In 1864, Governor Johnson said, "The better class of them will go to work and sustain themselves, and that class ought to be allowed to vote, on the ground that a loyal negro is more worthy than a disloyal white man."
詹森則在1864年表示：「他們之中較好的階級會去工作養活自己，而這個階級當然應當有權投票，基於一個忠誠的黑人比一個不忠的白人更有價值。