Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1865-08-26
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candid reader TO c1r,iu.ly examine the
Language of this phi ie4l n.2l.it' ST.. Is
unblu>hing assumptions and .!c'a''r'a!
spirit would botray lis origin. even II Il
were not circulated as the authoritative
platform OF Philips, Sumner, and other
leaders OF the radical faction:
FRIENDS OF lIrMANIrY AND JUSTICE:
Shall colored loyal citizens OF the United
States be deprived Of the vote, while 1t Is
given to white traitors! Shall traitors be
rewarded for their treason by giving them
the franchise, while loyal men are pun
ished for their loyalty by taking it away !:
Shall treason be rewarded with this dis
tinguished right because its skin IS white,
and loyalty be punished with the dcsrad-
ing brand of treason, Notwithstanding
nication from citizenship, because its skin
is dark g! Shall colorcd soldiers who have
fought to protect our Government be pun
ished for such bravery and loyalty 10y TAX
ing away their rights OF citizenship. and
white traitors who have fought to destroy
our Government be rewarded for such
rebellion by making them citizens and
voters, and giving them the power to
trample the blacks under their fee.
Shall treason be honored and rewarded
Shallpatrotism be degraded and punished i:
Shall white rebels be- ent!.roned in power,
and faithful colorcd citiz.ns be robbed Of
the right of voting, which is the right of
citizenship! Shall the vote, which is
their means of defense for us as we'll as
themselves against the tyranny and trea-
son of the rebels, be taken away from them
because of the color of their skin
The proposition to deprive the loyal cit.
liens OF their vote, and to put over and
against them the sole power of the State
Government! iuto the hands of rebels, is
the great measure Of reconstruction pro-
claimed by President johnson. The trail
tors in the rebel States rebelled for the
purpose of perpetuating their own dtspot-
ism over the blacks. President johnson
proposes to remard the rebellion and tie
traitors b. rc-estabkishing that despotism !
Shall this proposed measure of the pres
ent Administration be sanctioned and sns-
tanned? Let the people answer. The
Constitution refers the right of suffrage to
the people, without distinction of color.
BY the Declaration of independence and
the Constitution, all men nave the right
of representation, without distinction Of
color.
BY the declaration Of our fathers, the de-
NAL and Withholding Of the right Of repre-.
sentation was slavery, rather than endure
which they overturned the government OF
Great Britain by arms and established a
representative government, on the ground
of the equality of all men before the law
They guaranteed the republican form Of
government to all the people, without dis
tinction of color.
Shall the great distinctive measure Of
the present Administration be to take
away the right Misrepresentation, the right
to republican government and the enjoy
ment of the same from more than two. fiiths
of the whole population of the rebel States
from the only portion Of The population
who art unqucstionably loyal to the Gov
eminent! Shall the right of citizenship
be taken from the only loyal inhabitants
who have fought for the Government. and
who have never taken any part in the trea-
son ana rebellion agains, it. aud given tn
IN those who have rebell-d: Shall this
be thu work of reconstruction BY the pres
ent Administration
1t every maa who fights ~ paws for
the Gsv-ram-n; v,s.e 1t every ran
Who fights or paws exercise hl- Just and
Equal rights in eler;ian. l.. tho ONLY
Who Sight against the Gevernnen' have
the riSh; q voting taken awav: J.; those
who supper, the Gov-rnn--nt saA ST; for
j; have tn nigh, q voting and -riov i:
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