The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-09-18
Yoa ras souTH.aa ssisatnisr.
To General Wade Hampton, Coiu,n.
bia, 6. @.
sALUDa, NEAR GREESvILLE. s. G. I


s Scptcmber 9th. 1897
General-I have received INV mril from tho
United States Post Office. and find your letter
to the mayor of Columbia published in the
Southern Enferprise. oxpressin0 vour on,n;on
on public affa;rs. with n continuation ~ vonr
views with regard 10 IN a nro,en, no,;,,.., 40,
dition Of this country.
Al our minds are nj, absorb.a n, ,,rs,,,,
with desires for neaee T b.vo ,,aa So. ,,,,,,
ions, General. with doom ;n,erost
You say :" Lot every man register. and c..,
his vote against tho Convontjon-n % II, ,rc
ask n. understand Won sunno.. .h;, :,
sea, oyertaken. IN her onvard ,v.v ,,,,h
terrible storrs +, sbo catc,,es nm Ar. .ho ,nr;n,,
leak, the spirit f,oit, is t,rota, oman u,.;-
ny takes place, the shin falls over on bor
beam ends, The itiasts break AWAY. sbe laws nj
tho mercy Of the winds tud the vaves. n
wrock upon tho va.ers tho r,., .,,,. ~.
ship, thsy are weak, they cauuor holm them
selves, some arc lost, and some cling 10 tho
floating wreck. Then the storm clears aUay.
the ocean becomes calm. tbev get somo hroaa
from tho old huh. she rights a Iitt,o. and ,b,
survivors are enabled 10 stand once moro upon
their legs. Tho men como up and tuko an
osth to return to obedience-zto maintain dis.
oiplino-and to work according to the law for
tho bcttor government OF all. now reoplo,;ons
are made to' conform to the changed condition
OF things, jury -masts have 10 be sct up. Ger
tain men must be placed nj tho holm for 81,
cannot be trusted in trying times like tbeso =
Ono mast is at first reconstructed. the shin bo-
gins to movc ahead again on her truo eourso.
But some disputes arise, thore arc tbosc who
do not like tho new mast-ono pivos his onin-
ion it should be all white, whilo others say il
shall be black and whito now.
An order is given to sot up tho other masts.
so that the ship may get out of her troubIo
for starvation is using up the people. There
is good deal of dissatisfaction, and tho law
requires that the people shall assemble in
convention, and vote how tho work is to be
aone. '.
Now dencrai, lot us suppose that you and
"ero passengers on board such ship, would
you say@--" Let every man register and cast
his vote against tho Convention 7" Do un-
derstand you to say that as you cannot have the
jury-masts set up, after your own plan, you
will not have sn5f Are you willing-I would
say TO you-to remain At seq under such cir
oumstances' with d gaard OF rnarihOsi With
ont bread to cat, while land filled with
milk aud honey, is before us, whore We may
all live In Union of safety, under a civil
Government 4 .. ,.. -.
The people Of this country have bean living
on "Hard Tack" and "Salt Junk" long
enough. The voyage OF life is too short to
pass our time and woar our tooth on any more
OF such "grub." ..
The agricultural interests of this country
have been very muoa disturbed. We have
suffered. We want rest, quiet, and peaceful
cultivation Of the land. This We can never
have until the political difficulties Of the coun
try are settled. .... ..... ..r F..
| The commerce Of the country has been In
jared /; IL is based upon a.,riculturo and In
tctnai improvements. These being in wretch
ed condition, tho country, has little money
Trade is dull-commerce is almost dead. A
long as this Is the ense, eyery day odds 10 Oh
distress aid poFerty-dissatisfac tinsettle,
condition, uncertainty, idleness, want of thrift,
energy, enterprise and health.
Machinery and mechanics stand sti
near the water power of these mountains, 70
the want of spirit and etiefgy among tho poo
pie, who don't know what to do.
II the State Of South Carolius tras safel
back in tho Union, its citizens would o!abar
in projects Of industry; which they are unwil
ling to do under this uncertain, Unsettled con
dition of Military 6overnincnt.
SEQ that several Of tho leading mon of tn
South are speaking, against the laws of Con