The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-29
COMMUNICATED.
Ex-Governor Perry's Lottor.


Inconsistencies of tho position assumed
by Gov. Perry in his letter wcro exposed,
and il is now proposed to go some farther
and point out the evil effects of tho issue hc
presents.
1t will have been observed in examining
his letter, that, whilst Gov. p. urges upon
the people not to vote for q convention, hSSs
has in no wiso set forth any good rcsuItST
consequent upon voting down the PROPOSE
ton. lilo does not propose. by this course
to reconstruct the government; upon the con-
trary, hc only holds out tho promise Of
military rule, until Radical Congress shall
have rctraccd their steps and acknowledged
| the wrongs pcrpctratcd upon us. llo does
not promise US that q passive resistance will
have the effect to reconstruct tho governs
mont in manner to ensure the ascendcncy
of the whte man, but only has US to undor-
stand that such n course would leave us
"stcttu quo" indefinitely. llc does not pro-
mise that, his advice taken, will ensure for
us peace and the full enjoyment Of our pro-
pcrty, but proposes that the act Of confsca-
ton were better done by others th our
selves through the power of the n> 70 ma
jority. The ouly point Of consistency mado
in his letter, was that which related to tho
'shonor and dignity" of the people Of South
Carolina; now is this point we'll made, for
that honor and dignity SO miscnled OF
which he speaks amounts to nothing moro
or less than foolhardincss, and has cost us
moro than q century of wisdom can even
regain.
But Gov. p. docs no! show conclusivcly,
that there will DO 60, 900 black votes against
40, 900 whites, and that the issue between
tho two must be made in the election for u
convention; but We were not told how the
900 whites were to out vote tho G0,000
blacks Il very important considcrat' a.
He did not tell the people that tie Black
Republican party had adjourned in Charles
ton to mcctin Columbia on the 24th July,
nor how to prevent tho introduction of
Black Republican emissarics amongst us TO
direct tho negro vote. These arc all impor-
tant considerations, and should be we'll
pondercd by us in the present crisis Of our
affairs.
Having shown That Gov. p. proposes only
Il passive resistance and points out no rcmo-
dy for tho evils complained Of, let us look
at tho effects likely to be produced by this
letter. 1t should be we'll understood, that, if
not already done, the black people will bo
taught, that To register and vote is the high.
est duty they owe to themselves. TO un-
| Il tnlr 10 do a ~
cause will bc rs unwiso as futile. That
they will vote for q convention is also per-
Cectly certain, and the effect Of Gov. P's
letter will be to form two parties the ono
for no convention, composed of a few whites,
tho other for Il convention, composed OF
black and white. The majority ..or blacks
ignorant and suspicious, will at once say,
that the anti-convcntion party moan no
good to them, and may DO induced to sus-
pect others who sincerely desire their vel
fare, find the consequence will be, that no
white man can influence his former servant
or present laborcr, to vote nationally. Ills
letter, if IL has tho effect he desires, will
produce an antagonism between the black
and white races which no time can ever
appcasc. And will Gov. p. or any other
man say that this is q state Of things to 6
desired? On the contrary, should not every
fair and honorable effort he made i, brin.
about harmony, 10 live together in peace,
and learn tho black man that, being II
South Carolinan, his interest and that Of
!, the white is identical?
Old party lines and platforms must be
ignored, and new issues cautiously made,
or our country will only have seen trouble
IN lis infancy Once wage tho war Of races.
only array ourselves menacingly, ut this
time, against the negroes and black re-
Pubhcans, aud no man can predict what
scenes OF strife and hloodshcd this ago may
present for the future historian.
If followed out as Mr.. p. desires. this
Will pc Tho effect Of his advice
The whole tenor Of Gov P's letter points
10 division. In alluding to those who ia
Vonred reconstruction, ho could not refrain
from thrusting it at them, that, they were
seccssionists before tho war and would bo-
come repudiationsts and egrarinns. Such
epilh"ts come with an i'll grace from an cx-
confederate Judge. Hc would have tho
world believe him the pvrsonifcation of con-
sistoncy, although he caught secession by
the tail and held ON until sho made her
leap II was found, however, that tho tail
hold was relaxed at the proper timo and
when the Governor made his spring, his foot
was planted upon on Office for lifc, with O
good salary; but AsA
"Manncrs with fortunes, humors turn with
climes,
Tcncts with books and principles with
| times"
Gov p. says, that by voting for convcn-
ton for which is tho same, for reconstruc-
tion) we disfranchiso many of our ablest
public servants, SO. Now this isa dodge
which no fair minded statesman should use +;
for it is we'll known that thcir ineligibilily
has already been effected by the not of Con-
gross, and the votes of tho peoplo havo
nothing to do in this behalf Any argu.
ment, with some, however, is better than
nothing-and since tho application of tho