The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-19
GRANT AND SOUTH CAROLINA.
Interview OF south Carolinians with
tho President.

Among the visitors who called on the Presi-
dent % Tuesday morning were the Hon. j. 2.
Reed and Hon. ". D. Simpson, OF South Caro-
lin. who were presented by ths lion. Thomas
T.. Jones, of Kentucky. During the interview
Mr.. Reed read, for himself and MIR. Simpson,
the following paper in relation to the condition
Of affairs in that State:
We have called, Mr.. President, as members
elect from tho old Commonwealth of South
Carolina to the Forty first Congress OF the
United states, To tender for ourselves and the
people We have been chosen TO represent our
cougr atulations upon your auspclous aSsump-
tion of the efice Of Chief Magistrate OF the
American Union. We are. sir. natives OF the
State flom whence We come, and claim, as re-
preventative men Of its ancient population, to
be familiar with thar political and material
condition, their sentiments and aspirations for
the future.
Politically, in addition to the loss OF nearly
all their pecuniary resources. they have by the
results VI the war been practically excluded,
for moro than three years from the faml OF
s ates md the blessings OF ,',vli government,
but having been recontly restored to their ORR
elnal uosi lou in tho Union, upon the plan
which the Congress in it's wisdom saw ut TO
adopt, without coucurting IN the manner OF
tneir restoration. they have accepted The nc.
compIished fact in good faith, anu are as loyal
to the government or common county as
any other ca nal number of thi American people.
Their condlt1on socially is and has been che
of profound peace, and aside from few iso-
lated nets Of personal violence that have occa-
sioualiy been committed in dlfferent parts or
the State, such as are unfortunately OF too
common occurrence IN all sectlous or the
Uulop good order has prevailed, AID me laws,
State and Federal, enacted for their govern
-r,1, tt,nry a
scented have been respected, obeyed, and en-
forced without he slightest tendency to tu-
multi or violence.
Materially the abundant harvest that have
been voucnsafed to them, ano the high prIees
at which their leading staples have ruled, have
relieved them in great measure from tuer
embarrassmenls, and opened up to ehelr I'M
aonatious the dawn Of y prosperity 30 ontlrely
unexpected rs to leave them to hope that
events which werc deemed tho most crushing
evils nav turn out to have beon nI ed ''bloss-
ines III disguise"
Ins,n,lm NJ, whilst most the ontire rative
white, aud large numoer or tho colorea pop
ulatlou, have rfii.IAted aud bocn l'is"tlbeu with
th. rational Democratic party. thclr fotters ata
not OF such controlling strength as to induce or
permit O. factious opposition TO the party III
nJwer. or kinder them from Welding heiIrtY
SUD ort to all such measures or your aiminls-
trallon,as will, Ill their jdd sm,n tead to DID,
yoloDe the resO,lrcus and pfu.nuto tue interests
OF co;unlop c3unlry.
Tnelr hopes aui aspirations Tor tho future
are th:,t ,uclr Sta;e mas hSncetorth occupy
precisely the samo relation, 10 tai .:oVel nL1ols
uudcr u common constitution aid laws tuat Is
oc;uploI by the ot,ler States Of 'h' UAon; and
to thus end that thu laws imposing buid idells
and c ,ufcrring bone6Ss oa tn. pvopl. lnIy be
uu tor.nly enforced porsous ami property or,-
tsctet the peace preserved ilvio!;.,c, the unity
and reroclutty OF lhe government maiHtaiacd,
and taut uni Iterruptcj frateruuy, PROSPERITY
and happiness nlly uttoEu tho wIule AMERICAN
people, Elst, Wts., Norsh sud South. without
rega d to race. color, or itravinus condition
Aud such, slr, arc the scnti ncnts of tho hcarts
of ourselves and our people.
In response to which, he President remark
cd: Gcntemea-Tue sentiments expressed
in that paper should meet tn: appreciation oi
every law-abld ng aud Union loving citizen Of
tho country"