Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-08
Mr. Downing-We are very happy, indeed, to have

Mr.; Downing.-We are very happy, indeed, to have
Mr.. Douglass-If the President will allow me. 7
would like to say one or two words in reply.
The President.-All l have done is simply to indi
cate what my views are as 1 suppose you expected
me to do from your address
Mr. Douglass-Why, our imprission is, that the
very thing that your Excelency would avoid in the
Southern States, only be avoided by the yery
measure that we propose and | would state to nv
brother delegates that because 7 perceive that the
Presldent mas taken strong ground i" favor of a
given policy, and dlstrusting Iny tu!t t. re-
move any of those ini ress0as which ne mas express
ed, thought we bad better end tho inter, ~ Sith
the eXpession of thanks. addressing the preri-
dent.l But, II your ENceiency will be pieaSct to
hear, would like 90 say q word or TWO in regard IN
that one matter of the etrsachsencnt Of the blacks
as means OF preventing the very thing which your
Excellency seems to apprehend that L. conflict of
races. The President-I rercat. merely wanted TO
indicate my views in reply TO yOlr address and NOT
to enter into any general controversy and could not
well do Sc under the circumstances. Your statement
was very frank one, aad thought it due to you to
meet It in the same spirit.
Mr.. Downing-Thank your, sir.
The President-l think you will find, so far as the
South is concerned, that if you will all inculcate
there the idea in connection with the one you urge
that the coored people live and advance in civil
n7auon to better adv 1tage elsewhere than crowd
ed toy cher in the South it would be better for them
MT. Doug iass-But the masters have the making of
tne laws, and we cannot get away from the planta-
The President-What prevents you?
, Mr. Douglass-We have not the simple right of
loG0motion through the Southern States now.
ms action would he not control him in his vote?
MT Douglass-Let the negro once understand that
ne mas an organic right to VOTE and he will raise up
party IN the Southern States among the poor who will
rally with him. There is this conflict that you speak
man. W P0''
J., The President-You touch right upon the point
mere There Is this conflict, and hence l suggest
emlsratlOn. 1t he cannot get employment in the
SOUTH he has it in his power TO go where he can get
IN parting the President said that they were both
deslr9us OF accomplishing the same ends, but pro-
posed to do so by following different routes
IIr douglass on turning to leave remarked To his
leoW Delegates The President sends US to the people
ana we Will have to go and get the people right.
Tho Presdent-Yes, sir. | have great faith in the
people believe they will DO what is just and have
no doubt they will settle this question right and
nope that 1t will be omitted to them for final action
1he delegates then bowed and withdrew
PETITIONS.
Among the many petitions received by the Treas
lry Department from persons having cattle in
oanada, asking permission to land them in the Uni
LED states. was one from Ohio cattle dealer who
previous to the enactment of the law orbiding the
importation of foreign stock, had sent TO Canada
;Welve hundred head of beef CATTLE and three hun
1red sheep to be fattened lie asks the Secretary of
The Treasury to permit the return of his cattle but
On account OF the existing regulations, his request
cannot be complied with.