, 1865-08-03
IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE.
The Oberlin Letter to the
Republican Candidate
for Governor Of Ohio.
GEN, cox, REPLY--DEFMES 113 POSI-
T}0N ON TIE NEGRO SUE
fRAGE QUEsTl0y.
Argues In Favor Of = aSe7atatlou ofthe
RAcsS, Glv1sE to Each a Portion Of
the Rebel TcrFttory, and SECURING to
+. the Htacks the Franchise aud otE1st
Political Privileges.


Gen. ]. D. Cox:
,DrAR SIR: The people 0. this place, with en-
e9oos @ of onS squa sSu a1an'sy ws M dssse
to promote Jont election. We re1oieed in Jo1r
nomination, because Te bad petsect confidence
aith our own On she greas is,ae oeto:e a.1hs
equality Of all men before the law: We still he-
Have that We Mere not mIsnkou. But soma Of M
h9gs 4 SSsn sl,ts y e} tsp9 directly
to giving The elsctivn frauchiae to colctsd psople.
aud that you requested the editor Of the t2rofs.ss
70 pahllsh your views on tho subject, that ron
Southern patt Of the s3iiate Ne DO not credit tae
fumos, ard ret II hss 10 disturbed 80 ne Of your
walnaest suppotter1 that the undersigned haya
besn requested to address you On tho tunjecs:
on tha following subjects: 1st- Are ron IN favor
Of modifying our Constitution so ae to glya the
elective franchise to e9lored m:nf 3D. In the
reorganization Of the Southern States, should
the electlvs franchise be secured 70 tho colored
people7 7,-..,
1ect. and we we're never more Ia earnest On any
tson made 81 onr Constitution bstween whtte
aud eo!oyed people was made In the interest Of
slavery, and IL both wicked and absurd. And
we believe taat to reconstruct ~ Southern
States, and admit then with constituhons 1I-
c.utin9 cotorsa n.en from the polls, wouid give
the country aud The negro Into the power Of the
very men Who have sought aud still dea,ze to
1uln the one and enslaya the other.
Deliver the four millions OF freed people Into
| the h1nd1 OF their former oppreesors, now en-
Uttered by their defeat aud they vill mike thelr
ss h'a g. ns son 4PGRsa 20
control Of the General Government, md Ih Va
sious Ways would hsfra.e and oppreas the negroes
md their isisnd, r. ni1st beyond end5saaes var Of
| we can bo 60 wicked ~ 10 deliver our eoloted
| soldiers and the millions whose freedom v are
pledged to malnta'n. into The power Of the most
sa1a,os s,ss Rss iii s7:R
! We taei on - eubiect
y be sssd thnt the M negroes q tea south ars T.
answer, grant 1t but this has nothing to do sitd
| tho 9us1t1cH. 0us coloEed soldiers who hsye
fought thrso Jaafa for the Uniou are not Of this
| many Of whom have amassed wealth. It Is fot
these ne AK the alecuya ffanchIse. II 1t should
take year. OK TWO or threo, to prepare tho mass
iie,e oar ftse iast.,1tsons von'a 10 s.ie1 n IL
tbe sasds d the bsst sslf 81 ito xhi:s popais. l.
tloa 9f H. sogth; Ihe g. ;st1p @ IL: Shall eoossd M
country tay no. Tho mass Of The loyh ssy res.
So decided are on people on the subject. that
they could By no means be persuaded to 7ota for
| man known to be opposed 10 it. The Union
unanimous On tho snefect, and We believe that
throughout the country the pt,ry c.u be rallied
any other. All the prominent religious plpsrs.
I with one OF two t1cepttoua. all TIE leading Re-.
publican papers are II favor Of universal suffrage
We believe that nothing could be more auicidat to
our party and TO the cause Of freedom than 10 1e-
| joct fhts doctrine.
| Please let us belr from you eoou. It Ia not oar
wish to publish your views nniess you desire 1t.
I but we Tyash to have our own minds relieved, ind
to be ahle 10 contradict the fa1sB reportA that
| he In circulation regarding your 1leTs On this
! subject.
Very uuly md respectfully yours,
/ T. Il. FArRuuILD,
| SAMUEL P1ExB,
! COMMITTEE.