The Louisiana Democrat., 1865-10-25
Negro suffrage the Question Set
tied.

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ticut. in order to make fucrum for the |
lever with which they hoped to govern the
action of the Southern States upon the same
subject. They required the prestige OF
preliminary success upon that issue will,
which to open the campaign; and apprecia-
ting the value Of the voice Of even one New
England State to give confidence and lmspl-
ration to their faction, they opened the lists
in Connecticut, brought all their influence
| to bear upon that contracted arena, provoked
the conflict, and were defeated.
Inasmuch as they expected to receive
great strength and comfort from victory,
thew will be weakened and discouraged by
| their discontinue. Even radical arrogance
Iand Injustice must recoll from the absurdity
of demanding from South Carolina tribute
to negro equality that Connecticut refuses
! to pay, peremptorily and decisiveiy. When
a State that for years has been under the
tuition and control of Black Republicanism
rejects the loathsome morsel, the Southern
States cannot consistently be urged to
swallow it. In the Soath, the memories OF
negro inferiority and subordination must,
during this generation at least, abide with
the superior race. White men in that sec.
ton cannot be expected to lay aside abrupt
| " the prejudices to which they were educa-
| ted, and to cancel, at the word Of command,
their theories of negro inferiority, that with
them have been traditional and habitual
| since the creation of the Republic. But in
| New England, on the contrary, for thirty
! years and more, the missionaries Of Adolf
| ton have beeu laborlDg to incnlcate the doc
trine of negro equality. 1t has been preach
ed in the pulpits, it has been taught in pub
lie schools, it has been discussed in leglsla.
tive halls. Nevertheless, with all this train
, ing, Connecticut, at the first opportunity
when this question is Submitted to her peo-
pie, repudiates the principle, and forbids the
negro access to her baliotboxes. 1t would
be the sublimity of inlpudence, after that
g ior the Radicals to press their doctrine o.
e negro suffrage upon the people OF the late
d slaveholding States. !,
8 But, says The Tribune: "There are only
4 according to the last census, about two
i. thousand negroes in the State who would b
), entitled to the suffrage, and if they all votet
with either party it would not change th
,soa. n,iaht have y;n,icatea the tbeo
oonlso..1us :. es;n INV ;nconueuienca from
z 0i.nou. s;s, s19 na.,,Is, ~ ysncb rasson;ng il
tne plaf,,ea assa,.S .a - % ,ad;eol snhs arv;anc
to expedieucy. Because there are not NJ
q groes enough in Connecticut to render tn
aaes.'V tsesa .hsrsfnrs ~ The Tribnne thinks Cor
.ue.e .ueI ehaa I'D, ha 10 decided aoainst her co,
nec.leua snou,o a ;a,,aat na,v t;ans ror tho simn
. slc.los "a ena .;r;na a % tha raaicals adyanta.
: pulpos1 - y, ths $50 nsnthern @ States where Il Il
:. .uano ,at;an = !. @ IF vial ;mnortance But if
= Sss'iHn os Inalana stats with an inconslderlb
70 naaso me" D,, mennIat;on mia decide AGAINST negr
p neS,o - popdl npsanredlv Now Eaoland Is not ent
sa s,aa ~ d;stata sass decision IN favor of pegr
le saf.oae s,sg INST IN States where the black popa
d, q ';on e enaal ~ to n some instances, great,
IS tiuu tbnn the eaS white. The Tribune says I'll
% r,nral u In ,nAnsnce of Connecticut in depriyir
y ota a;oht lundrad l tbonsand loyal men Of ii
~ I senth % oftbe r;cht to vote i q fact. the pra
noali ,;oa, ;nnortnnes ,rs Of which cannot vet
n oa,on,ated e.J ,led J, onr cotemnorarv does n,
er % stats tha case fairly no depriye is to tail
no @ awav. # j. imnoss;ble to take from ms
if that which he peyar had. You cannot d
to nr;yo ! hind man Of sight: nor an idiots
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