M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-06-29

iience by Their conduct OF this truth.
The policy, now that the rebellion il
is not to res .Ore the State
Government through mi ilary ruln,
but The people. While the war has
smancipatcd Il large number Of slaves
has olsanclpa'cd al.rse rumbcr
white men. lie would talk Us tia 4
as ths delegation had, and said that
Was what they desired
lie could 90 to men who had own
ed fifty ora hUhdred slaves, and who
did not care as much for the poor
white man as they did for the negro.
Those who ownrd The land have the
capital 10 employ help, aid, therefore,
some Of our northern isicuds ere de-
ceiVed when they, living aNr If,
think they Can exercise a greater con
frol over tho freed men than the
Southern men, who have heSn reared
where the institution Of slavery has
prevailed.
Nov, he diC not wont the late
shareholders to control ilre negro votes
against white men. Let each State
judge Of the depository Of ts own po
Utica power. lie was for lmancipa.
ton. lie wa8 for emancipating the
white man as well as tho black.
Mr.. llolmcs asked, us not that al.
together accomplished p
The President replied that he did
not think the question inlly settled -
The question as to whether the black
man shall be engraited in the Con4ti-
tuition will he settled as we 20 along.
fle you'd not disguise the fact, while
lie had been prosecuted and denounc
ed at the South as traitor, he loved
the great mass of the Southern pen-'
pie. He opposed the rebellion at its
breaking out, and fought it every
where, and now waited the princi
pies Of the Government carried oul
and maintained.
Mr.. Holmes interrupted by saying;
"We want to get back to the same
position as you describe, and we are
without law-no Courts open; ant
you have the power to assist us."
The President replied that th,
Govcrnment can not 60 on unless i
is based on right Tie people o
South Carolina must hold q Conven,
tion, and amend their Constitution by
abolishing slavery, and this must b,
done in goof faith; and the Cougen,
tion 'r Legislature must adopt the
proPosed amendment to the Couslitu
ton of the United States, which
prohibit5 and excludes slavery every
where"
One of the delegates said; "Wc
are most anxious for civil rule, for we
have had more than enough Of mill
tarv despotlsm."
The President rcsuming, said that
as the Executive, he could only take
the iuiiatOry steps to enabled them
to 90 the thing which it was .incumr
hent ny n them to perform Anoth
cr of the delegates remarked that il
was assumed, in somu parts of this
country, that, in Consequence Of the
rebellion, the Southern States had for
iu'led their rights as members o. the
COnl~deracy, and that if restored, il
could be only on certain conditions,
one of which was, slavery shall be
abolished. This could be done only
through conventiou. The Preei-
dent repeated, the frc,ion of the re-
belhon had rubbed slavery ou', hut it
would BE- better so t. declare by law
AS one Of the delegates had just re-
marked, that the UonstIh'ioD did not
abolish slavery, It were better to in
sert clanse antegonistic TO slavery.
Judge Frost said substantially, the
obj 'ct Of our prayer is the appoints
ment OF Governor. The State OF
South Carolina will accept these con
dltlors in order that the law and or
der may be restored, ard that enter
prise and industry may be directed to
useful cnds, We uesire restoration as
suoE as possible. 1t is the part oil
wisdom to make the best of circum
stances. Certain delusionS have heen
hspelled by the revolution Am,ng
them that Of slavery as an elgment Of
political strength AMI .nOral power,
1t is very certain that the old mott
respecting States rights, in the main.
tenance OF which thoae wh , made the
rebellion in South Carolina erred,
has ceased to exist. Another delus
on, viz: that cotton is king, has van.
ished in a mist. We are to come
back with these nOtious dispeIled,
and with a new system of labor
The people of South Carolina viii
cordially Cooperate with the Govern
ment in making that labor effective
and elevating the negro as much Is
they car. 1t is however, more 8