New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-21
SUGGESTIONS.


We hold il of the highest-nay, Of over
hadowng-impouanc that the American
People should do justice to that portion OF them
selves whom God has chosen to make Black.
Not for the Blacks sake especially, nor for that
of any class or section, would we have them
epfrauchised, but because Justice il the highest
and most precious interest OF every human
being. Ii we would have peace security order,
prosperity, we must bc just to the Negro.
The Negro is either man or a brute. If he
is brute, every Judge or juror who has ever
convicted him of or sentenced him for murder.
rape, burglary or felony of any kind, has Out.
raced Justice and insultcd the God Of justice.
| If he is a nan, the law should treat him as
man-that is. as il treats other men. If any
are inveterately vagTants ignorant, vicious,
and incompetent, it is perfectly proper to eN-
clude such persons from the electoral or govern
!. ing class but it is not right 10 dis
franchise one man--Wbite or Black
for tie faults Of other men of like
color; much less to let White yagrants or good
, for.nothings vote and deny the Right OF sui-
frage to worthy and capable Blacks. There is
not farm nor store, dwelling or a mill
lpower, in America, that would not be enhanced
in value By making all our laws just; there is
mot a human being of any color who would
not thereby be signally, enduringly benefited
so much is very obvious truth; yet great
many-perhaps majority-of those now au'
thorized TO vote shut their eyes to 1t. They
fancy their interest somehow promoted, their
consequence enhanced, by other mems privaton
of precious rights.
We must educate them out OF this abyss o.
errors and we must also be patient with them
meanwhile. Such cause as ours cannot be
permanently lost. "Thestars in their courses y
fight for it; and not even the headstrong folly
of its champions can finally defeat it.
We want the Blacks enfranchised- speedily,
| if we can have il SO; otherwise, so soon as
possible. Aud because We engrossingly desire
this, we do not see fit to run it against every
thing that other people want
You who cay you want jeff. Davis hung, tell
us how that would help us to the complete en-
franchisement Of the Blacks. We believe 1t
would fearfully impede and embarrass that con-
summation. We are willing TO be enlightened;
but. until you show US how any act Of severity
toward the beaten Rebels would conduce to the
enfranchisement Of the Blaeks, yon are not
likely 10 convince Us.
SO with you who don't like all the views and
acts of President johnson. Let us know what
you propose to gain for Black Suffrage, and
how you mean to secure it, by breaking with
the President Admit that we shall not get Oh
so fast as we might wish in his company. show
us how we are to get on faster by making him
our enemy.
Bear in mind that we do not ak nor expect
Congress to do whatever the President may
propose-nothing of the kind. Congress has
the same right to dictate to him that he has TO
dictate to Congress-that is none at all. But
we cannot find fault with him for expressing
his own views frankly-that being our own
way-and asking Congress to consider them;
just as we thought Congress had perfect
right to pass the Stevens resolve on the first
day Of its session before hearing from tho Pres-
dent. Let the White House aud the Capitol
each speak its mind; LET the two utteraDces be-
compared and weighed; lei us see wherein they
differ and what bsss Of agreement they present.