Daily national Republican., 1865-06-16
SECOND EDITION.
FoUn o,cLocik, p. M .
JOnN AIINOn ROTTs.

SOIN
We have bocn painel by the perusal Of an
article In Philadelphia paper purporting to
give the views Of Mr. JoHN MINOR BORIS on
the subject Of the pressn, state Of the coun.
try. We hope the report iS not true. We
should dislike very much to change the high
opinion we have entertained Of Mr.. Boris
for his course during the rebellion, which We
should be compelled to do, if the statement
In tho Philadelphia paper is true. lie is re.
ported as being opposed to immediate smAn.
cipation, on the ground that II would be "a
source Of much disquiotude. The writer
says Mr.. DORIS thinks "tho people would
have preferred 10 have voice in what 70
nearly affects them. Docs Mr., Boris
moan by "the pcoyi, tho rebels Of Virginia,
who have been expressing him and the Union
people Of that State for four years, and who
have just been forced to lay down their arms
Are those "tho people whom he thinks
should havo voice in dealing justly with
the black mon, who were so recently slavos,
but who so Eoalouly ncquirsd military disci-
plino and fought so calamity under "the
old hag'' for the preservation Of tho Union3
Mr. Boris Is reported to have said to the
writer Of the letter referred TO that "tho
nti.slHvery clause In the Alexandria con-
Stitution Of Virginia Is repugnant to the
people" OF course, II Is to the rsbei people,
to secessioniSts, and to the old line Of uned.
ucatod 7. y. VS..
Mr.. Boris is reported TO have said, "the
abolition Of slavery IL one Of thc wOra meaS.
10 e' that hs Government hoS adCpief for hh'
SLduc - II does not seom TO us possible
that Mr.. Boris could have made any such
declaration. We await further information
on the subject before commenting upon IL.
lIo is also reported to hAyo declared, " that
many Of tho negroes arc lazy and worthless,
and not in n condition to enjoy freedom, -
That IL precisely tho condition in which
slavery loft them, and 1t Ia precisely
the condition f,om Vhich FREEDoI
'rW om0nc'pa,e Them The object
of Mr.. LISCoLNs emancipation procla-
nation was to elevate the slave, cnlighten
him and lead him out Of the lazy, " "worth-
loss life into which he had been plunged
| and which Mr.. Boris 80 wo', illustrates Ia
his description Of chattol bondage. II ru.
mains to be socn whether Mr. BORIS means
by the term worthless - that they nro ~.
c"Ri0yiIy so, and cannot now bo soM iur
from ono Ia five thousand dollars u piooe
upon tho auction block as formerly
Mr.. Boris is also reported to have declared
that tho democracy Of tho people Of the
south is Of that character that thcy will not
permit the negroes to remain at the south in
peace ns free men. - This declaration, II
true, should DO received by the Government,
enanating rs it does from II distinguished
representative man Of the South, as n nctico
that tho rebellion is no, yet pu dOirm' We
q sumo that tho word democracy IL en-.
ployOd by Mr. BnTpS Hs another word foi
"rebols, " and wo view the declaration u,
reasonable in its import and tendency But
We cannot close this article without express
ing the firm belief that tho Richmond CORE
'pondent olthe Philadelphia paper has grossly
misrcproSentod tho Vows of Mr.. Boris. Il
ho is not misreprcsented, then we must con
tcss to having beon cgrOgiously mistaken In
~ that we have stated or Mr.. Boris in the
REruHLIcAN relative to his conduct during
the last four years. Wo sincerely hope that
Mr. Boris, occupying the peculiar position
that he does at the present time, will make
known his views. II thoy are really what
the Philadelphia paper represent them to b,
let Us know 1t, and then wo will meet them
squNroly. At present we believe that injus
tice has be On done him.