The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-18

bringing about some action OF tina
kind, and ending the rebellion.
Judge Wright said that in 1864 b
was arrested by the Federal cavalry an,
sent to Atlanta to General Sherman
with whom he passed an entire day il
conversation upon the general politica
situation. General Sherman sent hin
to Washington to see President Lincoln
He came here and spent some time il
consultation with Mr.. Lincoln, will
whom he was much pleased and will
whose views he entirely concurred. MIR
Lincoln gave the witness his views con
cerning amnesty, showed him his am
nesty proclamation, then written, ant
told him there were a few OF the mos
virulent rebels that it would not do t
pardon for some time, but he intended
that the great mass OF the people Of tn,
south should be restored to their formel
relations with the Federal Government
for he did not believe it possible to ad
minister republican government wher'
a considerable portion of its citizen.
were deprived Of any of their essentia
rights under it. In this opinion tbt
witness entirely agreed, and was satisfied
that with the carrying out Of such
plan, the entire south could have been
in brief time, restored to affinity with
the National Government.
Judge Wright added that he believed
all the woes Of the south were due to
the unhappy death OF President Lin
coin, IN whose sincerity and patriotism
that people had abiding faith; He never
liked Andrew johnson. Believed him
to be demagogue, and his subsequent
course as President proved that such
was the measure of his character. He
was distrusted by the Democracy, with
whom he quarreled, and hated by the
Republicans.
Mr.. Pool wanted to know ifthe judge
was loyal to the Government.
Said the Judge, THAT depends on
what you mean by the word loyal
"But." said Mr.. Pool, 81 want di'
rect answer"
"Then," said the Judge, YOU cannot
have il" He then proceeded to say
that the Irish people were loyal to the
British Crown in that they did not try
to resist the English dominion. They
submitted to the English rule. But the
English Government did not hold out
any inducement to that people to be
loyal in their souls to it. If Mr., Pool
meant that loyalty which has its seat in
the soul of the citizen; which is true
to a principle because that principle is
true, and which adheres to the govern
ment because it believes the govern
ment to be just and honest to the cith
zens, then he did not think there was
much OF such loyalty in the South.
They don't feel it in that way. You
cannot expect people to love gov
ernment that refuses them their rights
OF citizenship. The witness himself
could not to-day be baliff to one Of his
former slaves if one Of them were elect
ed magistrate. There is no denying
that the Southern people think the
Government made grand mistake in
conferring unlimited suffrage on the ne.
groes. The whites down there don't
believe the negro is fit for selfgovern-
ment; and where race 80 wanting in
balance, and intelligence, and other
selfgoverning qualities, largely DOM
mates, as in many sections of the South
ern country, and has unrestrained right
to control elections, anything like good
government is simply impossible"
"Well," said Mr.. Pool, would you
repeal that part Of the Constitution
which gives the negroes that right2
Judge Wright-"Yes; but we would
do it by appealing to the sense of jus:
tice Of the whole people, North and
South. We would amend our State
so as to give liberal but
qualified suffrage to the colored men,
and would give them the ballot in every
Southern State, subject 10 slight prop
erty qualification, until they could be
made intelligent enough to vote intel
ligently.
mo nation OF white men upon earth
is capable OF self.government but the
nation, except, perhaps, the
English and Prussians. How, then,
could any sane person believe in the
of the negro race to govern
themselves
"The people OF the South are not all
opposed to Grants administration.
Many of them believe he deserves well
Of the country in many respects, and
particularly in the management Of the
fnanees. The great ground OF obiec-
ton to Grant is that he seems TO have
q particular hatred Of the South. He
has uniformly sided with the negroes
and despicable scallawags and thus Gar
they have done nothing but give US
local governments that have plundered
and robbed the people. Bullock has
in this sort Of practice He
never was elected by a majority OF the
people. Under his rule the Treasury
had been plundered. He was in two
years and a hall, and paid $4,000 in
lawyers fees, and a good part Of it to
Democratic lawyers, whom he had a
great fancy for feeling, and some Of
whom were unable TO resist his ad-
vances in this regard.
During the time he was in, he paid
out S5S, 900 in rewards for the apprehen-
sion OF fugitives. He paid out s9S, 900
for advertising his proclamations. which
were unheard-of expenditures in this re-
gard. He expended between $400, 900
and 100000 for eortingencieS, and never
showed a voucher for the money spent.
He put Foster Blodgett in charge Of the
Atlanta and Georgia State railroad who
knew about as much about railroading
as the learned pig" Blodgett paid
the State $4,000 the first month and
10000 the second month, and after
that, never paida cent or made a return.