Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-25

one to talk treason, whether In secret o
bpenly. will remark that 1t Is singular
that majority OF the people should hav,
talked treason before You, while not a wore
OF the kind has ever reached me. though
am in daily communication with the people
from every portion of the State. l have
heard much complaint among the people
that the State is not allowed its representa-
tion in COngress-much desire expressed tC
be recognized as fully in the Unioh-muct
regret that the Presidents policy does moi
prevail-but not one word have | heard
from any person whatever, that was cal
culated or INTENDED to incitc wal
against the Government or to destroy the
| Union. To be candid with you, | must
say | do not believe that YOU have heard
more than have, for the desire of the peo-
pie to be in the Union and not out Of 1t, IS
so universal and notorious that cannot be-
lieve any other has been expressed. That
you have heard our people express bitter
complaints against those who are known
here as ''Northern disuniOnistS," have
no doubt that those complaints have
grown in bitterness the last three or four
months is also true. Bat after our people
have manifested their loyalty and desire TO
return to the Uni0n, by taking the oath
prescribed by tile President ITO support
the Constitution OF the United States and
| the union of the States hereunder, and to
abide by and faithfully support all laws
aud proclamations which have been made
| during the existing rebellion with refer
| ence to the emancipation of slaves"-after
their Convention has anulled the ordinance
of secession, Tepudiated all debts contract
ed by the State since the date OF secession
| declared all the slaves tree-opened TO them
! AL the Courts-admitted them as witnesses
in all cases in which they are interested,
and declared that they ''shall enjoy the
rights of person and property without dis
| tinctiOn of cOlor"-and adopted the amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States prohibiting slavery everywhere in
the UniOn-I say, after the people have
done all this, and everything else they un-
derstood the Government to desire them to
do, that any portion of them, much less
majority, should talk treason either openly
or secretly, is too much for my credulty.
| 1t is singular that you should have inter
preted the solicitude and impatience of the
people to be recognized as fully in the
Union into manifestations of treason.
There is no treason in Florida. | will
guarantee that if the President should call
upon her for volunteers to sustain tie
Union, Florida would furnish as many
troops as any other State, i'll proportion to
her population.
| complain of you also for saying that
the sentiments of the people OF this State
have changed for the worse "becauSe of
the leniency manifested by the present Ad-
ninistratiOn." | think you have done the
people of this State great injustice in de-
scribing them as ingrates who have abused
the kindness of the President. feel salts
fled that they duly appreciate the mag
unanimous course of the President, and that
uEon all suitable occasions they will prove
themselves worthy Of 1t.
| think, also that you have done the
President of the United States injustice in
saving that his course has led the people Of
one of the States to talk treason aud bitter
ness against the General Government
The action of the President needs no de-
feDse from me. BY his reconstruction
policy he has done more than all other
men put together to recall the affections OF
the people to the Government and his re-
cent veto messages have satisfied us that
we still live under Constitutional Govern
III MT. | do not know dozen citizens of
this State who are not ready to rally
around the President in support OF the
Government.
need hardly add that under the circum-
stances deem it my duty to appoint some
other person than yourself to act as Super
intendent of Schools for the Freedmen in
this State, and that your commission is va
Gated from this date. a
am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
d. S. WALKER.
And now let me give you the sanctimon-
ious, hypocritical, whining letter of Hobbs,
begging pardon for his lying:
LANCASTER, Pa, March II.
To His E1cellency GOuernOr d. S. Walker:
DEAR SIR inclose to you two papers,
one which | addressed to Mr.. Frns. Geo.
Shaw, Pres. New York n. L, K. a., and one
an extract from the PHILADELPHIA Press. The
first will speak for itself. OF the second,
dear sir, | know not what you may think.
| regret that my presence in Washington
became known to the Reconstruction COM
mittee. was summoned to appear before
the committee, aud put upon my oath, and
answered the questions put TO me, as can
didly believed. The synopsis given in the
Press does not contain a full ami clear state
ment of all said. feel somewhat anxious
about il, on account of the position | hold.
| feel very anxious that our new school law
should prove success, and wish to labor to
that end. hope, sir, that / have not Of
Tended you, nor lost your confidence. l
need not state that the Superintendent OF
Schools of Florida is not OF itsell sufficiently
to allow any one to accuse me
of mercenary motives. / have not accepted
the appointment of Postmaster yet, as |
still feel moral obligation to devote my
energies to the work already commenced.
greatly respect and love Mr.. Duncan, and
believe that he is the most efficient man to
awaken an interest in both classes OF per-
sons. doubt about his practicability to
establish a successful and permanent sys-
tenn of public education. He will, fear,
connect the religious education too closely
with the secular, and being a strong Meth
odist, must of necessity lean in that direc-
ton. Now, while he can act like the main
spring, | think | can act as the balance
wheel, while your EXcellency is the regu-
lator, to keep us from moving too slow or
too fast.
Have 1, dear sir, "thrown the fat in the
ireP have written to you candidly. /
have not attempted to explain anything ]
have said. know you will speak or write
rather frankly to me, and state your mind
in candOr.
In few days l shall start out again on
my mission. AS you see from the accom-
panying paper, / have $4,000 already Sc
hear from you.
am, sir very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
L. NJ. HOBBS.
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