Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-07-26
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Famine into It's logical and inevitable result,
not only In political but in social point
of view, they would discover that 1t will
surely lead to condition of things which
but few men would be willing to stand be-
fore the American people and advocate.
Universal and unrestricted Negro Suffrage,
on the basis demanded, by the Jac0bins,Eis
not a question which affects merely the po-
Iitical status OF the Southern States; nor
will its results in social point of view be
confined tosthe people of. those States re-
Gently in rebellion. 1t goes further, and
penetrates deeper than all this, It strikes
at the very foundation OF society, North
and South, and must BY the very nature Of
things, revolutionize the social convention
alities of the American people. Those who
look upon it, only asa measure to prevent
the leaders OF the rebellion fromireganigg
their power take only asuperficial view and
overlook its most important featuressrf'
In order that the public can better COM
prehend the real bearings of the radical
Chase policy on this subject, we publish In
another column the address OF, the PRepub-
lican State Committee of Massachusetts,, a
summary, of q series, OF resolutions passed
by the Con6ecticut Legislature. and a atable.;
carefully prepared from the census returns
of 1860, showing the number OF counties In
the Southern States In which the black pop
ulation exceeds the white. Facts are
stubborn things, and the data there given
reveal a new and important feature OF this
subject, not alone in theory, but in its start
ling realities. It presents The question of
Negro Suffrage in light which no states
man can. overlook, and which no fanatic
can gainsay. 1t presents lesson which all
must study, considerations which must be
carefully examined, and arguments which
must be weighed before safe and intelli-
gent decision can be arrived at on this VII,
tai question. The Massachusetts, Republic
can. committee, in their appeal to the peo-
pie of that State, in referring to the ADJUST
ment Of the South, "demand that absolute
guarantees shall be given for the extinction
Of all castles" between the two races. They
require, still further, that 4 all usages Gus
toms and Traditions shall be,abolished, "and
that these, with loyalty, shall be the tests in
all cases, Including right to vote, whether
the Constitutions or laws prescribe it or
not" in other words, political and social
equality Of theraces ia all and every condi-
tiOn of society, as, well as political and Off
cial preferment. This takes the negro, as he
emerges from the degrading influence of
years of bondage, with all hisYignorance,
uncultiyated- tastes, prejudices and super
stitions, and gives him an Immediate voice
la the settlement of all questionsof State and
National interests, including the very con-
ventionalities of society. This abruptly over
rides all existing barriers In these several
spheres to such an extent that its effectwill
extend to all sections OF the country, N North,1
Sonth, East and West and develops a state
of affairs which does not exist in any ma
tion IN the world. jyhllPtYi lLlWii
gi 10 comprehend the real extent to which
the Jacobin policy, carried into practice,
will revolutiOnize existing rules, politically
and socially, it is necessary to draw a CONF
parison as to the condition of the two races,
and also to ascertain the numerical strength
of the blacks and whites in the several
States. The tables of population which we;
give elsewhere furnish the statistics reces-'
sary to show thelatter. 1t will be'seen that
there is not single State which has been
in rebellion but that has anumber of coun-
ties inwhich the black population exceeded
the white when the last census was taken.
There are also three States-LOuisiana
Mississippi and South Carolina-in which
the black population preponderates over the
white in majority of the counties. This
preponderance in many instances Is three,
and in some counties four, to one. Under
the radical policynegroes will be elected
members of every State Legislature, and in
three States they can have control, enact
all laws, and elect men of their'own race
and color to the United States Senate. This,
In at least three States, not only gives the
blacks fuH control of the social Status of the
people, but in sending blacks to represent
them in the national Legislature introduces
a new, feature in Washington society and
Legislation The equality between the white
man and negro which the Jacobins wish to
establish will, therefore, place the latter in
the highest legislative tribunal Of fthe coun-
try, upon equal footing with Senator Sum-
ner and his associates in all public and pri-
yvate duties while he remains the represen-
tative of Massachusetts, In the United States
Senate. The same will be true as to the
Representatives from, every other State. All
this would be brought about under the
Inauguration Of the Chase radical policy
within the next twelve months. But it
may be- argued, that the negroes would
not attempt such ridiculous move as the
sending of one of their race to the Senate
for the present. On the contrary, this is
the very time they would be more likely
to try that experiment than at any other
They have Just emerged from slavery, and
through the teachings Of the radicals they
are puffed mp with ideas of their import
ance, and consider themselves qualified to
assume all the duties Of the governing class.
Are the people Of this country prepared tor
that resulte Is Senator Sumner willing to
admit the recently emancipated slave and
treat him as his associate and equal In the
United States Senate?ls' 10. 81. si.l.t 5toJ
These are questions which every man
must answer by his advocacy or opposition
to the Jacobin policy of universal Negro
Suffrage and equality of races. They are
the natural and logical results of the ex-
treme radical policy. It will not do for
them to claim that the mortality of the ne
groes of the South since the commence
nent of the rebellion has swept away
this epreponherancep of blacks from the
localities referred to by the statistics.--
We admit that the mortality has been much
greater than the public imagine, and that
at least one million have been swept away
III the last four years; but have there
not been at least one million of the South
ern whites killed in battle or died of disease
incident to the war? The great mortality
of the negroes has not been confined to
adult males, but has taken with it in its
swccping results male and female, old and
Young; while thelOss of the whites An bat
tie have been from the male population,
and principally5the-v voters, leaving, a. larger
proportion of non-voters among the whites
than the blacks, under the Negro Suffrage
policy. When we add to this natural dis
parity of males the exclusion from the bal
| Tot box of aAlarge 'class of whites by the
provisions OF the amnesty proclamation, is
| It not reasonable to suppose that the pre-
pondeYanice Of blacks who would become
voters, should the Jacobin policy be put
| into practice, would be in stillgreater pro-
portion than Is revealed by the returns of the
| faet oonetia and in fact enable the npOr0ps