The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-01-31
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While acting as Provisional Governor
of South Carolina, in. my farewell ad-
dress TO the Legislature. j said 10, them,
frankly, and with all sincerity, that there
was not man in America,at the seces
SION OF the States, who regretted more
deeply than / did, the unfortunate move
ment. ! had opposed it with untiring
zeal and perseverance,, for thirty years,
mu oi : MAS iei' ALMOST a'one 10 the State.
no D'In,i' ,',,l ol 'i'eeny'I'e, "h'ch mad
80 .n''eu 70 sustain me IN any eiec
.,ou, Wnen was eano'da'e Tor more
.nan .ns toird OF century at last re,
pp:. pou'a'eu my cia!ms ior,a scat IN 'he
u'Su''ou '.Ni''i SohSen'ioh Oh iooo.
When my native State, however, had
seeded, aud was followed by ten or
Twelve other States, | could not with
the Revolution OF l776 fresh in my
memory say mat e'ght millions OF peo'
PIE nao NOT ine revolutionary right TO
Protect themselves against aPprehended
trennV anu oppression. by "dissoiSing
.he bonucai ponds which have connec-
leo ,'ne'n WIN "no'ner. and 10 assume
among 'ne powers OF the earth the sep
,n a'a'e anu eqoai station 70 which the
ia~s ,. % nasu'e anu OF natures God en-
u'le mem, ano insutuong a new Gov>
ern'hen', hf'ng 'tS t"undauon on such
in"h h'' fp"a, ""u =, "n.H'ns Us powers ~
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Inc Declaration OF AmeFlean lnde.
pendence had boldly proclaimed that
all governments derive their Just pow
ers from the consent, OF the governed y
ihis principle had been held sacred by
,Ge ,1, american people. Norm and South.
!" hen me secession feroiulion was In
augnra'ed win such unanim'ty IN al! OF
Inc sop'hern states, l felt It TO be my
duty 20 STAND oy my country and home
and friends, and night with them instead
OF hghnng against them. and share
their late, Whatever 'hat might be. All
my sympathies were, therefore, with the
South, ana lc~lshed her success as SIN
cerely and as arden'iy' as had op
posed The Inauguration OF the revoln
tion. when q people have once estab>
'ished irregular goyernmsnt, l hold that
no one has a right 10 live within that
government and be untaithtnl TO 1t. lie
Is traitor who, does!
When the Confederate States wore
conqueeed, and had to give: up those
cherished principles for which they had
made so many and such great sacrifices,
and had defeuded for four long, bloody
years, with a agallantry AND daring never
surpassed in Grecian or Roman history,
the people everywhere submitted in
good faith, to the stern DEGREES Of war
on the field Of battle. They determined
TO renew their allegiance to the United