Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-10-28

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- The south Carolina Delegation
While in Washington as cold shouldered
BY almost all respectable persous. A few
sympathizers with treason gathered around
them at the hotels, hut loyal men OF both
parties kept aloof. The President received
them courteously, aud that was alt The
published report does not give thc sceue
hut simply the spoken words The maEuer
of the President was rather cold, os If he
felt q little indignant ct the mission Of these
South Carolinians The State is not yet
In o civilized position, has not placed itself
10 position here il can ask even he con
seryatives 10 Congress to vote for rep esen
taticu (; yet it comes up here to beg for The
Z pardon Of Jefferson Davis. Such effrontery
reminds one of tie old times, when slavery
vas dominant. The President was kind,
bu. in discussing the question OF negro tes-
aimony, be evidently intended TO give the
delegation TO understand that they had
better employ their time aud enetgies in
doug justice to ,he black man, rather than
seeking mercy for every wLie offender il
the country. ...ssy s.s-.eI q
~ Mr., j J9husou's scmarkS upon the crime OF
treason show tha: he means 10 cOByict JEFF
Davis of treason, possible, and 10 pardon
him sf,erward, il he is peuitent. This i
the 6nai RESULT Of wen3y speeches made last
May, in which the President insisted or
punishing treason Not one person has
been tried, for it and but one will be ired.
he has been forgiving treason all summer,
and perhaps be has taken the wiser cour Sc.
Z If SO, be must have been very wrong laSI
: spring. r.a5a srasa
=, hear OF no radical Republican who
makes the slightest objection to these par
dons The old-fashioned A6olitioDists are
not blood thirsty, but they are sozious to
secare the race of freedmen against the
cruel prejudices of race Of rebels. /! is
not necessary at Tbs moment to aisc the
d question OF negro sufffege. tor in every
rebel State the black man is denied the
right of ,estifying in the courts. The
President tells the South Carolina delega
tion that this is wrong and lndCttnslbe.-
1t is not probable that Congress, which is
two-thirds Republican, will give repreSeH
tation to white rebels who will not permit
loyal black men to give testimony in The
courts. The principle is plain--a New
Jersey Democrat could not misunderstanr
IL, IL be were TO try. Having set ace
free fIom sIngery by The sWosd, sLe Gov
ersment is bound 10 give i some kiud o
81 protection. II cannot handlitl back o Iht
siaye-master, wiihoui some glataniies. /
J. the people of the South bad solGntarily
abolished slavery. the case would be far
different. We could ihel safely rely upon
the local moral sentiment that overture a
the iHstitulon. The Presidents speeci
evidently shows that there are some hing
which he would exact from the rebelliou
States before admitting their representa-
q '-tises TO the floors Of Congress. He oulC
2 not make a test Of equal Suffrage; bat ht
~ has tests, nevertheless. - mae sf aols
: q Ss sColored troops sFe every ywhere 10 be mus
tered out Of the service, except few regi
ments which will be employed in the di,
trici. This is done for two reasons !; hrsl
to please the Southern people. and, secopt
20 grGlify The eolored troopsN Phey haV
been asking for discharge since p
sspriDg sad auow, for sihea most part, vi
obtain what they most desire. .555 by Z. 's9 isf