Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-02-22

do not concur, and I say this With due re
1s TIE President II tho ght you exj ected m
to indicate, to somo tent. what nv vie Z
were on the subjects touched in yol,r state
tnent. H'4a .'Fl ''%' 81 i, ,.i
rMr Downing-We are very happy indee,
lFtohave heard them + Nnp1'7 ~ " :,
'@Mr DoutlassLlf! ihe President would ii
lov %e'i y' would IEl Ike ,o apy 4 word Or two ii
I1a'Tbe president1AllIhawve ao,naes5 a,as5i iiso,smp,, m
to indicate what my views IRE, rs I suppose
you expected TO from your address @''H
Mr. DouFlass-My own impression is tha
the very thing your, exeelleney would asoid il
the Southern States can only Sbe avoided b,
the>yery measure that We propose And
would stste TO my brotbef.dtlegates, thu BE
ehuse / perceive the President has taker
strong ground in favor Of given policy. ant
distrasting my own ability to remove any o.
I these, expressions which he has expressed,
thought we had better end the interview will
the expression Of thanks. undressing the
President but if yonr exUellrncy will bt
pleased to hear, would like to say a word .,
two IN regard to that one matter of the en-
iranchisrment of the blacks, MS a means Of
prevent nE the very thing which your excel
lency seems to apprehend---hatis, conflict
OF races 3 .r,.s4l- %. M ata lais. -a' ..
The President--I repeat !hatI merely VAN
TO Indicate my views in reply to your address
and not to enter into any general controver
sy, and could not well do so under the cir
cumstances. Your statement was a very
frank one; ! thought it was due to you to NEE,
it in the same spirit: .ns. % "a mai ''
Mr.. Douglass-Thank yoi,, sir. ;-...-} ,..
The Prcsdent--1 think you will find, so fll
as the south is concerned, mat If ~ will in
culcate the idea in connecl on'with tho on,
YOU urge, that the colored people can live and
advance in civilization TO better advantage
elsewhere than crowded together in the Scrth.
it would be better for them. Eal .L47t .s
Mr.. Douglass--But the masters have the
making of the laws, and we cannot get away
from the plantations ,r IN ,-.ai :
The President-What 'rr vcnts ro, 2 q.
Mr. Douylass---We have not the simple
right Of lJeomoton through the Southern
States. '.'. ,' ',,"', .....u
The President the masters now col troll
the freedmen. would tliey not control his vote?
Mr.. Douglnss-Let the negro once under
stand that he has right TO vote and he will
raise up u party in the South among the poor
who will rally with him. There is this con
Aict that You speak Of between the wealthy
Shareholder and the noor man ' ...'
The President-You touch right upon the
point there. There is the conflict, aud hence
suggest emigration. If he cannot get EN-.
ployment in the south he has it in his power
to 60 where he can get it,
On parting, the President said that they
were both desirous OF accomplishing the same
end, but proposed to do so by following dir
trrfnt roads, ,sga, q g.. a.aa. , s'a3I. u
Mr.. Donslass, in turning to lenve, remark
Led to his fellow-delegates "rlre President
sends us 10 the people, and we will have TO 81
md get the peoplcirght, "9iat 3d'3 j'wT
The President es, sir, l have great faith
in the people. ! believe they will do whit is
just, and have no doubt they will settle the
question right and hope that it will be sub
mitted TO them for formal action. r.'..
The delegates then bowed and withdrew.