The Placer herald., 1865-10-07
The Radicals Defeated in their First Fight

The Radicals Defeated in their First Figh'
The New England radicals have deermn
ed TO keep the Southern States out of a rep
resentalion in Congress until after the mex
Presidential election, il those States do no
admit to the privilege Ct voting the negroes
who have just been emancipaled from slave
ry. And although there are no limits 10 the
Impotence and ofticousness of these inter
medlers, they have probably thought their
doctrines would sooner receive adherents in
Middle and Western States. if they first re-
moved any remaining obstacles to negroes
voting in their own immediate section. BY
law and practice negroes vote in all of the
New Eng land States except Connecticut, and
to preserve An appearance Of consistency it
was decided 10 propose An amendment to
the Connecticut Constitution, whereby ne
groes were to be admitted to the suffrage,
and accordingly the late Legislature of that
State provided for the same. and q vote OF
the people was had upon the question on
Monday of this week. The result SO far as
heard from, shows that the amendment is
defeated several thousand votes in the State,
and that Connecticut adheres to the sen,i
ment of the democracy, that this is a white
mans government.
OF lale years the Dem ,cracy of Conn ert,
cut have been in a minority ranging from
one to five thousand. The soldiers Of the
State, Ill the field, did not vote, but now he
mass OF them have returned, and on the first
occasloned of their voting, have undoubedt.
edIy acted with the Democracy and helped
them to retain that feature in their Conslltu.
ton, that makes righteous and necessary
poIitical distinction in favor of The white
man We believe it will lie found that the
Democracy have achieved this victory thro'
the aid OF the returned soldiers, and those
who supported the amendments were those
STAY at home patriots, who snuted the battle
from altar without incurring any Of its dan,
gers and who now. that peace has returned
uslst upon imposing the hardest and most
degrading conditions upon the Southern
States.
Tbs result of the Connecticut election
must prove bomb shell In the camp of the
radicals, while it will strengthen the hands
OF President johnson in his plan of Recon,
slructlon. The radicals have brought every
pressure to bear to compel him to their
terms but he has remained firm, while all
around him these iurrlguers have been or
ganlzlng their forces to thwart his policy at
the coming session, by keeping The r--organ
lzed Southern States "out in the cold" until
they yield to the radical demand of negro
suffrage. But now that Connecticut rejects
their own docllln-. a State as it were rlghl
III The heart OF radicaism it will require ex'
uaorduary etfrontery for Abolition Cons
gressInen from that and other New England
States to force their plans upon the Southern
States that come seeking representation this
winter. Should they do SO the very subli,n.
ily of impudence aud intolerance will have
been reached.
We can imagine that the Connecticut
election has caused fearful guasbing of
teeth in the radical camp, and that curses
a,e heard there both loud and deep. On
the other hand the President has cause for
congratuation that serious trouble to his
Administration is in q great measure averled
by the result Of this election.