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

trusted md beloved lcadcr you have been.
I seolthat' Interpreting Estates rights" to
conflict with national unity has produced u
violent reaction against, them which is' drift
ing yts towards consolidation aud also that SO
greatta country as ours cyon now is, certainly
is to be, must have State governments to 1T
tend 80 local details, or go farther and fare
worse .nra1s rnsls ~ 9itt27uigH III
Itis piain TO Ins dt che Westend Noitlithat
tho sdohti8daiccioS seini-adafchy, shcri as has
existed for the last three years in ten States Of
bur Onion, eldrgely gincroases the! danger Of
centralsn,, SWELL our national expenditures,
diniinishos our productions aid our revenue,
inspires doubts7of our political and financial
stability, deprooiates the valucof our national
bonds and currency, and places the credit Of
the richest below that Of thcpoprest' nation in
Christcndom. ''N
We know that our currency must be dcIrc
ciatcd 80 long as our bonds are below par, and
that, therefore, the vast business aud commerce
of the country must sulfer the terrible evil of
g flIctuating standard Of value until we can
remedy the evil condition Of things ut the
South. We also sec other mischief quito pos
sihle, if not probable. to arise, such as from Il
failure of crops, n local nsurrSction, and many
other unforeseen contingencies, which may still
moro doprcciato our credit and currency, pro-
vokcidiscontont and disorder among our pco
pie, and bring dcnagogical agitation, rcvolu-
Iiot; ii
evils and villauics upon us, Wo know that
the interests of the people Of tho South are for
law aud order, and that they must share our
fato Of, good and ILL.,. @ .a;a
bclicvc-cvery ono know who reflects be-
licvcs--lhut if the people Of the Southern
Statos could bent peace, and their energy and
good Till heartily applied to repair the wastes
Of war, rcorganizc their business, set tic freed
men peacefully, prosporously aud contcntcdly
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 lauds,
establish public confidence in our political sta
bility, bring our government bonds to premium,
our currency 70 gold standard, aud assure for
themselves aud the whole nation q most happy
and prosperous future cE.,B s,
Seeing this, aud how all jus. 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} -as,s,.,;, ,.,,c,
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,
slmplc, uncducatcd, landless freedmen, and the
tew Whites who, against The public opiion ana
sentiments Of tho Intelligent white ipoople, arc
willing to attempt to lend nnd make .es
ihgseff- -thesei ignorantS Sihexpotenced sSoioro.l
people, mostly men who must be needy advcn-
turers, or without any of those. attributes on
which reliance for good guidance or govern
ment can be placed. We arc told that his
kind Of government must be continued at the
South until six or eight millions of Intelligent,
energetic white pcoplc give into or move out of
the country. a zgl
Now,oI sl,iak, the Union army thinks, and
people of the North and WcstI dare say, be-
licvc, there must be, or there ought to be, a
shorter, ,surer way to gotlgood government sfo,.
ALLAH tho South. We know that they who or
ganizcd and sustained tho Southern Confede-
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 have the interest und the power to chi.
ploy, protect, educate and elevate tho poor
freedmen and to restore themselves and our
country to all tho blessings Of Which have
just spoken. The question | want answered
is-"Are they willing to do ity'
] came down to find out what the pooplc of
the South think of this, and to ask you what
the officers and soldiers who served in the Con-
tcdcratc army, and the leading people who sus-
taincd it. think Of these thingsy
l come to ask more want to ask you, in
vi osc purity aud patriotism here express un-
qualified confidence, and us many good men us
you can conveniently consult, to say what you
think of it; and, also, what you are willing to
do about it I"
l want written expression of views that
can be followed by concurrence of action. |
want to know if you and the gentlemen who