The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-05-30
Letter from Hon. B. F. Perry.
GREENyILLE,

GREENVILLE, >. VI, MAY ~, loIl
Hon. Simeon Far-MY DEAR SIR: Your
letter was received this morning, asking an
expression of my views in regard to the course
to be pursued in South Carolina, as to the nom,
ination of Horace Greeley for President, and
the sending delegates to the Baltimore Conven-
ton.
In INV opinion, the election Of Greeley is the
only hope we have of reforming the State and
National Governments, and restoring the coun-
try to peace and prosperity. 1t would be sui
cidal folly for the Democratic party to think
of making separate nomination for President.
will go farther, and say it would be criminal
to the South, and stamp the party with want
of patriotism and a narrow, contracted selfish
ness utterly disgraceful.
If the Democratic party will now unite with
the Liberal Republicans, our success and victo-
nv are beyond doubt in the Presidential cleo
ton. The military tyrant will be hurled from
his throne, civil government restored, and the
republic saved. There is no difference between
democrats and Liberal Republicans, standing
on the Cincinnati platform. They have the
same great and patriotic objects in view-to
restore republican principles and the rights of
the States, to purge the Government, State and
Federal, of its corruption, extravaganza and
roguery, to give peace and prosperity to the
Southern States. Why, then, should we not
unite heartily and cordially with such friends
and aIlies7 In fact, the Democratic party
stands pledged in honor and good faith to en-
dorse the Cincinnati nomination. 1t was so
understood by the Liberal Republicans, from
the expressions everywhere of the Democratic
papers, before they met in Convention.
Horace Greeley is an honest man, and has
all his life been governed by principle. He
has great ability, and will administer the Gov
ernment on sound Republican principles. The
issues on which he so boldly and persistently
opposed the South are dead and buried. His
antecedents, therefore, have nothing to do with
the present contest Should We not, therefore,
exert all our influence in securing his nomina-
tion by the Baltimore Convention? think it
proper that this Convention should meet, for
the purpose of uniting the party on Greeley
and Brown, and showing the world that they
are willing to sacrifice all personal considera-
tions and all party honors and aggrandizement
for the good of their country.
The Democratic Convention which is to as
semble in Columbia on the 11th of June,
should, by all means, send delegates to the Bal
timore Convention. The vote OF South Carroll
ma may, perchance, influence the nomination
and endorsement of Greeley and Brown. 1t
would at least show our willingness to co-ope-
rate With the 1rlen0S OF relorni, anu acCePC as
allies all who are disposed to help US in our
oppression and ruined condition. Not to send
delegates to Baltimore, would be unwise, un-
kind and supercilious. 1t would be reproachl
to the State, under existing circumstances, and
weaken the sympathy of our friends every
where-Nortb, South, East and West
Unless the honest Republicans of South Car
olina, white and black, will take up Greeley,
there is no hope of his getting the vote of the
State. 1t would be the basest ingratitude, on
the part of the colored people, not to support
Greeley, who has done more to set them free
than any man in America Thirty or forty
years he has fought manfully for their emanci-
patton and right of suffrage. The corruption
and extravaganza of our State Government
ought to make all honest colored people rise
up and purge it of the rogues who are now ad-
ministering it for their own gain, and to the
serious injury of the colored people: But for
the influence of the corrupt Office holders. car
pet-baggers and scalawags, the colored people
would all 60 for honest men and measures.
They are not benefited by the millions which
have been stolen to enrich the few.
write you in great haste, and am truly and
sincerely your friend, ,n,v