New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-08
Observation-Disclosures;

We are forced to look sharply after guberna'
torial logic in the unrecOnstructed States. Thus
Gov. Humphreys Of Mississippi says: "Ihe
negro is Free whether we like it or not" Very
philosophical. ave must realize that, now and
forever" There is nothing like resignation.
"To be free, however, does not make the negro
citizen, nor entitle bin to political or soeIas
equality with the white mar Hold hard there,
while We overhaul this rather mudded asser'
ton
What dee, make a white man eiiizen' His
freedom. Why does he vote? Because he Is
fyec wha, makes him politically equal with
the next white man His freedom. Then If
| freedom makes white men voter; and politically
equal why shosld MT it make black men voters
and politically equal Freedom is positive.
There il MT, their cannot be, one kind of free
dom for whites ard another for blacks. II you
try that dodge, yea tumble head foremost into
the smo;hering slough of privilege, which the
nation is struggling to avoid.
We say nothing hsre of social equality. The
regulation Of that y no business Of any Gov
,rnor. Congress or Legislature. Hence the
stunning question so s.ten propounded with an
ar Of predcs;inate triumph, would ypu Ike
to have your daughter Marty niger 2" need
not here be DISCUSSED.
But in this country freedom, always implies
political equality; and until We turn or nsti-
tutisDs topsy-turyy. and discard our fund"men'
tai principles, always must eon''Eue to do So
Thus Gov. Humphreys. apeakingof the black,
says: 1.-THE Constitution and justice do ontitlc
him to protection and seclrity in his person aud
property, both re,l and personai.' Ih's Is
good, g. FAR as it goes. 8uI Gov. Humphreys
lorpets that tho Consultation eutites every nan,
black or white, 20 ~l-protsction. AID that tbs
| is the eliefend 81 crdainigg end establishing
individual freedom. The Go7ernor would gi'e to
! the black freedom, AID to ID, white the custody
of the black freed, n. which Il about the Sb-
sur,les, proposition which has come 10 our
knowledge IN these DAYS Of .maltipsed abs .rd
tiles. When Gov. Humphreys comes To discuss
negro testimony, he sees this. Thus hs says that
the right To testify is 1.-The common privilege oi
freedom and Ia derry il to The emancipG;es!
"the nercst moekery." Web ii you give the
right to testify, Why not all aEar civil rigi ts'
Why is nj it "the Inerest rsecaery"to dsay
these also 1.-THE rule must DO Justice. says
the Governor. Well, then, le,u s have it, with
out paltering or prevaTieation .r ..r
Senator Wilson, now bill VIII make y sorsa-
| ton when intelligence Of it shsll reach Mssis-
spp II disposes, in rather -enorSele SIS way,
Of all the doubts. queries qualifications, con-
ditons, hair-splittingu, hesitations, h',deings'
and half scquiescences, Of just such go ntlemen
as Coy. Humphreys. 1t declares thar "to be
! free does make the negro a citi'en.p IL atirms
equality Of civil rights and immunit les" and
repeats al " inequalities" which may tays been
Established or maintHiDed "by reasc n Of any
distinctions or differences OF color, race o.
descent Gov. Humphreys says thai the black
/, not entitled to political eulasty'; Mr.. Vii
sons bill SAYS that he is, that ne shall have il,
and that legislation which saat heDy It mus
be considered o uiSdemencS sntjeeang TIT
offenders to fine and imprisonment. Ttii
makes up nice Httle issu,, and thu fight i
abous 70 begin There il so ploh thai is gsos
J in Gov. Humphreys's MessGEs that sc heps
for his own sake. that he win discover th'
beauty Of consistency, aud vi cons,SUncy o.
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