Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-10-27
Important Interview with the Presi-
deat.

l NV - 'tNAFfts uAA a. lfflff - ~
Win he President. Oc'obcr 50. he wrote
out the oouversaiioa had VITA hiu,. snd for
~arded % hira. ~ith the request shai h.
might give il to the public. The eouuuni-
cation was a. follows:
WNsHINGrox. ID. c. Oct 8. ls65.
have iust returned from an interview
with President johnson. IN Which b. talk. /;
for an hour on the reconstructisn Of he
rebel states. His manner vas A. rortii,L
and his conversatiCn a. FIRE a. 10 lSfi. ~i~n
! net hin daily in Nashville.
His counfenance Is healthy. even more 50
than When Erst knew ham.
remarked that ihe people q the North
we're snxious that the process q reconsfrur-
tion should be thoroagh. sad they wished
20 support him in the ard1oUs work bot
t-eir pleas we're confused by the confictinr
reports constantly circulated. All especially
~ the present position 81 thc nemocrafic
party. II j. intusiriousiv circuiafctl In tie
Democratic clubs thar DC was cong over 10
then lie laugiingly repicl. =. Major.
have you never Known a man uho for manv
years had difrrcd from vour views tec,rse
Nou were IN advance % hin. claim fhe-, =.
be Own When he eaue up to your stand
pointS-
replied. ! have ofen. lie sail 90 have
]. ard vent on the Democra'ic partv fu.l.
~ Old position untenalle. and j. coming %
ours y q has come up 90 our position. I
am glad. lou and need 40 pr-nsrsti,,
for this conversation: We ran talk f-e.iv Il,
this subject for the thoughts ar hnliiiar 90
-; Ne can BE- perfectly frank Nth each
Other He then corau1enceti With ssvi~~
That The states are in thc Union. which i
one sna indisisabic.
Individuals tired a. carrw them an. IN.
dad not succeed. a. a man nav trv 40 eut
his throat. ana be prevented ~ the bv-
sianters; aal YOU cannot saw hc cut a..
tNroaf because he tried % 10 II.
Individuals nlsv commit TREASON. ara -
punished. snd large n'iuber ID in,lfrilual-
may constitute q rrheilion and d. punished
a. traitors. Sonc States tried o. 81 ,r-
THE Jnion. ari ~ opposed e. hsres.1,.
because ne believed % % D. wrong asl
Ne have suececd'd in putiing doEn the ~
helion- The poser Of those pe-sons No
made the attempt has been crushed. ana
nov We want 90 reconsfrrl,t the safe Gov
crnn-cnts snd have the po~er 90 10 g. The
STATE institutions are prosfrafed. lad out
on TIRE ground. and iLcy must &c taken I'D
ana adapted % The p-ocrcss 81 evenfs this
carnof hc done in moment We A.
rnskIng very rspid progress. 80 ra-ii s,-.e
times eannoi realize "a; q sppoars Like
dream.
We must not j. in too mach o. a hurry.
q = better % 1T thew rrrorStrp-f chem
selves dan 20 forrc them o. o.. for iffi,-,
20 wrong. ihe poser b. in our harfs and %,
can check them a. any stage. % The end.
A'a oniiEc tnrf1 % correct fhrir errors -
mast De- patient with them. I did not ~
pet % ken out an vho were ex-l,l..l
f--u re amnesty. or even 4 irr-c -.-,t.-
Of them. bot intended fhev ,haaM "a. f,r
psrdon. and 30 realize the eno-uiiv of the
crime thev lad committed.
on copld rot have hroarhed TIE s1tr..~t
a. equal suffrage az fhe Norfh. seven r@s-s
ago. and 80 must rrnlerrlher thar fh~ rt.r---
- 40 The South have been more rand ana
hey have bccn obliged 90 Accept more nm
unnalatahle truth than the North has. ".
must give them time 60 digest narf. Tor
- canuot expect Such large aHairs MI he
comprcienced and Gigesied a. o-re ".
ne s.'e iacn iiHe 90 understand their
ny pcsuion
lhavc nothing % conceal i- these natter.
and have no desire or willingness o. take
indirect cour-cs Co obtain wiat 80 80.
Olr government Is q grail and Ioffr
structure in searching Or rs f1andafior
~ tnd = rests on TIE broad basis 81 nm.
Jar rights. The elective Franchise h ~
natural right. but political rirht 7 arr
opposed POI giving the SAFES TOO uiuoh pos
o. and also 90 a creaf corsoi.lation o.
power in tie ce-frai coverrr,erf
II intericre1 With fhe vote ir az. r-bsr
STATES. O. dictate thar fhe negro shall vo,.
might 20 thc sane thing for nv ON r,r--
poses in Pennsyisania Dor o-.Iv s.f.s,
hes In allowing each state 20 control ,l.s
right ~ voting y tfs own Az. and -
have TIE power 90 corfiol tbe rrhsl ~fsf~s
thry 20 wrong. 7. thev rebel ue nav.
the army. and ran control ther, ~ ~ Al
o necessary. by legi-iafion also. n d..
general govern ent control the -i-t. =.
vote in tie >fafes. DO may establish snrf
rules a. siI re-fricf fhe vote OBJ a small
number oi persons and tLus create a ,r,-
fral drspotism
Ny position here t. diH.rcnt from VIA.
would 20 ~ ] "a. in Ter-e....
Therr ] should ~ fs i-f-of..e ~.--,
sgf~are grndualiv. fr.t fto.e sho fsF
served in re army: those o.. r--lf -
an1 write. and prrhans a prcnerfr rrs 90.
tlon for others. say $40 or S-I
IL viI rot a. on 10 fLc ne--a-s have. --,
versal sufra-e nov. 10 would breed va
of races.
There vas time in ihc southern STATE.
wtrn Tie slaves OF large owners boxed
ooEn uron ror-sIare ounsrs hrrause fhrr
nid rot own slaves. fhe 'arre- GRE nur,hsr
"a slaves tLe'r MASTERS ourrF ffe r.-o-.r..-
theF ~ere. ard IBIS has rro.fl-ri hostility
between The mass 20 the vii ana fhe -...-
crocs. 4hr ortragcs arr riostIr f-or, non
s'arehoittnc whites aEain.t ft- negro. --f
iro,n ere negr0 upon ere -saretrfI,-r
whites
Tie nerro vii vote with fhe lac master
vhom D. does re hate. raffer fhsn u.ft
60 noo-si1sehoIf.-- ~ 49,. II. 49,.
haIe. tniFerslI sufrare urnff r-rafe nr.
n Nrr var ia 1850 - g.. =