The New York herald., 1866-02-10

duction. They would all be embrared II a
State admit colored man 10 vote, and require q
qualification which IL does not exact from white men,
then the entire coored population Is be deducted from
tho estimate But Mr. President there Ia another ques
ment Is adopted How many states now admit colored
men TO the exercise Of the elective franchsf Only SIX
And how many exclude them positively from the right
OF snhfhge Inirty Supposing all the states TO be IN
the Union which supposed be out; suppose they
are to be esteemed out OF the Union-how many Of
these that are claimed to be in, whose
are upon this floor give the colored the right Of
sunrager Only six And unless the States change their
pocy-and am by no means persuaded thew viii; ON.
Tho contrary, as far az have opinion the subject,
believe they will not and that opinion Is formed upon
the occurrences OF the meif this amendment passes
there Is hardly ono OF these States that would not
lose representative provided they mad this colored
population among them He referred effect which
the amendment would have upon the several States Sc
representing States that would not be affected hy IL
might vote for H. Massachusetts according 10 the cen
sos .. oo hss white population Of see and
population of 1881, 100 and n coored population OF
4s,oo5 Vermont has white population Of 3is $50, and
colored population OF 100. New Hampshire has
326 SD whites and i95 blacks The game so 10 speak
~ safe one for them. They viii not be affected by IL
injuriously They will lose representatives But on
tho contrary, they gain in the number OF repre.
sentatives but IN not being met on this floor by
a corresponding number OF Representatives from the
other States such the constitution OF 1889 designed
those other States should have; but they will by
number of representatives less by one third than our
fathers thought should como from those states The
chairs in the other hall that placed there pur
pose OF accommodating the representatives of the South
II from the danger o having them 0ledy Are not the
North and the statesmen OF the North equal 10
the South and the statesmen OF the South ON
ali subjects that may up before the councils OF
the nations What there looking to the history OF the
two sections in the past, which would lead us 70 be
lieve that the North Ia inferior to the South In
anything of intellectual Improvement siaesmanship
Maryland contained population OF $751; 9l9 whites and
Ill l3l colorcd To refuse 90 let the blacks would
be deprive her OF representatives The popuace OF the
State would neyor agree to this amendment They woad
insist to the point Of revolution on the right 10 regulate
10 Xtt limit Mr Inhu
then criticised the promises Of Mr. summers speech
atng to tho right of the general government TO nlcpose
In regulating the elective franchise OF State. He read
from Kcnts Commentaries showing that the prerogatives
of the constitution positive specific and in the
regard gave authority for interference No Ind
ever held before that the general government to stop
within the limits OF the respective States and dictate to
the people therein how they 10 elect their Legis
aturcs; and II Congress had right 10 Interfere with
the elective franchise was honest to attempt 10
thrust such interference upon the States indirectly
poinf
Mr. SUMNER asked II Congress had the power annuI
all State laws in regard to distinctions of color could II
not also annu all statutory provisions for inequality OF
| political rights.
Mr. JOHNSON thought that Congressional legislation in
either entirely unconstitutional. Why were thc
nators OF the other side afraid TO trust the people o
their respective Statesg And II apprehensive, upon
what grounds did they 70 be confident that they
had numbers sufficient TO enable them to adopt this
amendmen2 And while they anxious for ts passage
was II because they beloved that II would have the
desired effect the South without affecting the sysicm
OF state government Of the Northern S,aesy This Union
| had always been dealt with one. Why. then was
Congress unwilling TO leave the provision to th'
people OF the entire Union instead OF pushing liz passage
indirectly through the Legislatures Of portion Of ih'
Stacss He then cited the Of Connecticut and si,
the result would bc repeated with greater emphasis I
| Maryland Senators who arlently advocated TIA,
measure would precipiiately withdraw their suppor
| If they supposed that Its operation would equal,
| affect their States; and If, In the Batura
occurrence OF events, the black population should b
1 equally distributed over the whole country repre-
sentative OF Northern constituency could then be
| found with intrcpidhy enough TO countenanc'
such proposition II because the proposition did
not Affect them would the South that these gentle
men anxious for IT. apoption The country Ind
ont OF the late depressed TINT II needed the
utmost energies Of the government 10 bring about
cOvery. He would advocate that the blacks be let M
they are projected by the stuton Ia every privilege
that pertains to the white let the black work for
his living did the white man, giving him ful right
under the law 10 regulate mis- contracts and thus show
his capacity for exercising the sht Of suffrage Con
gress proposes to say 10 the South, unless you VIII
let the black vote your roprcaeDtat on shall be
lesencd But In assessing her taxes the full count OF al
| tn inhabitRnt. would b. the basis
The senate at four O'Clock adjourned W meet ON Mon
day next.