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SEOBET REBEL HISTORY !
Interesting Statement of the Position
or Davis and the Confede
rate Government.
UNPOPULARITY OF JEFF. DATIS.
The following letter was written liy a gentle
man who oocupied the position of Private Secre
tary to one of the most influential members of
Jeff. David' Cabinet throughout the rebellion.
It comes), therefore, front ono well, qualified to
et forth the itotual condition of affairs in the rebel
capital during the latter days of the rebellion.
It give ii n interior view of the movements and
sentiments of the rebel government such as it hag
Dot been possible to obtain hitherto.
R. D P.
Richmond, Monday, May 15, 1865.
Owing to I ho mystery of secret sessions and
the reticeuse, obsorved by the jotmals, much of
the real history of this great struggle remains to
be written. It is kuown to the world that Mr.
Davia wieldeil to tho last the full powers of the
South, and that the Southern Congress granted
nearly all his request for power, insatiable as
he seemed to be in this respect But it is not so
weli kuown that ho was unpopular with the
leading statesmen of the South. They thought
lightly of his capacity, and deemed him an incu
bus upon their cause. Some opposed him openly,
but the majority, while deploring his errors, did
not think? it a fit period lor opposition. Among
the former class were Orr, Toombs, Wigfdl,
Graham. Among the latter were Messrs. Camp
bell, Cobb, Hunter and many others. On the
other hand, Mr. Davis had a cordial hatred for
Congress, and took no pains to conceal it. One
of his last proceedings was to send in a special
message, which, when analysed, was found to be
nothing less than a carefully prepared bill of in
diotment, and designod to throw upon tho Con
gress all the odium in tho event of failure. - This
document elicited a severe reply from the Senate,
at which body it was supposed to ba specially
aimed.
No person, perhaps, ever occupied a prominent
position who availed himself so httle of the wisdom
or experience of othi as Mr, Dv, He was rudely
lutolerant of any difference of opinion, and seemed to
rejoice in isolation from those who were likely to ex
press an independent judgment. His despotism over
his Cabinet was cupreme. He admitted that he
knew nothing of finance, but upon all other subjects
made no pretence of modesty.
When the Southern Congress met in November
last, Mr. Davis mut in a message, which was, upon
the " hole, ol a Confident tone. He seemed to take
no account of the wauiflg resourced and spirit of the
South, or the diminished numbers of ber armies, and
still less of the constancy,' determination ' and :power
of the North. Toe members of Congress were not
disposed to accept as gospel this cheerful manifesto,
and accordingly a resolution was offered by Mr. Caper-
- ton TOra;ji3tm coTHm
' of public affairs. The necessary effect of tbis was to
compel the administration to look int.) its own hand,
and this motion Mr, Davis regarded and resented us
a hostile proceeding. This investigation lasted a
month or more, and the resolutions ii provoked pro
duced a marked effect upon the temper and spirit ot
the Southern Congress, wbiob, some weeks after the i n
formal oouferonots at Fortress Monroe, ripeued into ac
tioD. A moveiueiet was organized, f which Senators
Hunter o( Tirginia, Graham of North Carolin i, and Orr
of South Carolina, were the leading spirits, to induce
tho President to negotiate for peace, and secure the
heat terms possible lor the South. Judge Campbell ,
the Assistant Secretary of War, labored earnestly and
constantly to this end, and it is understood that Mal
lory, ol the Cabinet, was anxious for the adoption oi
this policy , It was perfectly obvious to the n fleet
ing in en of the Confederacy that to continue the con
test lor independence was a hopeless pursuit that
when the Spring weather permitted, the immense
masses of Grant and Sherman to be precipitated upon
them, the Southern armies -wou id be utterly insuffi
cient to resist the shock. To go an was simply to
cause a useless effusion of blood, only to be followed
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in the end by ruiu and eutjugiiion. It ws bciievo.l
that while the Ron i 'lerii'is Ind two large armies in
the field, possessi n ot their r.jpital and an org-iuiz-:d
governmert, they could, with this show of strength.
ercure liberal terins noon tlie basiit of a rHtofatin of
the Union. It was Fielievei that Mr. Lincoln and
Mr. Seward would favor a policy of conciliati n In
a word, Ibes" men held thai rscoiiHtruction was infi
nitely prefunble to Mulijug ition. Cuntinuo tho con
test, and the upshot wi.'iil.d leth.it no terms whr t
ver could bo obtair.ed.
Views ol il.issirt wrg prcs.-i d i y Mr. Hunter and
Othttis upon Mr. Davit , ,iu... In a !..i:g wftile it aeein
ed ntb otP pix.iH.i btcunnt; i.is stBsviit Bit
the Bichm ii ; Enqoxrt-, Htntintl ar,,I Whig were fn
riotis in IbiifdHndnciationti o! uoy rfcotistructi'-n.
Jn a little while Mr. Davit- niui: u be j -a!ous of
Hunter, and he, hisilicjae and organs, sjinm-d no
pains to break him down. Feoling that his efl'irt to
save his State from frnsh cl(,mtty was unavailing,
Mr. ..tintcr, at the clos' of ttu; session, retired to Ins
home in Ess'X County The breach between him
and Pitsdent Davis was compile and final. Tic
majorjty nf both houses of the Confederate C iifr( s.-i
Were ready for pi ace negotiations, hut nothing could
be done without the co-opcralh u i f the hlxeruiiv.
The ultra war men and presses denounced all who
thought there was danger ahead . croakera " and
" whipp d men." The masses i . "f - knew
litlleol the actual situation, aim ie r- niv and
auxiou to fight as Ions; as there was a reasonahle
protpect ot success. "There cm be no douot, howev
er, that they were' greatly fxhaustod and wearied of
the war, and ii their rulers li id s uiiht an bouorabl"
pacification they w..uld lia e sustained ihem
One of tho men whow hatred to Dwis was mi i
intense and bitter was Wigtall, oi T'xas. He e'e
dared that t-ucct ss with Jvffeis tu Davij .it the heln
was impuasil'le that his incapacity add cbstina 7
would ruin any cause in the w rid. i::d he favored
couultr rev oliitiofj 10 d pose him. H i prop wed pub
licly to c erce Davis a d Stephens 10 resign, and il
is probable that the President's j'.laisy of ll'iihr,
whe would thus have sue -ceded, excited by tbis pi.
ject, had no small sharp in d'desuine, tin; sr.heino ol
the latter to open negotiations for peice
If Mr. Davis weic to succei d in making his way
to Europe tit woUi I tli- o pass into IsUlory a an in
competen. mao who hud Drought ruiu 01. the caii.-i.
he aspired t lead. Hardly any of the public rn 11
ol theSouih have, any liking lor him, and every one
would then have his nirry to tell of blunders and
mismanagement As it n- in wevtr Mr. Davis i: a
hnnted fugitive, tljeiug f r' life, with a price set 01
his bead. The Southern-is all feel that tt):i Xonh
di sires to punish him because he was their clu -sen
leader and representative, and us such thev desire his
escajte. At this moment Mr D.nia rallies around
him toe sympathies of every South' n. ma i 01 wo
man, anil nowhere mure tin rin thi-citv, wlere
thousands have been beggared hy the incendiary pro
ceedings which attended his departure. The (South
erners say that there id no, more redo.iu why Mr. Da
vis should be pumsln d than thehiselves for rehcbion.
They put him in bis position, and kept him, and ap
proved his oppotiitio to trie national authority.
Again, while all Southerners look with horror nud
detestation upou tho crime by which Mr. Lincoln .l
his life, they all repndiate the idea that their govern
ment had angbt to do w ith ii. Even those among
thera most bitter upon Mr. Davis affirm that he
would never lor one moment have countenanced so
infamous a resort as atsassiuation. It is not botieved
that Mr. Dav:s cherished my special personal hostil
ity for the lale President . r f r tho mum hers of his
Cabinet. His hatnds were lor the leaders of the
South, those whom he f'Jarcd might nit , trip bun iu
popularity or who ventured to qutstiuu his infallibil
ity. He hated Joe Johnston and ByuregarJ. He
was jealoUB ol Hunter ami Lee; but those in the
South who most appreciated ana suffered by bis re
butments would be among the first to acquit him of
an imputation of a thirst lor blood. Like Mr. Lin
coln, it was almost impossible to obtain his cousout to
an execution, and thus tho discipline of the Southern
armies were lost, never afterward to be regained.
At one time throughout the South there was a
clamor lor retaliation fr alleged outrages by tlu Un
ion armies. Mr. Davis; Gen. Lee, Mr. Hiinhr and
others steadily retried this demand, and no light
share of blame fell in consequence upon the Oo. lele
rate Goveruinent. Ev in Gen. Lee, the idol ol the
South during this wardid not escape ceusure. It is
well known in Richmond that Dahlgreu'a cotmoand'
would have been expected a year ago but lor the in
terposition of Mr. Davis and Gen. Lee.-
it Is well h,al th-ae facts should be known in
forming an estimatool one whose character all are
now discussing; The same' .Southern gentlemen who
repudiate as absurd the idea that Mr. Davis conld
have stooped to so infamous a crime as that ot pro
curing the assassination of Mr. Lincoln and Mr.
Sward, will toll you that he whb obstiuate, narrow,
sell-willed, domineering and selfish, "a man whose
faults of temper and intellect would have rained ,1
far strougei cause thttn.i,h,.'t of the S niiii. As they
speak frsm tbis poiut of view their, testimony is en
titled to the more weight. It is a verdict of acquit
tal from a hostile jury.
The amount of specie takei. hence by the Confede
rate Government has boon greatly overrated. It did
not much excoed half a million of dollars ; but a large
proportion say half--was in silves, and henoe the
bulk would give tho idea of a greater value. The
Riflhmood banks took away their sjiecie, and this
amount may have reached ouveral millions of dollars.
It is an errer to supjiose that Mr, Davis took away
this or any amount of ajiecie with irie idea of jtr oyi
ding for himself in Europe.- The balances of tho
Confederate Government in foreign countries, con
stantly kept up to.procure supplits, are Hubject
to the checks of Mr. Davis and his Cabinet, uud arc
ample' W,meH'ttie tiff-"
sides, it is woll known that when Mr. Davis left-here
he, of all men iu the world, had the least idea that
the Confederacy was about, to tumble. The coin
Was to provide funds for a war in America to buy
food and munitions ot war. He Umugbi, iu his
folly, he could give up the capital and the great
State of Tirgii.ia, and with the Oottou Stati, Keep
up the corneal until the North Bhould be weaned out
At the begiuing ot tne war, thcBeveu bo ton oi-tis
luought that by their Staple they could coerce Cnvis--K'ndoti),
the North included ; and ol this folly i
standing alone their leaders had n. i bin. mun ly
cured. Mr. Davis halted at Danville, with the m
tuntiou ol locating his government there. Hi nt iyeil
just one, week.. On bearing of Lee'b capilmaii n ,
and that there was no organized body of troops he
tween him and Grant, he set out fon Ch.irlofte, N. C ,
intending to fix his capital thero. Even alter Lee's
capitulation, he seemed utterly unable to grasp th
situation. He Btill thought hiwseit able to make
war or peace, as he pleased ; and it is reported that
he even hesitated at accepting ' the terms granted by
Sherman, and subsequently set aside by Presideut
Johnson. After spending three or four dayt at.
RALEIGH, FRIDAY, MAY'26, 1866
Greensboro, he left for Charlotte, wbero he proceeded
to locate his capital, open up government offices,
1 infer promotions, appoint Generals, Nothing
could exceed his infatuation.. He wasted time which,
forms of a government which bad no existence, lhe
train ol government and bank specie bad already
started for the South. Of his own safety Mr. Davis
seemed to take little thought Ha fancied himself
at 'the head of a powerfnl people, able to marshal
armies and offer battle at the North. He did not re
alize that his fortunes were desperate.
In the midst of all the delusion came the intelli
gence that tho negotiations were at end; and then
Mr. Davis and his Cabinet set out for Georgia.
Their subsequent movements and rate olprogress
are probably not known In Richmond, ttpon the
great mas of the Southerners, the crash of their
Confederacy has fallen as suddenly and unexpected
ly an an avalanche. They were conident the strug
gle would last another year, and many huped for
final success. It is hard to realize the Infatuation of
the Confederate Administration. Confederate paper
wiu not worth two cents to the dollar, and was kept
up to this figure Bolely by the sale of Government
specie which Mr. Trenholm put In the market at
sixty for one. The Confederate armies had wasted
away by losses and straggling. Joe Johnston had
some 15, 000 men, Lee 86,000, and in all there were
not as many as 100,800 men in arms east of the
Mississippi River. Kirby Smith and Magruder
might, perhaps, have together 25,000 men iu all.
These troops wers tolerably clothed, but the equip
ment of the army was inferior. The horses of the
cavalry aud artillery were inferior and the former
were so greatly reduced in number they were utter
1 insufficient to protect the Confederate communica
tions. How Mr. Davis could shot his ayes to all
this, is perfectly marvelous; but he did, and when
jtoople Hjidke to him of negotfction, be donbted and
irai . ed their patriotism. Gen. Lee had, beyond
a:', ihe most gloomy forebodings. Aslesrly as the
91 h of March, he wrote a letter to Mr. Davis, stating
th .1 he could neither hold his Miaes nor withdraw his
iimy with tne small number of troops at his com
mand And yet It is said that iu a speech at Char
lotte, Mr. Davis spokeof his Inability to understand
why a force of 12,000 men shoald surrender. Judge
Camplied constantly pressed upan the attention of
the go.ernmbnt the tact that the war conld not be
carne 1 on, in the vain hopu that, unable to dispute
the statement, they would draw tba necessary infer-
IK'- a:, d consent to negotiations upon the basis of
reconstruction But.he counted without his host.
Reorganization of the State Gov
ernment. S T A T E ELE C T I O N S .
LETTER FROM GOVERNOR PIERPONT.
The People Moving Public Meeting in
Loudon.
BY THE GOVERNOR.
Ezbcutiv Bepaktmint. )
A1.1 viNDMa, May 9th, 1865. J
To thf Voters vf the Firtt, Second and Kcvtnth
(omjretsional Dittrictt of Virginia
The House of Representatives of the last Con
gress of the United States decided not to admit
to a seat in Congress a member fiom any State
declared to be in insurrection, unless a majority
of tho District he proposed to represent had an
opportunity to vote at his election. It is not
probable tiis Congress will relax that rule. A
majority of the First, Second and Seventh Con
gressional Districts of this State arc ia a disor
ganiicd condition, not having been yet organis
ed under the Restored Government of Virginia
by the election ef county offioera. I knaw of no
loyal mode by wkioh the election of members of
Congress and members of the General Assembly
could be certified in unorganised counties, be
cause there were no proper officers who could
give legal certificates of their election. I sub
mitted the subjeot to the Attorney General of the
Commonwealth for his opinion ; he has furnish
nie the following :
Tin Commonwealth of Virginia
Executive Department,
Alexandria, Va., May 1st, 1865.
To Uit Excellency F. H. Perpont, Governor of
Virginia : 4
Sir Your note of the 28th inst., asking for
my opinion in relation to elections for members
of Congress, State Senators and members of the
General Assembly in couDties unorganized iu
the State, under the Restored Government of
Virginia, has been received.
I am of opinion that no election an be held
f r the officers named in your note ercept in
counties oiganizecUunder the Restored Govern
ment, for wautof proper officers to iold thorn.
By act of the General Assembly, passed Janua
ry 3lst, 1802, it is enacted-" That in all cases
ordlection for election distribw," of or
Congressional Districts, the Commissioners su
perintending the election at the Court House of
the several counties or corporations forming such
districts shall, within three days after such elec
tion is concluded, deliver a certified statement
of the result of the election in said oonntj (to bo
asocr'tiiined in a manner now prescribed by law)
to tho Clerk of the County Court of such coun
ty, wbiso duty it, shall be as soon as he may be
able to record such result in a book for that pur
pose to be kept in bis office, and transmit a
certified copy of such result, (which shall
be writtou iu , ords and uot in figures) to
lhe Clerk of the Couuty Court of the county
first named in the law describing such district, '
ko
These aud other requireoiuuts, for want of proper
f-fficers, cannot be complied with in counties unor-
oaniled.
In the Constitution page 26, section 1, passed by
tba Convention which assembled at Alexandria on
lb llth day of February, 1164, is sa ordinance for
i)m establishment of Ihe restored government,' 1 is
provided thai "lor the ioorganiiuli in of e.o county
in this Common wealth not n iw irgi'.i.Vl i- nail In
the duly of the Governor to issue hi.-i proclamation
dcclaiiug. a" the flic.cn Uu-r in ya ;u:., "iil .in-lr miii
' t S?y7ScC' 1 uf p aiilecf" fi y"'a w'fl ectTin"frroc.K .T To"
one or more commissi n ers, not x -eedio'4 three. AM
or any ol said commissioners may act, ami Ihe-, diall
have power to do ad and 1 very thing that, the s'yrilT
and county court have n..w to do, in hojdiiijao . Ii c
tion for county offices, according to law now in I 1 t-,
or that mayiiereafter be enacted."
It is here distinctly stated that said commissioners
have all the power that the sheriff and county c uirt
now nave in noiomg an ivn-'ii-in i-" county 'metes,
leaving the unavoidable iulerouce Unit they shall
have no jpowers beyond those expressly named, ac
cording to a well known maxim, that' ''the expression
of the one proposition is the exclusion of the other."
Therefore, although these commissioners have full
powers to condu -t au election fir county cilice , yel
no provision ie made for tho 1I1 rtion ol meniblT" of
Congress in Counties with m ufoani, it n 1
Very renpeetlully,
'! IIO.S. il. W)VDK..
Attorney General ot Virginia.
The fourth Thursday in May inst., it in - day fixed
by law for holding tho elections for members of (I in
gress and of tho General Assembly of Tirinia Tne
unorganised counties In the three lognW m' I)'
tricta above, uamed cannot lie or-.'anized bv the t lec
tion of officers auder the Restore 1 G ivei nulent of
Tirginia who cau hold and certify electiu is I, r I lie'
above named places according to law, belore the
fourth Thursday iu May. If no election in held to
fill them at the time fixed by law, they will hevi
cant, itisthin Competent, hv the laws ( Virginia,
for tho Executive to order special elections to fill the
vacancies. With -a view ot giving tho qualified vo
ters of each District and C'Untv '11 opportunity to
vote (or their choice of representatives, in tho Con
gress and General Assenib y, I respectfully advise
that no poll be opened (or members of Congress in"
the counties already organized, imr for members of
the General Assembly in cui tim unorganized ; w tli
tho assurance, that as soon as the county oRiccis in
the unorganized portion of the State ar ,.1,-et d m.d
order restored, so that a fair election can he held, a
special election will bo ordered tor all the place
above designated. If elections arc held for ir.emi--.s'
of Congress in the above named Districts when'
more than a majority ot tho Districts have no oppor
tunity to vote rm account ut the want of prupsr of
ficers to conduct the election, when ihe Distiict shall
be organized with proper ,., mity officer to
election, a special election will 110 order d, wiiii..ut
respect to any partUI election that may be held 'in
the fourth Thins lay in M-iv This -Mp. .-! i , -impend
the Congressional election, Arc. . on the toioil,
Thursday in May, has i-o rtlerence to the election of
members of the General Assembly in counties and
Districts which arc uow organiz.-o In the r.t!mr
Districts of the Slate where none of the counties
are organized, there will be no election o members
of Congress or ol the Gonc-il Am-ihmi - f IheSinte
until Couuty organizations are iup'etc I under 'in
Restored orovarnment "f Virginia.
I". II. I'iKIil'i (NT,
Governor ot Virginia
A meeting of tin loyal citizens of r.oud. un conutc,
Virginia, was held on the fth itirtunf -it W.iten. n!,
for the purpose of org iniing the county. Mr. S. IS.
T. Caldwell presidid, Kesoluli ns wure adopted e
pressive of the 1 'iin u sentiment of the people, of t,e
county, lavoring tic ( xtlm-l-i on of slavery to State
aotlon, declaring tliu ordinance 01 secession not bind
ing, having boon passed nod r uiMituy dunss;
favoring the restoration ol civil authority 111 the State,
and that in selecting candidates lor offices tlu prt -ferenceibould
bo given to tii na who bavo always
been loyal to the Government of the United States.
In relation t'o the letnruing Rebels' the i. ilowirig
was adopted :
Resolved, That with no desire to avenge the injuries
we may have suffered; and with an earnest wish to
heal the wounds Inflicted on our- beloved .State by
the late unparalleled war, we desiro that such a course
may be pursued by our State and national authori
ties as shall insure peace and tranquility to all, with
as little sufferiuj to any as is consistent with a due
regard to the principles of justice, aud the ininre
peaceand welfare of our common eouutiy.
The meeting adjourned, a!t 1 1 ecoiurui oding tho
call of a convention to m et at Hamilton on tho loth
inst. to nominate candidates for county officers.
The Alexandria Journal gives the knowing ac
count of another meeting in the i-aiwe county :
The loyal people ot Loudoun counly had a re-union
after months um! years of separation, at Lovi tts
ville, on Thursday last. Thousand? of those who
bad been driven from the county met at that p lint
on that day, many others who had remained at their
homes during all tho trying hours of the past four
years, and enjoyed a re-union such as is seldom wit
nessed iu this world. A (lag staff, 1 1 1 feet iu height,
Was raised,. after which a beautiful flag the old Stars
and Stripes was drawn up and throivu to the breeze
amidst the grea teat enthusiasm. The scene is do
scribed to us as one of the deepest manifestation of
feeling. The old flag had been absents long that
when it re-appeated without hindrance fr m any ono
there was hardly a dry eye in that whole vast
crowd. Both men mid women wept like children,
and each additional cheer seemed to grow in volume,
until the hills and valleys re-echoed the glad si uud
of rejoicing ' ' -
After the euthusiam ha. i suinuwnat subsided, Dr.
J. J Henshaw, the rdeot Treasurer id State, ascen
ded the platform, and annoimctd the pr-igrs mm 1 I n
the occasion, lie also made a few remarks pertinent
..tQjhe occasT
ney, Charles 1J. Jaiiney , and W. F. Men 1 1 , Senator
from Loudoun. At the conclusion of Mr. Merehr's
address the crowd repaired to an ad log enclosure,
where a spleudid collation n pre,. an d lor ail - -After
partaking, of this sumptuous ivp tt, tho p .wd
was again conducted to Ihe stand, where stirring ad
dresses were delivered by Seig'.iut lliley, of Md.,
Lieut, Cox, James M Downey .-recent Speaker-of tb
liouse, and Thomas llr-nvii, F, . el Loudoun ion; -ty.
The crowd then dispersed, eaco delegation wep
dingits way homeward with banners waving in the
breeze and with shouts tor lie- dim which in"1
the welkin ring.
A brass band from Harper's Feny was in ;.(.
dance which favored those present, with Mnn spit n
did muiic principally patriotic airs Altogether
the occasion was one which will long be t muinben'd
among the loyal and long oppressed people of Lou
doun county.
.There r six hundred nines of, elici-;.. in the' City
of Brooklyn, an ancertiinod hy ictual .surveys iy ,i
raetlon of the Gomroon Council Committee on len.un -tag
nd leuutabarlag ths streets.
SVA ; l! i SI Kl'li At! K IN TI1K SOI HI
W 'Th.fniil lnr- i-a Vrf relieve fh ; i
it w n i ij. ! i i it w o 1 1 ! i lot iivvr -put tli
g woo
i i-t'"i "t -i',e..tion' at r
as ui) r!cn
i " ! i ! r , a oi i o . , n 1ii: 1 o ....on,.,- l!,
I fir-r filimm r "!' peace dxvnii'il. than the politi
ci. ins Ui'oiii i.o din up tins apparently irroiiro.-.-j
bio (juration, with ti hope of niukingjit oner mot
ii suliji i-i of coiitrriti.'U in tho realm of politic-
Slavery lias ticensuriK so deep by
the most persistent partisan will I
to make political capital out of 1
but the ne.ro r.t'iiin and the
the war 1 1nn
hardly al'i'ui i
the institution :
seltleolonf ,,f
ot things is m
thoir attiiiu under (ho now order
ready , xorcising tin minds of party loaders
'N'cgro 1 utl'i-aee" 1 j,.. successor of "11 -gio sh,
very" n.s , -ulj-et f.,r pohtieal division. The
.HWI,ia.,ll-ttfc-it-v.e.fi;v.. LtuM
or toobonv, shall be entitled 10 thasumo rights.
v.il.ii rc-pec, voting that white citizens enjoy
They insist ..No, tkiLiliis right shall ho granted
them in ..-tiling 'lie ijuestioiis of "reconstruc
tion." ,m 1 that it shall bo protected by the mili
tary power
'0 the other hand the "conservatives"
coiitead 1 hat unrcstiietod netjro fV'iiicliiso would
lie productive of great, social evils and that 1;
would ! highly pernicious to the interests o
the couth Now the truth is, that neither par
ty takes the right, view of the iuesticn We
hold to tiic oM Democratic doctrine that, t'o
States li.ue the right "to regulate their domes,
tic in -i ri ution. In t h c i 1- own way, subject uuly to
the ( 'otistitutioii of' the diked Stall's." The
constitutions of the several Southern States are
valid at the biosunt t inn-, just, as they were before
t'"' 1 Tlu y have uot been abrogated by tfie
act d secession, nor liuvo they buou repealed or
changed in u legal way. According to these in
strument., negroes have not tho right to vote,
bet the people d'etii'h Sta'u have the power to
amciid the Com-titui 1011 thereof, and if they de
sire to grant the uleciive. franchise to negroes,
110 pmvo r can lawfully pnoiiit them So far as
this nuciioii i, coiieoibeJ, tiic SoutieTii States
to-day s t aii'l precisely where tho Northern States
at one tunc stood Negro suffrage w:is not for-
liieriy allowed in
Ncw
Vork, but the neo-
pic of this Stat,
resll'ic I 'IIS, t 1 (five
The j .j,;,- of ( ihio ,
who wot o hull' white
deeided, under certain
1 oi'oi s tho right to vote
ided to Id negroes vote
The people of Illinois, un
H.l ver re-eully,
itlto tl.c S.ate :il
did not allow a negro to come
il vvi'iiout first, giving bonds for
In. !''otl behavior, wl
of course amounted to
prohihifK ii We e'o . thes,. i-ases as instances
showiti;; that III" peopo of n State have the pow-
to i . 1 1 i' 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 whether pi roes shall vote or
not, ai. 1 vh.it (In ijualiticiiiion sluill lie. A
Stat" is Miprciiie, with rrgunl to the regulations
of ii.-, own g.iv-'rniiieiit , 10 long as thero is no
coiilliel with the 1'cdi nil Constitution, and the
p. opc nave 1 p. Meet. ri.;ht (0 icniit or refuse
10 gro sulli ai.'e, to make a distinction of shade,
alloi.ino 00I-, tn- ...idiilii color,--. Lo vote, to make
a j '.operty ipnildcMtioii , or inako any other rugu
l.i 1 ;o. 1 I thai ' '1 uraoter that 1 lu-y deem advisable.
Tlicit b " it is a wast" of time for politicians to
trouble themselves about, what should or should
in t. tit done about the ipiesiioii of "negro suf
frage" ill too S nilh. The people will settle those
nialfi i's in I'm ir own 'lay, pist as the peoplo of
the North' 'rn S ales do, and it. is for thetn't.o say
whether ti"','i'oc,i shall or shall not vote - .V. )'
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