The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-09-12
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political. sky,gnowslaac with clouds and i'm,
ponia9iing 9ist storm or. nes,; r..,s,a,,a ai all, i,
,y knew yogp g1ss 60 a reprfsentatiye man in rev
ordncc and regard foTT the Union, the 6tt
tioI, and the welfare If Tho country; aud rtiat
,YHatiy y6u:woald say wodldbe endorsed by .nife-s
tclths'o fahu WHOLE people ofthb South ,.bpt :
shSgldl.lik to have tho signatures Of ell the
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|in your vicws Spd exptessiohs Of thor ebncurs
febcc from the aaa pfia6acfps f 6hcofss ana pfeseaa
tativo men Wthroughost Che 'Soaths&hehsstheyl
cahcbe prooured:si e9iltp eat eiue1aps % tisil
- Thisacohcutrence Of. opinions aud wills ALI
tepdipgslto peace, order and stability. will as,
sufo our Union soldiers and business, mon, who
w4nt substantial and solid peace aud cause eau q
them to rise above the level Of party politfea
and take such steps to meet yours as VIII In
sure lasting peace with all its countless bless
|5ings.
Vcryatruly yonr friendYiad fsiiipg sg'
tioiti.iI a'!t 10 iWi S. ROSECRANS. n
Gsn.s AZ p. LEE; White Sulphur Springs Wcst.
Virginia 49,
WHITE suLrllEn srRIsus, WEST VA, ,s'r
August 26,f 1868. s.s!'
Gcnea1:-I have the-honor to receiveiyour
7lcttcr Of this dato,ia in accordance with your
suggestion, II Iihsve conferred with a number of
gentlemen from the South in whose Judgment
have confdcd, and who arc we'll acquainted
with tho public sentiment of their respective
States. They have kindly consented to unite,
with me i'll replying to your communications.
and their names will be found with. my own
appended to this answer. ,..
with this explanation we proccna to give 70
you candid statement of what we believe to-
fbq tho sentiment Of the southorin people id re-
gard to the subject TO which, Jou rcferoa41
: Whatever opinions may have prevailed in
tlIe past in regard ts African slavery, ST the
right of State to sccolo from tho Union, We
believe ne express thof almost unaniiaoas jdag-
'ment Of tie Southern people when wo astlarc
that they consider that those questions were
decided by the war, and that it is their intea-
tipa, in good faith:to abide by sthat decision.
AT tho close OF the war the Southern ppSopls
laid down their arms end sought 20 resume
tlicir former relations with tho United States
Government. hsia ~ s.,ia 4ttl33 ST "a vi 5
I, Through their statc soaNs i oniffosis taay abol.
ished slavery tRseiy tRs SssrsainapsSs of
sqccsson and they returned to their peaceful
pursuits with sincere purpose tolfulfi ali
their duties under tho 2constituti6n, of the
United States, which they had sworn tos sup
port. If thoir action in these particulars had
been met in spirit Of frank ness and cordiality
We believe that ofe this old iiifTitations would
khhvc passed away, and the wounds inflicted by
shesEaE wanlAl MD haEaheep in q ,sggeat e,esyusa
heaiod AS far as wo az are 9 advised, the people
}1of the South cntcrtaia no unfriendly feeling
toward the government of the United States,
but they, complain that their. rights under the
constitution sl, % are withheld from them in tho ad
mipistration thereof. 49,
The idea that the Southern people arc hos
tile to the negroes, aud would oppross then, milf if
| il were in their power to do So is entirely ua IL
founded They have grown up ia our midst,
and wulhave; bcorI accustomed from .clsildhood
to look upon them with kindness. Tho change
ip the gelqtops l sf tAs two races has wrought
no sG change in our f. feeling toward them. They
st constitute the Important part atftSff 81 abof
ing population Without their aabor" "tho lands nd
Of tho South would be comparatively. .unproduec2
tive; Without the employment which Southern
agriculture affords, they would be destitute Of
tho means Of subsistence and become paupors,
dependent tiY on public bounty; ~ s4. =
i Selfinterest, eyon if there were no higher
motive, would therefore prompt the whites of
the South to cxtond to tho negroes caro- and
proteesstion, The important fact that the two
races are, under existing circumstances. ncccs-
,sary to each other, is gradually becoming ap-
parent to both and we bolcyo that but for
Influences cxertcd to stir up the passions of tho
negroes, the relations of tho two races would
soon adjust themselves on basis of mutual
Kindness and alynnfnon