, 1865-10-31

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prom the Green Lay Advoctta.I
Whether or not It shall prnsc to be best to
cndow the negroes in the South with the priv
ilege TO yote, Is d question which ought to
nave the attention Of all the good and patri-
otlc men IN the country, aside from party
considerations. 1t need not be discussed IS a
masies 5oant, 1votEing right belonging OF not be-
| 40 certain things which will lead to his ruin
ana'to the public detriment. The negro Il q
snnple-mlnded mar, easily led, ind imposed
upon With impunity, WHO, to-day, can Lift
the lmpenettahle curtain Which hangs before
the Wh9lc problem Of Southern reconstru
ana tel1 whether, II Ee place the ballot In bis
hanas, 1t VIII not be made to assist In the
enactment OF Laws for his further degradation,
niS Ioore complete slavery, and for such hu-
mutations upon the North such IS all the years
before The war never yet Witnessed
Il We olscusa the mere matter Of right, In
deilning the statns OF the white and black
men men N ihe South, no mind capable Of COM
hesitate no,aent. The one has met us with
m4sket IN hand to tear down the govern
ment and erect an atistocratic or mou0rchcial
one IN its stead; the other has come to our
aid IN all possible ways. Oue has starved and
tortured our prisoners to death the other
One bag fought through four years Of desper-
ute and exhaustive war to destroy us, mad
well nigh succeeded the other has staked bis
all upon the success Of our cause, and be-
lleEed IN It with fifth, simple, contiding, Gu
slInnge., during, Which % has At once challenged our
friends IN the South but the negroes.
Even the men whose Judgment was
against secession did nothing to prevent
1t. When We were hcset by thieves, from.
the Potomac to the Rio Grande, these priests
and leynes passed By on the other side. It
1U ,Jrtt
wounds, bringing us knowledge Of the enemy,
and tolling after our armies In any service
that was deigned to let them perform. Now,
With these things before 1s, we may attempt
to hold fast to our old prejudices against
"nisEets," and We may keep saying to our
selves that 'this Is white mans govern
ment, - but If VIC turr, our backs upon the ne
gro, and, unaiding, let him fail back into the
clutches Of his oppsessor, we shall not de.
serve tic name Of men. This Is not 's white
mans government " II II does decd so dark
and dannab1e.
Il may not be best to decide on giving the
neSlo the right to yote, ns 9 recognition Of
a boon to him. We have advocated 1t more
to turn, as far as In our power, public senti-
nent into the right channel, than as meas-
ure to be practically accomplished. There
arc thousand tons Of red tape in the way Of
It, eyen II 1t ought TO be enforced: There is
~ tais abont tne figae oI sIa1eg 10 nx taeir
nm5 qmancataons lot voitnS Inese Is tnis
nselssaat .,asa QUESTION ~ nllcnea c On 70 aooa5
hegfocs Young ~ I!ee states, Ana oeyona
md ~o5se than all, mere = thls toaoyins and
coTardIy spirit among Northern politicians
u both parties which exhorts them to Keep
~ shape to RECEIVE the embraces OF the south
#Ien It shall have got back again. W IheIe ere
othcr questions rs 70 intelligence ana Ut.
ness. and there Is the oyerhangtng doubt
nhcther the ballot will mako future masters
Of their old masters, 80 that all the votes We
shall add to the South VAL be controlled