New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-24

h.o sve,r white voter viii 50 to the pons armed Win
rtU1r the political power enjoyed by white voter 10
anv ortiern State. But again this is on the supPo'
tim that every white adult in the State is loyal anu
therefore entitled 10 vote.
Are the half o. g., Southern mao adnts ct this time.
or vii nv be for years to come more than hpioyA'
II evoa THAR think yoa will not say that they arc
II would surely IA an cxravsgsrt calculation oro
scp half the whites In exnsurrectionary States shall
ac,eslly qualify themselves as voters, viii yon not M"
Yourself ,peiled to administer the Government, In
the late ,e.ession portion Of the Union through the
agency Of It's enemies One.third would DO iuu cst
mate. in 10y judgement. for the truly lc'al
But et VS. assume tia trothirds Of sd tina white male
.a,s Of the south become voters and that the exclude
from suafaQc h. law or by Constitutional provision. all
persons Of color, what would be the political eonse
ouences under such state Of thipgsi If (ns VIC nay
rouchly esmate). by destruction through war and BY
dep,eton Of population through emigration TO Mexico
! m Frroue and elsewhere, the number OF VII ties
throughout 10 late Rebel Sta,es shall have beer re-
duced until blacks and whites exist there In nearly
eauc numbers trcn in tie above supposed caeh
voter in these States when he approached the ballot
box during Congressional. or Presidential election
would DO so rdirg IURf TINES as much political ~
fseace az yo,sr in NyrfLerg SGte. This vast sivai
ago once gained by southern whites, is II likely t'ft
they viii ever relinquishiif
Nor, If we ,dissranchise the negro, n thefo Any
escare from some suoh consGrmat.on, except BY root
irg out from the Cont tacn tie principe nat the
whole number OF free persons shall DO the basis OF
Representation. But that prir -le lies at tie base OF
all free government We abe on repubhcanism itseif
when we discard IL.
Thus 1t eppeaY that tho present experiment IN recon
struc;ion. If Suffered TO run iis course ana II 'es.
rreted os think we have Just cause 10 fear that VIII
be- tends Gnev,taby II may be ssidD TO bring about
iwo results:
Tira To cause Y disrano basement NJ the freedman
Whether we eject this directly. o. by provision Of law
W by . disqusrfyng clause i'll proclamation. or
whether We do it by leaving the decision TO bis sorrper
masters end his old enemies matters nothing except IN
form end in words tire result is brought about with
ecuel cert:rui, in either way Passon prejudice and
SELF Interest coIcur to produce this resnt
.sconS: II es.abishes-aot tie odious thrcs.hfth
: clause. not even merely tvefi.h clalse-bat some
thing much worse than eithc 1t permits hc investi-
" ture OF the Southcrn white with preponderlnce OF
political power such class Of men, in dc ncerae
Repab6c. ever eajoyed since the world began.
Go not--Neicve Inc ia this. Mr. rresient-overook
or underrste no grave emblrrl nts that beset ycur
path turn es You VIII. call 10 niIl the overbesrnc
influence Of passion and prejudice, and admit taat
when these prevail in exaggerated form, Throughout
large portion of any nston wise ruler recognizes the
fact Of heir exsene and tvlGes his acts accord
rs. But the sway Of passion and prejudice despoiic
" for season. Las but limited term OF endurance and
q should Ire treated evanescent thing. 1t is zoe
~ trabsc ut aadsuustableo furnish tasis for copre
beUsiye syste o policy. Tendery should be treated
," but not falsely respected or weakly obeyej.
al Mercy Gcdkc attribute as II is, nsy riot. II
is vry vG, by act of grace, to restore to peniten
y soube isurgens their legally forfeited rhsi LEI u
u be ic,- and fsllcg citizens more Christianity
and comfy e9oin But to suffer each 81 these return
Jag Heteis when about 10 his vote for President
for Eep;esen. ltiyos OF re people u he clothed witt
;hree tines a much power is possessed by North
crn yoto, exercising similar right is very surely,
somewhat s1periao.s stretch Of GleneaOy.
> And what manner OF men. pray you, are thosc
whom We propose thus 70 select from their fell
iows-gr,nting them political powers unknow, to de
mocracy, investing them with privileges OF an oil
gaichic ohaacter 1t In U1gencIors 20 speak shy
Of a vanqIshed foe especially Of one who has sho an
courage and consistency worthy OF the nobest cause
hut the tth Is tie truth. AID Is ever Ally spoken
They whose terrible misfortune 1t has been to
DO bora and bred under system The nost cruel and
danoralzing the world Jaw. The wisest Of those
who have been subj .c,ed 10 suoh surrounding have
confessed its evil power "Ters must doubtless" said
Jefferson IN his Notes on Viz. Di1 "te ~ unhappy
fGencG the MANNERS of on people produced by tho
cxstcI,e q Slavery among ia The whole commerce.
master ard slave Is perpetual eyeso'se Of the
most Dol. irons passions'he most unren.ttlns dos.
potisn on ne ptrt and degrading subm s!oas the
Other The man must be 4 prodigy who
ain his and bis NORA undor such crcuri
81 aces" (''Notes. p. 27o)
These ore the habitual results Of the system To
vLat incredible excuses its occasional ontburs.s may
fin have irgbtfal evidences daily coming before
rs; schemes Of Wholesale ,cendiar.sm. involving
deaths By tie thousand Of women sad children;
schemes poison by the malignant 7rns Of the yellow
.erer tire community; deliberate plans TO destroy
prisoners of war by insuferable hariships ard slow
suTe,inc -,ots too successful alas to shrcul
in rnoyrriuF by assassination.
May honorable exceptions doubt there are. In
whom nat. rtue resists daily temptation Susn e..
ptions are DO found in III communities matter
how perD.coui tie surroundings. Blu. II 6ecidin"
National quef must be governed by the ale not
by the exc p:ions.
The Southern whites SUB lvide into three classes
The Shareholders proper. many Of whom excluded
from pardon by the Proclamation Of Amnesty; the
"p,or whes," and what may be cal.od the yeomen Of
the South-of which last our country feels that he
worthy Prcslden; ia noble type and Of which We
regsrd s.out.hearted Parson Brownlow a clerical
example.
II this last class whence have como the sturdicst
Union men ia Sc ssondom. constituted. like the
mechanic of New Z lgland the farmer Of the West
large proportion of tie population. might h 70
tina. 4 would eaven and redcm the extremes of society
around IL But found sparse and in abe