The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-02

| Ill ovsr the North, are rallylng 10 tne oe'
Tense of the principles for which they
fought.
WHY the Amendment Shonld Not be
".l Ratified. f's-
THEODORE TnToN is the edito OF the
| New York Independent. He attended the
black and tan convention held recently
| at Philadelphia, and walked arm IN arm
with FRED. DOUGLASS, through the
streets The same convention was at
tended by Governor FOREMAN, Mr.. A.
W. CAMPBELL, and other leading radicals
of this State, who participated proml'
nently in its proceedings. The public is
therefore justified in believing that there
| is political harmony and accord between
these men, and that, being members OF
the same political party, they entertain
the same political opinions and are Ia
boring for the same political end. We
therefore charge upon the leaders of tho
radical party in this State that they will
oppose any effort that may be made for
the restoration of the Union, until suf-
frage is secured for the negroes In the
Southern States. We quoted, yesterday
morning, the action of Congress in rela'
tion to the admission of the Southern
representatives, and showed that pro-
position looking to the restoration OF
the Union upon condition that the
Southern States should ratify the propos-
ed constitutional amendment was re-
iected by the dominant party, MIR. HUB
BARD, from this District, voting against
reunion. We have, this morning, addi-
tional evidence of the determination of
these men to prevent the restoration OF
the Union until negro suffrage has been
secured.
The New York Independent said recent
ly:
No leading Republican in Congress means
to admit the ten ,oaifng States simply on the
adopti0n Of the constitutional amendment
| These StaGes are to be admitted on no
condition short Of the equal political
rights of their loyal citizens, without
distinction of race. A reconstruction of
the Union on any other basis would be
national dishonor. Until the rebel States
can come back on this basis, they shall
not come back at all.
In abiding to the same subject, the
New York Times remarks:
1t is quite true that Congress at its last
session refused to pass bill for the ad-
mission of Representatives from the
Southern States, even after those States
should adopt the constitutional amend
| ment.
Mr.. Stevens, MI. Boutwell,, aud other
leading Republicans, concur with the
Independent in saving that negro suffrage
will be insisted upon as condition of ad,
mission. - -
The radicals in West Virginia insist
that the constitutional amendment Is
"The Great ISSUE" and, under this cap
ton, it is kept standing in a conspicuous
place In the columns of the leading radl'
cal newspaper in the State. But, IL
view of the attitude Of the party else
where and the action of the party In
| Congress, we ask in all seriousness, has
this amendment anything to do with
| the settlement of our national difficult.
| ties9 The radicals here Indignantly
spuru the idoa that the adoption of the
proposed amendment will establish negro
suffrage over all the United States. At
the same time, TLION, STEVENS aud
others insist that the Southern States
shall not come back until negro suArdge
is established. Now, if the adopti'n ~ tAe
| amendment will not suffice toles'.le tue
| Union, what is the use of adopting / at
all We all know that it has been rm-
properly and Illegally proposed W. al
know that it has rot received Tne assent
of two-thirds Of the members Of "" con
stitutional Congress of tn Tinted
States Wea know that 1t Is rAp.e-sed
in ambiguous language, capablr may
different and conflicting interp' ''"''''n7
| We all know that 1T is preserI'. ~ au
unusual form and embraces several dis
tiuot aud independent propositions, all
OF which must be accepted or rejected
toget2er, denying to tb- peogie the
privilege Of ratifylnE pat u the amend
mert and rejecting part Aud DOW,
in addition TO these and other
objections which may be urged against
the matter of the amendment itself and
til, manner of its proposition We are
assured by the radical party that its
adoption nil do no good, that the Union
shall bub De estored until further con
oesslous are made, and that the Southern
delegates shall still be excluded from
Congress, no matter whether the amend
ment be ratified or not. Then, in the
name Of all common sense, what is the
use of incorporating into the constitu-
ton o. the United States so Crude, i'll
digested and Objectionable prov lsion ?
First Of all. let us have tho Union
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