M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-04-20

heretOlOfe slave State OF Louisiana
have sworn allegiance to the Union
assumed 70 be the rightful political
power OF the State-heId elections
Organized State Government-adopt
ed Tree State Constitution-are Civ.
ing the bene6t oi public schools equal
y to olack and white, ard empower.
iLg the Legislature to confer the elect
i've franchise upon colored men. The
Legislature has already voted to rati.
| ty the constitutional amendment ~
Gently passed by Congress abolishing
slavery throughout tha Uuion. These
10000 pc pie arethus fully committed
TO the Union and to rerpetuate Tree
dom in the State; committed 10 very
many things aud nearly all the things
the nation wants, and they ask the
nation to give theh recognition and
assistance. To make this committll
we have rejected and spurned them
We do our utmost to dsOrgsnize and
dispefse them. We in fact say to tue
white man: You are. worthless, or
worse. We will never help you, nor
be helped by you." To the blacks
we will say: This cup Ot liberty,
which these, your old masters, held to
your lips, We will dash lro,h you, aud
leave You to the chances OF gathel ing
The spilled aud scattered contents in
slmo vague and underlined way"
When, whore and how, it this course,
Encouraging aud paralyzing to both
wElte and black, has any tendency to
bring Louisiana into proper practical
relations with the Union, | have, 81
lar been unable to perceive. Ii, on
the cJntrary,we recognize and sustain
the new Government Of louisiana, no
converse OF all this is made true. We
encourage the hearts ana nerve tho
arms Of $4,000 to adhere to their
work, and argue for it, aud prosel yte
10. it, and fight for it, and feed it,and
grow II aud ripen it TO complete suc
cess. The colOred man, too, in seeing
all united tor him, 10 Inspired with
vigilance and energy, and by duing
to the same end, Gr4ut that he de-
sires elective franchise, will he not al
tain 1t sooner by saving already ad-
VanceI steps toward it, than by run
nlng backwards over theml Cuncede
that tue new Government OF Louisia
na ID only what it should be, as tht
egg Is to the towl--we shall sooner
have fowl by matching the egg than
by smashing it. Laughter. Again,
il we reject louisiana we also reject
our vote in favor OF the proposed
amendment to the Constitution To
meet this proposition it has been ar
gued that NJ more than three. fourths
ot those States which have not at
tempted secession are necessary tu
valIdiy railfy the amendment dc
not commit myself against this tur.h
er than 10 say that such inference
would be Questionable, and sure tc
be perSlStentIy questioned, while a
ratification by three-fourths of all
States would ba upquestioncd aud
unquestivnable.
repeat the question, can Louisiana
De brou -ht into a proper political re-
Iatioh with the Union sooner by
aboiishing or acknowledging her new
State Government What has been
said Of louisiana will apply to other
Slater, aud yet, so great ptculiaritics
pertain to each State, aud such im-
portant and sudden changes in tnt
same State, and w;thal 81 new all
unprecedented is the whole case, that
10 exclusive and inhexibie plan car
safely bo prescribed as to details and
cU!IateralS. Each exclusive and in-
flexible plan would surely become
new entanglement. Important prin-
ciples may and must be inhexible il
presentation, as the phrase goes. i
may be the duty Of the Executive t,
make some new announcement to the
people of the South. | am consider
my it. and shall not fail to act whel
satisfied that action will be proper.