Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-07-26

There are three districts in South Carolina,
which with some slight variation perhaps,
will send three members to the American
Congress, whose constituents are 1901
white people, 223,2l5 blacks and l9, 400
voters. That is, just as many white people
as will make one district in Indiana, and
less voters, for the suffrage of whites in
South Carolina is more restricted than in
Indiana. Now let us compare this with the
indianapolis District, Indiana.
9th District OF Indiana.
Voters 23,476
Here is district Of Indiana, which has
about the same white population and more
voters than three districts in South Carolina!
That is a white man in South Carolina has
three uotes, while white man in Indiana
has one Uotei And how does it happen
Why the man in South Carolina has two
negroes besides him who have no votes but
they count so that he gives three votes, one
for himself and one for each of the negroes.
l2O, 900 whites and 223 900 negroes send
three representatives. This is what Vallan-
digham, Vorhces & Co., call white man $
Government This is what is facetiously
called Democracy This is what the Demo
cratic leaders in Indiana propose to support
"a Democratic platform, which rests on
three pillars, one white man and two ne
grees.
But we are not through yet This white
man whose vote in South Calolina counts
equal to three white men in Indiana was a
bitter savage rebel, who if he could would
drive every man north Of the Ohio into the
ocean. So then the Democratic platform
rests on one rebel and two negroes And
this is the sort of Reconstruction" they
propose to US, simply to put the whole rebel
party into power upon the shoulders of
negroes. This is the white mans govern
uent proposed to us This is the equality,
| justice aDd liberty of the Democratic party.
! The annals of all time never produced a
proposition so unjust, impudent and DISCUS
ing as this, to admit the representation of
| the rebel States with double the power OF
an equal population in the loyal states, and
more than they would have had if they
never committed rebellion.
| Under the original Constitution three ffihs
OF the slaves were represented. In the table
which we gave in former article, it ap-
pears that the eleven Confederate States
had $500 900 negroes, with representation
of three.fifths and a ratio of 100 600; there
would be a representation of eighteen mem
! hers based on negro population only. This
| was conceded under the Constitution as u
representation of negro property, tor be 1t
observed the South never conceded that
negroes were persons But now the negro
population is tn have thirty representatives
as the REGARD of rebellion. The amendment
Of the Constitution is. therefore, evidently
demanded by the new condition of things,
not less than BY pure equity and Justice
Now, we ask the Democratic orators who
are canvassing indiana. whether they are
willing that the same number of white peo-
pie in South Carolina shall have three rep
resenta.ives to one in Tndiana2 That is a
fair question and one which should be fairly
answered. IF the people of Indiana are
willing to take such an unequal representa-.
tiou, let it be so understood, and they can.
not complain of the result. e. D. NJ.