The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-07-04

The Point Pleusan. Ncw Era is agair
out with its slang in regard to "Ncgre
Suffrage" In its issue Of the 9th o
Juno, it republishcS the paragraph VI
noticed 10 our issue Of My 3O,h, 10 con
ncction with o very just criticism made
on it by tho Wheeling lntcllig'ncer'-
Tho New Era rciteratcs tho aagitiou:
falsehood, md says:
"Thcy deny that they arc in favor o
negro suffrage, and yet are in favor O.
the measures of our present Congress
aud who can conscicntiously assert that
that body is not in favor Of negro suf
frugo p Look" he says, "to theiI
acts, especially to the proposed amend
ment to tho Constitution, is oil VIC ash
10 convince you that our warning quoted
above, contained the truth"
His purpose here, is evidently to mis-
load-lo impose upon those who bav'
not on opcrtunity to examine the amend
me mt for themselves. It is only tho g
Section TINT has my bearing on tho SUI
frngc question, and i, reads rs follows
SIC. 2. Representatives shnll bo nppor
toned among the several Suites, which mn,
, be included, within this Union, according Il
their respective numbers, counting the Who'll
number Of persons 10 each State cxclndin;
Indians not taxed. But whenever in Hny Stat
the elective franchise shall be denied TO nm
person Of its male inhabitants boing citizsn
Of the United States not less than II years o
age, or in any way abridged, except for par
tfcipatiou in rebellion or other crimes, th,
basis of representation in such State shall b.
reduced in the proportion which the number
of such male citizens shall bear TO the Who'll
nun Der Of male citizens not less than 81 year
Of ago in such State.
Now what is this section Of the amend
mcnt intended to etfect7 Simply this
That the white population of tho South
which has been engaged four years il
trying to destroy this Government, shul
have no moro influence in Congress,
than it is entitled to BY virtue Of it's owl
number.
Tho negro having no votc, if they nre
counted in tho basis Of representation
i. will dsvolve on tho whites TO vote fo
them, and by this means attain greu
advantage. over white men in tho loya
States.
By the census Of 1860, the coloro'
population Of the eleven seeded State.
is little more than two.thirds as many
as the white population; that is to say
for every three white persons, there ar
two colored persons.
Then, without this amendment, thcs
eloycu States would have representa-
ton in Cougro.s based on tho who'll
population, while only throo out Of ever!
five had any voice IN choosing tho rop
entutivos, and the consequence woult
DO that every three whito persons il
these recons tructcd States would have
representation in Congress, equal to 6v'
white persons in the loyal States, wher'
there is no colorcd population. And wheI
wo remember that it is the-rebcl elemen
in these States that has this great advan
tage, the necessity for this amcndmeo
becomes much more apparent. There il
nothing 10 al this TINT can possibl.
DO tortured into evidence that Congress
ia in favor Of negro suffrage, and yet, tbi
Editor refers to it as proof POSITIVE
that such is really tho case. A cnusc
tho maintenance Of which requires III
supporters to resort to such subscrfug'
must, indeed, be hopeless. ...
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