The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-06
GOVERNOR. SCOTT INTERVIEWED.
The. Southern Situation Reviewed.
FROM th. 7blsdo (Ohio) Sunday journal.

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90: From the 7bledo (0hso) Sunday Journal.
"a Sunday Journal reporter visited Ma
poleon on Thursday, where he met ex,
/ Governor Scott, of South Carolina. The
Goverhor formerly resided at Napoleon
| from which place he entered the armya'
tieutenaht Colonel of the Sixty-eighth
was promoted to Colonel, sand SUBSEQUENT
| ly,to the rank of Bfigadier General. HI
wasin charge of the Freedman's Bureau
in South Carolina,l and after reconstruc
tion,- was twice elected Governor of thai
State, where he has since resided. ~
swell, Governor" said the reporter
"youy areaagain,7back among your: ole
| friends-I am pleased to see you" -.
THANK you," replied the Governor
'iIt is agreat pleasure to meet my old
acquaintance, most of whom believe te
be my friends. This climate suits me
much better during the hot season than
that of the South. / have also consider.
able property interest here, which re-
quires more or less attention"
"I suppose Governor, that you are
about prepared to make this place your
home again 2" 80. i-.! nfr .ess.t
"No, sir, South Carolina is my home
lit is the only home I have. I like hei
people, and have identified my interests
and myself with them. I have no inten-
tion of removing" - -,
-"What have you to say of Hayes pol
icy;' and of the administration of Hamp'
ton ?" ;',';' u i.;l' e,,i:l- Il: i7ar..
,"Hayes has adopted the policy for
which hoped and looked ever since
1870. indicated that policy in several
public communications and addresses
for instance, in an address delivered at
Jenkensville, on the 4th of July, 1873
also in letter to Lieutenant Governor
Gleaves, in 1875, and you certainly re.
member the address which delivered at
this place in July, 1876, on the occasion
of the reunion of my old regiment.
Don't you remember the little hell which
the radical Republicans raised about it at
the time? p Here is what I said in conclu.
sion i. Let us forget that there has been
a war. Let us obliterate every evidence
that remains of the strife, and meet on d
common platform of truth and justice,
with the love of a common country as q
bond Of union, that shall uniteD,us and
our posterity for all future time.'" -.
"And what of Hampton 2"
a.I have never had confidence in gov
ernment largely controlled by popula-
ton Just rdisenthralled from slavery.
The persons to successfully govern an in
telligent people, such as ours, must them;
selves be educated and intelligent. The
educated white people of the South would
have obtained control of the State gov
,ernments long before this, had their pre-
iudices been less bitter and the hatreds
growing out of the war less intense, and
had they adopted the situation, and pur.
sued the policy which Hampton did last
fall Tie policy which Hayes has
adopted will return prosperity to the
South; the government of Hampton will
inspire confidence, as it will be honestly
and faithfully administered" -
"What effect will this policy have in
the future upon the political organiza-
tions of the South-will Democrats leave
their organization and zine the gang
with StanleyW
II think not. There may be divisions
in the Democratic party, but they will he
upon men, and purely local-in national
politics, or, rather, in political organiza-
lions, Democrats will remain loyal to
their party. It is true that more charity,
if I may so call it, will be entertained for
the Republican party, and more conf
dence reposed in it; but the policy as
it is called, is in the South especially re-
garded as the offspring of the Democratic
party, which party, aided by conservative
Republicans, forced recognition from the
administration. The negro element, the
main support of the Republican party,
will be largely controlled by the Demo.
Gratis hereafter, and the colored vote will
be cast more for men than for party
Heretofore the attachment and devotion
of that race to the Republicans was owing
largely to the fear entertained that the
success of the Democratic party would
result in an abridgement of the rights OF
citizenship. The course of Hampton
dispells this apprehension. Hampton is
honestly carrying out the promises which
he made during the campaign. He has
already appointed more colored men to
Office than were appointed during the en-
tire two first years that I was Governor
which were the first of reconstruction
"And what do you think will be the
future of the colored race in the South p
"I think that they will quietly and
peaceably enjoy all civil rights as guar
anteed to all other citizens. l believe
hoNeve that an appreciation of thei1
own good and advantage will gradually
eliminate them from at least an active
participation in politics. They are 8
race very easily controlled. Labor il
their field of usefulness, and they are es
pecially suited to the fields and the eli
mate of the South. It was a mistake tt
draw them prominently into partisan
politics white man Ia fact which
must be conceded) being the superior
will never consent to be governed by al
inferior" - - ~
eff, as I understand you, the Demo
cratic party will grow stronger in The
South by acquisitions from the coloret
vote, what say you as TO an ex-Confeder
ate for the next President, which vii
probably be urged by the South ?"
II think that the people of both th'
North and South could support mar
like Hampton with perfect consistency
and without the surrender of particle
of principle, and no more compromise O
honor than a Confederate makes in th'
support of Northern man. The causes
which led to the wal. grew out of our po
litical system-the Hamiltonian and JET
fersonian government consolidation ane
State sovereignty, State rights; in
word, Hampton believes in the teaching
Of Calhoun, and that he owed his first al
llegiance to his own State; the people 0
the South believed otherwise, and tn
conflict came. The disagreement has be
come accord. Before the outbreak, as i
well known, Hampton was Union mai
he is now as loyal as any citizen in tn
country, and if. at the head ofthe govern
1nent. would administer its affairs as hon