Washington telegraph., 1865-07-12

Nv countrymen. bid You adicu =
Farewell Sometimes think of him who
has sacrificed all for you. Perhaps in
better days, when the storm of passion
and prejudice shall have passed away,
we may meet again. | may then be per-
mitted to return-to mingle with my
friends, to take them by the hand and
forget my own griefs TO be happy with
you" If This sh uld he denied me. |
humbly trust we may all meet i'll hsaren
at last, to pait no more.
HENRY WATKINS ALLEN,
Governor OF Louisiana.
PRESIDENT JOINS MS SPEECH To
THE SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATION =
Washington, June PA delegation
from South Carolina, consisting Of The
following named persoMs, had. late this
atte nnou, all int rview by app intmrnt
with the President Judge Frost, Isaac
L. Holmes. Geo w Williams. w. H.
Giilrtt, j \. Sternrneyer, Frederick
Richards. WIN. WhalpY, JAS II. Taylor,
r. III Gill and Joseph \ Yates.
The President said that it was his in
intention to talk plainly, So there might
be no lnisundrrs; andipg. Therefore it
were better they should look each other
full in the face, and not initiate the an
cirnt augur. rs. whc, when they met o e
another. could smile at Their succ SIS in
decriving the people. He said, if this
Union was 10 be preserved it must be on
the principle of fraternity, both the
Northern and SJuiheru States Inaint ain
ing certain relations TO the Government.
\ State canno, 60 out of the Union. and
therefore, none "t the.a having gone out,
we must deal with the question OF restOra-
ton, and not recons rIciipn lie sus-
pc ted that he was a better State lights
man than some of those now present
Mr. Holmes You always claimed SO
to be-. (Laugh;pr)
The President replied that he always
thougnt that slavery could not be sus-
tanned outside OF the Constitution OF the
United States, and that whenever the
experiment was made il would BE- lost
Whe'he it could OF could tot, he WAS
for the Union. and if slavery sets Itself
up To control the Govrrnihpnt. ;he Tow
ernHemt must triumph and slavery per-
isl. The Institution of slavery made
the ISSUE and We might as well meet it
like wise, patriot and honest men. All
Institutions must BE- subordinate t. the
Government. aEd slavery has given way
lie could not, ii lie would, remand it TO
It's former atus. He kuew that some
waum he now addressed. locked upou
him as great peoples man and a radi-
ca. But, however uu lea>ant it might
be to them he had no hesitation in say
ing that. before and afI,r h. entered
public lie. he WAS opposed to monOpuIies
and prrp tuti,s and entails. For this
lie used to be Denounced rs II dcmagogue.
We had a monopoly South in slaves.
Though he had bought and held slaves,
he had never sold one. From Magma
Cha Ia We had derived our ideas Of free
dom Of speech, liLeriy OF tn press and
frcedo from unrrasuna. L. searches, and
that privae property should not be
taken or pub ic uses WI hoat just com-
prnSation de had tlics, notions fixed
III his mind, and was therefore opposed
to ass legislation. Being providrntIally
brought to his present condit on. he in
tended to exert the power and influence
of the Cove nEent So as to place in
power the popular heart of this nation
He proceeded on the principle that he
great masses are not the mushrooms
about stump, which wet weather sap
phes. He believed that this nation was
ample of fir pdon and substantial happi-
ness TO all the Powers of the earth. The
Const tu.iln of the United >tates. i'm
5 eaking of persons to be chosen a. Rep
reSentatIves IN Congress, says that the
tlecTor, III each state shall have tha
al;;iihca! ions requisite for electors OF tile
most numerous branch OF tl:u State Leg
islatue. Here we Ga.l resting place.
This was the point at which the rebellion
commenced. All he States were in the
Union, moving in harmony; but a por-
lion Of them rebelled. and to SOME ex.eut
suSpend' d aud para yzed the operations
OF their Governments. There is con-
sfi;u ional obligation resting upon tho
Un.tei States Governmrnt ~ put dowa
rebellion, suppress Instruction and 10
repel inv sion. The slaves went into
the war as S aves, and came out fr. emen
OF co!ot The friction of the rebellion
has rubbed out the nature and char cter
OF slavery The lo,al men who were
70 bow and submit to the re-
bellion should now. hat the rebellion is
ended, stand equa! to loyal men every
where. Hence the wish of restoration
and the trying to &, t back the States to
the point a. which they formerly moved
i'll perfect harmony. He did not intend
to serve any particular clique or interest
He would say to the delegates that
slavery is gone as an institution There
was no hope that the people of South
Carol na could be admittsd into the
Senate or the House of Repres natives
until they had offered evidence by their
conduct of this truth The policy, low
that the rebellion is suppressed, is not
TO restore the state Government through
military rule. but by the people. While
the war has emancipated slaves, it has
emaneipated a larger number Of white
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