Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1865-07-14
From the Philadelphia Age
Negro Suffrage versus Recon
stfucfi0n ils flA

SEructlOu,
Il One of the questions fcr the honest nat-;ot;c
linen Of enaion TO answer AT M. rrsent tl,,, ii
lsha the reconstruction of the Union ON the basis
of the Consultation, and the clearly reserved r;ghts
lof the peopIe of the States-zickfs which. ne tho
President truly and forcbly said. s.the peorie of
the several states CONFUSING tho Federal IEpion
government to the present time "-be paramount or
shall il be subordnated to minor issues disturbing
lin their character irritating in their influence upon
the people, and cc=lated to impede and hinder the
great work reuniting the chain of American
lbrctherhr apped asunder by the late deplorable
1wsr9 ~ ms side OF the other of this line the
Ipeop Il tde several States must range themselves
and prepare for the contest The issue is at our
doors II cannot be postponed President john
son as the head of the nation. has laid down the
platform upon which he Is willing to act in the i'm
Iportant matter Of restoring full relationship be-
ltween the States and the Caneral Government =.
The proclamation in regard to the reorganization
of North Carolina covers the whole ground, and
tho principles upon which that paper il based have
met tie approval Of the Union men Of the nation
President Johnson the constitutional rights of the
people OF the several States are fully recognized
and secured, while at the same time the lawful and
Unconstitutional power and Authority of tho General
Government Is preserved in full force and vigor.-
In this manner the President proposes to reunte
the people of the country, to make our State and
Federal political systems such perfect and har-
monions whole as its august and patriotic founders
intended. to restore tranquility within tho Union
land secure 10 all that measure Of freedom which is
linseparably connected with a full development of
the growth of the people In morality and intolIi-
gence and of the nation in wealth and substantial
greatness. t9ps 1-iey1l~.t et.l aiisigBey ir lail
a But at the very outset of the career which Pres
| ident johnson mas marked ont for himself he is
l.
administration party has been framed and the
men who are loading that movement against Presi-
dent johnson and his. plan Of reorganization have
selecteI tne ooc.lne OF hegfo srage as tne corner
., ane s.'uc.uie suey nopg y erect IN PROOF
TINS posieon, VIC s'o 'ne ioilow'hg ie''er ir'm
oena.oi ounl0' vi .u"s', i"nns~er " coinnu-
nlca,lon' Purpor'lg W co'ne roni co'o,ed ne'' III
~ III .io n.'e' y. sne sgners
y sueh '"eJ woi'' Sie NV gwen iiere y 'ne ie'-
'er' Nv. :.
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usnssr'eN a,r ep,u M tt'' 'ne ol'lzetS u tNor.h
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VI so'elnnen'' s ~ ." tu"4u''.'onaD'y tuo" ii8h'
ana ouV; '"l
see is.e cnnnce ., Peece anu tl,,,nqulll'y ~, IN
any Ieot Sui.e uIless Wy flgn's g o AL are recog
ipzeo, without u,s'nsiou VI coior. W 'nis ioph-
uuo1n ms VIC nus. ou"u u
INC a.acio S',Jna .s inc No~ orn 1.e.a'aJ on re-
couS''uc',1N W pu'Sn sou o"t my aese"f'on, pro
coeus on tne trS' y siNrs'y! suNs pvrsors WIN
wni'e sAin ~ aie 'no Yp'J ei'"enS' tu's nus nus
take.
As you uo ino 'no nouol u W ''n ine ,hc Propor
s,Aiu ioi YOU W lnnno in''o ~ neSishs'on III re-
lPping tha yyu "'i't u.'' ot 'ae ''yi' aga Pr'O'
sfge' @ cu,er. lAy osaoHg 20 YOU ny are are
yours unu ~ ~nOeUe. "'ae'' ''d"eS 70 'oo yoaV '"em
~ ss'Pe', o''" 'H' f'FVS'"; ~ SD .HS
VI course you Wi'i uke part IN any primary
eesg iot pS".,J .,,,, opSn y clzes
goheTany' Wlu WI no. n,iss any oPportunity 70
Esho" your ioy'hty anu hoeilty.
Accept my oeSt Wishes ana Deheve nae, genue-
men, lal'n'uilS yours - arusl eHAs- SpNSEi,n
This letter opens the whole scheme Of the soppo-
lnents of President Jobnson,s plan far restorin,
TRANQUILITY TO the country. and for bringing tho rc
volted States once more into fnli fe,lowsbin and
harmony with the General Government The
oolored men of the South are onee is;,t nnob
ali the ioh and ,,ripileces of citzeus and IN treat
as rusurpers and imposters' all who venture the
opinion that the question of who shall exercise The
leiectiye franchise Of a State ana unon what rom
Idtions and under what restrictions bcIongs under
1.-The Constitution to the people of State. and has
lbeen exercised by them, as the President saws
'from the origin OF the government to the present
ltime,n Mr.. sumner goes farther than thisj and
urpes the colored men--.who have inst emerged
from dependenoy, uneducated. and KNOWING MOTH
ling caring nothing about questions such es those
which acitate the comn1rnity-to Htabo mart IN snv
primary meeting for political ofranization" This
lis well calculated to- ombarrass the action of The
people in their patriotic task of aiding the President
lin his efforts to secure peace and union as practical
results of military successes at the earliest
possible moment. The freedman is not CONNIE
tcht at this time to take any intelligent part in
the work of rernodeling State Goyerument in
changing Industrial systems. in maxine or renoai.
ling laws That will not be denied. His freedom
is secured to him under the acton of the govern.
lment Why then should Mr. Sumner Wish 10
Impede the early settlement of ALI differences he
tween tho peobie of the several States nv maxim q
the 0uestou of the poltical stains of tbc coIore5
man in tho several States dominate that of the re-
union of the States on the platform OF the Const-
tuition unless il be TO build up nm antadministro
party In antagonism to President Johpson. and 10
put either himself or Chief Justice Chase on the
track for the succession? r.f Oh ll 90 'Ss'a
The action of the New England t-slavery