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

| representation IN Congress OF the Clilleu
States. amy civil government which may
exist therein shall be deemed provisional
only, and in all respects subject 10 the
paramount authority of the United States
at amy time to abolish, modify, continue
or shpcrsede the same; and in all cleo
TONS to amy office under such provisional
government, all persons shall be entitled
to vote under the provisions OF the nth
section of this act.
We think this question narrowed down
to one point either To take the terms and
act under them, or refuse them entirely.
No halt way acceptance can avail US now ];
we have not the power TO defeat the will
OF Congress. and the man who counsels
inaction now-covcrt hostility-is an enc
my to the State, and should such counscls
prevail. we Shall all be treated as enemies
to the United States, when Congress re-
assemblies.
From the Camden Journal.
Gov. Perry has published letter in his
worst style and worst temper, urging the
people OF the State to vote against Il con-
venion We can sympathize with and
fully comprehend the bitter disappoint-
ment and all its train OF irritations sut-
tcrcd by this gentleman at having snatch
cd from his grasp in the very moment
of their trnitiun, the luscious harvest OF
his labor and his hopes. But how can
Mr.. Perry tail TO see III the political doc
trines of the day, consolidation and uni
vcrsal suffrage, the logical sequence OF
the ideas which placed him 50 long, SO
honestly and so icallcssly, in opposition
to the Old South Carolina Democracy.
But we have to do with the future and
not the past. Mr.. Perry says that We
arc led by our fears OF contiscallon to
adopt IL policy which will lead to contis-
cation and the surrender OF the State
Government into the hands OF the negro
race. We think there is no reason TO fear
contiscalon in either contingency Con-
.l.css has not the power TO conhscatc
lands, nor has Il State or Il people under
the constitution Article Fifth OF the
amendments OF the constitution OF l7S9.
declares that no person shall DC deprived
of ll,c, liberty or property, without due
process of law. So long as We reuialn
under tile military law oi conquest, 10
which permanent conditions Mr. Perry
would culisigr us by his counsels, we arc
not under tie constitution and :.ot pro
lcctcu by its provisions, but the moment
We entcrinto Il State Government legally
authorized, Tic mantle vi It's protection Is
thrown uvrr us, and no person c;tli be dc
,rIvcd oi l.ls lllc, liberty or proper ty. but
br due PROCESS ot law. 1t Is Tor thls pro-
tcrllun, that we enter earnestly upon The
work pl reconstruction, OH term, accorded
us. Upuil :. conviction oi treason. 1t Is
true, tncIpropcrty ot the few unlaldoncd
rebels, imlc State might DC forfeited u
the Unllcd States, lor The lives OF The of-
tenders, bul this would hardly be sufficient
,u excite the cupidity ut the law!css IN u
Reconstructed State, while the rcadicS,
way To incitc to the prosecution of such
cases, would bc 10 adopt the contunlacious
course prescribed by Governor Perry
Now, ii Mr. Perry has amy reasonable
ground 10 hope that the State can be
earned ut the next election asallst Il con-
ycllion, how much moro reason is there
Tor hoping, us We do, that we can carry
the election 1ur members ct II convention
upon Il sound ullI safe platform, which
will secure Il lust and moderate custltu-
ulou and government. offering dac protcc-
ton To ull tic people u tic State. Mr..
Perry twills the quollo;'n scccssolll.ls
with lc;,,ll,y off in lavor ot 4 conventions.
We accept tile mputation, aud thank
linn Tor the valuable testimony lie thus
bears. To the wisdom and moderation oi
that lon.s-sutlcriny and much rcvilc'l peo-
plc--ot wlloul suli,c day it will be said
these are they who come out OF great
lribulati5n.'
The Abbcvillc Press. one OF the i;ircst
papers oi the State commenting on Major
pcrry's second letter. says:
.Ex.Governor Perry has addressed
another letter to the people OF the State
in which he rcitcrulcs the sentiments oi
his former letter, and even grcattr earn
cslness and feeling No one could feel
more scl.sibly than ourselves the injustice
of Tie present military measure or The
dangers which threaten us from universal
negro suffrage. but the argument OF 10y.
Perry has only served to impress us The
more. with tue conviction that our only
hope consists in accepting the terms which
they propose, lest Il worse evil bct;,ll us.
ii unlimited negro suffrage is To be dcprc-
Gated even when tempered by the suffrage
ol The cnlranchiscd whites, how much
greater would be the evil should forty
nine out Of every fifty of the whites be
disranclliscd bv tile test oath. Yet such,
according to The opinion of the best ad-
yisc,, must inevitably be the result OF re-
icclinr the call OF Il convention now.-
TncIl follow necessarily all the evils which
Gov. Perry 50 earnestly dcrrccatcs
In another article, on tho same subject
.l;4.n. I.nlIs lhe following htronm md