The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-27
Letter from owen LOveIOy.

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One of the last letters written by
Owen Lovejoy, dated at Washington,
in March, 1854, has been communicated
to the Washington RepS6lfcaH by ex-
Governor Hahn, of Louisiana, to whom
it was addressed. The following are
extracts: 8Is7.I7.He -s.,..5a-5 n
I'VE cannot go to the bottom for the
granite, in order to build, without Civ
Ing the elective franchise to the negro.
l am satisfied that if we stop short of
that il will be found that our house is
built upon the sand, and that when the
floods come, and the winds blow, and
the rains descend, 1t win fall, and great
will be the fall thereof. The sense of
Justice which has been awakened in
the nation by the rebellion will not rest
satisfied to have forgiven rebels, who
have fought to overthrow the govern
ment, drive away loyal black soldiers
who have fought to sustain it. 1t is
not necessary at first that all should
vote. You can allow those who can
read and write to. vote; or you can al
low black soldiers TO vote. The privi-
lege of voting given to the latter class,
to wit: the soldiers, would commend
itself, L think, to the whole nation.
You may think that this is owing to
my oyerweening anxiety for the blacks,
but it is not that alone, nor chiefly
/ am satisfied that Providence will not
let us settle this question until we settle
IT on the foundation of equaD and exact
justice to all, in accordance with the
principles of the Declaration of INDIE
pendence and of the Constitution,
which know nothing of black or white,
rich or poor, but regard the rights of
men, as such, as sacred. -hE4 4i.Iti
"I;was much gratified the other day,
in a conversation with the president,
to find that his views on this subject
accord with my own.r He rdoesJnot feel
that he can require this, as a delegation
requested him to. Still, he desires it to
be done by the action of the people
themselves. ..s ID srEeff n 81 % > .1ft i
pH Louisiana takes the lead / think
all the other States will follow, and
then we shall have settled this question
on deep and broad foundations, against
which the gates of hell cannot prevail.
The number of those who are ut
first admitted to the privilege of the
elective franchise does not to mo seem
essential, for IL You let any portion of
the colored people vote the rest will
follow In time. ., So - IT,.
II had conversation with Governor
johnson, of Tennessee, ON this subject.
He feels right, personally. do hope
you viii see your way clear to take the
lead in this matter. You Will thus not
only do good thing for your country,
but mmprtalize your name, for i am
satisfied the nation will grow to this,
if it has not already reached il. - - . .
GRRATexcitement exists in Crittenden
county Kentucky, growing out OF a
manifest disposition to Discriminate
against who have been In the Union
army, in favor ofthe rebels. The Evans
vile Journal of the 10th, gives these
particulars: 'sLieutenant Guess, of the
4sth Kentucky (Federal) regiment, was
indicted for murder and robbery, the
charge being prediceted on the fact that
he had, in the discharge OF his duty,
killed one or two guerrillas. He was
kidnapped by Captain Bell, a notori-
Gus character, and three others of like
proclivities, in Illinois, and taken to
Marion, Kentucky, and incarcerated in
jail, bail being refused; at the same time
n rebel aSsassin was admitted to bail.
On Wednesday night lasta number of
men, supposed to be returned Federal
soldiers, went to Marion, and firing of
their guns and pistols, attracted the
Sheriff and guard away from the jail j.,
when they made q charge, broke open
the jail, and released Guesa lieutenant
Hawkins, of Caseyville, another Union
soldier, who had killed rebel whom
he lad been sent to arrest, and who
made an attempt TO escape, was also in
the Jail, but refused to leave, he being
also refused bail. - y aglrsl
You can get more comfort to your
family out of five dollars judiciously
expended at home, than ont of twenty
tive dollars in taking the family to a