The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-16
TIE NEW YORK sun.
SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. 1s, 1865.
7 he Republican Programme.

The Republican Programmes.
In, resolutions .iop,ed by Tie AIssschusetis
R.publ,e., STAT. Convention. which we're PUBLISH
ed In ycsterdsys SUs, are entitled 10 ''ou'on'
chiefly .. all Indication Of the rsdici poiIh0s pro-
grammo Nv.sehuss,.s is provsroisny me 'esner
of r,4icil i,i.as, and with re-'rd = OIL lHeslOus
,.vuo, i ~ Adoc, The interests Of tho negro q
to BAY State is tho sokno~ledgcd champion
Therefore, the disc pies Of rsilc,l''ni IN ~ PHS
oetle country, hsvs been sccust1noo '" 'ooA 70
Ali, great frini.n bead Or the key note uIol all
nov, is.u.. I'm the uianv.pbased trgro Gu ston'
and .,pccisUy have they Leon ANXIOUS Tor an
,g...i oytyiving upon the i1portJns subject Of
.,e,ay. which IL now RAPIDLY looming UP
49,, -oi,,ic,I pror.inguce. From the day on which
,v.,,,,, psutIps arod thu q st gun ia the SUI.
49,. c,p,r.ign, q, the Ann-slAvory Convention in
p,,,c,. there hs, teen an sdent longing among
Al. radicals for an oricisl expedition NJ the new
.,.cd PantfPs, RUTLEu- CHAsr, G7rILTY sld
srry,sa, toss.hsr with host Of minor lights,
have IN turn tried to ill4miua.e tho doGGriue Of
negro suffrage but while l.oir views were In
dividuAly important the Radical wing OF The
RepuSlicsn party has patiently iwaitel an oheiil
cremation nom tho great source n R.licnlisrn.
fheir desire has teen gratia,1. Tho tOcs'u has
,een s1unlod. .ui II Ia only necessary for tho
Qartv TO fall into 'ins, and pr'pare for new
"irrsrross!tle co.Hici" upon the interminatlo
negro question. Tho evident care with which tho
h,s,noh uSs.s platform WAS prepared. aud the
elaboration u It's main points indicate that II was
intended 70 b. a bsacon for the Guidance OF no
Radical host throughout the North. 1t 10 MOI whIt
va would call . bold, fearless, party creed. TIE
prominent corners " the platform are, by the care
ful rhetoric employed, made TO .pposr In mes
suse rounded, a. II there were disposition on the
part o, the architects 10 partially hide tho real
design. For instance, the third resolution
pledges ~ the President Unanimous
good will and support IN his sffors
10 restore order among the communities %
lately In revolt and rs-ssisblsh government there
on the basis Of exact justice to all" Now tho
casual reader would probably regard that sentences
US toerably plain endorsement Of the Prosidents
reconrruetion policy; but 1t Is nothing Of h'
kind. Tho FIRST CAUSE Of the sentence Is neutral
iEod by tho last. The "basis % exact justice "a
all" moan. that II the President will put the ne
groes on an equality with the whites In his recon
s,ruc,icn policy, then the radicals will supper
hun But how docs,ey tho last resolution man
I. ulats, tho direct issue Of negro suffrage NV
have no theories To promulgste IN relation to III
right Of suffrage" but ''no -. can be made o
sncoura. od which will ADM, TO the electv
franchise rebol soldiers aud traisorous polite ans
aud at the same t.mo exclude the loyal men VIII
have borne arms and shcl their blood In tie n'
TOMS defense" This is certainly very gr---.'
style OF euuneiating the suffrage doctrine, but .
che 'rebsl soldiers aud trsitOrous politicians" tc,
eept the twenty thousand dollar claIs) are alread
entrusted with the franchise by The Prssiden.
proclamation. why no, say boldly that tho negro
shall have the ballot, Here 10 smother foggy ~.
.ence, and tho most Important IN the platform
I'VE call upon Congress, before whom M
speedily come tho whole question Of reorganizr
tho southern community, 10 soc W ~ that the Joy
people, white and black. shall have the most pc
feet guarantees Of their safety before any fin
steps srs taken toward restoring the revolle
people TO their forfeited rights" This foreshadoV
th. radical programme 70 reject southern men
beri Of Congress in order 10 compel the reclaim,
States TO give the negroes the RICH, 70 vote. T.
Is what tho "perfcct guarantees" moan. Bu1 v
have not space Tor iur.her Comments. Tho pa
form n crafty political concern, every plfalS Of
radical hut so framed AZ 20 cover In some uicasu
fts mos, salient 20 ats. Dveslsd OF las cuupii
rhetoric the platform would road SIM ', "W
90 tho knife upon tic Prssldear. re, instruct,
policy"