The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-22
Bold Plea for . Permanent MILITARY
Despotism.
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tho States which we're rabss an hsId = iItary pssiss
son. We shall rejoice when t1s el.e tegnicatcs Yea
strong desire 70 relax and remove your military grasp
Of those States With this desire We have the fullest
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every part OF this great country be active In promoting
It's prosperity and the prospssy Of every Other
We believe. however, that no one knows better than
you do peace itscf will be only illusion and
joice il il be precpated to the neglect OF those terms
and conditions which the safety and security Of the
whole country demand and which II Is therefore equally
the right and the duty Of the whole country 70 psst
The questions by the present attitude OF the
and have many aspects We have no doubt that they
and whatever may BIO suggested to you in relation TO
them will receive from you due consideration We ask
to offer to you some views upon the bearing of
of these questions upon the SAFETY the prosperity and
the good faith OF tho whole country
The national constitution gave to the white men OF
those States votes for three of the slaves II was
there compact the free States admitted its binding
force and would never have interlered with tho exer
else Of this right in those States had they voluntarily
renowned by rebellion this and all their constitutional
rights But cannot think il could Be either just prv
sare time make them prse, Of 1c oer tsso-afhs All
reasons founded upon the principles OF free and equal
necessity for doing IT, the whole country appears
to be under that necessity which due regard to
safety and security creates not TO doit.
We have mnde the slaves freemen free citizens of the
United States They must, therefore, all, at the next
and subsequent apportionments Of representatives be
counted among those whose number measures the right
of national representation. IL might soev be asked,
Would Il be ri9h-sce ask noc only scould Be safe-to
perW all the yots Of these cosored men 70 Be cast Isa b
require that all their vaes should be cast for them by the
suie men living By their sdsS There would be Injustice
and think there would be insecurity in saying one
one hundred votes; but hindred men in one Of the
disloyal States shall cast two hundred votes because
there live among them hundred men Of q different
color The hundred men In that State will cast Il Is
true, but hundred votes but is equally trne that
they will be two hundred votes in their influence and
power that those hundred voters will through their
representation in Congress- exert the same influence
the national legislation or the national policy the
hundred voters who reside In the other State
For example, let us compare some Of tho Southern
States with those Of the Northern States which
somewhat them in population on the basis Of the
State the number which the right Of repre-
sentaon and suppose that the white mon alone of the
Southern States cast the votes Of the States brief cal
cuaton will shoc that evsry hundred Of the white inhabi
ttnts Of South Carolina wu hare much ps0er through
thefr Representatives t,co hundred and forty Of The people
Of Iona; one hundred white men In Mississippi will
equal two hundred and twenty three men in Wisconsin,
one hundred white men in Louisiana will equal one hun
dred and ninety eight in Maine; hundred white men
Connecticut and one, hundred while men In Alabama
and Louisiana together will equal ono hundred and
eighty nine In Indians II Is therefore apparent that n
tho constitution requires the colored men OF the
South all counted in to measure the right Of represen
proportional n ne pepe Of ne Ncrth and
Wea H,o long can be believed that this tsoqalig oiH
o s,dd On what right g. e. sS does sss H.
fanchised because wholly UNIT for the right Of suffrage
il also true that the white voters Of South Carolina are
about two and half times better fitted to exercise this
right wisely and periodically than the people Of Iowas
In the above eStimate II has been assumed that the
10 tSe whole n"mSsr Of the White population IN the
States. The results above stated would be somewhat
Affected in OF the free States by the fact that in
them coorcd persons who do not vote arc enumerated
to determine the number OF but In
Of them lie their number SUFFICIENT 70 make material
not enough to Offset the larger pro-
portionate loss Of the white men Of the South than Of
the col0red men in tho war. .s -..-
Tho class from whom We should withhold the right TO
their votes enthusiastically oyn and the class
whom alone we should permit 10 VOTE and to whom we
also give the votes Of the other class have maintained
mnaiion, broken only by utter defeat war which had
for It's single object escape from that Union which they
hated And now asked by this last class to with
hold all political right ana power from that class whose
loyalty is certain who will vote by s inspiration on the
great national questions offered to them and especially
az the great burden of debt which they
forget was the price OF their freedom we are asked
not merely c0nnne the privilege OF voting to the dis
loyal class but to invest them with the votes Of the dis
franchised and thus TO double the political strength of
that class lately in fierce rebellion and which cannot
be expected human nature Is with them what 1t is
Of our common country and speciaty in regard 70
great det must be expected 10 feel IT. MT as burhen
only bat Jurthen a t.ousandfoId heavier because Il
incwved for their defeat; and therefore, II must be
feared will be disposed to assal through all the years
that II may rest upon u.s. TO assa the debt the taxation
IL,
and prosperity Of the country
II would be strange thing had not the right to
be more just than to do so great wrong and more wise
than TO expose the country to such dangers WAS II
wrong In the government to abolish slavery and is II
wrong in you to insist upon Its abolition? Certainly,
unless had and have right to do But what right
can any imagine excepting that which from
military power coupled with necessity due
gard to our security The right thus founded was and
perfect right And the government has, and you, az
s military and executive head have equally perfect
right resting on precisely the same foundations and Of
political rights in those states shall not be determined by
color II the safety and security Of the country
require such provision.
although II may not always be possible to see how II Is
expedient In the present case We have passed
history We needed absolutely, and we at last yielded
10 the necessity Of asking military aid from the colored
race; and when We asked IT, gladly did they hear and
answer No man doubts that the army Of coored men
useful TO US; although we may not say as the de-
feated rebels sayt was that which turned the scale,
justice now demand for the race which rendered us this
valuable assistance the certainly would not be-
that should the victory which they helped as 70
ment the hands OF thocc who were the enemies Of
the Union and whom the aisance they have rendered
but II this be the answer Of Justice that Of expedi
ency quite certain There are conflicts Of peace as
well conflicts Of war In tie conflicts schich threaten
thew tvlets in ne coscs If acdv The questions are curt
ousy similar We felt that we needcd-we waited until
We were compelled 70 feel that We M s, s assist
cepted victory came with itcertanly with whether
because OF Il or not And again we need their aid. II
We permit the conflicts that await us the assistance
they will gladly give, Il viii certainly add greatly TO the
safety and the strength of country II we reject
can do so emily by wrong, of which the rerbusion
must be 10 lessen strength and increase our danger
and may be- 70 defeat and destroy those interests upon
which the prosperity and the good faith Of the country
founded defeat and destroy those interests be-
Of right belongs 70 them and give all 70 the dsoyal
70 increase thoir strength. ..l.t9t ilL 49, DAT
Nor let be said that cnNno be suv that s coord
whites For In the st place. II is certain that they will
not al be 10 led Men, whether from ambition or
patriotism, will DO candidates the side Of the national
honor and the national interests sndwlseek the votes
Of colored men And ssyegy M nos there prevent The