The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-07-10
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Letter from Hon. B. F. Perry.
10 the Editors ofthe Columbia :Phenic :

I0.G1e GUlJOTS 50tS tHe sCOt0HtOtu Il ieeolss'~
There is still heart and life in the re-
bubEc. The recent opinion OF the 'Attor'
ney-Generals shows that: civil liberty Is
hot vet dead in tho American Govern
hient. He has demolished the absolute
despotism of the military commanders IN
the Southern States. They are no Ion;
ger.to make laws for us, and remove, at
will, our public officers. The State Gov,
ernments are to be recognized and con
sinued as provisional governments, with
all thslir political machinery. This is q
bright CLEAN of sunshine breaking through
the black clouds of tyranny and absolu-
lism which hoYered over the southern
States during the past year. All may YET
be we'll, if we do not voluntarily dishon-
or ourselves BY riveting the chains which
have been thrown. over us in voting Tor q
Convention. We must have endurance,
patience and long suffering under our op;
preston and tyranny. Brave men, VINO
coolly and deliberately undertook TO con-
quer four to one, and fought gallantly
Fhrougha "a hundred bloody fields ofbattle,
should mot now, yins the hour of peace,
take counsel from base fear, and be panic
stricken with their own apprehensions.
There must be a reaction at the North.
The Democratic party is daily increasing
in, mum bers and strength. Their cause is
just before Heavens They are fighting
for constitutional liberty and selfgovern-
ment, and their next elections will sweep
The Black Republican party out of exis.
tence. .e.5 ~. :.
We must never forget that this is '' t.
aosite mans Government" 1t was SO in its
origin, and has SO continued up to the
present time. White men settled the
country, achieved neutrality-suspicious., and
framed the Government for white ti1en
solely and exclusively. Negro equality
and negro suffrage were never thought of
bySour revolutionary ancestors, North or
South Massachusetts and all New Eng
land were: as positive in this matter as
South Carolina 1t WAS known and ac-
ilnewledged that the African was of an
inferior race, incapable of any high intel,
lectual culture, and utterly unfit for re-
publican rule They were held as slaves.
and recognized as chattels by the Puri-
tans themselves. They were bought and
stolen in Africa BY the New Englanders,
and brought to America for sale as slaves
This horrible traffic has been o great,
source of wealth and prosperity to New
England. For four thousand years, the
history Of the negro;in Africa. shows no
sign5of Improvement. II is only BY long
and continued associ9sion with the white
man that his,anastaslon has enabled him to
adopt low degree of civilization. Pro-
fesser "A gassiz, 6as- fscently made manifest
that the negro is5of totally different
race from that 0f5the white man, greatly
inferior, and had different origin.
IF the rump Congress had pursued the
ordinary course Of a half-civilised and
blood. thirsty, people, after the war was
over, and hung two or three hundred OF
us; or as many thousands, Id each of the
Southern States, it would have been an
act Of great mercy and wisdom to the
Southern peoples. instead of the cunning
and malicious scheme Of huft1iliatiUH, de-
gradation and terrorism with which they
have punished the whole South, men,
women and children; Unionists and seces-
sionists,. innocent and guilty, equally.
The barbarism of negro government;
gradually growing worse and more crucl,
entailed on ourselves and posterity forev-
er. is intolerable and diabolical The rad
icals, were deferred, by the opinion Of the
world, from their death victims; in this
civilized and Christian age. But, by o
refnementin in cruelty peculiarly their own,
they have inflicted a mental punishment
ufsconsciops dishonor on allalike, and, at
the same tine,g have provided for strength:
ening and perpetuating their political
power as a party. This punishment is
not inflicted for day or year, but to
cuntinue till it Is wiped out, as it ultimate
" will be, in the blood of both races.
The horrible scenes of San Domingo are
destined to be re-ehacted In South Caro-
lima.
Negro suffrage has been fairly fully and
effectually tried in Jamaica, Under the
most favorable auspices. It was estab-
aished there some years since, and has
been fostered and sustained by ianati-
cism in England, against continued riots,
instructions and rebellions, which it has,
Of all times, produced. At length, it had
to be taken away, for the peace and quiet
Of the island. The failure is acknowl-
edged. The negro mas shown himself in
capable OF exercising the right of suf.
frage peaceably and wisely Sii Tn;s has oc-
eurrec. ~ IN Jamaica, just as it is about to be
thrust on the people of the South as
punishment, and for the advancement of
the political power Of the radical party.
The history Of the negro government in
San Domingo ought to show the imprac-
ticability of it's existence anywhere, with.
out the most horrible consequences Ii
we turn to Africa, and look at the negro
there, we shall have still stronger evil
dence of his incapacity for the exercise OF
political power.
facts staring us in the face, and with our
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