Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-05

UENI fANAtE.a-
The Te- Albany conmeSsl. m hosising
Governor MoRToS's Richmond speech, thus re-
marks Of His E1cellenoy:
.s,"Gov. Morton Is RopubIlcsn, Is he rsceg-
bred head OF the psfty IN this State, has oee'i
bitterlg denounced a. = rsciesi, nss Deer spoken
of "a 4 candidate Tor the Presidency, and there
fore has some claim TO be regarded as an expo
nsnt Of the v.ess and purposes Of the patty
? The Ricbnoh spseen Of the osrerDorcan
then be regarded as an exposition of The EisWs
and purposes Of the Republican party In that
,ssort. under the heading of 'Rspreseusaloa Ae-
.eording TO yofers. he Governor ;has issoss
shs. ne terms a solution Of the difficulties coz
nected with the negro question. tie said:
= There is another thing that willhe,p - bnpg
about tina great result; that Is another amend
ne1t % the Consultation. which IL easier 90 aeeps
than the one proposed by Mr. Sumner one which
I believe Will meet the general Concurrence OF
the people. That Is 70 amend lhc Consultation
az TO spportlon ths political powers of ito State
not BY population, bat according 70 the voisf.
white or black The effect OF that will lie u
drive these men By degrees 10 enIfspehiss ths:E
nsgroes for the PURPOSE Of increasing their power
IN Congress.
II would ike 10 see the politician thai car
stand up and oppose that amendment. These
negroes vill not have political rights confenec
upon .hem. and the Moth will conssh
shst the white msn Of ths SDot1 snslt exercise
sseets political pUwer bg reason o. Their dis.rar-
chised negroes. There NUT De equsitg Of on
political pJser Heretofore tnres-alth, OF th'
negro population have been reDreseutsd in Coz
gress. That clause sas pdi iutO the COustitu'
ton because OF the exi teuce OF slavery. Nov
thereis no reason. political OF other~ise, Why r.
presentation and political power choud not b
determined By TIA nuubeF Of legal and aclua
vosers The proposisiUns refer 70 viii dTIv'
these men.to coaier saIfsge their negroes 70
the purpose Of extending aGd charging their Po
iisicAi poser"
II win thus be seen that Governor MoRroS ad
vocstes the forcing Of negro suffrage by
sAspge ia the principle Of representation. No'
ais based upon the entire population, includin
voters and non voters II Is clsimed By VIVA
is termed Conservative Republicsnism. that Gov
ernor MoRToN Is opposed 10 negro suffrage. Til
is not he proposes 20 spp0rnou the polit
cal power Of the States according to the nun
Der of voters, white or black i And what doe
he claim vii be tho effect OF tbs change in rep
fesentationt We give his own words:
The proposition refer 70 will drive thes
men 1.-THE Southern Stst-s) 10 confer suffrage o
their negroes for the purpose of extending AL
enlArgiDg the.s political power"
Mark vha, he says; "Drir, ihose mon to con
fer suffrage their negroes II there is an
meaning in language no ether conclusion can b
formed thar that Governor MoHrox speaking fc
himself aud the party in the State, Of which b
TIA the recognized head" are 10 favor of invest
ing the negro with tic elective franchise.
Bot as TO he effect of lhe amendment Cover
nor MoEros propose that it shall be the votnI
population. whether white OF black. South Car
olina. in ,he Constitut she has Just adopted
makes the white voting population the basis o
representation II this principle was adopted b
all the States, The apportionment Of political pow
or would be Unooieesioasbis. i. would max
our Government as il should be--a white man
Government. Suppose. however, Massschusott.
as Is her right should ador. negro sufrraze or i
Abolition parsnce. manhood suffrage Bu
Indiana. on the other hand. should determin
sgans, it. It can 30 Lily sepn thu, Msssschc
sets, BY her policy Of admitting negroes 70 ii
polls under Governor MoRToss proposi,ior
would have an advantage In political power owe
lnUlaDa. we ca itps peAieNe iltt vac pOJpio Q
Indiana. or any Cher State, should be sriven ,
such politely such al ansudHont 30 tn
CONSTITUTIONS enfrsnchise the negroes With
their States fos the purpose d extending snd er
Iarging their political power.
Those who are honestly opposed % the polio
of negro suffrage cauuo. favor the amendner
propOseS or approved ~ Governor MoETOs
the basis OF represents tioa Is changed, the pol
teal powers OF the States should be rpportiene
according to the number Of white voters in each
and then the people of Indians. or Of any othe
State. the majority Of whose citizens sre oppose
80 giving the negro he rigbs 20 vote. would uo
be"drivel" 10 confer suffrage upon their negr
population, " secure the political power whic
their shts voting population entite. them.