Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-10
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lrTheissne OF forcing negro suffrage upon
the South at the poiut Of Federal bayoneis,
has been made by the Republicans of Massa.
chusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Iowa and
othst States, and Chief Justice Chase il
perambuiating the country in advocacy of the
nsw doctrine, Ia imitation, of the minor
apostles Of this new faith, he intFudes this
question upon Assemblages at College Com
mencements, and in dinner table, speeches.
In view OF the issue that has been made BY
tho az gitators, let Us look at the effect negro
suffrage at the South will have upon the
character Of the representation in Congress-
and the U. 81 Sepataso 81, u o rse er d -.
Taking the census ofls60 as % basic, it
will be found that in vtweiye@o the Slave
States, embracing eight hundred and eighty
six eoanties, there 10 in two hundred, aud
forty-four OF them ahae excess of negro popu-
lationi i'.ai a hiswo1 Lass q s,n !. DIe.,.fI
Arkapsas has fifty Ave counties, with an
excess ot negro!p0palatoh in six, ,... i', t.hi
Florida has ffty-6vea counties, with an
excess Of negro population in six. -, g s.o
Georgia has one hundred an, thirty-two
counties, With an excess of negro population
In forty-three.'g 'alJets ass,.I tli1aa.
Louisiana has forty eight counties, with an
excess of negro population in thirty-three. "
p" Maryland has twenty-five counties, with ali
excess Of negro population in FIVE. d. s.5. I
S' Mississippi has sixty counties, with an
excess Of negro population in thirty-one. la I
North Carolina has eighty countless
with an excess Of negro population in twenty.
" Tennessee has seventy-fve counties, with
au excess Of negro population in three ,.b,a
h Texas has one hundred and iilty-one, coun
tiles, with an excess OF negro population 10
hirteen. Vui yni7rs aii btiuai thn ,it . 500
-s Virginia has one hundred and forty--eight
counties, with au excess OF negro population
in forty.four. Nd 3J ii4 s.grraaaD- .it8 s..
This would give the negroes a majority 10
the States Of Louisiana, Mississippi aud
South Carolina Ia these three States they
could elect negroes enough to- control the
Legislatures, and elect six negroes TO the
United States Senate, and three or four times
that number OF Representatives in Congress-
In all the Southern-States they could send
negroes to theiStats Legislatures, and in twb
hundred and forty counties control the Jlocal
offices. These figures present the universal
negro suffrage question In o social aspect.
Carry out the scheme Of the agitatore, and
what eau prevent tbs sending Of ooloreh
Representatives to the Halls of oougress2
These are deductions from the figures Of
the census Of 1860, aud the probability is
that the excess Of black population is greater
at the present time than il was FIVE years ago
The war has doubtless swept of a greater
humber of whites than blacks Besides, II
must be remembered that, to start with, the
| hegr0es will have another decided advantage
from the fact that large class Of whites are
excluded from the right of suffrage by the
| exceptions III President johnson amnesty
proclamation, while With the, negroes there
are no exceptions whatever -
New England has led of in favor of uni.
versal suffrage, aud Chief Justice Chase is
stumping the country in its advocacy il
has now become one OF the cardinal doctrines
of party, ATd we ex psct TO see the Republican
State Convention toe the mark, aud give it
an unqualified endorsement Albany Argus.