North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-09-20


papers and spef kers openly avow this to be
the real issue. TheyE dare net submit the
question to drectv vote of ,he people; but
seek By Congress- onal and executive author
ity, to:accpmplish their despicabIe purposes,
and dsurpthese cherished prerogatves Of the
white man. II they ever succeed 10 their
fell purposes, it takes no prophet to foretell
that the terrible scenes of St. Domingo, will
be reenacted in our country. A war of
races such as the world never bcheld would
follow. Heaven avert the calamity!
But" some Objector says, 1--WE do not
propose to give negroes the right to vote in
any but the southern states, unless the peo.
pie shall .vete for ii and change their cunsti.
FtutioHsT We answer If Congress or the
President, o.. both, under the whip~-of radio
alism, assume and exercise the power to de-
clare who shall or shall not vote in South
Carolina or Virginis, they may assume and
exercise the same power, if it suits their
pmposcss as TO- OhosGr PenDsylvania. In
deed, to BE consistent, if they give the negro
the right to vote in one state, they must
give him thessamer right in another. We
most eh}phatically& denySthat this power to
declare who shall or shall, not vote in any
state-exists either, in the President or
Congress, To the States, respectively, and
TO the States alone, belong the, question of
:the qualifications of its electors and we
are glad TO know that President johnson
takes the same common sense view of this
aIiestid1,l : that has thus far resisted the
clamors of these fanatics, and chooses rather
their opposition in his efforts to restore the
union, than to violate his official oath to
support tn Constitution and Laws.
But to bring this question little nearer
home, let us see how We are affected by it and
how we should act.
In ibis District, the political priest George
Ian don is rhc candidate for State Senator, OF
this class of revolutionsts and radicals. IL
wdnId be an insult. to observation and inte ILL.,
gence Of any man who has been resident ol
this district for uny length Of time, to adduce
proof that Landon is in favor, tooth and nail
of negro Suffrage and negro equality. There
| is not an intelligent child of ten years age
| who does not know it. He has declared II
scores, aye, hundreds of times, in the pulpit
and out of it, on the stump and off the stump
til there is hardly meeting house, school
house or cross roads in the three Counties
where be has not 1T funerals and political
meetings boldly, unreservedly and unbush-
ingly declared in favNr of it. II has been the
constant theme of his life. II has hecn his
religion. ....... ~ -.
Does any sane nan doubt that as : Sc 0ator
he would vote instructions to our congress-
men to take the radical position assumed by
himself and other leaders of the black re-
publican party Would not he claim that
in so doing he expressed the will Of the peo-
pie of bis district 2 In view Of his oft repeat
ed declarations of opinion on this subject
would he not, if elected have the right TO as
sumo that the people in his district endorsed
NEGRO JURORS AND NEGRO LAW MAKERS?
The question, then, for every voter to de
eide at the next election, Oaying aside al
tonnage tax issues is, whether or not he
| is in favor Of these doctrines. II he is, he
will cast his ballot for GEORGE LANDoN
THEIR ADVOCATE AND CHAMPION. IF he i.
against them, he will VOTE NOT ONLY AGAINST
LANDoN, BUT THE PARTY THAT UPPoRT HIM.