The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-21


Speaking of the radical test about
the admission of Southern representa-
tives, the New York Times says
Inc denial of suffrage to the freedmen,
we oeileVe, cannot be made bar to the
admisslon OF the Southern representa-
tiVes, for the reason that it is no real
denial OF Justice. No man, white or
olack, has a title to civil power which
ne has not the intelligence to exercise.
Ihe TACT that the late slaves of the Sonth
are In benighted ignorance cannot be
denied by their best friends 1t is one of
the accursed crimes of slavery that il
Kept them SO. Years will be required,
at best, 10 6rsng them up to the grade of
intelligence demanded by such respor-
sloiiltles as attach the elective franchise.
Ihls consideration weighs upon the
Northern people with great foice; and
even without reference to the constitu-
tlonal difficulties, it disinclines them to
insist upon the establishment of negro
suffrage as condition precedent 10 rein.
statement. 1t is believed that in the
present condition of the freedmen they
can De secured justice by other methods |
tnan oy putting ballots into their han.is |
which they caunot read. Therefore. the |
denial OF the suffrage will not, of itself |
be fatal objection.
The Boston Post, one of the ablest and /
best Democratic pap-rs iu the country /
quotes the above from the Times. which
Is leading Republican paper, and then
adds
Mr.. Summers men are leaving him
rapidly. Gov. Morton, of Indiana. Re-
publican, made speech recently in
richmond, Indiana, in which he takes
strong ground in favor OF President John.
sous programme for the restoration OF
the Southern States, and said that, after
Republicans had been for years de-
slavery as degrading to the body
Ano soul-orntallzlng its victims-rob.
0lng tnem OF the attributes of reason and
moral power-''to turn round and s.v
hls institution has been a blessing to the
negro instead of curse; that Il has
qualified him for the right of suffrage and
ne exercise of political power, we shall
tultlfy ourselves and give the lie to those
Leciaratlons upon which we have OBJ.
ained political power" Senator Doc
IttIe lakes the same position, and will
AIRY Wisconsin with him. It Is the posi-
ION OF common sense and common safe
:; none but irrepressible radicals op.
oSe It, The President has the country
lin him In his restoration policy, and
lose who otject to it are his enemies and
le enemies OF the country-the disun-
nists of the dsy.
And not only are those who are op-
'slng the plan of restoration the s'dis- .
nlonlsts of the day." of this day, but I
ey have been the disuuionists-thel F
orthern disunionists-of the last twenty /
'e years,all of the mreal disunionists. and +
any of them openly and ayowedly so. I
precio1s set they are to talk about
uthern disunionists and traitors-tha
ameless wretches. They shouted till +
ey were long since hoarse for disuniCn. 4
ciailng The Union a covenant with
ath and the Constitution league with
IL They were in 1.-The constant habit
sneering at the friends of the Cons,i- 2
ion and the Union as "Union savers. -
Will become them to prate about dis.
ion and to impose cond itlons upon the
lntry IN order to its thorough pacifca.
H. doesn't it ? Their impudence is
asureiess.-lL Louisville journal.