The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-19

BE- Sssssschissd This t. ths heir; come. q, ua fiIi
him and the inheritance shall b ousA Such ere tbs
Judges Of the ooored race for the bupose Of IN equal
dsrbuton Of the spoils Of political power between the
the recOnstrucssd Union And they ssy sha, their de-
csion simply and mildly just that they who do not
feel 70 be would not b. persuaded though
from the doa1 Probably the coiorod race themselves
would feel it's justice II they were not killed by It
TIE SECOND SECTION AIMED AGAINST THE coLoRED RACE
Tho amendment In ts second section does thus con-
template the Acknowledgement American citizens be-
Of the color Of their skim and without crime II
carefully worded for that purpose The committee Of
fifteen assured Congress that such was the intent OF the
second section TO the rebel reluctance against
relnqushng their supremacy Of dominion over the
blacks How them shall this Acknowledgement be &C
compishsd How shall 1t be proved that the classes
swept by the attander spersons Of coorY Whom
criminal is TO be punished by deprivation OF his liberty
and rights member OF society, he Is first tried BY
possibility could thousand ten thousand accused
or indicted persons be transported or imprisoned IN one
BATCH by presumption OF crime without the trial OF
each Of them separately and sngly. But whole COM
muny OF innocent persons are 70 be deprived OF the most
precious right of American citizenship, involving the
right Of self-protection and every other right and
making their existence heritage of caste, without
trial. without jury without judge by peremptory, arb
color that entities State TO deprive American citizens
Of the right Of suffrage, OF which treason itself cannot
deprive the rebel wthout trialp By whom shall the
tribunal be appointed and how constituted before
which United States citizens appear and be judged
and condemned 70 the condition of serdom by the color
of tho skim Every individual condemned may
Justly demand personal trial and proof If men
condemned 10 exclusion from the basis Of
account OF being OF Irish extraction every individual
challenged could put the State TO the compusion OF
proving that he was rishman by evidence sufficient
to convict man Of crime No amount Of broeue would
justice are dsreeardsd or trampled on, and
throat who white the white rebels, and thrust
forth serfs by the mere assertion that they are
Of color Is given by Of the conssaon Il is
the right Of the most despotc injustice under pretence
OF republican form OF government Even II the right
Of suffrage could constitutonay be taken away from
American citizens without crime, the Acknowledgement
by the allegation Of color, which IL susceptible of
standard, would be Of itself antirepublican, UNJUST
cruel and infamous such degree that IL ought 70 be
prohibited by as severe penalties as slavery ITSELF The
authorization of slavery by the constitution would not
be more contrary TO natural justice conscience and the
law of God, than the proposed authorization Of dsfran
chisement by the color Of the skin
MEANING OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ELECTIONS. s9
II is pretended that the elections are the voice
Of the people In favor OF the constitutional amendment
But the people have had in view in these elections not
the Acknowledgement Of loyal men at the will Of the dis
loyal but the support OF Justice and Of their own Con-
gress, the salvation Of their government, the
premacy Of their own liberties and OF Congress- all
dangered by the usurpaons of the President And these
elections have gone they have because the people,
compelled 70 choose between the Executive as dictator
doubt nor delay Almost without regard to tho nature
Of the proposed amsndmen they have numbered forth,
that the President shall be hs servant epd not the
tn Or :ss republic; the executive q Jan, mol the Law;
giver the appointed servant Of the people put d6~a
traitors The result Of the elections is the voice
q the people declaring that Congress- are
make ont Ss. Of
from the people TO the Congress- Into the draft Of
adroit politicians have attempted TO shuttle report in
railroad tho neck OF tho rights Of the colored
race The people have renewed their Congressional
Ss eon Il S @
before them or could come now, previous TO the
opening of Congress- they would as unanimously de-
TO the rebels they have decided against giving the
powers Of dictator the President They cannot cons
elected with that IN view the people in every one Of the
FREQ States perhaps with the exception Of Connecticut
would send members chosen on purpose to forbid the
not injustice against any part Of the people, but equal
JUSTICE TIM osLr dRouxD OF sESxvoLnr nncoH-
e sA--4 sTRUCTION
In the case OF a proposed State policy not only for
the present but future generations organic funda
mental system Of reconstruction intended ss BY Divine
raise the foundations Of many genera
t,ons justice s the first thing demanded The commits.
sion and the opportunity afe equally from God, and
equally grand, comprehensive and benenceht, worth
rebellion and war to bring within our grasp such far.
reaching multitudinous, Feconstructive powers But
if that be violated thsrs wbe instruction in the
very foundation stones against the superstructure
that % Violated al our plsSs sSrs; wisdom ssacus
not endure robbery for burnt Offering permit either
70 prosper ourselves do good Others BY injustice
en case the welfare Of lite Southern society
Benes olence, said John Bright speaking Of the evils
q Ss II s.s touch S
II Is NOT benevolencs but justice that can deal
with giant evils Especially. u this the case
vain will you lavish medciues when BY Law you have
appointed posons an the basis Of their daily food All the
no
was maintained by law the basis Of society. There .
not only no generosity In you unless you are just,
cannot bless by your gsserosity unless you are juA,
you cannot make food OBJ Of loaves the basis which
~ arsenic Take Away tbs arsenic Ct your 70
assassination in the long take away justice and
attempt TO supply is place With mercy. If the Al
beings the whole province governed would have been
hc The benevolence that santions injustice has not
Of n. s. q n:.sn IL but prcS. NE
heaven itself under the government Of tho
oppressor, putting the oppressed out Of the
The security Of the votethe public, national dscssa
ion Of the manhood and dignity Of the blacks sQuva
needed The security Of the right Of he
assurance that the nation will protect u for them the
certainty that cannot BE- violated more for them
respect its own citizens and they win respect
a. men ana prctec, them A. men. and ''-S he
whites will 40 the same But II The vote bc taken away
or permitted TO b taken away all respect II gone ell
protection vain; u II license Of general contsmpt and
cruelty against ihsm. The vote is the broad gauge
you make Law that the coored race shall 90 only IN
csris you exclude them from the railroad Of humanity
The vote 70 all their other rights and the development
OF their powers and opportunities what chs veFtebral
column "a 10 upright crestnree IN contrast with reptiles
the bark bone u what enables man 70 stand up aud
walk; without II he must crawl In republic take
away the vote from . man and he falls prosrate and
yon cannot lit him up
INDICATION MxvAros WITHOUT rHs vorE.
We cannot have education for The blacks n We de not
provide justice the basis All the seed in the world
poured upon the deserts OF Africa would take
But II 20 down below the sands and set your plants
IN the moist soil they will grow The South under the
smoons of slavery, has become moral desert. You
reclaim II by giving 10 the rebels the fee sim
pie Of the sand wastes with power 70 keep them such
They would rather have desert TO themselves than
soil OF vineyards and olive orchards shared with the
hacke II you do not give the blacks the right plant
below the sandshe right TO be rooted in the subso Of
human rghts-you do nothing for them Your mis-
sonary societies might dump schools seeds aud plants
by the CARLOAD from your Northern nurseries among
them, but they will take root long ycu ex-
nda thau. k~sis Of