Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-18

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=, Lastweek Gen.sCoxa respondedrt to let
ter from q, a,eomRittees at 0berlin interroga-
ting him, upon questions, which said Conn
mittee and these they represent do not
think were adequately defined, by the
-AGnion State Conxentionsxd = EHo Be- 51s-'
" We + present our leaders I the correspond
sos susunTHE LETTER FROM oBERLTN. seaifis
ssss'hs"eT si@H'si S9toBERIIN, July, 24 1866.
GEN; j. D. CoxLDear Sir: The people
Of this place, with entire 0naniRlity, sought
your nomination Tor Governor of Ohio.
With equal pnaniWity we desire to pro-
,iiornination because we had perfect conf
'dence that your views and sympathies were
In harmony with our own on the great
issue before US; L. ttlhss ttlhss equality Of all men
Before the law si1 =, 81, -. - ~,
THE oBERLINFTEs ARE lsTARrLED aBYi A. RE-
49, PORT THAT THE GENERAL Is AGAINST THEN
~, on MICRO suFFBAGEE,s1 cam sfd'f .sssiqisd
We still believe that I'VE were not mis-
taken. Bgt some Of as haue been startled BY
report co,lai,lg directly from Wa,Tess, to the
effect that you are opposed to gfciag the elec-
tiue franchise to,coeored people, and that you
FeQuested the editor of the Chroilicle TO publish
golr ciescs on Me sn6ieeE thai you might not
tossthe support of q ttoA men IN The Soptbern
Z s s S sqsS We e. az mot credit t5s BE-
your warmest supporters, that the under
seigned have been requested to address you
son 6he suolee6.' s-t-1 -. '' , 80
rur opvp,xSxr .np,r,Nn DIpvcr +" An.
.1'A swER-,-,-,r -,
We want to know directly from you your
views on the following subjects: lsts Are
YOU in favor of modifying our Constitution
so as to givethe eEectiye franchise to color
ed men? 2i. In the reorganization of the
,chise; be secured to the cOiored people?zs-
Among us there Is put one opinion on
Cnls sup1ect, ana we were never more In
earneston any. political question" we be-
Iieve tnag tne olstinclloh MADE oy our CON
stisueloI peCWeel WHY Atlu c9ioree peopie y
w was uiauS II ttie lnteresG oi siSYeEy; anu ds
su Uotn wIcheo l;He anu ausuLu. Anu we ps!leye
Gna1 70 IeSonsSr@uSG @ Slle ooukheln oSates
ana aomlt them WITH Constltutions a1'ti e4
c!uolng coioreo men iron ON tue polls Wo.,io
gtve ede cUuntry o anu tne negro lheo tLe V :
power OF Ihe very men VINO nave sougnt ign
anu stil ueslre 10 rum Gne one ana ensiaVe
Lne osner. - .'
DeitteI enS iour tiiiiIt0ns Vi ireeu peopiee
tlnso4 Tue nanos OF eheir Ioriher oPpTessors,
NOV nov, eLn1lttereu ny 1lelr aeIeaG, anu CIey
WI "1No M G s,ieiL eHoulsior wol y euau DI
ture. n1s S9ppslEheaus vi ene NorIn, wlIli ~
tEo T,sss,e1.. oYuSI, mOuiu sall s oon.lo; "
nnu u
Emay fd na.t ase anu s..e ie1f
eeue ~ , ~ 81, - s a
war VI Isees Woeiu pe iLheiy 70 resuiti
as nation we can DS SO WleKeul as 10 oe-
nver our coloreo soldiers aua the miHions
~ S,li
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-c!xe Peopie. Snat eseL laiu clalni W clvlliHa-
1 gSuh, e5.i.ole IH.i -. VIII us
we SPEAK sSrongiy snaI you you ~ may KNOW now
"sieel oii tiie suDlece' stas>35si,. ,ila, +, 6
-rg.-
cvtf DO WITH THE QUESTION
.Is;. ~, t,,at, ~, ot tho .o,,t,,
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a an anu unas ,ol ;tie h,,t tr;s
,,oth;nm 70 dn ,',;ah 0nr eos
oYed soldiers,vho rs % have ave Ton ~ eht- three wears ear
far +h TI,,in ~ ,,ot of tb;s Las no.
ZOE sne union are not 9I In snls s class, noE are re
s,s1,,'1 S,E0T y ~ on1tt, for
tbese ve a aseEtha eIective fronch;se5 III II
should take wear. or two or, three to .pre-
pare the mass to vote, we would pc con-
tent Enough we believe our tree 1nstltu-
,cnloroS' 1soniea ssstbauf UaU are than, in tte
hands of the best: half Of the white popu-
.latioa of the South. The question o is,
Shan. colored. ,t,eonie, he allowed To yote
THE enemies of onrs country saw no. The
mass of, the, lovaI say YES 80 decided are
nurneonle ON the, sI,tieet. that they could
nv no means, he persuatled TO vote for mar
known to he, opposed liz. The Union
nartv of this couptrvN an, far "a we know.
are Hnanimous on the subject. and we be-
Iieve that throughout, the country. the
nsrty can he raIlied on this nlatform with
yreate1r anthusiasm tha n on anv Other. All
f.ho ,ero,,,; n.nt rei;a;ons naneys and with
one - q, tue e%centions aIf the leading Re.
L,; S go :, &C. of ,,n;1orso1
pugan sF.naa p1Rei W. hoiiavo that ,oth;nn conid
~z - ;.;5,J -. - - -, "a ti77. oo,,se
olS suleleal ~ ou, pA.S{ ,t. @nu s.S
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xSI les us ,risss
uo,, Sasire ' # " Rut we wish to have ionT
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owl sinos anu ~ .t3. Se aD.e - So
tfddcs any 'alse Iepoils i1 Gna. nay pe ~. y
eSsiaen S.. 'tI yor We ou ''li'
Livery truly and sincerely yours, 5oan
r. H. F1IRcHII,D.f . sssr
.4WsE SEES.Es SANUEL PLUME, 9aiB
.f5 700 soeb baa .s1tsgi s1s7nri Committee
:za15A ID : eiHtfzsh y ffia5ie'
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etilst THE GENERALS REfoNsE' 80
COLUMBUS, 25th July, 1865.
GENTLEMEN Your letter of yesterday
inquiring what are my opinions upon some
of the phases of the question OF
the reconstruction of the Union,
was received this morning. You
sign yourselves, as a scommittee.n Bu
have omitted to inform me what body OF
ORGANIZATION yorlr renresent. or to Give me
the instructions or resolutions committing
the subject to YOU. This accidental omis
sion would be of no consequence, since
know YOU both to be mem bers of the Unior
party Of this State, and, though we have
scarce seen each other for some years, have
believed you to be personal friends of mine
but my relations to the Union men of Ohio
are such that it may become of some i'm
portance to know who are those witt
whom you are acting and for who you de