Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-23
rebellion, and lie loyal people are t'kine

rebellion, and lie loyal people are tskine
active measures TO remodel its cn-si'ution.
and OIL It's vacant seats in Congress. and
thus free !, from the powerful oppression
under which IL nos labofs by eisiug :
voice in the councils Of the nation. AID
position among its ers. y hen II - 4 ''e
bound 60 furnish rs ovn aiieia Of TO p
under future calls # the ptesId II. ahd
lb1rcby aid more eiEectnAl!y Ia .ns'i !. : Out
the rebrllior. PidNlAa
Prom the Washington Republican, n.
Tn. latter III Inn W. Forney, ild rising
every word AZ a sentence Of the above ar !
Gle, ard now first Published, ! - i'liorS.'-
n "a tirhsr fsar tnIng than ZONE u,
ous l,if.r, asking Pfe ! eft ! ~ son 70 gave
bis frisnd the Me- York Custom House
WAsnIS.r ID. C., Jan Z, 1863
lis ExcrlIensy ASpxsw JOHNSON:
Ny DEAn CovsKSos-l cannot too heats
liz thank you lor your letter, dated Nash
VILE. Dec 80, 1864, received on Wednesday
evening There IL not . wovd or sentence
in the article from the Nashville Times
which you inclose, that does no. mest my
warmest appreciation. have read aud re-
read your letter and il, and have shown
both to several intimate friends. ! hope
soon to be able 10 indorsc both IN my two
newspapers-- the Chr0n,eie and Irsss A!is5
pretty thorough canvass think the Sena-
tors and Representatives from Louis'ans
wil be admitted and # this % so, IT - easy
10 anticipate that hos OF Tenne see Will
also he r, ceiv.d The only person that
lind opposed 10 your theory, and who l.
now bestatng as TO tie true courI 10 be
pursued in reference TO the admission Of
Louisiana, l. Mr.. Sumner Of Mas achul etts
lie may probably he followed ~ Wade.
Wilkinson. Chandler and = lev more, but
Senator Wilson, Of Massachusetts, is open
aud determined in hts course, and think
ne will carry with him number The al
tempt TO einb .vrass tho admission Of SUI h
States - Tennessee after having gone ,h,o
such cuff inga - you're. and sitter having
r,osgsnIxed their States from the very foun-
dation Of principle o. d law. would te sad
proceeding The fact IL. my dear Governor,
so cah'.ot resist peace. and should the
southern people lay down their arms and
demand to come back into the Union under
tho terms e tho amnesty proclamation =
agreeing to the abolition Of slavery by the
amendment o! the Constitution, ard cons
scnting to the restoration Of the old Union.
Any party that opposes such an appeal
would come To confusion. Tor can We 1t
tempt 10 smbnrrsss such questions as those
presented in the case OF Louisiana and
Tennessee. by legislation on the suhjec, OF
negro suffrage. because that question be-
| longs t. the States-and il will look very
odd II the legislators from the free State.
should enjeavor 20 confer the right Of suf-
frsge upon tho sys, illiterate negroea just
delivered from slsvery in the South. when.
m nearly all the Tree States he negroes ar
wholly DISTINGUISHED. | feel III high hope
thar the course Of the people of Savannah
which you have by this time sccn-ih com>
ing for sard voluntarily and hea, tily agree
ing to the terms offered by the Government
will be followed in other quarters, aud that
We are, in TACT, about TO reallzc the begin
ming Of the end Of the rebellion. We are
looking fbr you here with much interest.
Your presence and your counsel are needed
Yours. truly,
(SignedD }. W. FORNEY.
Hon. ANpnkw JOHNSON, Nashville, Tenn.