The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-20
EIuSerview Of South Cnrolanfanpsv with ar,rs.
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Among the visitors who called on the
PRESIDENT on Tuesday morning last, were
the Hon. y. P. Reed ana Hon. ". D. Simp.
son, of South Carolina, who were presented
by the Hon. Thomas L.. Jones, of Ken.
lucky. During the interview Mr.. Reed
read, for himself and Mr.. Simpson. the fol-
lowing paper in relation to the condition of
affairs in that State:
'We have called Mr. President as mem
bers elect from the old Commonwealth of
south Carolina to the Forty first Congress
OF the United States, to tender for our
selves, and the people we have been chosen
TO represent, our congratulations upon your
suspicious assumption of the Office of Chief
Magistrate of the American Union. We are.
sir, natives of the State from whence we
come, and claim, as representative men of
Its ancient population, to be familiar with
their political and material condition, their
sentiments, and aspirations for the future.
Politically, in addition to the loss of
nearly. all their pecuniary resources, they
nave by the results of the war, been prac-
tlcally excluded, for more than three wears.
from the family of States, and the blessings
OF civil government; but having been re-
Gently restored to their original position in
the Union, upon the plan which the Con-
gress IN Its wisdom saw fit to adopt.
without concurring in the manner of their
restoration, they have accepted the accom-
pllshed fact in good faith, and are as loyal
to the Government of common country as
any other equal number of the American
people.
''Their condition, socially. is and has
been one of profound peace; and. aside
from few isolated acts of personal violence.
that have occasionally been committed in
dlfferent parts of the State, such as are un-
fortunately of too common occurrence in
oil sectlons of the Union, good order has
prevailed, and tho laws, State and Federal.
enacted for their government by bodies in
winch they were unrepresented, have been
respected, obeyed and enforced without the
slightest tendency to tumult or violence.
Materially the abundant harvests that
nave been vouchsafed to them, and the
high prices at which their leading staples
have ruled, have relieved them in a great
measure from their embarrassmenis, and
opened up to their imaginations the dawn
OF prosperity SO entirely unexpected rs to
lead them to hope that events which were
deemed the most crushing evils may turn
out to have been indeed blessings in dis
guise.
''ln sentiment, whilst almost the entire
native white, and n large number of the
colored population, have affiliated and been
identified with the national Democratic
party. their fetters are not of such con-
trolling strength as to induce or permit n
factlous opposition to the party in power,
or hinder them from yielding hearty sup
port to all such measures of your admins
tration MS will, in their Judgment, tend to
develop the resources and promote the in
terests OF O common country.
'"Their hopes and aspirations for the fu
ture are that their State may henceforth
occupy precisely the same relations to the
Government, under q common Constitution
and laws, that is occupied by the other
States OF the Union; and to this end that
the laws imposing burdens and comforting
benefits on the people may be uniformly
enforced, persons and property protected,
the peace preserved inviolate, the unity and
perpetuity of the Government maintained
and that uninterrupted fraternity, prosperi-
ty and happiness may attend the whole
American people, East, West, North and
South, without regard to race, color, or
previous condition. And such, sir, are the
sentiments of the hearts of ourselves and
our people"
lu response to which, the President re-
marked:
''GENTLEMEN: The sentiments expressed
III that paper should meet the appreciation
of every, law-abiding and Union-loving citi-
zen of the country"
Three bachelors in an Iowa town PLAYED q
novel game of cards the other day. The
loser was to marry during the wear or sun-