, 1865-08-03

,CoLUrnus, Ju1y 70, 1876.
GKx71EhEN: Your letter Of yesterday, inqutf-
ing what aIt my opinions npop eoH3e o. INT ph.tes
Of he aIesaon Of reeenss1ucdon OF Tho Union,
Gen. Coz then proceeds to argue the ne
cessisg for Republicans to set together, not
w1thstandfng minor differences that may e1-
LIST among them. He .refers to the platform
adopted BY tho Ohio Rep puh1lcan Convention,
which nominated HIN for Governor, and con.
lends that he is not bound to define his posi-
tion any more definitely On tho negro srt-
fIage question than did the nominating Con-
vention. Our Convention. says Gen. COZ,
"Adopted platform. Of which the locsfinsl'
1t. it :Tsss slavery nd il institutions aro isre.
coucilHbIy opposed 70 freedom zzd t'e6 insdtn-
tious,' and mu1t be nnal1y aud completely erad1.
M n t. III
the complete restoration oftac rebel states 'taat
b q snch time md upon eGsn t:r!a' =. VII gi,e
nnqneadoned assurance o. ne pe;se aad sssatit!
but also oi the pesee sad prosperity os ths fedes'
"The spirit snd d!spaats!on which should con.
eonstrnciou, md t1 other questions Of policy &C.
camu1s1ng upon us, wcre llkeWae stated In two
Isoo,atseas one, Urging The e1snp!e 81 9ns NAE K
ditaepinss to Be tufntsnsd 6y the progress of Inns
and logic Of even,a : the other declaring the NO
eesslt5 OF Excepting sta.dtly IN view t1o great
Declaration Of 1ndspeudence.'
After further remarks to the same putport,
Gsn. Coz proceeds:
Hav,ng thus stated what think Is the trus
doctrine Of political organization, and tndi:
Gated the great danger Of losing all Tor which
we have been striving by such divisions al
those at which Jon hint, am now prepared
to state my pirate vieWs upon 1econstrac.
tlon, and the clain Of the freedmen to polit..
Ing TO you The responsibility OF your action
p1esume We shall agree In regarding the
four general principles asserted In the Fan,
euil Hall Address," ns those which should.
guide the determination Of our relations to
10th whites snd blacks io the rebel statss.
That thsre may be no mistake In reference
to thB1 quote them:
"1sf. The principle must be put beyond
all question, that the Republic has direct
claim upon the allegfnuce Of every citizen,
from which no State can absolVo him. and to
his obedience to tie laws Of the Republic.
anything in the Constitution Or laws Of the
Slate to the contrary notwithstanding.
"2d. The public faith ia pledged to every
person OF color in ths rebel sta1es, to secure
10 them and their posterlty forever com-
rlete and veEitable freedom, Having pro
Yided them this freedom, secured their did on
the faith Of this promise, and BY successful
war. and actual military occupation Of the
country, AaVirg ohtained the poEer 70 seeute
the result, We arc dlshouored We tall to
make 1t good to them.
H3d. The system Of slavery must be abol-
ished and prohibited by paramount and itre'
ye,slble law. Throughout the rebel States
there must be, In the words Of Webster,
"{mpressed npon the soil Itself an ability to
hear up but Tree men.
truly. republican"
TEe application made of the last principle
In the address do not regard as aoand, but
I shat1 perhaps agree more fully with you
I than yoH do with the adoress, when assert
that In 4 republican community political
! privileges OF any kind can never be rightly
Or safely based upon hereditary caste.
| How, then, It Hih n1taraiiy ne asked, can A.
| aa to The mode Of carrying out these princt
Mess It IL found In the views We take Of the
mntnal relations Of the TWO races In tbs
9nnth. You, Judging from this distance, SLY
q Deliver the four millions OF freed people
into the hands Of their former opprtssors
now. embitterea by their defeat, and The,
| viii make their condition worse than be
| fore" ], starting from the same principles
and after four yearA Of close and thoughtfn
| observation Of the races where they are, q.
T'nm, nnwillipgly forced to tho conviction
| that the eli. Ct OF the war has not been slnpa,
to "embltter'' their relations, but to daVelol
a rooted antag onlgm which makes their Per
manent fution n one political @ community a
betTeen Us, thin, is In the degree Of hostil!t
We find existing b6tHeen the races, and It
nrnhah]a perunnence. You assume that th
Extension. Of the right Of suffrage TO til
blacks. leaving them intermlxed With tn
whites. Will clre all the trouble. bellef
thai It y. MD rather be like the decisions /
that onter darkness OF Thaen Aasoa speak;
| A,d hv dertsIon mora empfo:ls the ftay."
Yet. as / believe, with you, that tha zigh
of life and liberty are tnalienable, and nor
tban admit the danger OF leaFtng laborlp
class at the entire mercy Of tnose & M9o toI
merly owned them as slaves, ron Tiu say
an, hound to furnish some soln tlou Of Ii
n4ah'ern qa5 S which shall not deny the right q
tncnr the peril. 90 I am, and the emily res
snSntton witch can see is the psaceable SEX
orofion Of the races.. But, ron will repl!
sn1eien colonization will break down hop
less3y under the very, vaatness OF ths labo
even II It were not tTrannisA enough TO e.
tn.{r hiTth. I grant the full weight OF tt
Injection. and therefore ssy the ISOLATION
! thus na,rowel down to peaceable scpar
ton Of tie races on the soil where they no
nv: The es.entia. point tn the discussion th,
! annears 10 be The actual relations Of the tn
races In tie Southern States IS a question
faes, md the probable insnte 1en e9fntsssaasnc af
Upon tie question OF fact think m,
with all modtstv clatm that my anteceden
ard nv opportunities Of observation entil
} nv testimony to have some weight, E!
. with the most radical ant1-s'aveF5 man OF
| North.
! not entirely cne.sfdcd. oa the past o. !