The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-30
TIE REVOLUTION.

THE REVOLUTION.
IN INTERVIEW WITH JUDGE ORR.
The Conclusions of an old Statesman
uTherc,s Life I'm the Old Land YETI
The Fate of the NeSro-Facts for Capi-
talists and observation-disclosures Po-
litfcnI PIntform-AIanufact Re-
sources-Work for Young Mcn-Thc
Old and New Regime.
A correspondent of the New York Tribune
writing from Anderson, S. c., under date OF
March II, gives quite an interesting report Of q
conversation with Judge Orr. In which that gen.
tleman appears to have set forth his political
views with great fullness and precision. After a
sketchy account OF the Judges residence, manner
of life and person, the letter proceeds to say:
LIKES AND DIsLIKEs.
In Charleston and among the low country plan :
ters generally Ex-Governor Orr Is an object OF
cordial dislike When q Confederate senator he
dared TO anticipate before others, the probable
downfall Of the cause, and to introduce IN secret
session what was known as the "Peace Resolu-
tIonsn When Governor, he was bold enough TO
rise in the presence OF body OF Charleston mer
chants, at public dinner, and utter truths, po
litical and commercial, that made them Vince.
He had the hardihoou 10 alllllate socially with
Generals SlcEles and Candy, and aid them in the
arduous work Of reorganzlns the State He as.
sumed the responsibility, AT which other men
shuddercd, of recommending, officially, and ON
haze tIn vntn
fur delegates to the State Constitutional Conven.
tion-a Republican body; and finally capped the
climax Of political iniqulty, by permitting himself
to be elected to the of1lce of Circuit Judge by q
this was right" "Governor Orr was two years In
advance of us;m chad We followed his counsel
the condition Of affairs would have been very
dlfrrent.n But still the prejudice is hereditary
and strong, and they neither forgive nor for-
/ asked the Judge how he relished this opposi-
tlon. .Why, sir,n he answered, 81 public man In
South Carolina, who thinks for himself. must
have hide like rhnoceros, and forty years OF
antagonism have made mine 80 tough that all
the pofeupines in Chrlstendorn couldn't draw
blood; that Is, when know I'm right"
In the up-country, however, the feeling toward
him Is one of almost universal respect Known
to be lust In his administration OF public affairs,
untainted by the breath OF any corrupting in
nucnces, often weighed In the balance and never
found wanting arablc7 with the humblest, AMI
personally popular among all classes, the people
trust him They conlde In his Judgment The
very fact that he predicted long ago present con-
sequences, anu advised the public how TO avert
theIn has more than ever increased faith In his
wisdom, and fixed, as am impressed. determi
nation by thousands to adopt his policy What
that policy Is, Is loreshadowed in the following
conversation
THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION AND DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
o. Judge Orr, you have been long affiliated with
tb. IA tio rtp nj q 4 hav 20
some curiosity to learn why, so soon after the
Philadelphia convention Of 1866, IN which you
played an important part You Identified yourself
with and espOuSed the principles OF another
party not generally acceptable to your own peo-
pic.
A. The answer to that question is q simple one.
II was generally believed throughout the South
that the object OF that convention was to restore
harmonious feeling between the two sections,
and accordingly her representative men were
selected 10 confer and act with the Democratic
leaders of the North. Results proved. however.
that elements OF disruption were already at work
within the party; that the West and East were
antagonlstic in their views or public policy, and
that In many respects the South was not In
condition to agree with either. The el.Ort then
made to create healthy public sentiment toward
us signally failed, and after mere spasm OF cor.
dialty In the convention, It's members separated
rs diverse In their opinions as ever. These bcker-
ings resulted In the election OF General Grant,
anu the present supremacy OF the Republican
party.
Q. But SIT your opinion thar IN Democratic
party will never regain Its power2
A. A party calle, Democratic NAV eventually
succeed, but the old Regime IL forever dead. The
antagonism Of su many leading members Of the
party TO the war will, since the war has proved
successful, put them In the same category In oil
future popular elections with the opponents OF the
Revolutionary war; the war OF 1872, and the war
with Mexico. None OF the parties opposing these
wars had sufficient vitality to recover from the
damaging results OF their opposition. But the
Of made
and which they will continue to make, not NOV
ing cautiously in consequence OF their conscious
ness OF strength will necessarily create areaction,
under the influence OF which they, too, VIII be over
whelmed In national politics, us the Jackson party
was overwhelmed In 1910 In the contest between
Mr.. Van Buren, dGen. Harrison, when the elec.
tion was won not so much by the popularity OF
Whig principles as by the unpopularty OF the JACK
son and Van Buren, administration. High taxes, the
consequent strlngency OF the finances, and Official
corruption, Is the rock upon which the Republl-
can party Will be wrecked. From the debris
another party will arise composed OF the pro.
gressive men Of the country, whose leaders will
he real statesmen and economists and under
their administration the Union Will advance In
true greatness anu solid prosperity. Doubtless
the next census will change the basis OF power.
More relative strength will be given to the South
and West. which Will result In weakening tile
influence OF the New England Statesi and trans
ferring the control OF the country to the agricul
tural sections.
"
Off under q Democratic administration than 1t IL
at the present time?
A. can only answer that question with quail
ncatiOns. In my Judgment the election or Gene
raj Grant avoided violence and bloodshed through
out the South Under the administration OF Mr..
Seymour, efforts would unquestionably have been
made TO Overturn existing State governments,
even before his Inauguration, because the people
were stimulated by The deluslve representations
OF ardent partisans, who believed lie could undo
tile entire work OF reconstruction. The truth IL,
however that had Mr.. Seymour been elected he
would have been rs impotcnt as Andrew John
son. In every endeavor To render assistance to
the South. The majority OF the Senate would
have been against him for at least Two years, and
he could not have removed or appointed post
master. The House was in the same opposition,
and none OF the party would have felt amiably
inclined toward one that had defeated their can
dldate
GRANTS ELECTION BLESSING.
In this view, therefore, 1t was q blessing to the
South that General Grant was elected. Some OF
the results to us, politically. may not be agreea-
BILE: some OF the Congressional legislation that
has followed has been based upon msapprehen.
sion OF the re public sentiment OF the South: but
the end will prove the wisdom OF the election Of
General Grant. 1t must be remembered that the
war did not close with the termination Of h0stlli-
ties. 1t required time TO make the people fully
realize the fact that they were conquered, and 10
adapt themselves TO the new situation. The prln-
ciples for which they had fought were so TO speak,
hereditary, and 1t would be marvel In history or