The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-09-28


nagl Il5thc Autumn of 1865 I'll
lTae system of free labor hasSbecn success.
fully. i,,n,l% iratcl The cmahocipatcd BLACKS
hate been SSi,,vcs,cd with civil rights sby tho
vol'm,suYtact Of your LcgislatureH TIC tran
guilty and order which have bcch maintained
;ttcs'. the general desire of all classes of the
rec:lc to observe the obligations of good citi-
'e:s. An abundant harvest has rewarded in
,s'ry.> 'ira is (now exported FROM Charles
o'r Rcgistration has proceeded almost TO-
! completion without commotion or tumult, or
nhy serious interruption Of the ordinary avo-
oations of the people. Since October, 1866
the courts of the United, States send of the
State. have executed nearly all their powers
without hindrancc. nniS,tzs4 "a. .u,,ij
The jurisdiction of tho courts, although
permitted jurisdiction, has never been restrict
cd, except in particular cases imperatively dc.
snnanded by tho exigencics of the situation, and
the civil authorities in general havo becniup.
held, and civil law has been adninistercdawfth'
only such limitations as became necessary in
tho execution Of the several acts Of Congress.
Tht particular measure of my sadlninistration
which you arc pleased to mention, with special
commcndationLG General Orders No lO--was,
it is said, the, occasion Of my dismissal from
command. You have justly described the or:
der i'll question as intended to. .enable the pco-
pie to make good crop this year. and thereby
obtain the means to support themselves and pay
their debts ~ u f-ioT"a ~ ~ 4
If my removal had been provoked by some
act of oppression. spoliaion or cruelty, it would,
have been matter OF more regret to myself
as 1t is l lind io reason to rcproach myself for
cideavornS to restore in some, degree the
'lat-,;s"I prosperity of an impoverished popula7
ton, and to avert the serious disturbances thnti
would have followed the prosecution of more
than thirty thousand suits for debt pending in,
South Carolina when General Order No, 10
was issued in April last Although my official
relations to the Department Of the Caronas
has ceased, cannnt be Indifferent to the wc!.
fare of communities whose interests were s.,
! long conGdcd to my charge, nor is their pres,
pcrity matter of Indifference to the people Of
the United St"tcs or their representatives III,
Congress TIN
The |. p,.,at;on of The C,,olias have frL
tried TO prevent the organization OF legal civil
governments i'll th? rr1c. States. and it is only
Just Tor ne t. state thst your own promr, and
patriotic ac1ticsccacc in the requirements {.
, ohc government relieved TIE people you repre-.
sent o.. l,any oS the burdens Of military govern
mcnt and at the same time removed some Of thb
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;hc Reconstruction acts in South Carolina
trust your people Will not suffer any ,lutrimcna1
hy reason Of complications for which they are
not rcsE,nsibt. II only rcuaiis for alicnl to-
comply with The conditions prescribed by Con
gross, and South CsaoGna will soon bo restored.
dignity as sovereign State unimpaircd. b.
| These conditions have no other object than
TO make our institutions truly republican i'll
substance and form. ths; justice may be done:
and that no occasion or pvctcxt f''r; conflict
may hereafter be found There is not. iii my
Judgment, any sufficient rcaspp to apprchcnd
that the colorcd people will not make cood cit
zcns. Freedom aud elucation,ar are rapidly, Dc
sc'rruG t!,is lng or:iiamt; helpless o. to-
With advantages far inferior to tho other races
which have, found their way to this country. T..
the African has proved himself loyal, indus.
trious, and obcdient 10 tho laws ,,i ~ .,., ,,..,
f;cnc:ius!y fostcrcd and justly trealc,l the
freedmen will become the bone and sincw of
Southern population ard power. With the
solution of this problem and the disappearance
of the aspcrtics incident to long war the
Carolinas will enter upon new career Of
prosperity alike attractive to the philanthre.
pist who seeks the happiness of his fellows,
and gratifying to the statesman whose ambition
is gratfcd in the progress of the Common
wealth .-.-..-...--. ..a....
| Remembering with pleasure theT courteous
consideration always shown to INC BY your cx-
celcncy in all our intercourse, official aud per
sonal and with the lyycliest interest in the
happy termination of tho sad years of strife
which have already too long afflicted our coun.
try, remain truly yours,
toas d.. FL SICKLES,
" ooi Major-Gencral. 81
10 his Excelcncy, JAMES l.. OnR, Govern
or Of South Carolina, Columbia; S. C. 5.;,,.t
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