Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-08-12

General Cox, fresh from travels far and
vide over the. Southern States, has no faith
In the Visions which perplex some people
with respect to the negro; and in letter
addressed to The representatives. OF this
class, deals in 9 soldierlike m hnner with
the issues IF the day. vi
The Conveption which nominated Gene
raj Cox for Governor OF Ohi0, adopted a
platform of which the doctrinal part Is sub
stantially embodied in two propositions /:
ist "That slavery and its institutions are
institntions" and be finally and completely |
eradicated; I'd. That President Jo6nson's
policy Of reconstruction is endorsed" with
the proviso that tie completed restoration
of the rebel States "shall be at such time
and upon such terms as will give'unquestion-
ed assurance of the peace and security, not
only to the loyal people of the rebel States,
but also of the peace and prosperity OF the
Federal Union" aaI ino .hromi'Ni l'h
n Upon this declaration of principals, Gen.
eral Cox grounds arms, reserving only the
right to free discussion of differences OF
opinion within the party lines II have al
ways believed" says General Cox, THAT ad-
herance to party platform does not ex-
clude freedom of opinion or discussion upon
mhtters not embodied in it, though 1t does
imply that such discussion should be a Tree
and friendly intcl change of views with the
object OF throwing all possible light upon
subjects which may sooner or later become
topics Of Importance, and upon which we
may have to form defuate policy. When
the time comes Il for action, oil thoroughly
loyal men should agree to support that
policy which the wisdom of the majority
may agree upon, unless it shall conflict with
SON principle conscientionsly held; in which
case those who so dissent have the undoubt-
ed right to withdraw their connection, not
from candidate simply, but from the
party" A view of the subject, which must
he admitted Just and equitable, and from
which the array of individual opinions al.
vanced, receive new character and light
Gen. Cox rebukes the "Oberlin inquisitors"
for their "iLdecent haste" in wishing to
draw him out upon underlined questions.
Being fully committed to the principles Of
the Republican party, he thinks that there
was no need of exacting from him what
the Convention refused to decide. "You
are the only members of the Union party of
the State" he continues, "whom have
found impatient to commit your brethern,
in advance of the meeting of Congress, to
q detnate q policy, upon subject upon
which the Convention had, by strongest
implication, declared itpromature to decide
what course ought TO be taken. The State
election decides no SUCH issues the progress
oc events in the South will probably throw
increased light upon all such questions yet
you insist that | shall give yOu my views,
not for the purpose of mutual assistance in
arriving at solution of difficulty, but un.
der notice that the votes of your people
will be determined for or against me by my
answer. think that in so doing you wrong
both yourselves and the members of the
whole political organization to which we
belong, and to which you gave pledge OF
cordial cooperation upon the platform as
adopted through your delegates, who were
present at the convention" 7 ui AH3Hh.
But he does not shrink the ordeal "Fol
myself" he declares, ~ have no secrets 7
and one would judge so from the mani
candor which marks the explanation ht
gives of his personal views on all the que
res put to him. In the first place he is fo'
Andrew johnson and his policy, "tooth ant
toe-nail." On this subject he speaks plain
ly and wisely. Hear him ' ~ '. 3.
believe that the President is carnesti,
determined to seek the good of the Who'll,
country, and of all the ruces in it; that h,
!; has full claim to that confidence which W,
declared that we repased in him aud tla
what We, as Union men, cannot succeed il
doing in harmony and cp'operation will
him and his administration, we shall find 0
doing altogether. My support Of him, there
|. fore, tciH be no half lt-heafted support, but
Jealous and thoroughly hearty cooperation,
Nth no ulterior purpose or thought II seperd
tion on issue likely 10 arise. '.'
1t is by the cordial harmony of Mr.. John
son and the Union men of Congress, tina
the country is to be carried safely through
its present perils, and division betweei
them would place US in imminent DANCE
oi shiP".>Sh' W. 'rnT hava h;p"-r
! opinions as to the true solution of thi
knotty problem of reconstruction, and dur
ing the proper period for discussion W
may and ought to discuss tl,emwith candoI
with fullness, and with tolerant spirit, bu
, when this is done, and the time for actio
arrives, it will be the business Of Congres
and the Executive to agree upon the plan t
: be adopted, and that which is in this man
ner honestly determined 10y devotedly Unio
| men, shall believe, as l have before saio
to be the best attainable result, whether i
agrees with NY views or not. In short
believe, that under no circumstances should
: we wish the transfer of this Government (
the hands of those who have been disoya
during the war, by any division among o1I
selves, until all the questions which groy
out of the war are permanently and fnall
decided. -''A"7 i'i 'o' ''' "~ 'i
1t would be difficult to compress ouai
ter of the amount of practical wisdom int
! SO small a compass. 1t is clear, to tn
4 point, and sincere. II is the keynote, also
to the entire policy marked out for the r,
publican patty. "We may have divers
opinions as to the true Solution of III
r knotty problem of reconstruction, and dur
ing the proper period for discussion, "
q ought to discuss them with candor, wit
fullness and with tolerant spirit" VIII
will gainsay it, and who will fail to ow
y that this is the only fair and REASONABLE
(. creed for the unity of great party Ger
I eral Cox takes the question of negro su
frage by the horns. He is against il. w
: quote those passages which explain Ger
J. Cox's position. "I'
{ Here he states the case -'-
You, judging from this distance, say I'D,
liver the four million of freed people int
/. the hands of their former oppressiors, no,
: embittered by their defeat, and they wi
4 make their conditions worse than before.
: H. stdrtinQ from the same ,lrinci,Les and nj