The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-05

lOyal TO the GOVbInHltub VI Jut Oulttu oIhIeb,
or that they have not accepted the verdict Of
lead and iron In good failh.
General Buckner, of Kentucky.
This gentleman's views are somewhat peculiar.
He has always argued, and still insists, that
when any people are oppressed they should
resist and If necessary use force for redress of
grievances. He considers that. the Rebellion
was begun at Washington, when encroachments
were made upon the Constitution aud efforts
made 10 oppress the South. He declares that
he entered the service to resist usurpation, and
he still adheres to the idea that the Rebellion
was justfabe; yet he is for cheerfully acceot-
ing the results, and gracefully yielding to such
demands as the conquerors make, provided the
manhood of the people is not ieopardized. The
General, in course Of conversation, remarked
II think that the endurance of wrong that we
cannot avoid is very different from making our
selves parties with Others to effect wrongs. To
apply that to the present emergency-Con-
gress has deprived us ofour constitutional rights;
we ought 10 endure it rs a patient people,
and blde time when conservatism will restore
us to our former condition of things.n On the
question of negro suffrage, the General said the
south must cheerully accept it, and use the
negro at the polls, teaching them their interests
are identical with those of the whites; that they
must consolidate the people and send to the
State Convention men who truly express the SEN
timent of the people, which is opposed to dis
tranchisng such men as Lee, Beauregard, and
Johnston, who we're elevated to the positions
this class are to be disfranchIsed the South
should not be parties to it, but let the responsi-
blity rest upon Congress. In answer to the ques.
tion whether he thought the negro vote would be
thrown for the conservatives he said;-"We can
divide the vote in the Cities but In the Country
we can vote the negro easily" He expressed
his desire to see the South filed up by indus
trious laborers aud capitalists from the North;
but he feared in few years this might result
disasrously, for his experience showed that
Northern men, after a few years. residence,
became even more ultra Southern than natives
OF the soil, and the Southern people might have
difficulty in holding them In check. He believed
most of the people would register and exercise
the franchise, but they never would vote IL IL
involved the Acknowledgement of their leaders.
Let the radicals take the responsibility of that
Before the Southern people became parties to
so great wrong they should still remain out
and suffer. by adopting the Constitutional
amendment" he said, "as proposed, and sending
radicals to Congress from these States, we
would be tying the hands of the Northern con-
servatves, and lending ourselves to the over
throw of the constitutional Government of our
fathers, acts which we cannot consistently con-
sent to-"
General Wheeler.
I called also upon Maior-General Wheeler,
the celebrated cavalry raider. The General, to
use his own words, is 'in favor of peace, secu-
rity, and the unity of the Government" He
declared that he was no politician, but the
war having ended disastrousy to the South,
they should accept the verdict in good faith,
and, extending the hand of fellowship, unite
with all true patriots to maintain the Federal
Union and perpetuate its glory. was very
much pleased with the spirit manifested by the
little SdbreGtr, who Is evidently sincere in the
views he advanced. He declares that ever
since his parole he has eschewed politics, and
turned his attention to business, and that
every SoutherDer should endeavor to advance
the material interests of his country In prefer
ence to quarrelling with the vtctors for the
purpose OF securing better terms.-N. Y. Herald.