Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-28

the southern SJateS-He DESIRES the
Southern States to be Represented
in the Next Congress-TriaI of Gap-
tain Wirtz--SOuthern RaiIrOads--
Appointments and Pardons. r,.,
.t ....t WASHINGTON, Aug. q, 1865.
-. TRIAL OF CAPTAIN WRIT, ..,
A report of the first days proceedings of |
the trial of Captain Wirtz was telegraphed |
to you last night The present organiza-
tion of the Court will insure tor the accused
a fair and impartial trial, at least as fair a
one as he can have in any military court.
Every opportunity will be afforded to him
to make a full defense, and he will not be
found guilty unless the evidence shows him
really TO be so. l.....y --f....... IN
MISREPRESENTATION OF THE PRESIDENTS
POLICY. .
have the best reasons for believing that
the speech of Schenck, the hero of Vienna,
published extensively in the papers yester-
day, and purpOrting to detail q conversa-
ton between the couqueror of the women
and babies of Baltimore, and the President,
grossly misrepresents the sentiments and
intentions of the latter. Schenck represents
the President as approving and indorsing
the recent interference by the military with
the elections in Virginia and Kentucky as
entertaining feeling Of utter contempt tor
the Southern people; as sneering at their
professions of loyalty; as regarding the
spirit of treason and rebellion as being still
rampant in all the Southern States; and as
being determined to use the military pow
er in order to prevent the freedom of cleo
tion in the Southern States. Schenek also
tells us that the President told him that, in
appointingthe Provisional Governors, and
in establishing the Provisional Govern
ments in the South. he was merely trying
an experiment; that he intends to remove
them, and turn over the government of
those States to the Generals in command OF
the military departments, unless the, South
ern people abstain from voting, III subse-
quent elections, forpersons who have been
identified with the rebellion. .l,iurye.
Now, nobody ever accused this man
Schenck of being distinguished for bravery
on the field of battle, or of possessing a
single one of the qualities which ought to
distinguish a General. Butt he is known to
be, a man of great personal vanity, and to
hate the Southern people with bitter and
unrelenting hatred. 1t is well known that
if hisiviews could prevail witf't the Presi-
dent, the Southern people would be stripped
of every one of their rights; would be re-
duced to the condition of conquered and
subjugated vassals, and would be compelled
to accept any terms that the conquerors saw
fit to impose upon them, No doubt he did
endeavor to impress these views upon the
President; and Mr.. Johnson, out of cpurte-
sy perhaps, listened to him in silence, or it
may be, in order to get rid of him, made a
slight motion OF assent withhis head. But
that such are the views and sentiments of
President johnson, I do not for moment
believe. know positively that In conver-
sation with eminent citizens of South Caro-
lima, Florida, Virginia and Kentucky, only
a few days ago, he expressed sentiments di-
rectly the reverse OF those stated by
Schenck. 1 know positively that he does
believe in the honest loyalty of the people
of the South. | know that he does not
regard the Provisional Governments as
mere experiment, and that he has no
intention of abolishiRg. them, and of
vestipg the. government of those States ia
the military commanders. l know that he
is giving, and will continue to give, the
whole support of his administration to Gov!
Perry, of South Carolina, GOV, Pierpont, of
Virginia, Cow Marvin, of Florida, Gov.
johnson, Of Georgia, Gov. Parsons, of Ala
bama, and to all the other Governors in the
attempts which they arenow making to orr
ganize their respective State Governments
with the new order of things. / know,
above all things that he is decidedly, firm
lyand unalterably opposed to negro suffrage
at the South Tin spite of whatever may be
said to the contrary, and that negro suf-
frage will never be forced upon any South
ern. State during his Administrations /
know that he Is firmly and unalterably de!
termined that the white people of the South
ern States, and they alone, shall decide who
shall be voters in each State respectively. /
know that he wishes to see all of the South
or in