Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-30
4 geW Advocate Of Negro Suffrage.

= The New York Necs recommends
It's friends in the South to adopt negro
suffrage. In this, II strikes hands with
Wendell Phillips, the New York Tfibtins
and Chief Justice Chase. Il is true il
advocates negro suffrage for different
reasons than those urged BY the original
and leading abolitionists Of the country,
but it argues the importance Of the
measure equally strong and earnestly
1t thinks the adoption Of negro suffrage
by the Southern men viii. give than 9
political power that will enable the
Democracy 70 overthrow the Black Re
publican party, while Northern Aboli-
tionists sustain the measure because
they are Of the opinion that itH adoption
win result in destroying the influences Of
the Old shareholders, aud iusHse the fu-
sure safety and freedom Of the slaves Of
the South.
Il is quite evident that II the leading
Democrats Ct the country endorse me-
gro suffrage that measure will Soon be-
come polisieal fact. We remember,
a few years ago, the great excitement
that existed IN this State over the ques-
don Of permitting foreign born residents
Of the State exercising the right Of suf-
frage before they became natur-
allied citizens of the United States.
The Democrats we're in q majority 10
the Constitutional Convention, and in.
sroduced what Is known as the six
months clause Of our Constitution, per-
hitting foreign born residents to vote
on declaring their intention Of becom-
ing citizens The Wings disliked the
proposition, but sustained it, because, as
fthey argued the Democrats would adopt
it anyhow; and would, IL they opposed
it. always secure the foreign vote and
retain their political ascendancy. Ac-
cordingly both parties tried 20 see which
| could support the measure most ener-
gsticaliy, and thereby ingrAtiate Them
selves into the good will OF that portion
of our foreign population affected BY
the proposed extension of tbs voting
privilege.
The New York Rescs seems to be
acting on the same principle. By an
early advocacy Of negro suffrage, il
hopes to add an important aud powerful
political elem ent to the Democratic par.
/ b, aud thus insure it's asc. ndancy foI
years to come.
The Mems may be right; and we take
pleasure in calling the attention Of Dem.
ocrAis in this part of the country, to it,
suggestions. IL the Nes0s does nothing
else, II may teach such thoughtless Dem
ocraisas those in Anderson township
Warrick county, caution aud prudence
They certainly will hesitate, hereafter
to denonnce aud abuse clase to whom
. tueir chief organ andleading politicians
are looking to restore their party TO pow
er aud themselves to office.
That we do not misrepresent the NeVs
we quote q couple OF paragraphs from 4
late editorial Says the NeiOs
: "The negro is, by nature, at
initiative creature and be naturally imi
tatss those with whom he is in daily
contact What possibility is there, then
thai Black Republicauism, from it's fai
! of rostrums in the North, can sway .hs
political action of enfranchised negroes
under the very nose of their late mas
|, tersg
"The Southern people have the sagaci
ty 10 appreciate this latent source o.
, power They will develop it and apply
u TO their own uses. There is no ne
cessily for the agitation Of the subjec
in the North. Negro suffrage is tn
tceapOn of the Sotfth; they will bring
, IL into the field soithoUt delay, and i
its edge prove fatal. TO Black Republi
canism, it will not be the first instAnc'
on record in which ambition has over
) leaped itself, in which fanaticism ha
: invited its own overthrow. Presiden
/, Johnson, with true Democratic instincts
ioresees the future. agency of negr'
suffrage as an element OF Democratic 50
premacy aud understands tha legitiHaAs
} way of bringing it into action"