Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-04-12
Friday, April IL, 1867.
ADDRESSES OF GOVERNOR ORR AND GEN.
SICKLES.


which us might expect &c ,-e in whatever cmt-
mates from such distinguished functionarrs-
that Of Governor Orr. giving free expression
to his views upon the present cr!.is-that Of
General Sickles exhibiting full share Of the
reticence which becomes his official position
yet both repIete with good advise md rrncti-
cal suggestioas on the duties cf the hour
Gov. Orr in his address contrastei the pres
ent and past condition Of the country and IRE.
Bented . forcible Wow Of the necessity Of ol-
tanning foreign capital to rcs:cre o,i f,r.rrr
prosperity. Once the ci:y OF Charleston hs', a
banking capital of $4,000, ,ooo,-now it has
only $400,c00-onco The co.'on crop of
the State amounted to atiG,2po halrs-nc~
it 10 only 100000 bales. with G rro*pca;
OF still further reduction. t." caly cure for
The evil 10 tho restoration Of peace ard civil
government The Presidents plan Of res,cra'
ton has proved unavainS. snd We are force!
to accept the terms proposed by Congress
until We accept, all our interests agricultural,
commercial and n,snufacturng will rr,nai.,
parslyLe'l. So long as the Constitutional amend
ment was offered to the people Of thc Sout'.,
Tor their acceptance, or rejection, and CcasIc-s
trested the Southern States ns states, lie hnd
advised sCainst It's adoption: hut now when
that body announces that VIC are a conquered
territory and dictates terme of peace, with the
with the power to enforce them, ii 10 our duty
to submit. lie is opposed to an appeal to The
Supreme Court. as entirely unavaii,ng agains,
the power Of Congress. which for two years nj
least it can exercise in the enforcement of it's
terms however ungenerous and unjust. The
clause Of dinfranchisement. he regard. an un-
fortunate one. rs it deprives the State of the
services Of sSms Of it's vices. snd most nhu.n-
tial eitizsns in the formation Of the new Con-
stitution. Universal suffrage, he thinks will
prove to b equally unwise. since it removes
the Inducements which an educational or prop
erty qualification would furnish to the freed
men, for elevating aud improving thens elves
intellectually and morally. Yet such is the
law, and it is the duty Of every citizen who is
not disfranchissd. not only to register but to
vote at tho election 70. tho best men, and be
sides sndeavor to sseurs the negro vote This
il to be done. not by personal influence, bu! by
showing them that their interests and the
vhisss' are identseal-thAt tax of two cents
pound on cotton, snd ta1 upon tobacco. af-
feets equally ths.lsbos Of tho black, and tho
capital Of tho white man.
The Governor deprecat-s tho formation of
national parties at present in the Slate, wheth.
sr Republican or Democratic, snd thinks it
better for blacks and whites to devote their
chief attention to the preparation of State
Constitution, and when representation is Sc
cured, then to act with that party which gives
equal rights under the Constitution. lie pre-
fers heavy bill of charges against the Demo
cratic party-that it had enticed the : outh into
secession with delusive promises Of support
that il had defeated the conservative movement
which was inasgursted at the PHILADELPHIA
Convention by its schsrnes of party ,ggr andize.
nnent--and that by its union with the Radicns
under stsvsnA it hal inflicted upon us the
worst features Of the Sherman bill.
The address Of the Governor wa, we'll ,e-
received. and seemed 10 be fully endorsed by
The meeting.
The speech Of Gen Sickles WAS temperate
and conciiatory il its tone lie announced
hs desire 10 secure the co operation of ;hc ci :i
authorities in the enforcement Of the law. and
shat ne would do Eothipg TO sanction injustice
or epoliation. or to increase the risks or impair
the value Of property. He eomp!i,ncn,ed tie
people of the South upon the ability, resolution,
energy and courage which they had exhibited
in the late wsr. and which, if properly dirSc
ted would enable them to surmoint tho diff
oulties which now surround them lie urged
tho necessity Of cuitisating harmony between
tho races. and tho duty Of every gocI citizen 10
use his influence in securing tie fair rnd i'm
partial execution Of the lava which protect
person, character and properly. He declared
his conviction that the military bill was prompt.
ed by no feeling Of hostility TO the South, but
simply 10 secure protection to the blacks In
conclusion he urged upon them to discard
oil false alarms, and imaginary fears, aud
indulge brighter hopes of the future. The
speech was received with great applause.
THE ACQUISITION OF RUSSIAN AMERICA.
Washington desputche ee announce the couclu
sion OF az important treaty With tho Russian
GoVernment, by which it agrees to convey all
its possessions on this continent to the United
ststes, in consideration Of The payment of ST.
ooO,000. The following is an extract from the