The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-06-08
Negro Suffrage in the Soutl /,

The policy of the President ON the
great question Of reconstruction Is made
known by his North Carolina proclaim.
tion. IN the FIRST place he will not rc.
corniHe the present State Governments.
but will appoat Military Gtvernors, and
hsve Conventions called. In the ,cond
place, he will not Insist upon the on
iranchisemen, OF the blacks asln indis-
pensasic condition OF securing 10 the
restored States ga republican form Of
government" The Determinations
sgainst color tha, are contained in the
State Constitutions OF the States that
were comm tied to tho rebellion, will
stand for the present. II is possible that
the President will give his Influence OF
his ADMINISTRATION toward tho culran-
chsrment OF the blacks, but he win not
attempt 10 force this measure by the
direct exercise of this power as Com
Inandcr. iu.ehicf Of the armies, and Chief
Magistrate of the United States. So
puch must be inferred from the North
Carolina proclamation; and we may odd
that independent OF that State paper, the
,iews Of the President concerning these
inotteSs, were not reserved for somo dav
before the proolamat on was issued lie
was chtirely conscious of the gravity OF
the question, and Of the weight OF the
responsibility that no assumed. aud be-
came fixed in his conviction of the line
OF his duty only utter the most anxious
deliberstion.
He was not lrlt long in doubt as 10
the character orlhc opposition he would
asoust, or the quarter whence It's creates,
fury might be expected, The ouicry OF
Weasell Philips was the FIRST expression
ofanqualhsd hostility to reach him, but
he may have eGnsoled himaoll with the
reflection 2.st sc violent a person WOs
not likely to BE- a fountain OF wisdom,
and thu, Il woald be Impossible ior the
most eloquent and common seold Of New
Englaud TO abuse him with greater ma
lignity, or more prolnslon OF epithct
than he layished up0n Mr.. lincoln, who
less than a year ago, was repeatedly de
aeuneed by Phillips as "the slave-hount
Of Illinois," More importance atiecke,
TO the words of Charles Sumner, who, Il
his eulogy on Abraham lincoln, deliver
cd before the municipal authorities q
Aoston on the lst o; June, said:
"Surely the same authority which ma,
limit the electoral law OF slavery mai
enlarge il. Ii tho National authority cal
do ANY thing about elections, IL 4 ca
IegalUte an election; il il can cxclnie
traitor who Il still at large, Il can admit
loyslist, whess eoy ineaPasiy ia hi
skin.
"Tl o'ored suffrage is now a nccessi
~. Rw beyond this, in making il u
essential condition Of the restoration c
rebel Staiss TO the Union, we follow, lirs
the low of reason and OF nUturc, an
secondly, the Const tuition, not only 1
its text, but as interprelSd by the Deela
ration of Independence. by reason an
nature there can be- M denial Of risht .
ueoonnt OF color; and we can do nothln
which Is thus irrational and unAlural El
unnsta-Al. by the Constitution II is slip,
lsIcd that the United Statrs shall qua
aniee 10 every State a republican form
government: bur the meaning of IN
guarsnty must be found in the Deelar,
ton OF Independence, which Is the col
trolling preamble Of the Constitution
neyond al question the United State
when called to enforce this guarant
Iau.t insist on the EQuality Of al AZ,
before TIE Ialg, ana The consent Of
governed. Such is the .rue idea OF u
publican government according to Amel
can Institutions.
"The slave mn sters. driven from th'
fifstintrenchmenls, already occupy inn
{ defenses. Properly In man Is Hbando
cd; but they now insist thst eolored pc
s1ns shsll not enjoy polt'eal right
Iibsriy has been won. The battle !
equality Is s,iii pending. And now a ne
cenprenise 10 p.oposed by which color,