The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-29
IHB B.PRESSs VS.. GOV PERRY.

THBs VS.. go " u PERRY.
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We rex eexStHraet II the tt following comments :
from journals in=this State uponsthe views
expressed by Gov.sP PERRHsin his. second
lstserss EheHifnportaicealof theisubject
discussed hduces us tosa4ford all the pos
I sible light; within 65ulr; reach, and We make
no apology for the space occupied. with vii
!. is eensiide deration, We would have the
reader to sconsider,also thatsthe writer's o1
the annexed articles are C,tioliniiifs,sso
of.wtiom are entitled ostbe credit of hav
.iflsg defended the honor Of our common
1m5thsr lpon the battlefield: The views Jews
Of such lien arc certainly deserving Of
Meig ghtins determiningsa questionswhereln
ssshoner, z principle; so., are ihvolvcd= 70
the.extent portrayed in the s'Ex-G -Goverl.
or's nications. g ,s;.'lS'. L, !,
F4os. tas 81 pasiriasas5mg si-ialss Spartan. IF
Gov. Perry has written another letter
in,nsthe. subject of the reconstruction Bills,
,,iifaressed to Tie Columbia PhgniG. in
which be reiteraIes his long and faithful
devotion to the Union. and that he had q
raised his warning voice nst secession 10
and the fatal delusi0n3o forming q South
ern Confe deracy and we know personally,
ttiilSS 6as Esd I'd reseated1y declared that the
extinction of the Union would be the
/. death kneil aef sslavery This is all true,
and7it the 3oye Of a SSoutherns nsnia a for the
Uniomscoaidf entities any man to the
henorsSu OF fseanon liza tion, nnive consent
I ,sWoulas decree and dsawardd to Gov. Perry
that.saintly honor. His elegant. manhood
andslafge patrio iotisHsi sknoWn:of fMi! men,
ands equally. 81; afe5his Northern. procliHi-
ttes Iherefo forcynos sonc can doubt that
WhafeEerssconnse1sh she;may givei. ooking
te2a uestoratio soft the Onion; his inten:
tions arp pure and his declarations are
sincere. But Mr.: Perry purity and sin;
cerity, his; loyesfor the Union, his epro-
phefic. reach, his high sense.of honor, .Hs
Just indignation "a gainst the. a trociiies M b!
the Military Bill, his :deYe etion. to liberlJ
al a love Of South Carolina, cannot, and
! VIII not save US il, i the hour of trial: His
9 caustic utterances OF hate and deteatati6n
are appreciated and felt by the people 81
tile South as he feels them, for indeed, the
destruction of thesState- Governments oi
the South is: the most attrocious crime
that the world has ever witnessed. But
What thent2 Whatare We to do3 Wht
issto deliver u.s. from this hateful thrall
dom? Gov. Perry deems it his duty tt
offer. his aeounsels to che people OF thi;
State .insshe emergency. We know ofne.
+. other.leading manfin South Carolina whe
gives.the sam esadvice.S what is that:
ft.is simply that. every .man4 who is not
! disranchiseds. should registerzhis name!
shat when the, elections are held be should
1 I vote for the best and ::wisest men, but
sswrito son his. ticket; :-.s.po convention
We'll, what then? Why, wait until some
sthing:turns up, that's ,Al. We think M thi.
is tie substance of Mr.. Perry advice. ant
in.his. second. letter he: has said no NOR
than he did. in the-6rst II the whit
people of this State: oppose "a Convention,
.rit is as much as to say. to the freedmen,
aYo You shall not have the right Of snffragi
IL weean preVcntsit.." No one can doubt
under these. circumstances, that every
freedman will vote for convention, he
will not stop to ask whether. it be consti
trtional or not, that be should have tb,
RIGHT Of siifrage, therefore he will vote
for q convent tioiIand delegates toe.
The letter states that there ,ares SLY sJ'
thousand cotorcd and-only forty tiioasalM
white voters in this State. 1t is very.
arithen, thaiif every vote cast by white
men IN; South Carolina be a!,,linst a coll-
vehfion, q convention VIII lie. called, not;
NSiit WNSiiithstahding, and delegates elected too,
Eoweverss wise and patriotic candidate
mays4be,Sit. c,snnotrbe expected that the
frecamen wil vote for him If he be op,
posed to the calling Of aconvention, which
he would consider an effort to deprive
him Of privilege already granted him.
Instead of uniting with thesWhite people
to mako the best selection OF candidates
for both races, tits moro than probable
that the free,lmen's. candidates would he
The yilest and most bitter. enemies Of the
s;ontR. The large majority Of white cit
,ens. and q unanimous vote OF the freed
men for q convention, is sure to prevail
and Gov. Perry's plan only divides tn.
white Vote, whilst It unitcs the. colored
vote: Indifference or aversion will moi
turn the tide now rolling over us; State
pride OK selersspect afford us no. forum
where the claims of truth and justice car
be heard: no tribunal TO which sMo may
appeal whose power can redress soul
wrongs anu restore us to our rights
sAnxiety now marks tho features of almos,
every man andswoman3 in the land, ano
doubt and uneasiness prevails everywhere
breaking up thcschannels oftrade, destroy
ing commerce and crushing the spirit o
enterprise. Gov. Perry dwells much OF
the words sprinciple, honor, justice &c.
which il, all very we'll, But it appears tt
x,nn,- no .,r {, M