Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-05-22
AgREpLY no SENATOR WILsoN. Mont
gomery, Ala, Senator Wilson was replied to.
81 Gen. Glanton, formerly a Confederate OIL

10y Zen. Clanton, formerly Conieuefalt oui-
Ger, asfollows: e. &
''The gentleman from Massachusetts says
you (the colored people) ought to identity
yourselves with the radical party OF the North,
because they have Waded through bloody war
of four years 70 set youfree, to give you the
right to sit upon jures, ride on railroads, teS
-iify as witnesses in courts, and much else 1
deny every assertion he has made on these
points, and challenge him to the proofs He
who says that this war was commenced by the
:sNorthio set,yousfree and confer on you the
rights which you now. enjoy, ffalsifes the histo-
ry of the country; not Intentionally, i hope.
The government, daring the late war, again
and again declared most solemnly that this war
was not. commenced OF being Waged tor con
quest, or with aview Of interfering with our
property in slaves in the States.
Mr. Lincoln urgedus to return to the Union,
pledging the government to receive US most
cordially, and give slavery its protection in the
States We we're Threatened with emanclpa;
ton if we did not come back. In one hand
the government offered US union and slavery,
and in the other was STRAIGHTFORWARD @emancipa-
ton. Having gone to war#on principle, the
South: chose tie latter. No man knows this
better than the honorable Senator. Nor Will
he or Gen. SWaYne, who is on the stand deny
the assertion [ am now going to make, that we
could have gone back In The Unlon and held
you as our slaves to-day. You are notindebt
ed to the North Or the South for your freedom,
but to God Instead OF abusing Us, you ought
to remember that this rebellion, which you are
taught 10 despise, by your enemies and ours,
who only come amongst you Tor your votes,
was an instrumental the hands OF Go,i Tor your
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purposes of the Creator. ds
1.-THE Southern people do not-envy you your
freedom. They would not restore ynuto bond
age # they could. They have your welabeing
at heart. T didSnot fire q gun for slavery. :
More than half the Southern army never own
ed slave. Hardee, Cleburne, and many
Others, signed petition long before the war
closed, for.your freedom, and to afford you an
opportunity to volunteer and assist your white
friends of the South in achieving Southern IN
dependence.
''Mr. Davis recommended this course, and
[, in the theatre, in this city, endorsed his pol
icy in the presence of very large assembly,
and stated that / would take pleasure in COM
mandinp colored troops You acted well your
part during that unfortunate struggle, for (which
You deserve, and have, the gratitude Of every
Southern man and woman in our midst. Again
as to how you became lreec The North aided
to free you with bayonet and by military proc
lamations only as they believed it would injure
us and raise up hostile element in our midst,
and seemingly making your welfare secondary
consideration To render this act OF theirs
valid and constitutional it was necessary that
we should act We called together our con:
ventions, and without hesitation made you con-
additionally free forever We also gave you
the right to testify where you are Interested
and | advocated, in this State House, your
right to testify in all cases.
"His party is in power and he is here aiding
to keep them so. He is here to form polltl-
cal alliance with you and what few whites can
they want spoiIs and they want TO retain pow
er It is quite pleasant and profitable TO them
1t is not because they love you better than
other people ] warn you against hlm and all
like him, at home or from abroad.
BAKER THE DETECTIVE. Washington
Chronicle furnishes chapter from the book of
Baker the Detective, ON the Secret Service
Department" of which he was the chief. Al
ter giving an account Of the alleged Pardon
Brokerage business said to have. been carried
on by one Mrs. Cobb, and of her visits to the
Presidents House, &C., he goes on as follows :
& son the 18th of November, 1865, l. station
Ell a detective police officer at the front en-
trance of the Presidents House, with insiruc
tons TO prevent Mrs Cobb s entering. About
ii o'cl0ck, as usual she presented herself, and
was told that she could not 60 IN She asked
the officer by whose order he was acting, and
be replied, 'By order Of Gen. Baker" Mrs
Cobb replied, 'sWelI, I will see the President
in ten minutes" She went round to the rear
part of the house, entered The kitchen, went
up to the Presidents private room, and told
him that Gen. Baker had stationed a detective
at the door to prevent her seeing him The
President sent for the detective, and said !:
'sSir, by whose order do you presume to guard
my door?' The detective replied II am not
guarding the door. was sent here by Gen.
Baker to prevent Mrs. Cobb from entering the
house. The President said TEL Gen. Ba-
ker I want to see him Immediately Accord
ingly he started for my Office: but 10 the mean
time the President had sent his private mes
senger, who arrived first, and in very excited
manner informed me the President wished to
see me immediately went and entered the
President private room | found him alone,
pacing the room very excitedy. Furiously be
said to me: ':How dare you place detectives at
my door ?" | told him that supposed ne de-
sired Mrs. Cobb and other females OF like char
acter to be kept from the house. he answer
ed "When [ want your services will send
for you. Mrs Cobb has just as much right to
come here as you or any other person. This
is not the first time, sir, that you have inter-
tered at the White House. Now | want it
stopped"
Still pacing the room, be repeated several
times whet he had before said concerning Mrs.
Cobb-that she had as much right to visit the
White House as any other respectable person.
Walking up to me like pugilist, he shook his
fist in my face, aud said again: How dare
you presume to exercise any control over the
management of the White House p [ then
said: MIR. President, when such vile charac
ters as Mrs. Cobb can visit the White House
at all times of night and day when she can
procure pardons as she had done in the case OF
Captain Howell, and deliver them in person
incomplete, or without being recorded; when
she boasts publicly III the streets, hotels aud
saloons OF this city that she is pardon broker,
and the President dare not refuse any Of her
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