The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-11-10
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In the discssssoa, VI .as S.gsrent fecossifue
ton and restoration theories Of his party, COZ
'ernor MosroS deal 1. heavy blow AZ me Radical
wing, and IL. pc. proposissos taas sss Sousbefn
stales have been out Of the vnlou and are now
conquered Provinces. he objection TO this pro-
poss.Ioo. and the consequence that must follow
ia recognition sby no -6oyerpmsns, - put ~
practical form that IN TIE present overburdensd
condiIon q tho country csnnof flilt, have is
effects.
Elf We admit says ht6tsss these sSssa haze
been out of tue Union for one moment. AID
-ere to be regirdetin TIE light OF beIIigetentss
would be insisted upon at once that when we took
then back We took them With their debts ss We
would take suy vshes eoeqasredprovince or state"
II this doplrighs homeibprsI At TIE dangerous
heresy shah result 10 ia oyefthrow, our country
vill have reason 10 thank the Governor for the
blow Bot while the Governor is not backward
in sefusng tue position Of bis sdversaries. either
Ia or out Of his party. he has failed to state
bic ovn sith that degree of precision the import
ance OF the subjects be is discussing would seem
TO demand, and especially 10 this the case in re-
gard TO the question Of negro suffrage. While
IL occupies . large space. and much Is said
upon ia various phases. t would not be difficult
TO Gull arguments in favor of any view which
might be taken of il. In this respect, the speech
10 hne specimen Of conservative Republicanism.
The general tone of the whole argument made
by the Governor on this subject, is undoubtedly
In favor of negro suffrage at some time; yet the
process of reasoning by which the Governor
reaches this conclusion, Is not of kind to satisfy
those ardent apostles of the doctrine of the unity
of the human race, and the right Of universal
suffrage.
IL would be difficult to find in any Copper
head" speech more conclusive argument against
she propriety of admitting the negro race to
share with Us the governing power in this coun-
try, than the following:
IF you enfranchise all the negroes In these
States you will have at least twenty negro votes
10 one white vote, and In the work oil reconstruct
ing the States OF South Carolina, Alabama and
Florids, you would have larger proportion
perhaps thirty colored votes To one white vote.
Now. ask you what is to be the effect of thstl
ernments. Under such a condition OF things. the
negro would no more vote for a white man,
than you would vote for q black man. They
would no more elect q white man than you
would black man. Human nature Is the same
whether in a white or colored skin. There
could be nothing that would confer more plea
sure upon a man of that race. of course. than
tue elevation 70 political power OF man OF bis
own race and color. Having secured power.
they would retort upon that which we have
90 steadily practiccd upon them. III you give
them votes they will elect men OF their own
color. Aud We have no right to blame them !.
We would rather think badly OF them IL they
did not. | would ask you ii the negroes OF
Hsyti, or any other place where they are in the
majority, have ever elected a white man To
ofise Under Mr.. Summers plan. you give
them an overwhelming majority IN every one OF
these States, aud you will give them the polit-
cal power OF the South. That they will exer-
else that power by eecting men OF their own
color, Is absolutely certain. Believing that hui
man nature i tue SINE under different complex
ions = that the negroes are not differently con
stituted from ourselves. and that they have like
pas-ops With u4 wa cannot doubt how this
power will be exercised.
some will say that If they can find colored
men qualified, all right There are enough col
ored men OF education in the North TO 10 to the
South aud fill every Office there. and have no
doubt they stand ready 70 do It. Here We deny
To them almost every right, except that OF mere
personal liberty, aud u Is SO IN Illinois and some
other OF the Northern States; and wsen you pre-
cent To them the prospect OF holding the highest
office IN the gilt OF the people OF the Southern
States ret assured they will embrace IL. They
have colored Governors. coiored members OF
Congress, aud Judges OF the Supreme Court, &c.
Very veil; aud suppose they do send coIored
Senators and Representatives 10 Congress. |
have no doubt you will hnd men In the North
Who will be willing to- sit beside them, and will
not think themselves degraded by dong So
have nothing to say TO this. l am simply dis
cussing the political effect OF il. Ii every State
where there II a colosed State Government, a
negro for Governor, and a negro for Supreme
Judge, white emigration will cease. There will
bs no more white emigration 10 any such State
You cant find tue most ardent anti slavery man
in Wayne county Who will 20 and locate 10 a
State that has "A colored State government. You
will absolutely shut of at once. and efiectualiy
all emigration from the Northern States. and
from Europe too. whenever that event shall hap
pen. Thus they will remain permanently col
ored States in the South. The white men who
are nov there would remove from them, and
would not remain under such dominion.
VERY we'll. some say, that Is ali very we'll II
We can get the negro to 90 there. But let me
say that IN such case the colored States would
be a balance of power in this country. ask, Is
IL desirable TO have colored State Government
Issyit i. not IL IL not for many ressons
Oae reason 10, that such States would cop.ia0-
ally constitute balance of power. They would
be bound together by the strongest tie that eveI
binds men tOgether-the tie of color and oi
race-the tie OF a dowu-trodden aud despiseC
race A three hundred thousand shareholders.
by common tie, were able 70 govern their ma
ten for long time, so four millions of people
bound together by much stronger ue-desp'sed
by the whole world they have been-would
constantly vote and act together. aud their united
vote would constitute balance of power thai
might control the Government OF the nation.
II submit theu, however clearly aud strongly
We may admit the natural rights OF the negro
/ submit il % the intelligence of the people
that eolored State governments not desirable
that they will bring about results that not 60
be hoped for, that finally they would threaten
10 bring about. and. L believe. would result in a
war of races.
Now after that would any one expect tha
the Governor could find argument in favor o.
enfranchi.ing the negro under any circumstances
After showing most eonclusvely that to Civ,
them the right OF suffrage. now that they are x
norant, would result first in tie political ascen'
deney Of the negro race in some three or fou
States of the South: because. IL they have IN,
right TO vote. they will elect negroes 10 Office
aud secondly. the formation of negro States