on them in the name of
practical reunion. They have not shown any
backwardness in cooperating in one experiment
after another that looked towards restoration
After abandoning the Government they set up for
themselves, and under which they lived for four
years. they came back to the old Government with
out murmur or o relic of vindictive feeling, de-
claring that their resistance was mistake, and
their determination to accept the result and again
become fellow -countrymen with ourselves was sim
cere.
Ii is source of profound qualification to oil pa
triotic men to witness the practical and sagacous
manner in which the Southern men address them
selves 10 what is required of them. They are wise
in resolving not to wait for Judicial decision on
their case, when their great urgency is to get back
again into the national councils, md to form once
more o component part of the government under
which they are to live. If this be indeed q system
of sef-goyernment that should be both their desire
and. demand. Their former slaves having been
enfranchised, nothing could be honester OF more ad-
mirable than their afiliating with thera as fellow
citizens, holding public meeiagg ogether, discuss
inr together their common interests, and conjoint-
" working for the welfare of both classes. They
show their sincerity in this, as well as their sa-
gacity. The principle of political equality, which
has been forced upon them by Congress, they ac-
cept ut once and seek TO incorporate into their To-
cal systems. In this respect they put to shame the
very men who have forced the alternative on them,
by cheerfully doing what the former refuses to dc
at home at all. With the blacks they know they
are to live. Tie interests of both are nseparably
united, and they realize that they have common
welfare The Radicals might take a lesson from
them in this matter, if they were in quest of uni
versal justice rather than irresponsible power.
The people Of the Northern States hail the course
of their brethren at the South with unaffected sat
isfaction. They rejoice to find such substantial
evidence of sincere desire to get back into the
Union, and to become more a. part of the gov
ernment. Insincerc partisans will, Of course i'm
puc everything but the right motive to their con-
duct; but these:arc the very men, be il remember
ed, who rcfase carry out the doctrines of poti-
cnl equality at home. When the Southern States
are again in Congress- by their representatives,
they can best present their case and their claims
to country which will not be disposed to witness
the imposition upon them Of acts Of injustice-and
general harmony being again restored on the basis
of Justice and law, We shall enter people, Oh a
career of fresh and greatly enlarged prosperity,
and 90 rapidly forward with the work of develop
Fling her resources of the Continent.
The Now Orleans Crescent on Gov ORR.
Governor Orr of South Carolina, has just made
n speech to number Of the new citizens of his
State In his capacity as Governor he was ex-
pected TO advise these political neopbytes as to the
proper course for, them 20 pursue isrbuc them
with the knowledge he had gained during per-
sistent course of oficc-hodSng craftsmanship, and
to instruct them in the art and mystery of voting.
To such source the inquisitve enSranchised ought
not to look in vain for illumination. Surely, il
INV ono is capable of throwing light on such O
subject, it Is gentleman who has illustrated in
his own history tho workings Of she ballot t-box,
and who has managed TO get elected to great
many important offices, without possessing any
superfuous quantity of merit. The newly invented
citizens of South Carolina must certainly entertain
high appreciation of the powers of the elective
franchise when they find what it has done for
Governor Orr; just as in this Ssate, they must
have gained an exalted notion Of its efficacy by OBJ
serving what it effected for the gentlemen who
+ were elected to Office in 1864. Hence, 1t is not
surprising that the colored voters Of South Caro-
lima applied to Governor Orr for instruction before
deciding on their future political course.
We have only brief telegsnphie synopsis Of the
remarks which the Governor addressed TO his fel-
low citizens ON this important occasion, and, there
fore, VIC are precludcd from iaying before our
readers the whole Of his speech. That is luxury
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