, 1865-06-22

TIE suaFRAGR QUESTION, /,

question of negro suffrage In the South, the
sew York 1Imes has the following, which, as
I contains the pith ard marrow OF the whole,
s copied as} the principal detnsiou with
which the advocates Of the. policy now
.dopted at Washington are satisfying them
selges and eudeavoring to satisfy the county:
d" Tho<e who lnAlet thAt President johnson
ball eeeute suffrage for the freedmen. mae little 4
lerompllehitg 6 t. They content Themselves 41;h
:ho~ibz thatit 10 Just and reasonable til Il those
= aho wete uniyersa!ly friendly to The Government,
we're hostile to It; should hereafter psfudp ttc al
least Is much n apy. In the blessings OF that oY.
Eminent. As1n ahatEaet poation. few good men
tent Iohrsou himself would rscely admit Il, Bst,
unfortunately. tho question Il NOT what IL deEtra.
bic. but What Il practicable There are two dtfa-
legal nen oi The South VII NOT siTe it! sud, sec
end. ths present Constitution OF the United ststes
catnot mike them give IT.
Upon which ne remark
The relative position Of the President to |
The rebellious 5tates Is anomalous. It was
not contemplated t,y the f1amcrs OF the con.
stztutson It Is unknown to the 1aws- Hsnce
the Presidents actiou In tho premises is Jnsti:
IT, and Defended onlv upon the ground Of |
mill a. necessity. ae has'no past conduct !
by which to be gu'ded-he Is Without 1espou.
s1oility save to public opinion. HI has as
sumed, properly enough. tfthe tina were well
chosen, the Place Of. Congress in relation to !
the Territories; and his Proclamatone On
fhe RECONSTRUCTION Of North Carolina. Mia,ls.
sinni Georgia and Texas. arc no morr nor leaa
7hau ,our Enabling Acts, by which; the f,ret
and rnoxt a.n1or4xn. steps in recon.tructIon
ate taken. Then guided by no Law, precedent
ri n.aee: be assumed aud huf erf1et,od the
risht "a az tho uual,a cations Of electors WIN
shs,1 vote far ae1eratea TO the constitntson,,
oo,,-on,;ona ~. c,l,,n,r ri vh1ch ho h,, A..
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cao'ce VI nen 1of "uem your sotea are
A's tn'e "oulu oAse oeea JUST Us
proper lot tne ffes'dent 10 Ely. as 10 say
"aat ne o'o ID eneet, 10 away, nteeer :;
Soa mare no s'gass tnas WINE PRESIDENT
s Douhn 10 respect T. Inere WAS no ottll'
culty IN Inc TaS, NJ Law In the pain the
ffessdent Was Acting ahore and cutslde Of
the Law, W virtue OF auecessity that all men
see anu nave aam!iteo, sIn We cannot ior-
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