Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-19
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Fomthe New York Herald.
Visit to Fort Warren.

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Visit to Fort Warren.
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Yesterdas morning T uent down in the
government boat 10 Fort warren. where /
snent g the day with .InSse Reaoan and late
Vice President Alexander r. Stepheus.-
As this latter peptleman ard myself grew
mn in the same neipbborbood In Georpia.
and as Judge Reapsn = s and mvself had aery. q
ed in the same canvass against the reopen.
ths-Afriean.slave .trade.secession issue, i
could not have remembered subseouent DO.
litical. differences against them If I would.
Twas politely received by the officer IN
command Of the powerful fortress, which I
will not pause to describe, and conducted
Immediately to the room Of Judge Reagan,
without other question than to know If /
would return in the early boat or spend the
day, Having answered that I would not
return until evening, the officer left me in
undisturbed intercourse with the unfostu.
nate prisoners the whole day = found
Judge Reagan IN excellent health may
say robust. His face isa little bleached by
close confinement before his enlargement; !;
but his frame seems to have expanded aud
his whole physique to have gained new
strength. He was cheerful and took more
philosophic view of his situation than could
one man in a thousand under like circum.
stances. l question whether 30 many
months Of his tire were ever so studionsly
and proftably employed as those during his
solitary confinement. He has rend great
deal, which he seems to have matured we'll /;
has written ont his early memoirs, which,
as man who had to buffet against misfor-
tune, and the. want Of early opportunities;
cannot fail to be interesting; has written
some essays upon government and an ad-
dress to the people of Texas, which he for.
warded through the authorities to Governor
Hamilton. AS it may have reached the
public prints, or may yet do so, I will not
do Judge Reagan the injustice of trying to
repeat the contents from memory. l can.
not be mistaken, however, when I say that
Judge Reagan takes more comprehensive
view than thousands who have retained
their liberty. He not only cheerfully ssac-
cepts the situation" J" but he recognizes and
accepts all the logical conclusions deduoible
from that situation. He maintains that
the contest Of opinion had assumed that
form when the arbitramsnt of war could
not be. avoided; that the South claimed the
right to secede; that be was not one of
those who thought 1t q peaceful remedy,
but expected terrible war, and adhered to
bis section, intending to abide the conse-
quences. He makes no technical, consti-
tutionsl or legal quibbles, but says, awe
staked all and lost all.n The government
offers Co restore 20 the great masses their
rights, minus their sIsges Willie be thinks
this hardship to the loyal Union men; no
one else has the right to complain. He
advises all to regain citizenship and res.
torstiou Of their rights under the constitu-
tios, in good faith, as soon IS they can.--
And he advises that, in future they accept
the logic Of events, and do at once what be
thinks it inevitable will have to be done ere
long-thst Is, to change the organic Law to
suit the altered situation; ); to adopt a free
State constitution, and to rstify the emauei.
patton amendment of the constitution Of
the United States, and to leave no room for
further agitation. While be would dis.
franchise no one now entitled to vote, be
would in future extend the privilege to eve.
ry intelligent man of every color who could
read and write. he would also extend to
the freedmen equal rights in courts. He
does not think it possible that these meas
ures can be long avoided, and he would have
them adopted st once: He proposed other
minor amendments OF not so great imporE;
tance. This latter view understand to be
purely for qpiet aud fepoSe.
Wmie 0uoge Reagan claims TO nave al al
ways been conservative man. and hopes
ere long to be pardoned' or asleast released
from prison, he does not'proPose to enter
into political life, but to exert himself for
a support for dependent family. He has