The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-23


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Political Matters. =
The Cincinnati COMMERCIALS Wash
M, ,~ton correspondent has the follow
ing;
ANDY's LETTER TO THE ATToRNEl
GENERAL.
The letter reputed to have beer
written by the President TO the At
torney General was quickly proven
happily for the country, but more
happily for Andy, great hoax. II
must not be inferred from that, how
eyer, that Andy has written no letter
whatever TO the Attorney General
He has written several and / trust
no question will be raised as to the
genuineness Of at least one OK them
wbidhre thus: la19a a
EXECUTIVE MANSION, u
Nov. II, 1866. I
Hon. Henry Staabery, Atty CENT
Sir: Enclosed please find some
extracts from certain newspapers,
purporting to contain the returns OF
the late elections in the different
States voting in October and Novem-
ber OF the present year. You will
please examine the same, and give
me your opinion in writing, Mt your
earliest convenience, on the following
questions: . t''e 90. aas
II. Did Illinois give 10000 Adolf
ton majority; and il so, what is the
constitutional remedy therefor?
III. Did Ohio give 10000 Abolition
majority; and If so, what is the duty
OF the Executive under the circum-
ltlnctg? HSsIfI
iii. Did New York, Pennsylva-
MIA, and all the other States of the
North, give Abolition majorities; and
ifso, what does the Constitution re-
quire in the premises?
Nv. Didn't Doolittle and Randall
tell me, In your presence, last sum
mer, that if | would give them control
Of the post Offices, they would elect
Congressional majority Of constitu-
tional and conservative men? What,
then, in view Of the late elections. Is
the duty of the Executive toward
Messrs Doolittle and Randall?
V. Can you not institute legal
process against the members of the
18th OF August Convention for breach
OF promlse2 Or would IL be more
proper TO prosecute them for seduc-
vi. What, in your opinion. il ne
iceessary 70 prevent Thad. Stevens from
Al 4
for me to hang him?
VI hat in the name Of God,
mas become OF My PoLIcY?AH i
People who love their country.
ana desire ITS peace and quiet NAV
well await In breathless SUSPENSE the
Attorney Generals response 10 the
above ponderous questions.
f :. f s7f p MACK.
THE NEGRO SUFFRAGE o,,vs,,,o.
b The Springfield Mass. Ren.5S:.,,,a
Conservative, has come out for '' nn;'
versal Suffrage, -, s. un'-
Let all the people vote freely srd
fairly; this Is the only right and saca
way in a Republic. If any man Z
rebel in act, Let him be punished 10
gally, with disffanchisement amonc
the penalties; but. disfranchisemenf
for opinion viii not answer"
The Boston Post, the New England
organ of the Democracy, is advoca- |
ting impartial suffrage. It proposes |
to. base suffrage on citizenship, tax |
alton, and a certain degree Of inteili- |
geRce. ;" s.'.' iAeti tsf1 iA0a3
The Post goes on to say that we
1.-THE Post) should be glad to see the
qualifications we have named adopted |
by every State in the Union. We |
would like to see them set up as a
common standard of suffrage, to which
men ofdHconditions and colors should
uuiy report for qualification. Color
o'0nA 70 mace no more 10 do nth The
matter than size. ~ We repeat
that we shall rejoice at the adont;on
ofimpartial suffrage by aim lStates
North and South allie; = las J H.
mocracy.
Yesterdays Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
contained the following.
1t is absurd to draw the line b
tween races, 10 make the color az tho
skin, or the kink Of the hair, the tesi
of the qualification of tile voter \
The denial Of the ballot box to The
negro on account of race is indefen-
Sible.