Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-08-31

Southern division Of Ohio, who are capable
off, filling the position honorably to them
selves and to the State; and before judgmen
shall finally he taken on this important ques
ton, they will most probably assume the re
sponsibility of praying to be heard and fiji
ing certain pleas in bar, which on due con
sdcration by the authority who may adjudi
cate finally on this subject, may induce jif
ferent decision, which we think most likely
will be the case
LETTER OF GEY. Cox.--As general rule
politicians are avcrsc to submitting their views
on the issues of The day in writing, trusting
rather to oral communications which may bs
afterwards modified to suit the public TASTE
General Cox we esteem more of military
than political character, and therefore do moi
include him among the class of politicians
above referred to, which had we done he
would have redeemed himselffr from by his letteI
lately submitted to the public, from which we
submit extracts most pertinent to the issues
Of the day. yg.sa -5s
Gen. Cox the nominee Of the Union party
Of Ohio for Governor, in answer to interrog
atories 'propounded by an "Oberlin Commit.
tee" seeking his views on the questions of re-
construction of the national authorityin States
lately in rebellion, and of exten1ing the right
of suffrage to the colored population as well
in the North and West as to freedmen in the
South,-he replies so far as he is responsive,
rery satisfactory: The question to which
he is not responsive being the exercise of this
privilege by those living in the free States,
to which (the States) under the constitution
of the U. S. the right exclusively belongs of
regulating this question from the agita-
ton of which he wisely abstains, we presume
for the reason that the Executive of Ohio
forms no part of the law making power, and
therefore that the Governor of Ohio in this
particular ranks no higher than any private
citizen also he intimates his indispostion to
raisethe issue in advance of legislative action
on this important subject
Gen. Cox views on the subject of the re-
construction, though, novel and peculiar, we
are not only lisposedto respect because of
his large acquaintance with Southern clarac-
ter, but confess to be much impressed if
not convinced of the propriety of the
scheme which he lays down for the attain
ment of this greatcnd, and which at the present
time engrosses the public attention; and
certainly in our estimation, is the most
acceptable proposition as yet submitted to the
country. The bitter, relentless and implcable
fcud existing between the late master and his
bondman, in which the poor white man of the
South may be included, is SO thorough that
they cannot live together in amity or occupy
the same territory in pcace separation
being imperative for the better government
of both parties, (rather than to colonize the
freedman ina foreign country) he proposes
assigning them territory within certain bounda-
ries in the interior of Southern States, where
they may govern themselves as common
wealth. anu uItl'hate'y nave representation
in the National Government as any other
State, which in the opinion of Gen. Cox will
nl.;m,teIv. dr,;, tho co,orod ,onn,,.;o,
from the loyal. States, thereby relieving
their people from :he agitations incident
to the discussion of claims to the right of
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but for the present content ourself in CIV
iny the following extracts from the letter in
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