Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-17

thoy WOuiu DC OF the ueeltat Rfhtltuue, ana
that any favor you could show the prcssrver
OF your life you would not fail 10 show him.
This y the position az onf Government 70,
expect tho GOyommunt 10 DO moro unjust
than you Tho Governnsnt, In liz clemency,
I have no doubt, win pardon aud restore.
from existing disabilities most of those who
have compassod Its doatruction; Bat ,chat
,eoRid b ne jHdgusHf n Ne Iviiisof tcorh
" 'ehIis dong that, " GtoEM ieipd It's
cOtored defcaksrs srStk0Wf gAfs at,d ,cithOnt
tsOteettea Lot thon, thu right Of nifrago
be eoncoled 10 tho coiorea man srk0 edn read
and trrifs, = and yOa settle tho vaxod
question forever, Agitation will DO at an
end, tho eolorcd people WIIl be content, and
the occupation Of ne Aholiilonist win DO
gone forever. Did I holiova that anything
but good viii grow ont Of thif policy, Iwould
Be tho last man 70 urge e i sm- xnrs there
Is no man who desires more thnn I tho sue.
eoss and prosperity of the colorod people,
Mr.. VIZ BsAcH LAwnESoE, editor Of
WHRAroS's International Lac, learned
publiciSt, has recently written = letter on tho
suffrage question. Asa conservative Of the
striotsst sort, opposed, until quite recently.
to the emancipation, even, Of the negroes,
Mr.. LAwREScn's opinion carries great weight
with certain classes. Not liking 10 mar the
strength Of this writer's argument, We print
Il entire, elsewhere. II will DO observed that
Mr.. LAwHRScR makes the just distinction,
near tho close Of his letter, as 70 who should
DO esteemed httsd to exercise tho right Of sui.
frago. 1t Is eOntendOd by some, that the
President OF the United States has not the
power to interfere with the right Of suffrage
In reorganiEing the Southern States. We
think that Mr. LAWRENCE discusses THU
matter very clearly where he admits the right
Of a convention, when elected by full pop
ulAr vote, to place such restrictions on III,
right Of suffrage as may seem 10 u cxpOdicnt
"but that convention" no maintains
ought to DO elected by Rn,psrsaI suffrage. ;
This Is tho very point We made In tho Re-
PUBLICAN Of tho 9Th instant, In the artlcl,
alluded to above, when We shid: 90.
ct 10 assorted by those who ought /,
know, that tho several State organization
will bo controlled by the mon who have re
Gently taken leading part IN tho rebellion
", ths etnanclpa'ea negroes IN inc Iato rebel
approaching elections for delegates TO con
yentions TO form constitutions for thos
stStesi their votes would neutraliEe tn
P P, 81 .he IsDem ~ 'ns oal,o.ooS, ar, an,
shutting tho door, politically, forever In III
face Of the colorOd man. /" - tn
Tho Consultation under which poople mr.
TO live should DO a fair and complete sxprel
sion Of the popular WI IN which no elias
whether large or small. should bo oxo,udo
from Office. ra...r Fl .~g..7g ~ ~,
In N, r,oe,.mn.,ou. sppos,,.s,, s,..,t,,
pHs military aovs.aor ~ MORN Cardiff,
and dlr.otInE him 70 take measure. for oaI
Ing convention Of tho poopIe Of ,be Ana,
and forming a constitution therefor Pres
don't Johnson regards the constitution nDde
which tho people Of that State lIyod urIor ,
the rebellion a. InoporatIvo "Tbr rcho
IHon,p no observes, Sin ia rOyolu.ionsr
prosrcss derived the State Of nil civil go,
ernncnt,n II tho old constitu,iop wcr,
DO REGARDED As In force, all that would hav
70 DO done would DO TO direct now election
to DO held, and see TINT the sleotlons wcr
| fairly conducted. aftor which tho mIiitat
government could DO quietly Withdraw, IN
Stend Of that the proclamation saws that Oh
people OF North Carolina "haye NO civ
government; you must provide your.elys
with one. You have no constitution wit
which you can rsorKunIIo and place youl
selves upon the same footing AZ those wi,
have preserved their loyalty 20 the UnIo,
You must 10 TO work and make one. ID Tn
project appointed BY tho Government a
Washington will provide tho regulations ID
calling convention for that Pui pose.n
Here the President, exercising tho WI
power, initiates new State government. Il
forming the consultation for which no
people not heretofore provided for by an
CONSTITUTION OF that State, Is to DO controllo
and governed BY that consultation; thcy Al
TO live under Il, educate thoir children, wi
bo expected TO pay taxes under II. The
why cannot tho President exercise tho wi
powOr in initiating this new government
Rivo this new class the right 10 vote for del
Satss who shall form the constitution uud,
whIsh thsy are ID live, M, LAwnx.e
l,h,nLs n. can, Chiss I,.,i.. cyAsv ,h,D,
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