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-Pres. Johnson's Speech to
the Colored' Clergymen?
? Sound Views.
The following appears as aiUeditori'al in the
New York Herald, of May loth:
.Ju the speech of i're'sidect Johnson, ?n
Thursday last, to a visitiug deputation of colored
'clergymen, we have some sound views,
indicating on his part a 'careful and humane
^ policy m the transtcr on the blacks ot the,
Soutii from slavery to liberty. First, on tlie
emancipation question there can be no mistaking
bis position.^ He holds that "man eanoot
bold property in man," and hciv minds the colored
race that "lje was tbe first man who stood- hp
fc in a'slave community and announced the fact i
that the slaves of Tennessee had as much right
' " to be free as those who claimed thcnl as their
property." This is equivalent to an official
declaration that Pres. .Johnson," in his policy of
. reconstruction,*wi'U start from this initial land*
, mark j that throughout the rebellious. States,
' by the rebellion and the events of the war,
slavery is abolished. ^
Next comes th^uestion of the treatment of
the blacks in their transition state from the
impediments of bondage to the practical 'enjoyment
of the advantage of freedom. Upon this
subject Prfcs. Johnson says : "There-Is a difference
in the^responsibility which persons rosin j
ding in the slave States had to tuke.from tho.-e
Vrtfld A Alii nf tllOltt tlmi uii ??.tM L.AM.. J
vTilVi Itoiviv WU.O ui | .bUUb JO VH 13 t YUly I
easy for men' who liv<;d beyond their borders |
to get np sympathy and taljf about the condition
of colored persons; when tbey knew noth-.
fng about it;" that tlierc were men'in the
South, occupying the position of masters,- who
had done much to aipcliorate.tbe condition' of
the colored men, and who felt & deep interest
> in their welfare, and that the experience and
knowledge of such men must be respected in
^ . this important work of clothing the slare in the
garments of freedom. Pres. Johnson admonishes
himr that he must not expect to "fall back
on the Government for the support, and live
in idleness arfd debaqebefyj" that "freedom
eympty meana?liberty to work and to cDjoy
tho product of a man's own toil;" and that he
means this "in its .most e#ctisive sense."?
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Mucn wont win oe rcqmrca to gewtms system
of freedom intp a good, practical shape, as the
President evidently comprehends from his suggestion
to thes^ visiting colored clergymen
that, in commencing their task of inform, they
Bhould proceed to correct that "open anil notorious
system "of Concubinage" which, under
slavery, has contributed so much to the degsedation
of the four millions of the slave race cf
the Southern States. . '
Pres. Johnson promises to do all in his power
to secure their .protection and ameliorate
their condition, and he "trusted in God that
the time may come when all the colored people
would be gathered together in one couutrv
best adapted to' their condition, if it- should
appear they could .not got along together with
* < .the whites.'" Now* from "these.vie-,v.; and. suggestion
s, we have n v.r"v refill Imnuhie
. / policy in regmd to V * i-.;'". iv.;e ? ? two
l?Yr *? .r.
Soiitl: jo reorganization oftlm rebellious,Status. |
The Government \vi!! doubtless make some |
provisional military arrange met its l'or putting j
all liberated blacks to work, ami probably some j
sucli system of labor and compensation as thy I- j
adopted by Gem Baidi3,i:i Louisiana, and ap- f
proved by Pres.. Lincoln.. may become tbe
genera! rule.' In regard to tbe oucstibn of
iscgro suffrage, v.o infer tliut Pres. Johnson
will follow tip liia.policy, adopted as Military
Governor of Toniiessoe, in tbe reorganization*
of that State. First,. under-"this system t-'nb
Military or Provisional Governor will provide
lbr the flection of .a loyal State Convention ami*
Appoint the lime und place for its meeting.?
'Hits Convention will frame a new State Constituiiou,
declaring slavery aboMsbcd and inter
dieted, but, -will leave the question o( negro
suffrage at the discretion of the Legislature^
Tim Provisional Governor will then, ttnJer
this new Constitution, oall for the election of a.
regular Governor and ether State officers and
members of Congress, and with thoRo.elections
tlie State will he fully re-established for business
as a loyal member of the Union, after the
model of Tennessee, as reinstated under Pres.
Lincoln's .Military Governor? Andrew Johnsor.
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"With regard^to the planting th a Macks m a
country to therpselver, we should not wonder
il the experiment initiated by Gen. Shermanin
regard to fhe I'rco colony, nt Hilton-Head
were to settle the question. That experiment
contemplates the removal of the white supervisors,
middlemen and hucksters, so that the
blacks may'manage their owii affairs for themselves,"and
put the profits of theft' ftiboftin their
own pockets, and be a seif-sdstaining black
commodity, under the cbnmion protection 01
gcueral Government. Very .likely, in the
course of tiinc-, all that rich and extensive lowloinl
pfliinfrv frfttii t]>f> Tvm*r!invn linii r\f S.'iiit.li ,
Carolina to the Mexican border, embracing the
sc;t island cotton, rice and sugar regions of the
South, will be densely populated ' by blacks,
and with very ie.w whit** among then). W'e
think so because of the climate in these regions,
which gives health and strength to the black'
niaiti, but is almost as fatal to the white in outdoor
labor as the coasts of Africa,* whero the
negro was planted by the Jaws of nature, and
where he attains his highest physical development.'
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* For the present, however, wo find-'in this
speech of Pres. Johnson to his visitincr colored
clergymen the opinions and suggestions of an
experienced statesman, who, .in working ont
his programme of reconstruction of the Southern.
States and So.uthcrn society, for the whites
ancT'blacks, and for .the great cause1-of. the
Union, will be .strengthened by tho cordial
support of tbe whole country. * .
Ax Artless Argument.?Nairn a no, a black
priuce, arrived in.England from the neighborhood
of Sicfa Lc'onc in 1791. The gentleman
to whose care he had been eutrustcd'tookgrcul '
pairs to convince him that the Bible is the
Word of God, and be received ^it with gr.-at
reverence ahd simplicity. When he. was asked
what it was that satisfiod Lira cm this' subicct.
bo rcpliedf "When I ..found ail good men
minding tho Bible, and calling it the Word of
God, and all bad meu disregarding it, then I
w.as.surc that the Bible must be what good men
call it, -the Wprd of God." . " '
.?v.?.?
The present eruption of Vesuvius" induces
tourists to expose'themselves Jo danger to gratify
their .curiosity. . An Englishman ims beeii
| ilit oh tho head by a falling stone, and ? French-'
! man had his arm broken by a rock?s big * ;
' -i phtno forte," he said?which tho. i
cano flung at him. < *j
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XlA jtf iteflV. W ETDK ESB?jV MAT 3I.\~
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iie Who runs niayread," and all persons desirous. of .
sending or handing in person such favors, ..would dp
wo!l to ascertain"the cost aiid mark tho nurahgr, of m- t
s^rcionsliofoVe lcnving^t witli tho printer. We iinva^
recent!}' had occasion to present a (cw accounts for advertising
dotie, and amongst th?'in found one or more
who were very unwilling that wo should ho. paid for-,
our services. Xnw we wonkl give noticd that if there
1)0 any nmro .of that class of pieii in our miiUt wo 'do
not! desiro their potrpnagc. When wc*present; a. bill
for payment, wehavo a consciousness that it is n just
one, and expect'it's payment lo tho last farthing; or
at least ifit is a yciil.'mrii and honpt man we are deal
ill'.'with. WO exripch hint lo vrsw no ifTsnlnnfin 1 1
K-xesjiortliil. and if unable lo scttlo at the Ume we
will not think tii'p li'ps of him.
The Diocesan Council of the l'rotcsisiht Episcopal
Church in South; Carolina.ywliieh convened in this
place on Wednesday the "oth insl.. failed to proceed
to regular business from the win? of at quorum of
Laity. (jnly/iwo-'Parislites were represented by .Lay.
.Delegates, fourteen Clergymen only wore present,
(out'uf setfenty-four.) The two days, Muring which '
these members remained together, rye re not, however,
wholly !<;.st. A fraternal hnd co-operative spirit was
promoted; meetings were held at which, under the.
leadership of the Bishop, vital question? ^connected
with the duties of the Clergy in these novel ami perploxiug'Umes
woro earnestly and practically 'discussed
On Thursdajr morning suitable resolutions were passedtela
tiro to Ib'e much lamented lo^sc/Mr^J. K. Sa fta/ ;
late President of the'Bank of Clmrlurfton, and fpr many
years a uiostva.ueu ana neiored member ot tnc Uhurch
ami delegate to the-Council.
Throvtghtne*kiu<iucJ3pfMamxis "3a.ch, Ksq^ wo.
liave been lhvorcd with a N. T. Herald of a late date,from
which-we .glean the following news items which'
.will bo found very interesting :
The work'of-disbanding the army aud restoring tho
country to a peace status is beiug rapidly pushed'for- ,
ward.
All the paroled rebel soldiers now detained at Al- :
xandria, Ya., are being sent home. TlrcSe whoso
residence Were jp loyal States aro'reqmred to take the
oath of allegiance lirst.
Gen. T^ashbcbx,-commanding at Meiriphis, Tcnn.,
tV?Q rutilPh fr% tliof / fr*r r\?fhrmort?miii7r\rttcj
**-?*? 'v?uiu *\j wmtviij \;i iviuuv.1 iuoiuwuw I
who voluntarily left-it and remained within the insurrectionary
lines during the continuence of the rc- j
bullion. He allows rebel privates to take the oath of
allegiance to the Government, but declines the privilege
to officers, on 'the ground that it is too lato for
them to claim the benefit of the President's amnesty
proclamation. * * i
Gen. -Sr.Acit.ha8 lately executed two.guerrillas for
committing depredation near Mobile. 1'ho f<H'Mtiea?}
tions abound the city are being leveled to tho* ground, |
aid rile guns removed. -. . ' ' ?
Art unknown Sclfoonor^vhjch recently sailed from !
Baltimoro'whs soized in the Patapsco by persons rep- '(
resenting themselves rebel deserters, and was put to j
sea, arriving j?t. Salt Cay, Bahamas, on 17th ult. It!
is,supposcd that is 'the' design of those rebels to cap-j
,tnro ulargor vessel with the Scliioner pixl commence ,
a tegular piratical cruise. . I
The assassination of President Lincolst continues to I
call forth in example, and especially in England, the {
Strongest manifestations of sympathy forthe' AmericJuf
people. It is oven announced that it is probable
tlint "Victoria will eond an "address of condolence to
our-government." t
A recent decree of Maximilian defines the
pvovisinpi status of his Mexican Empire. The
Government i-i to bo a hereditary Monarchy,
wit'/ .a '.hi.l.clic prince at its There is
o Svjo::!>y ??* !! th*j inlatbibi iV* in tlic fiyc J
6f*tlie latfdj?sccu'iiir.o? per^ti Itn'j .
jfl|idtmi of spcocti, pod about the saint*
ofthe-prew, hs iff J'ranca and Agftia^^6afcSSH|
also reported that the Itcpubliwii '/form^haw^^^j^
recaptured from^Sffitxitii Uiat)1^ jumf - th
of Sn!t% iiontcroy
nioveiueiitS'OH 'fbcrtt-m the.XT. foremlgratigh ,ptjjaH
to Mexico, is.?ftjTjed out,"there wilb aeon. be a ." ^8
iU'j.ubUcan power'in the country stron?pnoirgh,
in men and arms," to! drive Maximilinff fronyhis^aSM
thro lie. 1't is-nfcnonjftbed in tint Ilcratd' that
more men than oah possibly be' nerypfed;
ready hud anxious to jtiin" in the nu>^tVn^tS^^j$r
So grunt is the cxcilensent apioyg
od noblier'i tlu\t it is be'Iiovod thar'-brer.' ou'A v-'tiSf&a
hundred tfiousuAd volunteers could he'jjMi^6^d[r^^p
in months'. The Ifcr<tjd,C
/'Kreigration septus now '4<^ijjfey^rilor.;o'?
tin} dUv. ami curiously
both ways?into lllfe n>im,trf^pvrobt of $?:
* * or.e huiidrfcOdnd fifty thousand
st'tlwovth sohiicis trfthe"South, who
splpndidijvbUt- was overpowered. t?y tjhe
are packing ftp for Mexico. Tli^e- finest-;
meuts of tjio whole 5qulheni'Stftfe? .wifl.prob^x^^
ably within fUc next twelve months'"ha ite enij-? P''*j?
prated to hioxtco. - * * * Tit ir phlces iff
the South will be filled b>r some of 'tbo;hesU< -'.^i?^
material of Europe."
An alleged plot toinlrodrtce the y el lew
into New York lias been discovered..
^Secretary-Srratttx coatiintoq- ty--hnprbr'e:
Thcrq'iis but little change in bw sons" coadi-^Y^^
tion. .. ' _ - "
. Gold is coming dawn, but provisions,; keep
tip. 'ISO. 3-4 to.the'Inst qr*Jtntion 'pr^en-of ^ "^8
gold,'wb/le beef from 18 to20ce?ts?tfiesame < :-S.
ns when gofd.sold for 28$. The Ilt&M-js^js-^ '
"Everything is unsettled by tBc violerivSrecliiie './ Xi
of gold. Coimnercial values were reiu^itd'en- j-l];#
tlrely Nominal. But domestic good^were sold;. - ^
at xi marked^reduction. Cotton- was limited ii*\
request, and was fully five cents lower. ' X
[FOR THE JOURKAJy AND 'CONFEDERATE.]^ ^
Mcntrs, Editors :?On my return to this Stato after ' -
th&disb&hdment of the army of Tennessee, I was^.- . . ?
shocked tojbear that a Tile slander bad been industri-C- ;jjf * $"
ously circulated against one.of whom every Confeder?^
ate Soldier is justly proud, ancftnat the pulpit ev?a '^
had beon prostituted to hiB abuse. I rofe? to Lti Gcb.
"WVD. Hardee, with whom I .have been intimately
associated as a meraberof his staff since October last.. ,
Permit mo. th rough-tbomediuinof your colulfms tb; .j
bear my testimony to tlie falsity , of th^ report. *?$:'
hnve been in fien. Haiidee'3 presence, day nn<f nightf
since tho cvacnarion ofSavannab, and I liavo- never , J1'
seen him in the slightest degree under the influence
of ardent spirits Nay more, 1 have at uo time
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aim fLrunk as much as would affect one, .wholly itaao- ;
Aneirtniflfl t/tlfc IIOQ ' All fllh vftktvXvre " It at*/% In- * **'
VU.JI wuivw vv/ !? ! wiw? '?.?? ? * vyvi uwy Kiiyi u IWU WiHUIIJ
tso based upon his inclination are wholly without'' ,. /. ^
foundation, and without an exception, false. I would1. *;.
not take tho trouble to refute this slander, being con- '
riwced that no one acquainted jvilh the Lt. General'
either personally or by reputation, would for a mo- * .
ment credit it; but Gen. Hardee's goodriamo is dear
to him, and as ho will live in the history of this revolytion
it isbut just that ho be placed right on the, record.
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R. C. GILCHRIST. .W '
Maj. of Artillery C. S. A., *? '
Lt. Gen. Hardee's Staff'
Exchange papers will please 'giro circulation' ,
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