The national Republican., 1862-06-26
.Sri-skeR RoIsm IN rl.LIso, :.

The three" negro propositions which bavc
just been sapsrsts'y voted upon by the psopls
OF Illinois, at The same tune with the vote upon
the new constitution, wcrs M follows
That nu negroes or mulatt"es shai, hereafter
come into this State. ... ..
That negroes now IN the State shall not vote
nor hold Office.
That the Legislature shall pass laws prubib
ling negroes from coming I" and set,ling in
the State.
The city of Chicago gave about 2 900 M iority
IN favor II the three propositions, while Spring
maid voted a. folows:.
For exclusion Of negroes and mul4t,oes. i, ,s2s
Against exclusion 6f iIagrusa and mul.t.
No right u suffrage or Office Ia nsgrossor
mulatlnes.. .,.,..,.................2 2,03s
Right of suffrage or otice to nsgross or
For laws excluding negroes and mulattOes
from coming To or voting In this State. L ,91t
Against laws excluding negroes and mulat.
toes from coming to or voting IN this
State ....'... .,,................... ~
We observe that some of our exchanges
parade these votes, with the statement ths.
Springfield il" III, home Of President Lincoln"
although there is no evidence, or probability,
that he intrrinTed at all to produces ths results
stated The mos! that can be said, is that these
votes indicate ,hs o-tspaibIe publ, sentiment
OF the city which he len dxte.n mouths ago.
We say, "ostsnsibe public s.ntiment," be.
cuse where popular ideas run in particular
channel, large per centage OF persons ac-
ouieece iu them without reflection. or from in
d"Ience. or from fear oI being angular whit
would equally acquiesce, If quits contrary
ideas prevailed. Votes, which are too nnsui.
nous. do not prove 80 much W. they seem 10
prove.
1t is sad. by residents from illinois. that
their existing laws against th. a,miss ion ol
negroes ar. largely nuliisd in prac,ics. and
'ha, in many places. whore everybody. appa.
rrn'ly. jJ,ns in the hue and cry against free
nsgGoes iu the abstract. the actual flesh and
blood negro finds NO difli9ulty ia living aud
procuring employment
Illinois was originally sa,tlsd ifou the south
and was 10 all ia'ents aud purpuses Southern
State, until it's northern portion On ID, l,ls.s
began ~ bs populated twenty five ysars ago
The fashion OF its early politics Is not ys, nhly
changed.
" "''"S nav poi'cJ anu tdCtiCs VI HdVely, "
infiMn popular prejudice against tbs negro in
any other form than that or al,y., IL il not
surprising that opposition 10 Tree negroes /. 40
strong in lilinOis.
But il arises wholly from the early and long
continued dominaney VI th. southern element
iu the composition Of ia population, aud mol
becau,e u Certai0 amount of black labor nigh
not be employed quite as usstully in Illinois
as ia New Eogland and Nsw York Illinois
like all the far WDst. is deficient in labor and
especially in house servants, and would b.
better tT TO day by al immigration of hun
drsd thousand Of the people, the exclusion o
whom has just besu volsd. A black lnhorer il
psIz'd 10 Missouri aud Kentucky. lie is jus,
as valuable in Illinois, auI 10 worth more IL
either State, when he Ia paid wages than wbsu
he is held Lp cuerced labor 10 excluding ne
gr0ss, Illinois sacrifices material interests to a
political hobby, but mankind ,io that a" often
that It excitss little surprise.