The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-08-10
Effect of Negro suffrage at the south--Ths
Colored Population to Control Three
States.
From the Albany IN. Y. Al

From the Albany IN. Y. J Argus.
The issue of forcing negro suffrage upon
the south at the point of the federal bayonets,
has been made by the republicans Of Massa-
chuse,ts, Connecticut, Vermont. Iowa and
other states, and Chief Justice Chase is per-
ambulating the country in advocacy OF the
new doctrine. In imitation of the minor
apostles Of this new faith, he intrudes the
question upon assemblages at collage com
mencements. and in dinner table speeches.
In view of the issue that has been made by
the agitators, let us Look at the effect ne
gro suffrage at the south will have upon the
character of the representation in congress
and in the United States senate.
| Taking the census of 1860 as a basis, it
will be found that in twelve of the slave states
EN- bracing eight hundred and eighty six coun-
ties, there is in two hundred and forty four of
i them an excess of negro population
Alabama contains ffty-two counties, 10
twenty of them there is an excess Of negro
population.
Arkansas has ffty-fvs counties. with an
excess of negro 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. with an
excess of negro population in thirty-three.
Maryland has twenty two counties. with an
excess of negro population in five.
Mississippi has sixty counties, with an ex-
cess of negro population ia thirty one.
North Carolina has eight-seven counties,
with an excess of negro population in TWEEN
South Carolina has thirty five counties,
with an excess of negro population in TWEEN
y
Tennessee has seventy five counties, with
an excess OF negro population in three.
Texas has one hundred aud fifty -one couu.
ties. with an excess of negro population in
thirteen.
Virginia has one hundred and furty-eigh
counties, with an excess of negro population
in forty -four.
This would give the negroes majority in
the states OF Louisiana, Mississippi and
Carolina In these three states they could
elect negroes enough 10 control the legisla
ture, and elect six negroes to the United
States senate, aud three or four times tha
number OF representatives 10 congress. In
the southern states thew could send negroel
to the state legislatures, and in two hundred
and forty-four counties control the local off
ces. These figures present the universal ne
gro suffrage question in a social aspect. Car
~ out the scheme of the agitators. and wha
can prevent the senolng OF colored represen-
tatives TO the halls of congress? There are
deductions from the figures OF the census oil
1860, and the probability is the excess OF
black population is greater at present than il
was i've years ago. The war has doubles.
swept of a larger number of whites than
blacks. Besides, IL must be remem bered
that, to start with. the negroes will have an
other decided advantage from the fact that a
large class of whites are excluded from the
right of suffrage by the exceptions of Presi-
dent Johnson's amnesty proclamation, while
with the negroes there are no exceptions
whatever.
New England has led off in favor of uni
versal negro suffrage. and Chief Justice Chase
lie stamping the country in its advocacy II
has now become one of the cardinal doctrines
of the party. and we expect to see the repub-
lican state convention of New York toe the
mark, and give it an unqualified endorse
ment