The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1868-09-23
From the Bsston Post
Mr.. Penaaistonrs- spssoft

II
& In his sa.,srly and .,ese.manlik. .poseh a,
4 nAnSor, which Tor breadth Of view, aud intel.
hgent appreciation Of public Affairs, and n
Phiiosophic understanding OF the obarac,..
ana working Of our Government has no aune. .
nol among the purely political efforts of the
nme, 1r. pendieton remarked, with soiemn n
a;s .. ss.isa ths sp.sn. :. hour 9. ~; e our
said, Gin no soramblo for once. We arc stimu :
iated by no lust far power. This struesI,
touehes the life Of our oonfederaaed system- Il,
Whi decide In the far-cf future the destinv of
our country: Ii our opponents succeed, wo
no,;.m nAt nret, unity lnot pnion,) thep. dss=,
lTwhatsyer God, in his wrath, may inHict. If
tney fai, We shall have tho Constitution obey- :
90, the Union maintained, liberty epioyed.
prosperity aboanding, peaee every where, and
-. al 'oe g,ories OF our past career will DO bat as
beauties Of the full. blown flower. ''7 : -,'ee
me solemn sisniacapee Of this contest has
NOT eeen oScrstated. What we hare 10 meet,
IN the form vf usurpation, consolidation and
tyranny, We already have chance to SnTfsT-
ssandr The problom has lost Its mystery. We
see the yawning gulf into which all that Ia
dear is Threatened to be thrown. The road on
Whieh we have set out, that ia tho very one
Which We are asked TO follow; and expey;anco
Sfstihes that it lssds straight TO Destruction.
Look at tho long list of r Radical measiires. pro.
~LsS ,.o snu iegfsiatiTe tnyentions, by
wnien liberty and money arc both suatcbei
from the possession Of the people. why tbesa
commissions, Bureaus, Military Conrts and
Soyernments, Amendments to the Constitn-
uon, Reconstruction laws outside the Const;
luton, and plans for, arpiipg the negroes
against the wbitosf For nothing but 70 per-
petuate Radical power. Nothing of tho po.,
"a required for the proper administration Of
tne FEDERAL Government in the South, Moth
ing OIL the Kind is demanded for the paoifea
uon OF the people, tho restoration Of fraternnl
ieeiing, or the renewal of constitutional relaS
INNS. ihose things arc SO many devices, con.
oeiVed and framed in the interest of Radical
supremacy That party simply seeks to koep
.ue negroes uppermOst politically, because Il
believes IT can control their votes. And for
such reason tho people Of the North are tax-
ed certainly two hundred millions year moro
.nan they ought to DO, and will in all hkcli-
hood continue to be so taxed rs long "a there
is any ything left from the results of labor 10 Is,
sweated into the service of this usurpinp party.
why arc prices still 30 high, takin9 one
hundred millions q year from the indrstry Of
the laooring people of the countryi Why are
tnere not full crops Of cotton, rice, tobacco
end sugar, from the productive Southern
States1 Why is there so slow home marSat
Tor the products Of tho West, and no commerco
ior or tho merchants and sbipowners OF tf-. EastY
why 10 this general stagnation and half pnlsy
Is added u system of high taxes, she practical
diminution of wages by the enhancement OF
prices, and general cost of living and pov.
ernment under which the whole - eopntrv
groans?. What is the necessity or wrin0ip9
from tho people nearly siS5sen hundred mil
mons oil dollars in three years, when so rseartS
n share of 1t mas been desotsd to the reduction
OF tho debtr Tho same party that is response
oie ior snch state of things, stands arraign-
ea I2r It's Efforts to corrupt and destroy our re-
publican system of governments IF h In en-
trusted with longer lease of polref, Ne shall
soon nave neither property or liberty II liz
q ieech that has fastened upon tho trials of
,he republic; and will destroy it's life, unless
! Us own Is destroyed first Whom such a oyisis
mas e arrived for nation, il is indeed the hour
Of its fate! 80 49, - -.
- TnE Washingt On correspondent OF the
New York Herald writes "a fuilows:
The eortespontenee of General Rosan.
Grams with General Lee and The o'bsr
Southern leaders at the White Suh. bur
Springs Of Virginia. which has rece,. tlv
been published, attracis much attention.
Conservatives are jubilant over il. and
claim that this letter will exercise a marked
inhuente on the canvass. The Repubficnns
generally deny that it will have such infu.
ence but some admit that the letter of b, a
IA sk'lfnlly drawn. and leaves no room for
eavil. Rosencrans' letter they sonsidef'as
lutte ineIeqaat and loosely wGfded The
,igners TO the ressI onse are generally per-
'ons 81 much ,I"HdenSe and Standing, Cen.
srol Lees an'ecefents are we'll known
de has not since the war spoken voluntarily
IN roiit cal topics. He testified some yesfs
'So ender, q summons before the Recon.
'trueti"h C6mmittee. Since then he has
oresei we'd strict reti6ehce on politics. but
being sought out by General Rosencrans
Ind interr"gated did not feel ut liberty 10
'efuse frank reply. o. .r-. .... . .. :.
The genttar opinion of the Southern
cadets at the White Sulphur wac that
seymour would certainly be elected, Ind
hey anticipate from this result ne y era
't peace and prosperity foI their country.
good relations with the freedmen, the re-
OF local political power and con.
roi OF taxation by the white race, and an
lnfiax OF Northt IN capital ard eupisrstioH
INTO the South, which shall assure asstrik-
ing development Of The now. dormant indus-
rial resources Of the South. In case of
dranta election they anticipate nothing
but continued disorder and anarchy, ppless
oy Dosslbilfty Gepsial Grant shail shake off
,be influence Of the Jseobin leaders.. which
hey fear he will not do. In the matter Of
he c.mprien, the Southerners think il un-
wise for them to take q prominent part
They do not assail Grants personal oharao-
or, ana yon never hear q word from one
II them in respect to Grants drunkenness
'r the like charges They do not even dis
,nss his military fame and character, and
hey say that the real issues before the
country are the restoration Of the Constitu.
ion. the reduction Of taxation and expenses
u Government and the revival Of ndustry.
which ought not to be thrust aside by mere
personal assaults upon candidates. They
ay the South can never he pacified under
'egro suffrage supremacy, and are anxious
0 nave State Governments similar To those
u Ohio and Pennsylvania. under which
rider and peace will be assured for all.
The following isa despatch OF the Ten
,essee G,,n,n,it, a.. In tka 4 x.<,sf.,xxn a. NJ