The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-10-13

Johnson, Grant and Sherman on Negro
Suffrage.
The Milwaukee Mars feels authorized
to ga, that tie democracy of WiscQnsn
are deeply indebted to Senator DooLrrrLt
Tor his argument in liat city on Monday
evening, in opposition 10 tie views Of the
republican party and lis candidates fo'
state officers. We feel especially inlebs-
ed to the Senator for the assurance thai
;he opinions of Generals Grant and Sher-
man, as veil as these Of President John
sou, fully accord with those entertained
aud declared 10y tie democracy OF Wis
consin in their state platform. Below We
give his statements as to the recently eX-
pressed opinions of Inc distinguished gen
tlcmen we have named:
PRESIDENT JOHNSON or NEGRO suFFRaC E.
Referring 20 a recent interviews between
himself and President Johnson, Senator
Doolillle said 4:
lie Mr.. Johnson) was decidedly Of the
opinion that if be as President Of the Uni
ted States, ID the present condition of tie
/ prejudices-almost haired, if YOU please
-existng between the two races-if he
were 10 insist tba suffrage should be
granted 10 The negro population there as
a condition precedent TO their being re
cognized as states in the Union, it would
produce actual war between the blacks
and the whites. Mr.. johnson has lived
there all his life. lie has been governor
OF Tennessee and he knows what lie talk,
about.
GEN. GRANT on NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
Senator Doolittle continued:
But will not stop here This is too
serious Tor men with llippant tongues to
pass over as if there was polling in il.
The other day when Gen. Grant was here,
while spending several hours with him in
free conversation upon this subject, he ex-
/ pressed 10 me his opinion Said |, Gen.
Grant, never quote private conversation
without permission. Am | permitted to
state what YOU now state! He said,
certainly, there is nc conceaImert on
my part and he stated to ne in thai
conTersalion that a considerable portion
Of tie troubles between the whites and
The blacks was on account Of this uuwiso
attempt TO force negro suffrage in these
states he said further, that if the federal
government were to attempt to do it, il
would undoubtedly produce war between
the two races there.
GEN. SHERMAN ON NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
As to Gen. Sherman's opinions on thIs
question, Senator Dooliitle sad:
How does it seem for some Of your
young men-young men who have never
been there in their lives, and who know
nothing about it, some editor of a news
paper, for instance, in view Of authority
like this, to say that it means nothing
When | stand up before the people and
seek to save the lives Of these poor down
trodden colored men whom their mistaken
Zeal and false PHILANTHROPY, their blinded
fanatlcism would hurry into their graves
BY hundreds and thousands perhaps
| (APplause) And there is another thing,
fellow citzens-that great captain whc
was this day in tie city, and who desired
much to be present here this evening
whose friends teIegraphed to Chicago &c
detain the boat that he nigh; como here
bat were unable 10 do so--that grea;
captain, who at the head Of his conQueriuo
legions, swept through the very heart G
the rebellion-- no has lived in Louisiana
and was teaching school there at the
time the rebellion broke out-he, too. il
conversation with me at Madison, deliver.
ed percisely the opinion of Gen. Grant,
and gave me the same permission to speak
of it.
SENATOR DOoLITTLE ON NEGRO SUFFRAGE
The Senator's own opinion on the sub,
jet is pretended in the following
paragraphs:
Now fellow citizens. when Stand here
| pleading against this insane object-for il
is none other-of insisting that the gov
ernment Of the United States shall force
negro suffrage upon the people at the
south at this time and render these cir
cumslance, | state to you not my opinion
but the opinion Of those men who have
been there and who know the effects
And he must be very brave man who
has never been there and knows nothing
about 1t, but stands up and says there Is
no foundation for it. (AppIause) Why,
fellow citizens, we read about The war in
llayti-what is that war but a war OF
races?
We have but little to add but by way
Of reminding :he electors Of the state OF
the duty of voting agains: this war Of
races at the south, by voting for the
democratic candidates at tie coming cleo
ton. The democratic platform is the
only platform which accords with the
views of President Johnson, Gen. Grant,
Gen. Sherman and Senator DOolittla