Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-22
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Negro SuiTrage+--Gen. Sherman's
y I,NIi ~ IFI'Ur Views. " .rH.t. i-. r- r.

We have been requested to reproduce
some remarks made by Gen. Sherman, dur
ing his late visit to this city, in which he
alluded to the question Of Negro Suffrage.
We comply with the request as follows:
| Gen. Sherman was serenaded at midnight
bybattery A, of the Chicago Light Artillery,
accompanied by the Great Western Light
Guard band, at the fremont house. AS the
night was stormy the members of the bat
terry we're invited to meet the guard In No.
] parior, after the band had played selec-
tions of popular music. l,.,,,i -.,rs--. .r,.
| Gen. Sherman rose and said it afforded
him much pleasure TO meet the members OF
Battery A, for he was well aware of the
services they had rendered to the country.
He was really glad to meet them. and he
did not think he could occupy their time
better Tonight than by telling them of Gle
many secrets and thoughts which had oc-
cupied their minds, when they occupied
| their camps. The great question with
| them, as doubtless it was with thousands OF
others, was, "Why was this war, which we
| have just concluded, and what was the oc-
casion OF it?" He said he thought he could
| tell them. But in order that they might
understand him, he would require to refer
to the time previous to the revolutions. He
then alluded to the introduction of slavery
into the colonies, owing to the high price of
/
4 verted to the fact that, while Georgia was
free colony, slaves were held in New Y ork
i and Massachusetts,. After alluding to the
dividing line between the North and the
i South, he spoke of the trouble in Kansas
and California, which he considered not as
struggle to make them slave States, butte
secure the Senatorial votes of these States
and the power accompanying their votes.
He attributed the war,to the workings OF
the politicians of the South, with whom IL
was simply question Qkdollars and cents
He then compllmented the members of Bat
terry A, and the other young men who had
! rushed to the defense of their country i'll
the first hour of danger. He considered
them the saviors OF the country, and
would always consider them to be so. They
were the true saviors of the country, as
he well knew their motive for entering the
d army, which was the welfare of their coun-
i try. ''..l iio- = -uou'Hl.ur. o.. .r
J., Adverting to the Negroes who had been
made free, he said that the Government
d would require to institute some system OF
labor, in order that the lands of the South
mightbe cultivated. [Applause.l He want
ed those who had been in the South to bear
testimony to the condition of these freed
II Negroes. His own personal opinion was,
that they were not fitted for the exercise OF
the franchise. Loud cheers. He wanted
them to get fair price tor their labor-to
own aud cultivate the lands; but he did
not think they were fitted to take part in
the legislation of the country. tRenewed
: cheering,l .fasT. ~.iI yH a.t., I..a..n 20 10.
N General Sherman said he would always
watch the career of those before him, now
that they had returned to private life. He
. had watched their career as soldiers, and
could bear testimony to the valuable SER
vices. they had rendered. [Applause.l i
he had ever done anything to Battery A
| that they thought harsh, or severe, he had
only to say, Il beg your pardon" Loud
t cheering, amid which the General resumed
his seat -.-.... -.-.-....-.-.-- -.
After Short speeches by Major willard
: and Others, the proceedings terminated.