Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-07

| A0O 0lc0cf1aUN u rant ANA SOef
aAaAM On Negro Suffrage.
Senator Doolittle made a speech in Nil
waukee on the I'd, to a large audience, in
which he gave the following as the opinions
Of Gen. Giant and Sherman on tho subject
Of negro suffrage.
OPINION OF GBN. GRANT.
| But will not stop here This is too Sc
rious matter for men with ilippant tongue
| to pass over, as IL there were nothing in it.
The other day when Gen. Grant was here,
| spending several hours with him in free con
versation upon this subject among others.
he expr, ssed to me the same opinion. Said
l: seen. Grant, | never quote private con-
versation without express permission. Am
| permitted to state what you now state 70
me ~ SAID he Certainly there is no con
| ccalmeut on mr. part" And he stated to
me in the conversation that considerable
portion Of the troubles between the whites
and the blacks that had already occurred,
Was in consequence Of this unwise attempt
to force negro suffrage in those States. lie
said, further. that il the Federal Govern
ment were to attempt to do it and to enforce
it, It would undoubtedly produce war be
tween the two races there.
Now, how does it seem for some Of those
young men that were never there in their
lives, and knows nothing about it, some cd
itor Of newspaper, or some stump orator
-hox does it seem for such men, in pres
encs Of authority like this. to say 1t means
nothing? When stand before people and
plead and plead to save the lives Of these
poor, down trodden men. whom their miss
taken zeal, false philanthropy and blind fan
atheism would hurry in'o their graves by
hundreds and thousands, perhaps APP
plause.
OPINION OF GEN. SHERMAN.
But there is still another and no less high
authority upon this SUBJECT.
In conversation with Gen. Sherman, that
great Captain, who was this day in the city,
and who desired much to be present here
this evening, whose friends telcgraphed
to Chicago for hc.purpose of OBTAINING the
boat that he might be here, but we're unable
to do 50, which much regret, for would
prefer 70 say it in his presence, found he
entertained the same opinion. That great
Captain, who. at the head Of his conquering
lcgions. swept through the very heart OF
the rebellion, who Is familiar with the con-
| dition there, who has lived in Louisiana,
and who Aas at the head of III itary acad-
envy there, when the rebellion broke oat, he.
too, in conversation with me at Madison,
was decidedly Of the same opinion with
Gen Irant and the President.
MY yellow citizens, when | stand here
pleading here-aganst this insane pro;ec,
for il is none othcr-this insane project
OF insisting that the government Ct the Uni
ted States, while endeavoring to establish
peace in those States, should adopt policy
leading 10 a bloody war 81 races, bv forcing
negro suffrage upon the people Of the South
at this time, against the unanimous opinions
Of the white races--what most of the free
States will not do. though their numbers
are SO small that they could have but very
little weight-a most fearful proposition
under these circumstances. | do not rest.
| upon my own knowledge. am bound to
regard the warnings OF those great men,
our greatest mcn-who have been there.
ssa STATE what the effects Of such policy
would be. And he must be very brave
man who, never having been there, and
knowing nothing about ii, stands up and
says, 1T Is all dclusion; there is nothing
IN II. Cheers: 1t is moral cowardce.
and only t'mit men who say This"
Checrs4 In view Of such authority, " |
have given, he mast be brave indeed who
sees no danger in such policy. Brave
ah brave is not the word, for fools rush
in where angels Gear to tread"
Fellow citizens, NO read Of civil war in
hayti. What is that war? II is a war of
races more than anything else II is war
between the blacks and mulattoes. This
prejudice OF races is a thing very deeply
seated in human society, and not thing to
be trined with.