, 1865-09-28

jus. Coleman, Geo. Perkins.
Ot1in Hatch, ]. 3. Gl'ett,
Wn,. B, Hlner, E.E. Hoyt,
John Peacock, Peter v. Sang,
Jas. Taylor, e. Pier.
REPLY OF SENATOR DooL1TTIE.
Hon. ,. F. Moore, l. c. cary, James Coleman, A.
GEsTLEaES-As my present visit In your
city Is upon matter Of private business en-
tireiy, must decline to speak tlts evening.
But Ii the course Of two week or ten days,
will be able to return here, and respond to
your Invitation. will by letter from Racine,
fix npon the time.
1 shall, among other things. maintain It to
be our duty cordially to support our Federal
and State Administrations. and the nominees
Of the late Union Convention.
I shall defend the action Of that convention
and the platform adopted By II, for what 1t
does say, and for what 1t does not say.
I slal maintain thAt, in not making the
question OF negro suffrage In this State, Or IN
the Southern States, new test Of political
accordance with the Judgement Of two-th1rds,
If not three -fourths, Of the Delegates to that
convention; and while, # II were true, that
my vote or voice determined It's action, /
would chee1fuliy accept the entire RESPONSE
bllity, 1t is not iruc In fact; the allegation Is
grossly unjust to the majority Of the mem
6ers of one Of the largest and ablest bodies Of
men eyer assembled In this State, and the
charge, 20 false against them, docs me too
Negro suffrage in this State Is already sub
mitted, not as party, but as popular ques.
sictions Of the people at The polls It Is not,
never has beent and ought not to be made 3
test Of political fidelity ii the Union party of
Wisconsin or Of the United States.
To adopt such test would be On act Of
great injustice, especially to the thousands Of
War Democrats IL The field, and as home,
who at our earnest Invitation, came to the
support Of our cause two years ago, In the
darkest hour Of our trial, and whose coming
made us Ia fnct as well as IN name, o Union
party, composed OF Democrats as well as Re-
publlcans; the true, and the only true, Demo-
cratic Republican party.
by US, Wonld bling no additional votes il favor
OF negro suffrage, 1t would be JoyfhlIy accept
ed by our opponents, md a. everybody knows
that ,on tTo former occasions It has been voted
down In this State by immense maiorftfes, 1t
might dcfeat our candidates mud our cause.
As to negro suffrage In the Southern States
mission Of their representatives In Congress,
shall maintain:
it. That the policy Of Mr. Lincoln aud Mr..
johnson, Of leaving that to be determined by
those States for themselves, Is the only Just
and wise policy.
and spirit Of the constitution.
l. Sd. Tint It Is almost uncomfortable that any
Federal administration should attempt TO en-
force universal negro suffrage 10 States where,
for two hundred years the negroes hare been
degraded by slavery, VIXEN, at the same time,
:ncarIy two-thlrds Of the free States deny Euf-
frage to persons Of the same race, who hive
been educated as frcemen, among fEeemen,
with the thoughts, habits aud responsibilities
| OF ffecmen.
4tb.. That such policy would inevitably
| throw the Union party ont Of power in New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Wisconsin, as well as IN ali the border
| States; give the next Congress and President
to their opponents; dea.at, In all probability,
the adoption of the amendment to the Con-
Etitution Of Tho United etntes, which they
have everywhere opposed, md bJ which
alone, liberty to the black man and protec-
| tion to him In its enjoyment, Is made sure
| which would leave tho Stotcs with full poH er
to re-establfsh slavery, peonaEc, or nny other
system Of involuntary scrTitude, and thus
sncri1ce the most important of all the frutts
| OF this terrible struggle, at the same time II
would, in all human probability, produce
war Of :Enees.
! There Is but one more instance, 50 often IL.
pcated In history, In which the most sacred
cause is placed ii greater peril By the mis-
guided zeal aud tanaticfsm Of Its professod
ffiends. than By the open hostility Of IT.
ayowel enemies.
Some Of tho foremost In denounclng 3fr
Johuson's policy intend to make uncompro
misIne var upon bis Administration, in order
| 10 build up new party for the next Prcslden
tinl contest. Very respectfully,
J. R. booLlrrLs.