The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-28

nesty and impartial suffrage on their respective
merits, each without regard TO the other, 1 boil
that the North is bound TO insist on manhooi
sufirage--not in the South only, but in every
state and territoTy-beoause OF the service :
quired of and rendered by the blacks In putting
down the Rebellion-that 1t would be perhdy
aud basepess, IN view of all the facts not to
insist on this. hold the South bound to accord
suffrage 10 the blacks, as an important and
useful, though humble, portion of her people,
whom 1t Is her interest as well as her duty to
conciliate and satisfy, even though the North
did not desire IT, There Is no conflict between
the interests and duties of the North on one
side, and the South on the other-what is best
for each, or either, Is best for both-the only
collision Is between their respective resentm ents
and prejudices. The North wants to keen at
least the leading Rebels under ban indefinitely;
the South-that Is, majority of the dominant
caste at the South-wants to keep the negroes
under foot despised, powerless and often abused
by the white rufiians, whose crimes the better
class disavow, but neither prevent nor punish
The loyal North has demonstrated her ability to
keep the Rebels out Of Congress-. the Rebel
South has likewise proved her power to prevent
indefinitely the due ratification of the Constitu-
tional amendment. This deadlock affords to
those whom must consider the more generous
and far-st eing minds of either section an oppor-
tunity which, once lost, may never return.
Even though the South we're able to force her
leaders INTO Congress, they could not hope for
full restoration to power and public favor; even
though the North were able TO force impartial
suffrage on the South, 1t would prove of little
value while resisted by strong majority of the
dominant caste there. But let North and South
strike hands on the basis of universal amnesty
with impartial suffrage, and the resulting peace
Will be perfect, all-embracIng, and enduring
Each section will gain every thing and lose really
nothing. ... II. ....H.He. :
AS to how the blacks will vote if enfranohised
have not inquired, and do not care to know.
That they will not vote for the re-establshment
OF slavery nor for their own distranchisement,
nor to exat to power those who burn their
school-houses and mob their camp-meetings,
take to be selfevldent. They may make some
mistakes at first, but experience Will tend
steadily to their dimlnution and correction.
do not concur with the careful mother who in
sisted that her son must be kept out of the
water till he should have learned to swim. And
feel confident that blacks, like other men.
will vote first to secuYe their own rights, then to
promote the welfare OF the country. g.H..
If the South shall insist ON her abstract right
to hold the blacks as q subject race, the North
win doubtless insist on the indefinite disfran.
matters will thgs go on as they have gone fol
the last year. j must still cherish my opinion
that this is unwise; but l shall stand with my
own people, while awaiting the .calmer and
wiser view that am confident must ultimately
prevail. The disinterested will say, "Let the
Rebels remain under the ban so long as they
insist on keeping the blacks therer-and they
will say so with ample reason. If the adjust
ment urge should ultimately fail, and, in the
mutations of party ascendancy the Rebels
should be let up and the blacks be kept down,
shall regret 1t as much for the sake OF the South
as of the North; aud shall feel that the blame
does not all attach to the South. And, what
ever the immediate issue, ] shall bate no jot o
heart or hope that at last-and at no very dis
tant day-our people VIII be thoroughly har
monized and united on the basis of fmparUia
and universal freedom. II. g.