Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-15
From the Albany Argus.

The New England Anti Slavery Society has
unanimously, and after full discussion. adopted
the platform presented by Wendell Phillips:
Resolved That we gratefully recognize the
emphatic mainer with which the pulpits OF New
England have claimed negro suffrage as an in
dspensable element in the schemes OF recon
s,ruction, and We hope they will as emphaticaly
let the Administration know that they will &C
cept no reconstruction as denies that right, and
let every party that advocates lt feel the lull
power of their rebuke and opposition
Aud the Anti Slavery Standard, the organ Of
this political sect, makes this announcements
Last week We h0sted the banner Of No Re
construction without Negro Suffrage" We keep
II flying and nail IL to the masthead r. shall
never come down ill the sation has woven il
into the Stars and Stripes, and ull it has become
not merely the purpose or the hope, but the ac-
compshed policy OF the Republic"
These agitators know liltle of the negro whose
cause they eepouse. They expected. when the
var broke out, that il would be signal OF insur-
rection. Whea John Brown raised the signal OF
revolt. there was no answer. and that was a dis
appointment bot when Tor four years the war
went on. without a single Instruction. or move
ment in hostility to the governing classes of the
South, all the calculations aud all the theories OF
the Abolitonsts upset
Wendell Phillips, when he now declares that
ton. deals in his customary rhetorical exagger-
alton. But What does he suppose would be the
result. il the whole negro population of Virginia
being voters, this same Gen. Lee were a csndi-
date for Governor, against John Minor Bolts. or
some other Unionstl We would venture
heavy wager on the chance of Massa Lee tor
humping majority. We believe that in a ma
jorty of cases the aristocracy of the South could
WELD the negro element for its own uses against
l A -.
of the highest class to the lowest. made in the
case OF Poland, where the Car raised the serfs
in insurecton against the landed proprietors.
and broke down the hopes OF Polish nationality
by destroying the only class able 70 assert il.
The hopes Of the South In the future, for
stable Democratic Government, rests upon the
white class. The " poor whites" so called,
have been stigmstisei "a idle, vicious and igno-
rant Falsely placed they doubtless have been.
and the Indictments to industry have been few
Untsught they doubtless are; but they are not
ignorant In matters OF government they are
far better instructed than the masses OF other
sections; and Daniel Webster bore testimony, in
his day. to the superior intelligence Of a coarse
kentucky crowd 10 the smooth audiences Of his
own State
This class, during all this e1hausting war. has
shown courage, endurance. aud the spirit of self
sacrifice in high degree has proved itself cap
pabe of discipline, AMI has exhibited civic courage
aud independence IN high degree. no matter
Soat our judgment the cause that elected L.
" e venture TO predict that this class will const,-
tute the most loyal part of our population 10 the
future, just a. the Scotch Highl4nders. after
century OF struggles for the Cause Of the Stuarts
became the most ardent champions of the House
Of Hanover There is no danger in eutrustinc
The political power with this class The breaking
up OF society 10 the South puts them forward as
the natural custodans of popular liberty in that
quarter. The AFFECT course of the negroes
which no amount OF false testimony can PALATE
shows their unhtness for this trust
Aud. vet, are they 20 be excluded forever from
participation in the Government. under Repub-
lean system No We do not doubt that Con
necticut will give the suffrage to It's coored pop
ulstIon. \ wear hence the Constitutional Con
'enton called for this State. will submit the
same question TO the electors here. The chances
are II will be negatVed Some one OF the late
slave States will adop, the freedmen into the
electoral constituency. and thus the experiment
OF the capacity OF this class for self government
will be tried No error can run through the
whole scheme OF civil policy unless in those case
where f,naticism regns, OF where force II called
~ aid a. = nov proposed, 10 vitiate the system
OF self government by some scheme Of false phi
lanIbropy
We believe that lie instant effect of the intro
duction of four millions OF negroes into the DO
hucal constituency would be TO lower the tone
OF government for century. We would retro !
g'ae IN administration That system OF protect I
I've AM patetna government so repuenant 90 /
true ideas OF freedom. aud iatal To the degel /
opment OF The 'udYaui aud The Sise progress |
OF society would be revived aud prolonged 4
The state would te despoti,m. aud would add /
junction. OF The church To is normal
powers IL j. possible that some politic.l e3u
cation might be secured 70 the black by this pro
,ess. but tie Nhie body OF society would be put
Jack. aud the progress 81 civilization be DELAYED.
10 elect this doubtful result.
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