Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-15

~ pe,lee. I.vVsnltlon as peins nv. only GU, ~,
slseen. ni'n sno evou.sy u W, oo"n'y s
Po,poy VI veI 'n'N.u.'ons' ,.' vut @
onev oonsisfen. WIN INC n'Bnee P'JLs
Perny OF ,ne people. 1 snall We,eo%e es W, on,
ny nnen oy toe 1enerm oSvsrnme NV nne.S n nm, IN
PeoPle' IN conformity WIN tne sH
rlnSonaI "a ,-hi.s 80 hssn mora per.
rsctIs ani n.n.,.I', r..aenived in our insti.
tu,;n,s "a r,aa.,,ro. ~ Inc 0oyernment.
,h.sn IN M 10 Ia os man NJ whatever
rac. 80 mh.,.rs, color ar character. of what.
sver origin whether native or foreign, no
nor,,on ~ ~. nsonje of considerable strength
81 nnmb.r. Who will not be invested with
An. higb fnnctions Of freedom. and abl, tc
civ. At stated elections Of the country. az.
6res,ion Of oninion as to the General obiccts
10 be attained INV the Goysrnmsnt and Ss Ia
the choice Of renresentatives which are TO be
selected for the execution of these principles.
You vilI ast m. n.rhon. wha,ber Il Ia
better mi. shall i. dono hy th. central an.
thor;tv or i.f, 20 ~. ao,;S;on oC The local
governmapts7 h.v. .tated snough in
stating m. eer.r.i nr;n.;nIss 10 Ieod Won To
bel;eye tbst n voniJ moi he consistent for
ms 10 ,ar or h.I;sra ,ha, the .,srcise of this
novsr "a, n. ssr.ctuaIIv or safaly put in nm
rentr,I ar,hor;ty Tho RECOGNITION Of the
ri9bt of ,uffrage on the mart of The enamel.
pstsd class does not dspsnd upon constitu.
lions or unon statute, or upop legislation
More than thai: constitutions and state
Ieeislation NAV recognise the right eyery-
where without n single member or family Of
emapcipated people being able TO exercise
that right.
The pover Of the Goveynment Ia more in
administration than In legislation, and IL Ia
yerv possible for n law ~ Congres, or the
that the neoro sbau have IN. ,;cbt to vote
without aver n sinoIs negro In that STATE eY.
ercisipR that privilege. For instance: Sun.
pose that Soutb Carolina shall declare that
NEGROES who shall hav. served In the army
who can rad and vr;ts or vbo nav 4 tar 10
the Goyernmsnt sbaI have tho nTiyil.qe of
tbs elective francb;s. Certainiy A eonsti.
tutional nrovis;on stating ono or two of these
vould be sat;.fao,orr 20 ns on n,incinIe. hui
vet vitb tb.s. dacls,ations ombodied in The
Constitution of Sontb Carolina. II 4, ouite
possible that NOT one colored man would
be allowed tc vote in that state
For instance: in regard TO the soldiers in
tbe army II Won ieavs IN. anc;snt ruls. os
that State to declare who were soldiers, they
might reasonably declare there were none OF
the negroes Of that State out in the Union
army; that those who did Join left the State
and ceased to be citizens. II the elective
franchise depended upon the payment Of
taKes, 1t might be quite possible that public
opinion would express itself in such form
there that it would be impossible for COL
ored man to hold property there to give him
the right Of suffrage.
You see that /, il in IN. ,dr;ni,,,stion NJ
the law that msn 0et their rigbts and NOT in
the declaration ofIav Iaoi.Iatior Ia mostly
of n nrobib;tiva and rao,t;yo choractsr thot
such and such things shall not he done: but
legislative provisio1s do not a1ecute tbcrr.
selves Iftbe administratiye novsr NJ tho
Goyernment ia a1ainst Iooislotior whs,he,
constitption,I or otbsrv;se ,hoon who 80,
the rights under that leg;slotion are nnits
likely 10 bo d.nrivcd of tbem Thu !, vii
appear that ,tstnte of Congress mr. ,rov;.;or
Of the Constitution Of The United States
securing the elective franchise n the coiored
man NAV he without effect whatever in tbs
Southern States vbcr tba adrrin;,t -.,ira
mower i. in the hand. of man d;,ssrt;rc
tbersfrom Tbs,ecora ha,;.r. IN tha od
mini,trativ. and ioy;s,ativo novsr uaIt;n.
hand in hand
A..
,G.c,sd ~ ,h". ,u ue HpiniHn sIali oe
.asS.s a.S .na' ne P,hleee shnii DC eA,
!, shsu ~ ,nI peoPae u .no Sts.e, man t'a'
.dJ;,;a.I iiisi..S 'JeeI upon .uV'n W
s.",o sUsi uha. i9g,sia.oh; 9 ~ ~ 'nls possible.
,;on IN 81. sS,";,;.,na,I 'e :. Pas"olla
-, III 81 I;s,. ou Vi 'ne uo,ein
Ion;,;.n. har" nira y' u ~ tue SNte .
- aA5 ~, gu no mues iI ihiolinatioi
her people fAnnIopscI bsIiers ,Lat I,
NAV be said vitbopt exaogsrstion anJ viii
perfect regard IN trptb tSSt ,bs IoyaJ roo,,I,
Of the State of Inpis;ona as o1cb prOi,
diced AGAINST The srtension of the CrapcI;s q,
to the coIored man ,. apy naorls in Tho 81,
could he bv tbs m.re forre nf ,onarol ,riD
ciples alone reaarding ths nofit;cai tn
tion-would II npintapruptad nnd sr,tainad
by the military oficors nf tho Govsrnment
in that State alone erc mi. have g;ven ~,
right of suffrage To The ncaroas In RAT Stat
[Applausel Thero II il not tbsory
In Connecticut in Iowa in n.nv If ~,
States of the North II IL , ouestinn or tb.,
ory. There ara few neoroes IF yon ast !
Ccnnecticut man wbstber he you'll ,IIox Iha
negro 70 vote he wouIJ ,.r .Inot ~ al ;,
Wby7 .sDacansa don,t IiLs hin, ;; TIon,L
tar and annIans. II. 80 H., l.; ;''
dices are agsinst hin, anJ ,bo,a :. us us poS;,; PHI;
cal necessity for II rLms Cnnn.",iou,p '.a,a,
og,ins, ~. .,,arsio ~ ~. ..' ~
in that S,.,s Pa, Ia, 1, =. I9uSo..toaI
IN. RenubIicar nartv ~. TnioS 80, ~
Democrati, nortY ~ ~ connsrhpd 49,. tr'
0augbter ,bs, ;boir noI;,joai un, ~,
State d.nanJs naon pr;r;a * 80 AZ,
rigbt Of suffrasa anS IN ,wsO,n @ SU Sn;nn,a w.,
.Ssrv man will vo,o car i, Tan,ht tan ~
applause
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