Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-12-17
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The following lftfer Fag FfAtten in =. April ~
last BY Chlef Justice Chase 70 Hon y, H.
hihIaxd, q Georgia peing drawn out py D
publiahed letter iron hr hilliard, decnn-
Ing 70 be . candidate Tor Congress py giving
| his views Of political ailalrs
~ WASHINGTON; April, ~, ic96
laIDrAR SrR; some days since received,
nom an unknown hand, paper containing
lettF OF ypqFs wnichh read Wlsn ereas
interest H II
NY acqnalqtance WITH you wnen We,Were
both IN OongIeas--you m the House ana 1
IN the senate was very alght; but, ahgnt es
u was, take the occasion nom it 20 wFite
you few lines, suggested by your letter
Ever since the war closed l nsFe peen
very anxious ior the earliest piactlcaDie
gestorhtion OK the states Oh tne SCUM 70
tnelr proper relations % Ine osner e.a.es 9. q
tne Union. aaopI your own S1a'ement ol
Ihe PROVEN 70 De',SorAea ou1' ,secAuse !
a&tee WIN you ~ the opillon lnht tnose
states nave never Deen otnsf tnan STATES
Nilnln me Union since tney Decame Parues
| 70 ehe eueret tfoVerhment, hnu thht tne
ilinre 70 MAINTAIN tnelr assertions OF lnae-
Pendence IN the connlct OF arms wnicn iol-
lowed leit tnem STATES SUN Wlthln tne.
Union u
Ihe Rolnt on wnichA probably mner
TINS: Ihe people iQr wnom ana tar2ngn
wnom the1etelaies were. % oe oreanlzed, at
the close q the war was NOT, as 4tnink, tne
same people as tnat winch existed IN them
wnen the war begun;
"A my judgments tne reinsal OF tne pro,
pfletery cilss' u may 40 DC caiieu 70 req
0eIlze me lacr Anu llS leglsnllnHte ana,
lpaeed ioRieal consequences, and the !, CON
Yicnohs ol,iaIge ,maloriues IN lne otaFes
wnlch aanerea 10 tne Eatlonal noVeLnme1t
~ resPect 70 20 y, causeu ~ most oi Tue 'rouOie
y tIe lass .,iIee yenrs'
a. nnse no' gos uine 70 ~ =. al9e upon
tnls sunJect Du. l may say yttss,ly, tnat
enanelpaeon came 70 oeaesAraeu ~ .nese
naalorlsies sU ~ lniil.ary necessary shae the
iaitn Of tne natlon was pledged oy tne proc
lamatioh o. empncipatloh 10 MAINTAIN the
emAnclPa.ed peoPie ~ 1ne posssssl0a alla "
en!oyniehs ol tne ireenom u cVhlet,eo Illae
20 1nis enu tne aniehuIlen' 70 'ne nons'lsu- na
Ilon ptonlolting slavery tnrongnous Ine
vniteu STATES was Propossa anu Ia.lneu; a:Lut
tnat, becoming lreemen, sne elnhnciPaseu
people pecans y, v,li5ens' nnu .ll.'
~ cltizehs' they were enlltieu 70 pe consult
eu ~ respevs 70 reoIptn'zlslon, Nllu 10 ,,s sne
means q sen.Pro,ec.ioi W ~ s,liiase' inis
Hh very pnei, ou.' .ninh, peli9rtiy
Svrieos s'a'sliens 49,, ~ wlss .a WY ~ V"iie,
Ior sne snhe oi pIsvlty, she Nor.nern view
u sliis u'a''eu' ~ "1u,u P9inApS' S ~ mols
Soligc. 70 e''l ~ we 5Uyn, tiev' ts9isn aau
,ou.h s'th us,s sn0 Ioiu W. ~ Il, MI3;i
l,s 'ne ni'ssess VIZ SuPpol. VIZ Eas.ona5
uoyeinnhehs y ~ ilpill 'iie p'''sSes WY pppoSe"
" Iui lne wat.
Eow tne paL.lculnr lna..er - whicl
WISH 70 uIaw yo,r at.ention ls' wneIuer
PonIy arusuuty uo NY Is9Nle .ne ciAss
wnloa nave yaileu PFoP5isss.y, ln3eillls
.ne,eoy .ns euuca'eu anu cul.lsn'su n'eh
OF sne ooutn--wnetner properly n9iaer ..
not--eo accep' 'niS view iuny' anu " ~t
upon y. -. n..
- y possible 70 uouo' Lna'' hna .LlS
view peen acceP.eu anu acteu upon snres
years a9o, aieer VIZ surreuusl m Si VI Lse "nu
yohnscni .ne o9u.IeII o's.es MVur i,,: tiaye
Deen rlcnel lo-uay " nInuleuso. nlllions
tnau tney ase, ahe Ilns lYnS TX unlsvisiN
amnesty ana ,he ,Iemovai oi III disapilil,es NY
pseparea Is wy ner'S r :, men ~ Uo.a Slues
lora teai vn.on Gan !slpY nia:set - y
qeestiol 'nns coiyLeu '' 'Vssrs, ~ ~ sns
suuce,eu ciasses WY iiisnusrip, s'i1nsu
vx iui isooBA,o1 III, u 'Nen iiSi.o, VIZ H.
ntlcai actS ot BOou VIII, WOulu Ahle Blhuy