The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-07-12

very many have implored their former ma.t.r. for
M ~ 70 remain At than have voluntarily abandon.
rotated and Al these facts are and can b.
truths should open eyes to the Importance Of
Of Seero ssaiosy Weighing and considering the matter
dies to shrink from what might shock our sensibes
anu offend our tastes Lam not sure 1t cannot be demon
be subserved by granting the negro the rvht 81 w
Look at facts they are The Northern States hvs
ery number Of representative By the
strs.S sns war the South will add to its numerical
strength In the House Of Representatives fourteen new
msmoers whether the negro is enfranchsed or not II
tba cannot be will be
in ana backbone Of all political programmes so
long as this question Of nchsng the negro debatea
Die; Suppose that question Of the way, what re-
cssaites and interests Of the two sections In word
mocraey. 1t Is virtually this now.
Let the negro VOTE and the Southern vote will he
unit upon all state and national interests they will for
ever hold the balance Of power and eecualy control
ne policy and settle the differences of opposing Northern
iaeons But the cry is that the negro would vote the
Northern ticket and sustain the Northern policy against
me South Not so. In the first place. they love their
old friends better than they do their friends already
Who does not know thatf II doubted fall back upon
declaration and facts related the fret part Of this com
muncatlon viz Their fidelity aud devotion to us during
ssrt US now Besides, we shall have new influence and
the employer Will be very poor politician who cannot
control and direct the votes his employees So far from
there being any antagonsm Of interests between labor
ana capital they are identical; and verify believe In
any conflict between the sections, the negro would
march up to the polls In literally solid phalanx and
tain the interest ofhs own secon in obedience to the
natural law because 1t sustains his interest The
vote OF the South must Of necessity always be
i've aud added to the conservative of the North
which will always be large, will hold the balance of
and say to insane radicals Thus far iat thou 60
| no farther"
livery much incline to the conviction that the fran
chse OF the negro is the certain and deah-bIow Of
the radical abolition party. They now strong aud
strongly mailcoaed There Is weak place in their
harness. and through that Joint the enanchising
the wind ont Of their sails confess l. for one,
amazed at the zeal Of the aboonsts for enfranchising
the negro Leave the cities ofthe case and believe
it's demonstrable that the negroes of the country viii
always sustain the side Of the employer only
plain the blind infatuaton of the radical aboonists by
falling back upon that old classic truth .Quem Dues raj
frdee pfu denenai" Negro suffrage IL their certain
death II their destruction be the main work and mea
ma In these views strong argument for the South wei
ana maurey to ponder and consider this question befo
| II discards 1t.
Let passion and prejudice yield place calm andre
necng reason and discovering wherein lies the best
uest interest of the country pursue that fearless
y faithfully and boldly regardless alike of fsar favor
| for the South ~ FF9tt
By the 1850 learn there were eosa4s ncgr
men tslaves) Of twenty years old and upward--sa,
100000 voters This item is not to be despised in
Presidential eecon-I do think 1t il to be feared
The negro Is ofus and with u.s. W.B.F
Our purpose, in this compilation o
the views of parties North and South
on the question of negro suffrage, is &C
complished. 1t is due to the public tina
they should have all the facts placed be
| fore them. We have done orr mart thi,