The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-07
GOV. PERRY STILL IN TIE FIELD.

The ex- Governor seems to be irrepressible, and
is not disposed to allow his light to be "hid under
bushel' He hns published the sixth letter, which
appears in the Pheaz Of last Wednesday. We
shall Ges him the justice to publish it next week.
Gov. PErnY ought to be satisfied. If he came
into influential position and political power, he
has made up for lost time, and has done mischief
enough 10 occupy an ordinary man much longer
political life time. We wish to do justice to his
ability and it deserves to be recorded that as Pro-
yisiepal Governor, he succeeded in exciting the
State to the most injudicious activity at time
when'her obvious policy was to keep as quiet as
possible-tbat, in the same position, he was moro
responsible than any other public man for the pas
sage of the snegro code, and that ne is entitled,
by hii recent efforts, to the distinction of having
done:more to divide the opinion and embarrass the
action the State than any radical agitator. His
last letter has, we are afraid succeeded in produc-
ing more ifeeling between the races in this State
than my occurrence since the war, and in this
unnecessary irritation has contrved to offend both
the sense and the sentiment of white ns we'll as
black
Surely the christian men of this community will
not consent to vndicate their position by the as
sertion that the negro has no soul, and yet what
else does the Governor mean when he quotes with
approval, and as the foundation of his argument,
the declaration of AaAfsIz that sit is as easy for
monkey to become negro, as for negro to be-
come white man." OF course, we ell know that
thenegro cannot become white man, for sthe
Ethiopian cannot change his skin" But surely the
Governor cannot expect Southern men to- believe,
OF profess to believe thatthe negro is as little cs-
pable Of political privilege as the monkey. If he
believes this himself, why does he pride himself
upon his recommendation of qualified suffrage If
there is thing to which the Southern slavehold-
er could appeal in reply to those who attacked the
institution, it was his constant effort TO improve
the condition of the negro, and give him all the
advantages OF christian instruction. Were we in
earnest, or were we hypocrites? We're We irving
to do our duty, or to deceive our enemies? and it
seems to us, that if we thought the negro could be
made christian, We can scarcely deny that he NAV
IN time be made voter. we repudiate altogether
this sort of argument. We regret universal suffrage;
We believe that the great mass Of negroes are not
yet educated enough to vote judiciously, but we
areiwilling to.do oil in our power to teach them,
and to diminish as much as possible, the evil we
cannot remedy.
But what earthly good does Gov. PERRY expect
to effect by this sort of denunciation If he dem
onstpates the scientific truth of his theory will he
convert the Republican party, or will he win the
confidence of the negroF lfnot, what else Gun
this sort of discussion do but provoke the very an
tagonism which he deprecates2 If this is his in
tention, let him say SO fairly. we have seen
enough Of the Governor to know that we can afford
to disregard his political prophecies, but when he
undertakes political mischief, We have wholesome
dread ofrhis ability.