The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-09-10

spaBy crimes thatthey are not guilty
of. A case in point is the killing
of Bierfeld, at Franklin, 2, few days,
ago. I sent man up there espec- !,
iallysto Investigate the case, and re
port to me, and T have his letter
here now. in which he states that
they, had nothing to do with it as an
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,3 .HsWhat do you think of negro suf-
frage ?''' - p
rGrsI am opposed to it under and all
circumstances and in OUR conven-
ton urged our party not to commi,
themselves at all upon the subject.
If the negroes vote to enfranchise
ment. We will stand by those who
help us. And here I want you to
understand distinctly, I am not an
enemy to the negro. We want him
here among us; he is the only labor
ling class we have; and more than
that, I would sooner trust him than
the white scalawag or carpet bag
ger. When, Iientered the army
took forty seven negros into the ar
my with me, and forty five of them
We're surrendered with me- I said
to. them at the start. sThis fight is
against. slavery !; if we lose it, you
Twill be made free; if we whip the
flight, and you stay with me and be
good boys, l will set you free. In
either case you will befree.' Those
boys stayed with me drove my
/ teams, and better Confederates did
not live, Do. you think the Ku
A Klux will try to intimidate the ne
tgroes at the election % ~.
:: Lido not think they will. Why, I
made anspeech at Brownsville the
other day, and while there lieuten-
ant; who served with me, came to
me and Informed me that a band of
Radicals had been going through
the country claiming to be Ku Klux,
and disarming the negroes. and then
selling their arms. l told him to
have the matter investigated, and.
if true, to have the parties ar
lrested." 4.
ssWhat do you think is the effect
of the amnesty granted to your peo
Iple?'' .
| II believe that the amnesty re
stored all the rights to the people
? full and complete. I do not think
the Federal Government has the
right to ,disfranchise any man, but
believe that the Legislatures of the
States have. The objection have
to the disfranehisement in Tennes
see is, that the Legislature which en-
acted the law had no constitutions
/ existence, and the law, insitself, is 8
nullity. Still / would respect it un
j till changed by law !; but there is {
limit beyond which men can not b.
driven, and 1 am ready to die soon
er than to sacrifice my honor
this thing must have an end, and i
lis, now about time for that end te
come" !"What do you think O.
General Grant p asked.
81 regard him as a great military
commander, a good man, homes
and liberal, and if elected will, I hop'
and believe, execute the laws hon
estly and faithfully. And by thu
way, report has been published il
some of the papers, stating tha
while Gen. Grant and lady were a
Corinth, in 1862, they took and car
ried off furniture and other proper
ty. I here brand the author as
liar. was at Corinth only shor
time ago, and I personally investi
gated the whole matter talked will
the people, with whom he and hi
I lady lived while there, and they sa..
e that their conduct was evrythin'
, that could have been expected of
gentleman and lady, aud deserving
1 the highest praise. /. am Opposes
3 to Gen. Grant in everything, but
: would do him Justice"
: The foregoing is the principa
part of my conversation with th'
General. I give the conversation
} and leave the reader to form his ow
opinion as to what General Forres
means to do. I think that he ha
been SO plain in his talk that it can
1 not be misunderstood. -