The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-29
From the. Z aurensrille Herald.

e. { IA. : From the Laurensrille Herald :. =
We publish in this issue another letter
|fromii Gov..HPerry, on'the poll ll-lcal sl'ua-
ton, ,supporting-the position taken lh-hIs
former letter, and strongly opposing a
|convention of the people. sstass
Mr. Perry draws a sad picture OF our
! |conditionit the people.ot the State vote
Iconyention, and asserts that such an act
would .sacritice their honor;2" that by
[yatius for u convention they .voluntarily
Weld the right OF self-gorernment." He
saws that lust as sure as general sui
4 faye is given to the, ;negro,1: they will
i seize the POLITICAL power Of the State,
Sand exercise it to oppress and plunder the
white race. This may all be very true
we fear too true But. has not universal
suffrage been already given to the negro
by the Military Bill, and so far us the
elective franchise is Concerned, is not our
| political condition as bad as il can be?
We suspect that it"ererys white =man in the
Estate was TO vote "noS oSconvention ION his
l.lcket. tile result would be-lthe same sin
The end-,rconventionwo be called by
.|9ther authority. Thiscoudition Of things
lis one OF the results OF the: wal, ,and what
lever we may do in. conformity to. the
Military Bill-driven: to 1T, al we are,
with. bayonets ut our throats--cannot be
construed as "a sdishonorable act 1t would
have been considered rat one time dis
honorable act for the State to have abol-
;Eshed slavery and to have elevated the
negro, to u level, partially, with the white
man; yet the State did do it finally, with.
out dishonoring herself. She cid the act
herself; not Voluntarily, it is true, but
afrom tho inexorable1law of necessity, yet
the State had quite as much option in
THAT case as she has now to refuse to call
Ia convention-7none in either, if expedi-
ency is to be taken into consideration;
audit would have ayiled the State equally
as much to have refused to revoke the
Ordinance of Secession and abolished
slavery, as to retuso now to Gull a convell-
ton. It is true, tile white population
may vote s'no convention" or may told
their hands and do nothing; but will that
make matters any better? Would th1it
prevent O. aconveption- being held, or mod
ilty its action? Would that insure the
continuance of the present military gov
ernment, which Mr.. Perry seems to pre-
fer rather than ~ convention should be
called.
Our condition is deplorable one, but
bad as it is it. might be worse. May we
not render our condition somewhat more.
tolerable, and obtain more,poltical justice
by obeyjng- the dlctations of our Cypress
ors? is this not equally as reasonable
course, us to remain suilenly outn the
cold until that returning sense OF justice"
OF which Mr.. Perry speaks, invites US
back under the protecting folds OF the
,.reat national st:lndard-this "g glorious
Union" for which lie has always hadsuch
sacred reverence
We cannot agree with MIR. Perry's-
policy,, but we lay. his letter before our
readers that they may read and Judge iof
themselves-wc are willing to show both
sides of the picture. We admit that
there is strong probability OF much he
predicts coming to pass. The negro Is
destined to vouc-that is u fixed fact; hc
will probably ride in the same car with
our wives and daughters, eat at the same
table at hotels, possibly set as q juror, IN
spite of all we can do, if our oppressors
will it. But.to do nothing to prevent IL;
would be more censurible and 7disllonof9l.
lille than to make an effort to avert such
! I,n unhappy state of things. 1t was to
| prevent suclita q calanlity that tho action
WAS taken hy the Suite which resulted in
the war to which Mr.. Perry was so much
opposed. But the State, with others,
failed and we; have the result
Mr.. Perry says he strongly opposed Sc
resslon, anu We will do him the Justice to
Say he did. That opposition was in agree
Inent with his great love for the Union;
= but it is strange that he should have
l,cen so opposed to the measures thut
he South saw fit to adopt in order
. avert the terrible consequences, that
|I,e believed were sure to bctall her if She
emained longer in the Union, and then,
t the first opportunity, accept Office under
lie Confederate Governments. This was
pt exactly in keeping with his former
;, plitical course. He had always received
tie credit Of being consistent in his in
consistency" We mention this merely
III show that even Mr.. Perry may somo.
tmcs be- inconsistent if never wrong.
.l-lIf he could see so far into the mill stone
4ifhe knew SO we'll the inevitable fate of
scession, why did he not stand alootf-
: Inv, did he Undue his honest hands in
INIT .abloody civil war;" of which he now
!. .Epcaks so pathetically, by accepting rebel
lfice
Mr.. Perry may be right. If SO, we
clone the State will follow his counsel.
From. Me Darlington SOntherner.
Elk Governor Perry has addressed the
) .eople of this State recently, IN Iwo
4 engthy lettsrs, and in language anu ar s
i|,ument of the strongest character ne
elIrges them, when the time for voting
s ONES, to, go against convention. NO
5 inc Knows better than Gov.Pcrry that