The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-04-17
What Gan. Sick'Gs SAYS.

mentarv toast, expressed his views in An
admirable srcech. wherein he declared
his intention, "a far rs his official position
would allow, in relation to the admins
tra,ion Of the laws which he has been ap
pointed to see properly executed in the
two Carolin&s. We extract tie 10 lowing:
Mr.. President and gentlemen, ! thark
YOU for your kind expressions Of confidence
aud commendation. Tue relation hear
to the people Of the Caroliuas, while
temporarily charged with the supervision
OF their Goeernment, imparts additional
interest and qualification 10 the honor
conferred upon mo on the prcseo. occasion,
by so many persons Of consideration. |
presume some Of you may expec: from mo
intimations ofmy line Of conduct. | shall
not, I fear, CRAFTY even n reasonable
degree Of curiosity on that subject. Bst
at Az events, I may, without departing
from the reserve imposed on me by my
official position, and its responsibilities
and duties, tell you what | shall not DO.
First, shall not, f5r moment, thine
ofdeprivnc myself ofthe able and efficient
co operation OF our old friend, Governor
Orr. Great cheeringl Nor shah fail
to avail myself of The aid and assistance
Of any Other civil'otticer in South Carolina,
who performs his duty as zealouslv and
faithfully as know Gov. Orr has endeav-
ored to discharge his duty. Cheers.
Gentlemen, am sure can add, not
only for myself, but for every officer Of the
army Of the Uuited States serving under
my command. that under no circumstances
will we sanction any act of .ininstice,
npoiation or wrong committed upon any
citizen of North or South Carolina.
Gentlemen, will offer to you another
assurance ; you have my authority for the
statement to capitalists, traders, to manu-
facturers-to All who desire TO embark in
your agricultural field of labor, and to all
who wish to invest nonevs'in your secu,
rites aud in your lends-ihat the military
authorities will do nothing tending to
impair the value Of your possessions, or 10
increase the risks of those who have here
totore embarked in enterprises on your
soil. Whatever we can do TO strengthen
confidence in your resources, and to pro
mote the material prosperity Of the com
Stla al' NC IOuts .
| concur heartily in the confident ex
pectations which have been expressed as
to your future. | am one Of those who
believe that there arc few things mpossi
bic to Americans believe that the civil
sand political mis!ortunes, the disasters in
trade and agriculture. the privations,
hopes and di.courag gements you have suf
NIL, ,,p A,
most any people who had not extraordi
nary energies, perseverance and faith in
the future, will all DO conquered by the
elasticity, vigor and forti.ude characteris
tic of the American people. There Is
nothing in the history OF South Carolina
that suggests that you are an exception
to these traits OF our ccuntrvmen. 1t
may not be unbecomng in me to say.
although you would, perhaps, refrain from
saying so yourselves, that, in the war
which has just closed, the people Of the
South have shown such resources. and the
ability to employ them, and such energy.
and resolution, and courage, as will. II
wisely directed, surmcunt greater difficult
ties than are now before them.
] will 60 further, ard venture n sur
ges.on in reference to your line OF action.
OF course, shall not respass upon the
political arena for as to that am as
much disqualified as his ExcelIencv the
Governor, though not. by a constitutional
amendment. Laughter. shall ab
stain, AS am required to do by the duties
Of my position, from any aIluson to the
political bearing Of any matter which.vou
have 10 consider. With this reservation.
let me say to you. gentlemen, in alb can
dor, that one Of he first duties YOU have
to discharge to yourselves ami 20 your
feIlow-cit!zens, is to remove all ds,rust rs
10 YOUR purposes, feelings and intentions
in the future towards the c0lored race;
this distrust.is, in my judgment, the main
obstacle to the cordial co operation and
good understanding of the two races -
The causes for the existing alienation
should, perhaps, he looked for in ihe early
history Of your State and hcS former in
stitu.ions. But these are considerations
of the past. | do not see, from nv point
of view, any reason why the undoubted
identity Of interest that does exist, and
must ever exist, between the white and
colored races in South Carolina, shall not
result in their pursuing in common all the
ends of society and government as hearti
~ and successfully rs If the old relation
Of master and slave had never existed.-
Applause. One method Of reconcila
tion is so nearly allied with the d discharge
Of my own duties, that will add TO this
suggestion an illustration. Y think it be =
hooyes every white man, and most es
pecially every white man Of consid deration
sud influence in South Carolina, to exert
that influence, be ]. li.,lo or muah, f3i "a 9
fair, honest andimpartial execution Of T. e
Lawn, which secure protection to person,
character and property. Whososver IS
cohcerned-be he white or colored-be
he rich or poor-you must carry this
resolution with You to the jlry box, to the
ballot box, upon The seat Of juStice, in
your municipal government, in your halls
of legislation, and to your reconstrucrion