The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-04-13
THE REVOLUTION.


AN INTERVIEW WITH JUDGE ORE
The Conclustoms Of an Old Stosesman-
"There's life an the Old Land yet"-
The Fate Of the Aeyro-Facts .fo
Capitalists and Agriculturalists-Th
Political Plato,m-Manufac facturin.
Resources- Work for oar Young Me-
Tile Old and the Ne,o Regime.
A correspondent Of the New Yorl
Tribune, writing from Anderson, 8. @.
uader date of March II, gives quite Al
interesting report Of = conversation
With Judge Orr, in which that gentle
man appears to have set forth hi,
political views with great fuliness aud
precision. After a sketohy accoun,
Of the Judges residence, name,
Of life and person, the letter proceeds
tosay:
LIKES AND DIsLIKEs.
In Charleston aud among the Low
country planters generally, ex Governor
Orr is all object of cordial dislike
When Confederate Senator, he dared
to anticipate before others, the probable
downfall Of the cause, and to introduce
10 secret session what was known as the
"Peacc Resolutions" When Governor,
be was bold enough to rise in the pres
ence Of body of Charleston merchants,
at public dinner, aud utter truths,
political and commercial, that made
them vince. He had the hardihood to
affiliate socially with Generals Sicklea
and Canby, and aid them in the arduoua
work of recognizing the State. He
assumed the responsibility, at which
other men shuddered, Of recommending
officially, aud on the hustings, that the
white people should vote for delegates
to the State Constitutional Convention
"a Republican body; and finally capped
the climax of political iniquity, by
permitting himself to be elected to the
Office Of Circuit Judge by Republican
Legislature. People now say: GAN this
was right;" "Governor Orr was two
years in advance Of U.S." chad VIC
followed his counsel the condition oi
affairs would have been very different 81
But still the prejudice is hereditary and
strong, and they neither forgive no,
forget.
asked the judge how he relished
this opposition. "Why, sir" he an
swered, "a public man in South Carolina
who thinks for himself, must have q
hide like rhinoceros, ard forty years
Of antagonism have made mine so tough
that all the porcupiues in Christendom
couldn't draw blood; that is, when
know I'm right"
In the up country, however, the feel.
ing toward him is one Of almost uni
versal respect. known to be just iu his
administration Of public affairs, 'un.
tainted by the breath of any corruptine
influences, Of ten weighed 10 the balance
and never found wanting, afable with
the humblrst, and personally popular
among all classes, the people trust him
They confide in his judgment. The
very fact that he predicted long ago
present consequences, aud advised tht
public how TO avert them, has more thar
ever increased faith in his wisdom, anc
fixed, as | am impressed, determine
tlon by thousands 20 adopt his policy
What that policy is, is forcshadowed ir
tho following conversation:
THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION AM
DEMOCRATIc PARTY.
Q. Judge Orr, you have been lonf
affiliated with the Democratic party ol
the country, and I have some curiosit,
to learn why, so soon after the Phila.
delphia convention of 1865, in whicl
you played an important part, yov
identified yourself with and espouse,
the principles Of another party no
generally acceptable to your own peo
pie.
A. The answer to that question is
simple one. 1t was generally believe,
throughout the South that the object O
that convention was to restore barmo
NOUS feeling between the two sections
and, accordingly, her representative mel
we're selected to confer and act with tn,
Democratic leaders of the North. Re.
suits proved, however, that elements O
disruption were already at work withir
the party-that the West aud East wer,
antagonistic in their views of publ,
poIicy-and that, in many respects, tn,
South was not in condition to agre,
with either. The effort then made t,
create healthy public sentiment to-
ward US signally failed, and, after /,
mere spasm of cordiality in the convcn-
tlon, its members separated as divers,
10 their opinions as ever. Thes,
chickering's resulted in the election o
General Grant aud the present supre.
macy Of the Republican party.
z. But is it your opinion that th
Democratic party will never regain it
power?
A. A party called Democratic ma,
eventually succeed, but the old regim
is forever dead. The antagonism Of q
many leading members of the party +
the war will, since the war has prove,
successful, put them in the Same cate
CORY, in all future popular elections
with the opponents of the revolutionar
war, the war of 1912, and the war wit