The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-13

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VIEWS OF GENERAL LONGsTREET
He Will Act with the Republican Par
ty' and FaVOrs Negro Suffrage North
and SOuIh.-.DemOcracy Dead.
The New Orleans Republican of the
9th inst. publishes the following CORES.
pondence, from which a short extracI
was telegraphsd a few days ago:
New ORLEANS, May 10, 1867.
General James Longstreet: III
GENERAL: In your admirable letter
OF the 9th ultimo you remark that "our
and useless unless we embark In the
enterprise with the sincerity of purpose
| which will command success -
The spirit which inspired Ithe above
paragraph, together with the fact that
thousands OF brave soldiers are still
ready to follow their leader wherever
he may see tit to calllthem, has en-
boldened me TO, extend to YOU an inyi-
tatton to attend a mass meeting in La
fayette Square, Tomorrow evening. at
| which Hon. Henry Wilson, a distin-
guished leader in the Republican par
", will address the citizens OF New
Orleans. .ti-ts II
As soldiers we were opposedto each
other during the late war, but as citi-
zens may we not wisely unite in efforts
to restore Louisiana to her former po-
sltion in the Union through the party
now In power, and which In all proba-
bility Will retain power for many years
to conner uyou accept, shall be glad
70 bear your views on the condition of
public affairs.
5it Respectfully yours, &C., . Il Il
.......-.. JOHN NJ. e. PARKER.
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NEW ORLEANS, La, June 3, 1867.
i'm. @. Parker, Esq: .,l..,.. b..
MY DEAR SIR: Your esteemed favor
OF the 18th ult. was duly received. L
was much pleased TO have the opportu-t
nifty to hear Senator Wilson, and was
agreeably surprised to meet such fair
ness and frankness in a poiitician
whom have been taught to believe un-
compromisingly opposed to the white
people of the South. 5fBdJl50 "
have maturely considered your
suggestion to "wiaely unite in efforts to
restore Louisiana to her former position
In the Union through the party now in
power.n My letter of the 9th of April,
to which you refer, clearly indicates a
desire for practical reconstruction and
reconciliation. Practical men can
surely distinguish between practical
reconstruction, and reconstruction as
an abstract question. Will endeayor.
however, with removed energy, to meet
your wishes In the matter. The serri.
Gus difficulty that apprehend is the
want of that wisdom which is necessa-
ry for the great work. shall be happy
to work in Bny harness that promises
reliet to our distressed people, and
harmony to the nation. It matters
m n Mt kaFn
MIR. Davis or the mantle of Mr. Summer,
SO that may help to bring the glory
of "peace and good-illwt oward men y
shall set out by assuming PROPOSE
ton that hold 70 be self.eVident. viz:
The highest of human laws is the law
established by appeal to arms.
The great principles that divided DO!
litical parties prior to the war were
thoroughly discussed by our wisest
statesmen. When argument was ex.
hausted resort was had to compromise!
When compromise was unavaiiing, dis
cuSsion was renewed, and expedients
were sought, but none could be found
to suit the emergency, APpea: was
finally made to the sword to determine
which ofthe claims WIS the construc-
tion OF constitutional law. The sword
has decided in favor of the North, and
what they claimed ms principles cease
to be principles, and are become law.
The views that we hold cease to be
principles because they are opposed to
law. us therefore our duty to aban-
don ideas that are obsolete, and conform
| to the requirements oflaW,
The military bill and amendments
are peace offerings. We should accept
them as such, and place ourselves up
] on them as the starting point from
which TO meet future political issues as
they arise.
Like other Southern men, L natur-
ally sought alliance with the Demo-
| cratic party, merely because it was on
posed to the Republican party. But.as
far as can judge, there Is nothing
tangible about 1t, except the issues that
were staked upon the war and there
lost. Finding nothing to take hold Of
except prejudice, which cannot be
worked Into good for any one, 1t IL
proper and right that should seek
some standpoint from which good may
be done.
II 1 appreciate the principles of the
oemocrauc party, it's prominent features
oppose the acknowledgements of the col
ored man, and deny the riGht 10 IaGis.
late upon the subject of Suffrage. az.
/ cept by the States Individuality. TSess
Two features have a tendency rto : az.
ciude Southern men from that na rtIy
for the colored man Is already enfra1,,
| chtsed here, and we cannot seek alii.
ance with party that would restrict
his rights. The exclusive right of the
States to legislate upon suffrage will
| make the enfranchisement Of the
blacks, whether for better or for worse.
a fixture amongst us. 1t appears,
therefore, that those who cry io6dest
against this new order of things as a
public calamity, are those whose.prin.
ctples would FIX It upon us without a
remedy. Hence it becomes us to insist
that suffrage should he extended in ali
the States, and fully tested. The peo-
ples Of the North should adopt what
they have forced upon us; and IL it be
proved to be q mistake, they should re-
move 1t by the remedy under repu biz
can principles of uniform laws mon
If every man in the country will
meet the crisis with a proper appracia. .
tion of our S6u1itionI and come IsfTISr
up 10 his responsibiliu lies, on to-morrow
the sun will smile upon a happv neo.
plej our fields5will again begin 10 Yield
their increase; our railroads and rivers
will lateem with abundant lcommerSSa.
our towns and cities Will resonnd VIM
the tumuIt of trade, and We shall ia iifI14
Migrated by the blessings Of Almighty,
God. 81 nv pr2 tiisllsrvsa ina q 40 =
ams sir, very respectfully, your
most obedient servant, - ztsseli 2
80 . = zslstl : = JAMES IoN6sTRERT,
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