Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-03-03

nrst remarked 10 the mis apprehension by
many OF the objects Of tho war and the
aims bad in view BY the manutnissibn Of
Of The freedman. : Tbs con,roliox motive,
will be found to y ssif pre,ervslion
rather than suy desirs5to henei;t Tho he-
gro race, and interest to the whites i.
The sequel it events wil warrant this con.
c'usiou. Tho las,ststion of sls~rry up 10
the War bad virtually in.erdic.ed immi-
grafton, freedom Of speech, independence
Of thought degraded. ~ = pursuit main
tainst an exclusive monopoly Of the soil,
Of the Industry and resources ofths region
where il prevailed al this and N r. was
tAcihly scquired in until in &. of insane
arrogance and insoiencs il strove to SUBJ
ordinate the ~h.,is country 70 ito power.
To The period Of the war public Sentiment
was largely in favor Of contioing the ins,i-
tuition % 10 acquired limits. aud the Re-
pubIicans even by their platform ., Chi
csgo claimed no more and would have
Leen coa.e0t with the concession Of won
extension. a. a
Mr.. Lincoln. in his inaugural, protest.
ed his purpurpose Of non-intcrters"ce
with the institution where it existed, and
this same policy was affirmed ana reaf.
6r"ed by the leading men OF the party in
and out Of Congress- Slavery, however.
wsged war. aud and ~ . reprisnl it was
captured aud crushed. Had this been the
steady growth aud evolution Of u moral
influence. and a crusads from single mo-
tives OF aaae!,oratinX tho condiuon Of the
poor negro. aud If eievatinv him to 20.
l,tical privilege. rather Than tho endeavor
Of the whites to secure their hb=r,ie, and
fortunes openly invaded from the usurps-
ton Of slavery for diF-ren. and happier
results to the freedmen. from this triumph
might be predicted. =, far. however, from
the contest being conducted for principles
Of uunix ed philanthropy, it was con-
tlic. involving ,h. simple issue OF the
maintenance OF the U"iur, and ~ 70
whether the. vast body Of the freemen Of
the land, or the few ol'garchs OF the
slave states, in suhservience OF their own
schemes Of aggrani'zsment and power
should coutro the government, slavery
was the in>iru tn-nt 81 their uaholy amb,-
ton and like the whole arm amem OF the
insurr-c,ionis,s, fell prizs TO our Veto.
rs, andas pledge to the coMm"n safety
and happiness its Adjustment dem .nded.
aud Is declared g.. h. vo.ce aud act Of
the people south as we'll as north. Here.
in, then, consists the fountain OF 90 much
false hope Of those who sgitate negro sui
frage that they wholly mistake that which
was accomplished to save the government
when assai!ed to have been undertaken
aud achieved for the sole object OF phil
an,hropy. They conf''"ut the consequent
ces with the cause, BY making that which
vas purely defensive to preserve the life
Of the nation offensive to procure the lib
Grafton Of the blacks AZ preliminary t.
their investiture Of the elective franchise.
PuoIic opinion coc!ule there.rom, 30
far Us it respects the freedmen, il un
changed in either section Of the country
now At the close Of the war from what
il MAS previously, AID that a surprising
alteration mus, yet occar 20 place ne sta
tus Of the negro in advance Of what il
now il, 40 Mr.. Johnson defines it. the
liberty to work for themselves. This is
stubborn and incon,rovert'b'e fact how
ever painful i. may appear. It is | take
j, we'll established maxim Ct our gov
ernmen. ~ ~-ll a. Of the received opin-
ion that suffrage is a political and no;
one Of the natural and inaiiensble rights.
aud that Al al in eperable- condi,ion ac-
companies its enjoy me Mt and exercise i.
tha, the vote. shall possess intelligence
sufficient to understand the Off e Of the
ballot and TO WELD the .power it confers
with advantage TO the general interest,
though exceptions to the rule, few ia mum
-. s,volv Gal d.
which oil general psoy1sons necessarily
include.
There mus. Le both maturity ofunder-
Standing aud familiarity with the duty.
Our NATURALIZATION laws attended as they
are 10 prepare the ALLEN ~ benefeialiy
exercise this prerogs.ise are founded On
this sound theory. The exclusion of W..
,aan and minors is tracsab!e 10 the same
wise priaciple who are citizens and bear
the burden Of state without being permit
ed - participate in the privileged Of eiec
ton, cOm,saoa interest identical with the
state and acquaintance with public affairs
and the principles OF the government in
the mass, are cardinal and indispensable
In sIl Republics it has
been considered Of vital necessity t. sur
round this privilege with ss-ry safeguard
agains: it. perversipn AMI abuse AMI IN .
form Of government whose endurance Aud
s&l.oio,st ration. is made /, depend On its
honest and Intelligent use. M. precan-f
ton can he too cireumspset. In Athens
this right Was confined 70 her, avn inhab-
i,ants and TO such Of these only rs were
capable and Trustworthy and 50 impressed
wetc h~r citizens with her sacredness tina.
q stranger could not Attempt to exercise
except apon tho penalty Of death ~ treas
on to the states. IN Rnoe il was long.
guarded with limitations gradual expand.
ed until il became the priv ile1e Of all Italy
with reserved qaah6ea,ie" VI n,e'lix-naea
and upsn this pulley ofparlial sufrdEs she
rose 10 he summit VI supreme .domiai,n
The psrtiza,t spirit of her le41inx minis
fi,.aiy removed. Ill r-ssr4i".s aud opened
every a1odya,e aud The privilege became
cam noah, oil the adjsss", proyvnces, and
instructed e4ia Wy to shtrasi, hostile and,
favorsbls snd in this i"di-criiDinaie pre-
irrment Rome sustained the loss Of her.
position from the chi~f 70 the least among
The pawers of the earth. Faction. riot,
union. and dcspotism are descriptive Of