The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-09-12

trusted mud beloved leader you have been.
I SEQ that Interpreting States rights" to
conflict with national unity has produced
vidlopt rqaction against, them, which is' drift
ing its towards consolidation, aud also, that SO
greatja country as ours oyon now is, certainly
IS to bo, must have Stato governments TO at
tend to local details, or go farther and fare
worso.nidMog 7uot.s y! ,5r.1a.,l5 i2a.S1... g1 |
Itia plain TO us dt thc Nv est and Noftl1 that
tho dohtMua,icciof seini-aiarchy, shcfl as has
existed for the last three years in ten States Of
our Union, clargely increases the danger Of
centrs.lisnl. swell our national expenditures,
diminishcs our productions and our revenue
inspires doubts Of our political and financial
stability, deprcoiates the value of our national
bonds. and currency, and places the credit Of
the richest below that of the poorest nation in
Christcndom
VIC know that our currency nust<bc drprc.
ciatcd SO long as our bonds are below par, and
that, therefore, the vast business aud commerce
of the country must suffer the terrible evil of
a ilGctuating standard Of value until we can
remedy the evil condition Of things at the
South We also sec other mischief quite pos
sihlc, if not probable, to arise, such rs from Il
failure of crops, n local insurrection, and many
other unforeseen contingencies, which may still
moro dopreciato our credit and currency, pro-
woke discomfort and disorder among our pco-
pie, aud bring dcnagoyical agitation, revolu-
ton, reputation, and a thousand unnamed
evils aud villaucs upon us, We know that
the interests Of the people Of tho South urc for
law and order, and that they must share our
fate OF good and i'll.
bclicvc-cvcry ono know who reflects be-
licvcs-that if the people Of the Southern
States could be at peace, aud their energy aud
good rill heartily applied to repair the wastes
Of war, rcorganizc their business, set the freed
men peacefully, prospcrously and contcntcdy
at work, invite capital, enterprise and labor
from elsewhere to come freely amongst thom,
they would soon rebuild thoir ruined fortunes,
multiply many fold of the value Of their lands,
establish public confidence in our political sta
bility. bring our government bonds to premium,
our currency 20 gold standard, aud assure for
themselves aud the whole uaton most happy
and prosperous future. c.
Seeing this, aud how all just interests CON
cur in tho work, ask the officers and soldiers
who fought for the Union, ask every thinking
man Of the great West und North, why it can-
not be donc} .e.,. .,..o,
We are told by those who have controlled
the government for the last four years that
tho people Of the South will not do it, That,
if ever done all, it must be done by tho poor,
SIMPLE uncducatcd, landlcss freedmen, and tho
tsw Whites who against tho public opinion ana
sentiment Of tho Intelligent white people, arc
willing to attempt to hand make tLeiplit-
ing'off these ignorant, Inexperienced Soiurc,l
people, mostly men who must be needy advcn-
turers, or without my Of those. attributes on
which reliance for good guidance or govern
mcnt can be placed. We are told that this
kind Of government must be continued at the
South until six or eight millions of Intelligent,
energetic white people give into or move out of
the country. r
Now, j think, the Union army thinks and
people Of the North and West, / dare say, be-
licvc, there must be, or there ought tn be, q
shorter, surer way to got good government fol
all at tho South 4. We know that they tho or
ganizcd and sustained tho Southern Confode-
racy for four years against gigantic efforts,
ought to be ublo to give peace, law, order and
protection to the whole people of tho South.
They havo the interest und the power to en-
ploy, protect educate and elevate the poor
freedmen, and to restore themselves and our
country to all tho blessings of which have
just spukcn. The question want answered
is-"Arc they willing to do it y
came down to find out what the people OF
the South think of this and to ask you what
the officers and soldiers who served in the Con-
tcdcra,c army, nnd the leading people who sus-
tainctl it, think Of these things?
| come to ask more want to ask you, in
whose purity and patriotism here express un-
qualified confidence, ana rs many good men as
You can conveniently consult, to say what you
think Of it; and, also, what You are willing to
do about I
want n written expression Of views that
can be followed by concurrence of action.
want to know if you and the gentlemen who
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