New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-14
IvPEDIMENTS TO PEACE.

IMPROVEMENTS TO PEACE.
Wesley was eminently right in insisting
against the remonstrance OF his friend who
thought dancing-tunes untitled for religious
seryices-that the devil had no right 10 mo-
nopoly of all the best music. And yet We
know that he lays claim TO this, as to many
other good things t6 which be has 10 valid title.
We desire true Peace in our country, and
between all the diverse elements composing her
People; most Others also desire it-at least
they say $3.50 that It's early realization would
seem inevitable. But, when we descend to-
particulars, We find that those most noisily
camoring for cancellation and fraternity want
them Oh precisely their own conditions, and arc
utterly ayerse to securing them on any other.
The ". y Times at length takes ground
openly, decisiyely against an exaction by the
loyai supporters of our Government and Union
through their late struggle for existence that
their supporters in the Rebel States shall be
clothed with the right of self.protection by the
ballot. IT says broadly:
1.-THE only power which Congress has upon this mat
ter of securing freedmen suffrage IA tho power OF pro
DOSING an amendment 70 tEs
We doubt whether there is member. In either branch
viOraTv enough 10 imagine 70 be possible 10 obtain
the ratification Of any such amendment by hreeourths
OF the States Not OF the late Slave States would
raiify II OF their own accord; Lor world one
quarter OF the other States, Tor tie simple
reason that more than threcfourths OF them
exeado colored men ron theT own ballot.
boxes and II would be mons,ronsy unjust for such
States 10 compel the Southern Stats to an electoral
system they themselves ale unwilling TO adopt u me
Northern negro who has always been free. and had
mental tmDTOVnm D. deemed uLIi
to by the Northern States they are IN no position
to insist that the southern negro whose iachts nave
been kept dWaricd and beaghted by lifelong slavery,
shall he admitted 70 the southern polls Inc abstract
question whether the black man ought to be allowed 10
vote has nothing TO do with the ease 4he point ~.
that until we OF the North establish that Suffrage iof
ourselves. have no right to force II upon othcrs
The. fact that certain Of the loyal States
I have not yet cniranchised their own Blacks is
most unfortunate. But how docs it preclude
the demand in question Two-thrd5 Of those
\ by whose votes this result is secured have been
hostile to the National cause throughout the
Late struggle Thus, Connecticut recently re-
fused to enfranchse her Blacks by about u, Zoo
negative votes. But in 1863, she gave $4,000
votes for Thomas II. seymour as her Governor,
Z precisely because he was an ayowed, con
sistent, determined enemy OF the War Tor
the Union. In 1864 she gave a still heavier vote
over AZ, OOO-for Mcclellan and the Chicago
! Platform. We do not excuse her treacherous
Republicans who stayed away from the polls last
October and thus gave triumph to the foes OF
Human Liberty; but it is not true--and well
The Times knows t--that they who desire the
Right Of Suffrage for the Blacks Of the South
oppose the extension OF that same right to the
| Blacks Of the North.
Now, then, to the practical case, considered
on its merits:
The Whites Of the South have, as class
done their very worst to overthrow the Govern
ment aud dissolve the Union. They have been
beaten in fair fight, wherein the loyalist5 OF the
North were powerfully aided by the sympathes
and the arms Of the Southern Blacks. In order
TO secure this aid, we were obliged to make war
on Slavery (our real assail0n) and proclaim
Emancipation. We publicly, solcmnly pledged
ourselves not merely to achieve The freedom OF
the Blacks, but to maintain il. Having. utterly
yanqnshed our and their foes, have we not a
clear right to make good this pledge And is it
mot also our duty
But it is urged that the Southern States have
always been in the Union. For arguments
sake, admit it. Still, their Whites have, al
most universally, incurred the penalties AID
forfcitures Of treason. If Georgia has never
been out Of the Union, her White inhabitants
have surely been out Of tic position wherein
they could colorably claim the rights and I'M
munities Of loyal American citizens. Say that
the State remained in the Union, but that those
who became Rebels have forfeited their politl'
cal rights, and how far are you put ahead 2
The Government bad a RICH. (Which 1t has
often exercised 10 iutcrdct Lb9 apDroaeh "'