The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-19
cuts on the light Of ts black ctzens and then asks
the rebel States them into civil rights hosp

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UNCLE sAn,s CONVENIENT SUBMISSIVE 10 srAu sovnRuouY
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lies tho boon OF liberation The State soveregnties
invested with the Independence and absolute rights Of
foreign States and the United States cannot
make citizens Of colored Inhabitants with the rights
Of United States citizenship proected without askng
those States may the United states government
States allegiance and citizenship the English or the Irsh
but Il has 70 ask south Carolina If II may give the vote
and II cannot protect coored citizen In his right of
representation but as . beggar at the legislature
Of her State sovereignty. When this amendment
mas mas become law she VII dictate 70 tne United
For, by this amendment the only way TO actual United
states citizenship representative citizenship land there
10 none at ALL IL not that is through the door OF State
representation And that may be made just rs narrow
and difficult as any State may choose man cannot be
be received man unless first endorsed States
man. He must come as an arsiocrat OF some favored
Inc color at present the popular put by ana
by II may De the small feet that used TO be advanced MS
plea 10 oohalf or tho Southern chvary for their perpet
ual supremacy Adieu the dream Of manhood surage
They may carry in England, but this country, never
when once TIE constitutional amendment, enthronlng
the aristocracy Of skim shall have been adopted Even
the majority of Southern States and the whole dis
Loyal @ ~ declare that shey never WI admit the
II you ask why, Governor Perry answers for South
Carolina because they are in majority And when the
amendment has become law, IL will be bootless to
reply that II Is not republican form OF government
unless the majority are represented in It, Who
for the majority when by this mendment the minority
may constitutionaly rule and exclude the majority
from any share IN the governments Set thai inequality
Of races In the constitution as part of the organic
tonal law, and II never will be removed remeded
but by conyulsion that will rend the frame
both Of constitution and society asundeE II IL
ns s wss' Of aaS =
Pass this injustice and the heels Of II the states will
pass others pleading this very precedent To keep
laws and penalties necessary and then II there
be any outbreak nsurrecton in consequence the sys
tenn OF serfdom will BE- strengthened with all the former
guards OF ITSELF and the
the injured race will be faunted proof that they
cannot be governed by kindness; that y would have
been better for them II their save-chans had never
been broken and that they b. keptn check only in
and by q system Of repression subjugation and gpo.
cruel custom make 1t. We shall then have
Jamaica court martials without investigation, and
Eyres without evea q parliamentary question as
to the lawfulness Of unlicensed murder And
indeed it is true that unrepresented
only be governed by oppression. Oppression must sus
tain oppression as lies beget lies Is there other
method9 Is not that the method in all despotc
tresf Pot of the basis OF representation and
you necessi,ate despot'sm to govern it. You put il
beyond the pale OF protection aud then nothing but an
impregnabe tyranny secure its masters against the
instinct and the struggles OF and those In
surrectonary forces and rights that at work like the
throes Of volcano and always win be II dare to
ground human society on human intutions despised.
tazed, immortal minds oppressed and Imprisoned and
human hearts broken. tI3&
pus sasss sr. .. .s.s. sss ., III.
continuance Of is proscrptve rights An Unjust govern
ment must increase lis injustice Il it will not give up
But when was any class ever ~ @ into
claimed BY governments their subjects" said Haz
Mtt Englshman his life Of Napoleon, '1he right
of injustice s the most precious In their eyes, and The
one thing they are least disposed to part with Il Is on
this principle that We lost America, and that we
SIN keep Ireland IN state Or yss sa Call
America, that black men have rights that
white men are bound to respect and think Of
that set by amendment in the Constitution. Refer
back to the declaration Of the National Union Address
which have quoted that the amendment provides that
'any Slate may hold part Of lie population IN snoance
and vassalage poweress, uneducased, unfranchis dn
And this IN spite Of the guarantee Of republican form
Of government in the constitution The Irish vassaage
son with the proposed accommodation Of the whole
colored race IN this country from all political rights by
constitutional Acknowledgement and the Of caste
branded upon them BY the government catering 70 the
iu0iSEcs q those Who have always made slaves Of
We sympathize with The Irish but propose hold down
i've millions Of native American citizens in the condition
e g.:hs q q h color q heir sn tn.
leans are disranGpied in America, and for co& Sup
!. iss e. e, ". os. !;
Of Great Britain in league with the government
every person Of Irish blood being, by virtue OF pro-
vision In tho constitution, deprived OF political rghts
giving 70 the county and city Of Ednburg the right 10
execute and establish that Recommendation by
testants. would that Sc endured Would not the civ
iRed world ring with anathemas Of such oppressionf
oPrHEssoS sY COLOR 1fn WORST oE oPyREsuoSs
But which 10 worst-to cxc0mmuncate and disfran-
chise account Of religion. account Of color
nsn's resion u vcluntary but bic eoler he cannot
% as Cod .nd
himself A mans religion might bind him to human
sacrifices or to allegiance 70 foreign power but his
and rebel Of him. BY bis faith in the divine right Of
slavery but not his color which, IL dark is pledge Of
ss, CHANGER s .us ss ps r.. MI ssns.S he
y TN ~ M h s, and "a l s.s unssI
legislatures by amendment Of the constitution 70 sub
ect the whole coloed race Of this country TO the pains
% q ssom 70 ana
deDce. We propose this because Congress By ~ Com
mittes Of Ftsen had asked The rebels what was their
they were reluctant 70 llnouish that power the
blacks which they had been accustomed 70 exercise In
nd were , % , SCns ssso
themselves before the law We forthwith cut and square
constitutional amsndatory legislation accordingly.
b their repugnancss rsucsances 10 view Of such
treatment nor how they desire the new Union 70 be
. s q a. y. 40 nj
the question Of their own proposed serdo We assume
that they have rights That white men are bound 10
respect; no right 10 be consulted nor We under any
obligation to consult them 70 The manner and Law or
their own govsrnsnt or treatment no moro Than when
FOR tns BY cossssusonsi smsndnsns asis Of sssfSom
descending BY color and blood their children which is
In reality what the rights Of American ctissos In pre-
rebellion, without crime upon innocout csees tsr that
In tho provision, thar they b innocent OF
example Il sscl kind Of morality Is shs q the taxing
away nsishbors landmarks Ter the increase Of
power destructive OF public and private integrity
parties 70 rob third your night 70 hold down your
nsighbor In order that another may roo him and give
lain who has heretofore robbed you 10 rob another In
order that you may paid out Of that last robbery
ny the constitution the slaves ars reemsn and have
right 10 their vote. We propose 70 guarantee with
their late maser the white rebels Of the South TO rob
the whole oolorsd Of thev right Of representation
States please letting only the white population vote
thus rscaiming the political rights Of which we have
heretofore been dsfnuded By the threehfths clause.
In order 10 cquaEe the white representation, North
and south--in order TO mako white North
ern vote equal to white Southern vote
agree 20 reduce the whole oolored TO serfdom
II the duty OF tbs Christian church and ministry TO
rahuke be In their mower. ihle