Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-09-02

am rot statesman or a politician, and DO no
just know how such plan could be carried out
butyou get the idea that the PEOPLE shah dc
eide the question
That the majority shall decide II vou mean
We seeded to rid ourselves Of the rule of tn,
majority, ard this would subject US to it again. :
But the majority must rule finally, either witl
bullets or ballots.
81 am hot 50 sure of that. Neither ctirfanr
events nor history shows that the majority rules
or ever did rule. The contrary, I think, Is true
Why, SIR, the man who shall 20 before the SoEth
ern people With such a proposition aas
proposition which Implied that the North was Il
have voice IN determining the domestic relation
Of TIE South-eouid not live here day! III
would De hanged to the first tree, without judge
or jnry
allow meto doubt that think it more Ike
y he 7ohid be A.sged if he let the Southern peo-
pie 9ne1F tee minority could not rule, / replied
smiling.
i have 20 fer of that, rejoined sIr. Davis.
also smiling moot good huaferedy Il g.Fe you
leave to proclel1' il from every house-tep Ii the
South
But serio5.sIy, Sir, you let the mejorify rg.e
IN single State; why not Ii it rule in Che sFhoie
country"
'.Beeause tie States are dependent and SOW
ereign. The country is nos 1t is only s confed-
Grafton Of States: or rather it It is now ttco
considerations
.'Then We are not a peopIs-we ere only a p6lit-
ical partnership
That Is ali2'
" our very name, Sir, United States. implies
that, said Dir. Benjamin 'But, tell me, are
the terms you have named-Emancipati No
ConhscatEon, and Universal Amnesty-the terms
which Mr Lincoln authorized YOU to Offer ia ~
NJ 4
to offer YOU any terms. But | thiah both he Ind
the Northern people, for the sake of peace, would
assent to some such conditions.
They are CeTy generous, replied Mr. Davis
for the first time during the interview showing
some angry feeling. But Amnesty, SIR, applies
TO criminals. We caTe committed 10 crime,
Confisc2tion Is no account unlsss you can enforce
1t; and Emancipation You have already eman-
eipated nearly tyTQ millions of our slaves and if
you take care OF them, you may emanelpste the
rest. | had few when the war began / was of
some use to thens they never were Of any To me
against their VIII you 'emancig2ted them; and
you may 'emancipate every negro ip the Confcd-
eracy, but We win be free We a1lH do it if We
haze to see every plantation sacked, and every
Southern city IN flames
Il see Mr.. Davis, it is useless to continue this
replied and sou viii pardon
us f we hsye seemed to press cur views with too
much pertenacity. We love the old fag and that
must be our apology for intrUding upon you at
all +"
''Yoa have not intruded upon me, " he repli-
ed resummg his usual manner i am gled to
have met you, both. | once loved the cd fag
as well as yen do. | would have died for It; but
now It is to me only the emblem of oppression
Il hope the day may never come, Ir. DaYig,
when | say that said the Colonel
A hal-hour conversation on other topics-not
Of public inteFest-easSted, and then we rose to
go. As re did so the President gave me his hand,
and, biGisEg me kindly good bye, expressed
the hope Of seeing me again 10 Richmond in hap
pier tines-zhen pease shoeld have returned
cordial Taxing ms hand IN both OF his, he said
70 llIa:
Colonel. I respect your character and yot,r |
motives and / wish You well-I wish you every
rood wish can wish you, consistently with the /
interests oe the ConteIeraey.
Che quiet, straightforward besring, and magai- |
icent moral courage Of our fighting paradn" Rad /
.yideatly impressed Mr. Davis very favorably
As we were leaving the room he added
Say TO Mr. Lincosa from me, that shall at any |
ime be pleased to receive proposals for peace on
lie basi. OF cur Independence. It would be use
ess TO approach me with any other.
''It is 50, Sir. Whoever tells you otherwise,
eeeiyes yoa. / think / know Northern senti-
nent. ami / assure you it is so. You know we
owns At the close of these lectures, it i the
ustom of the people to come upon the platform
nd talk with the lecturer This gives him ansex-
client opportunity of learning public sentiment.
.ast winter | leetared before nearly Il hundred Of
uch associations, ali over the NORTH, h,-iran Du-
uaue TO Bungor, and | took pains TO ascertain
be feeling OF the people | found unanimous
eterminatlon to crush the rebellion and save the
Jnion at every sacrifice. The majority are In IA
ar nf Mr. iDeolu and uaariv All of fhoSe who /
re opposed to hun are opposed to him because
hey think he does not 6ght y0u With enough Vig
r. The radical Republicans, who 80 for slave
uffrage and thorough conhScatioD, are those who
Ill defeat iln Z he Is defeated But II he Is de-
sated before the people, the House viii elect s
7orse man-Worse / mean for you. Ii IS more
adieal than he ls,-you can see that from 11E.
Ashly s reconstruction b:ll,-aad the people are
lOre radical than the House. MF. tlnc0ln, j
now, Is GbouS 70 cal cut i've Kindred Thousand
lore men, and dent see how you can resist
luch longer but If yeu do, you will cEly deepen
he radical feeling o. the Northern people They
ouid now give you far, honorable, geasroas
srlns but let them suffer much more, let there
a dead man in every house AZ there is new III
very village, and they vii! give you 40 terms, =
hey will insist on hanging every rebel south OF
Pardon my terms. mean 10 offence
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True CONDITION OF TIE SOUTH.
Letter from General TFrr&a y. Seymour.
The following letter from Gen Truman r. Sey-
lour was written to lfr. VIM. e Dodge, Of this
ty
Ny DEAR SrR-Yo ou ask for my impressions Of
ie present condition of the Southern Confedera-
:, aid y0t shall have them. For the benefit OF :
I f,