The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-11-06
Ex-Governor perry's Letter

The followi, g are extracts fr'"r Gov
ernor Pe-ry'S letter, which the u">,
Of our readers have already sc. n -
He d"es not regret personally his defeat,
but as citizen be lameuts and depIore<
the success of the Radical party, b"cau>e
it is an Indication that there is 10 be no
change in the present infamouSIy rotten
State Government. And that ">ixty
Thousand voters, representing nearly
three hundred thousand persons, owning,
in great measure, all the property OF
the State, agricultural, commercial and
manufacturing, and comprising in the
same ratio all the Intelligence, education,
virtue and patriotiSm OF the State, are
without the senblance Of representation
in government purportiag to o. Re-
pu5lican."
1t is melancholy. says he, that the
honest, patriotic and vistu"uS white peo.
pie are IN some measure responsible for
this horrible and appalling condition Of
public affairs. While the whites were
apatheiic and cid not turn ont "the ne.
grocs, carpet .baggeTs and scallawags
turned out to man. If all had gone
out 10 rote, ard excr ted . proper inhu.
eace with the cciored people, the cleo
tionS woud nave gone very differently.
tie State might have been redeemed and
rcgenera;cd." He goes Or
II know that the negroes are banded
together, as 4 race, under the lead Of
vile carpet. baggers and Infamous scala.
wags, WHO would as quickly sell their
God Cor thirty pieces Of silver as they
nave betrayed their race and country for
office, promotion a"d the nope If steal
i'g, sw!nd!ing and plundering. But,
Notwithstanding this aHtagoniSn to the
white people, Hnow that all Influence
might he hroagbt to bear on item * hich
they cou!'i not resist, if the property,
holders Of the State We're <p disposed
Let cTery land i'oi,irr refls. to rent to
or ctnp!nv any |aborer unless i;c sill
agree, nitil pr"per SE'p"'ationS. 10 vote
with his landlord vr empl", tr. Tni>
may bu dong without il, p:rlng anY OF
the penalties Of the art Of Congress
ay:irs, illuminating voters. There will
tc 10 Intimidation, hut Il fair and lrsti-
mate a.reetac'.,, which he parties have
Il rish, to make. But it may be said
t':at unr lan,ls could :""t ne rented "r
cu:ti"i'c1 on these ieIll.>. This is pre-.
sGrH:ng t;;at the laho!er can live lnngrr
with"G; FOOD than the employer can Ni,n-
uut his labor. II i fat b"ttcr that We
Shn;,'u w"rh fnr ourselves and l,t the |
gre t:er part Of our lands lie Idle and rcs:,
;h;.. 20 live any long" under such !
government a$ we have r"h.,i"s Us us |
AL wc can make by taxation, and CIR
ruptins all the f''n"tain> Of legislation.
"The cnpet- bagge- il South Carp'ina,
instead Of leaving ID" country, or i,ienti !
tllnS h!taSeli with the country. has ne |
come. with the >calawag, through their !
lrtiaeOce orer the :'cgro, s"rt nf ariSIo |
crat "r a1iocrat aud tribune of the col
orrd race. N1x, We mn>t get rid Of |
these aut"r.,a,s and ;rihuacS We mus:
.lcthrore them ard break their Sceptre
by destroying their influence oyer the
negro. This can only be done br teach
Ing the negro tia: he Is dependent on
~, and not we nn him. Let us, there
tnc, resolve unanimously. and stick to
II, that ne will not rent our lands 10, or
employ any one who will not agree 10
vrlc with Us IN all the elections. Ia
this WY, and iii this way o"ly can We
roat ;he carpet basser and sraia~ag, and
get cna;ro! Of iae colored peo:'ie. G"ff:e
las 40 gratitude n general: as | have
we'll tested, trough there are exceptions,
and lie can only be Influenced by his
wants and nrcc>SticS I, therefore.
urge "pn'. the willie people al! over the
State t. 'e!e:mi"c unanimously and al
mace 70 iiave nothing |" do with the
24,'lcais, white or black, in renting their
,::,l> or employing their !storerS, with
,nt they vii agree. in w'i;i"s, un'ler :
,;;eae'i7y t, so!e With a.eu 10 sa aruro
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