The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-21
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TOoirss londenes of the Boston Adyertiser1 5ls
As the soldiers go out from this city the
rebels come in. Traitors have aboHnded
here Tor four years but their number is
greater now thsn ever before. A day does
not nowlpass EiIhout bringing 8 tmin of
those who ven away frem here in 1861 or
1852, and since then have fought agAinst
the government in one way or snether.
Their Hcheek" is amszing, Thus, "Dr.
Jones, having returned to this city, hiss re-
sumed the practice of his profession &c.
Only last July this creature WAS in the
rebel Rrmy under Esrly, and while lying
in front of ou forts on the north side of the
city sent word in tOseversl s-equaintances
to the effect that it wouldn't be safe for
themto be found at home when the rebel
force came in. There is some sat-. faction
in knowing that whereas he then had two
arms, he now has but one. Doubtless he
will have business enough.
The more numerous class of rebels here
Just now, however, is made up Of persons
resident in the Gulf States. These men all
talk Of sour State" 'the sovereign State, !"
the "action of mylState,n &c, as glibly as
they did four or five years ago. a few of
these persons have been invited here by
the President; 3 few come at the sugges
ton Of communities in their respective
States; but the majority are self-inVite1,
sad represent only their individual selves.
None OF these persons ind any very seri-
Gus difficulty in getting an audience with
the President. He seems not only resdy
but anxious to meet every intsligeHt,, man
from the extreme South, and all whom I
have heard speak of the subject, bear wit
ness TO the tact thst hs receives each and
sll with frank courtesy and unwesried pa
thence. They concur, however, in Saying
that the President assures them first, last
and sll the time, that there cannot and
shall not be any more slavery in their re-
spective States; and they further say he
urges them to accept the new order of
things at once and with all hesrtiness. 'HI
told him"-said one of the Georgia gem
tlemen-I told him that 1 thought
it hard that we who have not, aided the re-
belIion should have our slaves taken from
US in this summary manner; and I said 1
thought it would ~inAUgurste a kindly feel
ing in our State towards him and towards
the Union government if he would give US
say two or three years IN which to bring
about the abolition Of slavery "WelrP@
said I. ale turned on me very sharply, |
and says to me- do you know which side
got beaten in this war? Our side ssysL |
WELL says he, the emancipation procls-
nation will stand, and the constitutional
amendment will be adopted next winter
I didn't say anything more about slavery
to him. HOur State expects such terms as
should always be given tos brave people"
pompously. said the chairman of one of the
delegations TO me. His manner aud words
we're both offensive. "Ws will accept the
constitutional ~Amendment bat ours is a
government of white persons, and we shall
not allow the negro TO Eote or msrTy into
our fsmilies." 5"Wbst does the President
about negro sufesge?' Tssked. Ale
ssymuch about it except he Asks
if it il manly 10 AK the negro to fight,
and then deny him the right to vote; and
be particularly told me to observe what
of persons IN the North appeared
o be willing to let him Yote.ln