The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-11-07
TINE HoNoRED PRINCIPLES OF
THE DEMOCRACY.

constituting the subject Of the Journals question,
and also that other amendment proposed by the
editor Of the Journal or Governor MoRroN, we
do not know which, "a We believe each gives the
credit Of 10 to the other. which amendment is, or
ought to be entitled IAN amendment to deprive
the Southern States Of their representation in
Congress till they make their negroes voters"
and indeed have now. some very arbitrary laws
governing the actions Of American citizens of
European descent" 1t seems that they do not
now allow . man to ger shaved on the Lords
day commonly called Sunday. the fret day of
she week, or the Sabbath day. These New
England laws are historically known as the
"Blue Laws Of Connecticut" as the prohibitory
liquor law is known historically as the MAINE
Law" from the State, or Province Of Maine,
situate in the northeast corner of New England,
in which State. this prohibitory law originated.
Nov these Blue Laws are very odious and OPP
pressive upon our white fellow citizens Of Euro
psan descent. But as the States severally, in
which they exist. had a right to adopt them, that
is. if States have any rights left them. do not
think il would be Just on the part Of the majority
Of the States In the Union, they not liking Blue
Laws" to force constitutional amendment upon
the New England States aboIishing those Blue
Laws" and prohibiting the passage OF any more,
for the reason that those laws are local concerns
Of those States, and it would be bad faith, would
bs using the power of constitutional amend
ment, in violation of the spirit of the Consttu-
ton itself. and would produce trouble, to force
such an amendment upon them; and for a like,
among other reasons. the Democracy were gene
rally opposed to adopting the amendment to the
Constitution of the United States. abrogatng an
institution local to number Of those States, be-
lieving it was injudicious to appear further 10
encroach upon the South at the time, by forcing
upon her an alteration of the Constitution
under which she had united in forming the ORR
ginal Union OF the States, especially as it was
claimed. as was understood. by WILSON, SUN
MAR, and other Republicans, that from the man
fhe amendment was framed, it gave power TO
Congress, when adopted, u make the freedmen
citizens and voters in all the States of the Uuion
to which they might emigrate. The Democrats
did not against the changing of the vene-
rsbIe Constitution signed oy the father of his
country because they favored slavery. The
Democrats were opposed W the Institution, rs
they were 10 the Blue LAWS OF New Highland.
But they feit that t not for them to med
die with other peoples business they dislike this
pracsice of picking at and annoying neighoors in
their particular affairs. The Democratic party
respects other peoples rights. even though
they differ from them in opinion, and feel that,
il such peoples affairs and domestic regulations
are wrong, it is better 10 let them right them
selves, than to put in their intermeddling. Great
Britain paid her colonists for their slaves when
she set them tree. GA the like ground OF doing
sven-handed justice, of acting openly, fairly and
frankly with our sister States, instead OF resort
ing TO indirect. sinister, fraudulent tricks, min
gled with indirect force, to involve them in
trouble. the Democracy are opposed to the fuI-
Their mutilation of that Constitution signed by
WAsHISsroN, by changing the apportionment OF
Representatives in Congress 50 as to base it upon
voters instead of people, thus by a-as we call
it-sneaking method, though we admit we dis
like to use such an expression. forcing the South
to admit negroes to be voters, or be mainly dis
franchised in the National Congress.
We think representatives in Congress repre-
sent the people. not simply the voters in State.
We think the women and minors and non voting
foreigners. the colored people. and all other
classes IN Indiana, are represented in Congress
by the members from she State, though they are
elected, that is, in the eye of the law. We speak
rot of the fact, by the white males over 81 years
of age. IL. then. the members of Congress re-
present the people of the State. and. not the
voters, the number of members from the several
States onght to be apportioned according to
people. not according to voters, because the
power of declaring voters in each State rests with
she several States, not with Congress. Rela-
lively TO each other. az members of the Union
shs States, to hold their just degree of power
must be classed by people; but in their domestic
spheres they have right to say who shall elect
generally the representatives for their respective
peoples.
Now, look at the proposition of Gov. MORTON
He admits, We presume, that free negroes art
people; but be says they ought not, any more
than women and children, to be given the righ
of suffrage; and yet proposes, at the same time
that if the South does not confer upon them thu
rights of suffrage. she shall be deprived of one
half her Representatives in Congress. Is thu
craftsmanship: is this keeping good faith with th'
South. and scting Justly toward herr Is this
frank, open. ingenious course Of desliogg
And here We propose to indicate the positions
occupied by the Democratic and Republican par
ties on the question of negro suffrage. Its true
that il may seem foolish to discuss the question
of suffrage at all until il is settled that ID,
right of suffrage Is worth something to a whit
man who may happen to differ with the Admins
tration; but. in anticipation that better tim,
may be coming in the premises, we proceed.
The Republican party. that is a majority of II
is now against negro suffrage, admitting it woul'
lead. in attempting a joint administration o
whites and negroes. of this Government. to
civil war of races; but they say. they are TO
giving the negroes the right Of becoming part
ners with the whites in the Administration b.
and BY. when the negroes become elevated from
She enjoyment of their freedom.