Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1867-11-16
The .Utterances. of Senator Ben Wade.

! Ohio. was "pOwer" IN the Radical par
". Now he has "fsllen from his high
estate" and his influence is nearly gone.
The CORES pondenl Of the Cincinns,i Com
mercaI, However, has collected some o!
his recent "uItersnces" which will attract
attention. and are curious enough. This
correspondent had long talk with the de-
feaicd Senator, and "rePoris" him as fol-
lows:
In reference 10 HE election in Ohio, he
said
1.-THE niger whipped u.s." 1--WE went
in on principle. and got whipped. We
should have carried the State by good
majority if it hsdn't been for the suffrage
issue. Sul am not sorry we made ihs
issue. If was 10 do over again Id be
for putting il again. and I'll be for keep
ing up uu,il we do win; for, by The
eternal God. they can'I beat us all the time
on a question like that. had no idea
tina, there were so many Republicans in
Ohio who we're willing 10 see negro SUI
frsge in he South, but wouldn't let the
few nigeers in Ohio vote. That's what
got ne. they all seemed 10 be in favor
Of il as a measure Of Reconstruction, just
as much as was. didn't dream that
they'd be mean enough 10 vote against il
here"
On tie subject OF impeachment, Mr..
Wade said he wished 10 be disIInliy un-
ders,ood as expressing no opinion so far
as Mr.. Johnson's guilt or innocence was
concerned. he would, however. answer
my question as 10 whether the late cleo
tons would have any effect upon that mat
ter lie thought they would. lyon
see" ssid he, "lhese weak kneed brothers
are taking The back track already" Well,
now, whs, the devil has an election in
Ohio 10 do with the matter! If Andy
Johnson is guilty, put him out; il not. &C.
Quit him; that's The way to DO it. They
ought TO have pressed the investigation
RICH, along after they started it, And so
lhev would have done last winter, if rhere
hadn',be SO many men in tie Senate
and House who wanted to keep on good
terms with the White House.
Referring to Summers suffrage blll,Mr
Wade said he lad not made up his mind
exactly whether he ought 10 vote for IT or
not, He believed that under the last
clause OF the thirteenth amendmenLglvIng
Congress power 10 enforce the abolition
Of slavery by appropriate legislation, there
was ample authority for The passage OF
The bill, Tor no man was really free in this
country unless he had the right TO vote.
But he was believer in State rights in
proper and legitimate way, and did not
know bot that th, bill was in violation of
the right Of each Slate to regulate SUI
(rage.
Mr.. Wade characterized ThaJ. Sic.
ven's pending confscslion bill, as ID
fooIery. The time for cOnfsca'ioD bills,
he said was during the war. when they
could be Of use in preventing men from
going into the rebellion, but to think Of
passing such a measure now was sheer
folly and nonsense. II the negroes Of
the South wanted land, let them work for
Il.
With reference TO Gen. Grant, Mr..
Wade Tins spokc-"Wh | saw the pop
ulsr current appearing 10 run in his favor
thought would like to know how lie
stood on the great questions before Us
whether he was for Johnson or Congress,
or wha, the devil he was for; but never
could get anything out e him. IA quick
as I'd talk politics lie d talk horses, and
he could talk for hours on that without
getting tired. Well, horses are very good,
but in these times a mon may be all right
on horses and oil wrong On politics.
Grant may be all right for what know,
but then again he NAV nc all wrorg. II
he want. 10 be President by ny voice and
The voice Of the men act with, he must
not only be right but he must prove that
he is. We must have his word backed
by some Official act showing him 10 he in
symHa'hy WIKI ", and in favor OF the
doctrines we advocae. We won't take
any mans word alter wha, we've gone
through. Grsn' nN., come ont and show
lis hand * pronounced Reru6l.can, or
he can't get my srpPoi. dom hno@
, that NY supper. sno"n's "a much bat
what IirIr Wore Is Of II will g IN The
rigk; direction.
In Trply to a question wLslfer Nr. LIN
coin len Eul, or 70 property beIind, lie
said
"It's ID lie. Mrs. Lincoln was
very well of. and didn'I need even what
she got 1925. 600 from Congress. She
took hundred boxes OF something or
oiher-l don't know whai-awsy with
her. and the commissioner Of public build
irgs swore there were fifteen other boxes
that she wanted to carry of, and lie had
to interfere to prevent her. Atsny rate,
she cleaned out he White House. | did
not know but she was going TO run big
hotel with all she carried Off
Referring to weak kneed radicals /: e
"Hells full Of such radicals as We have
now. There'I be the dsmndcst era" fish
ing you eyersaw from Ibis lime forward"
DolNGs or A DELEGATE Yankee Al.
len. negro elected to the Convention