The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-26

crate with ne eoTsrnmens in making that
labor sf sctive, and slsYsting the negro as
much as they can. It is, however, more q
work Of time than labor Of enthusiasm or
fsnaticism. The people Of the South have
the largest interest in the question.
We are certsinly willing to cooperate
for selfish, if for no higher motives. We
have taken the liberty, encouraged by
your Kindness, to throw out Suggestions By
which the policy of the Government will
be most surely and sffsctually subserved.
repeat that the new system of labor is 20
be inaugursted BY sober, sound, and die
Greet Judgment. The negroes are ignorant.
Their minda are much inasmed with lib
erty. They are apt to confound liberty
with license. Their great idea is a fear
that freedom consists of exemption from
work. We viii take in good faith and car
~ out your Intentions with zeal, and hope
for the best, and none viii rejoice more than
the people Of the South il emancipation
proves successful. Freedom TO the slave
is certainly freedom to the msstess
provided you can supply 3 motive for in
dusiry. The people of South CarOIins from
their fidelity to honor have submitted to
great saerigees. They have endured all.-
We are defeated and conquered by the
Narth, who are too strong for US. The
same good faith which animated them in
their contest will not be found wanting in
their pledge of loyal support to the gov
eminent There may grow out Of this, bless
ings which we have not foreseen and some
pleasing rays now illumine the horison.--
suppose the oath of allegiance will be-
taken with as much unanimity in South
Carolina as anywhere else and we will sub
NIT 10 the condition of things which Provi-
denee has assigned, and endeaVor to be-
lieve alldiscords of harmOnynot understood,
and partial evil universal good. We cheer
fully aecept the measures recommended
aud would thank you to nominate at your
convenience q Governor to carry out the
wishes you have expressed
President johnson asked the delegates to
submit who shey would prefer as provision
al Governor. To this they replied, they had
a list of five men viz: Aiken, McClahany,
Boyce, Col. Manning, late Governor and B.
F. Perry, all of them were spoken of as
good men, but who had been moro or less
involved in the rebellion. Mr.. Perry was
District Judge in the Confederacy until a
few weeks before it collapsed, and is SAID
to have always been good Union man and
a gentlemrn of strict integrity. The people
would certainly respect him and he could
not fail to be accepted.
The President said he knew Benjamin
Perry very well, having served with him
in Congress. There was no spirit of ven
geance or vindictiVeness on the part of tho
Government, the only desire Of which was
TO restore the relations that formerly ex-
listed. He was not now prepared TO give
them an snswer as 10 WhO should be ap-
pointed, but at a Cabinet meeting next
Tuesday he would repeat the subsistence of
this interview, with a hope for the restora-
tion which the gentlemen presenteArnestly
desired.
The delegation seemed to be much pleas
ed with the proceedings, and fingered for
some time to converse individually with
the President.