The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-14
STATE RIGHTS DEMOCRAT.
LFrOm the Albany tN. " Atlas and August
Eject of Negro Suffrage Mt the
SOuth---The Cofored Population
70 Control Three States.

IFrom The Albany (N. ~ Atlas and Argus.
Eject of Negro Suffrage nj IhC
SOuth---The Cofored Population
20 Control Three StoteS.
The issue of forcing negro Suffrage up
on the South at the point of Federal bay.
onets, has been made by the Republicans
OF Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont
Iowa, and other States. and Chief Jus
tice Chase is FORMULATING the country
IN advocacy of the new doctrine. In imita.
ton of the minor apostles of this new faith
he intrudes this new question upon assem-
blages. at college commandments. and III
dinner table speeches, In view of the
issue that has been made by the agitators,
let us look at the effect negro suffrage n
the South viii have upon the character OF
the representation in Congress and the
United States Senate.
Taking the census of 1860 as a basis, il
will be found that in twelve of the slave
States, embracing eight hundred and
eighty-six counties. there Is IN two humid
red and forty-four of them an excess Of
negro population.
Alabama contains ffty-two counties, III
twenty Of which there is an excess of ne
gro population.
Arkansas has ffty-fye counties, with an
excess ofnegro population in six.
Florida has twenty-one counties, with
an excess of negro population in six,
Georgia has one hundred and thirty
two counties, with an excess Of Negro
population in forty-three.
Louisiana has forty-eight counties, Will
an excess of negro population in thirty
three.
Maryland has twenty-five counties, Will
an excess of negro population in FIVE.
Mississippi has sixty counties, with al
excess of negro population in t~hirty-cne
North Carolina has eighty-seven coun
ties, with an excess of negro population il
twenty.
South Carolina has thirty-fve counties
with az excess of negro population il
twenty.
Tennessee hasseventy-fve counties. Wit
an excess of negro population IN three.
Texas has one hundred and fifty-on
counties, with an excess of negro popula
ton in thirteen.
Virginia has one hundred and forty
eight counties. with an excess of negr
population in forg-four.
This would give the negroes a maiorit
In the States of Louisiana, Mississippi
and South Carolina. In these three State
they could elect negroes enough TO con
trolthe Legislatures. and elect SIX negroe
to the United States Senate, and three o
four times that number of Representative
TO Congress. In all the Southern State
they could send negroes to the State Leg
iglatures, and in two hundred and forty
four counties control the local Offices
These figures present the universal negr
suffrage question in q social aspect. Carr
out the scheme of the agitators, and VIVA
can prevent the sending of colored Rep
resentatives to the Halls of Congress
These are deductions from the figures G
the census Of 1860 and the probability j
that the excess of black population i
greater at the present time than 1t wa
five years ago. The Wal has doubles
swept off a larger number of whites tina
blacks. Besides, 1t must be remembers
that, to start with, the negroes viii hav
another decided advantage from the fac
that a large class of the whites are exclud
ed from the right of suffrage by the ez
eeptions IA President johnson Amnest
Proclamation, while with the negroe
there are no exceptions whatever.
New England has led off in favor {
universal negro suffrage, and Chief Ju
tice Chase is stumping the country in i
advocacy! It has now become one of til
II IL. -.-x- - =,
expect to see the Republican State Coz
vention of New York toe the mark, an
give 1t an unqualified endorsement.