New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-17
IMPARTIAL SUFFRAGE AND UNIVERSAL
AMNESTY.
THE MOVEMENT IN THB DEMOCRATIC PARTT-THB
SOUTH LIKELY TO ACCEPT THB TRaMs-aBPoRr
OF THEIR APPROVAL BY THR PRESIDENT.

THE MOVEMENT IN THB DEMOCRATIC PARTY-THB
SOUTH LIKELY TO ACCEPT THB TRANSFORM
OF THEIR APPROVAL BY THE PRESIDENT.
TslssrsyAic Correspondence Of The Cincinnati Commercial
WAsHHCIos Thursday, Nov II ls66.
TIE increment Of leading Democratic hewspopers ia The
East and Wess aror Of impartial suffrage Ia, caused
decided sensation in Washington, especially among Off
eials and Southern men, The latter declare that the
South win accept impartial suffrage in preference to rat
fying the Constitutional Amendment. welLknown
New-Oreans editor here, fayors it, and the Hon. w.
H. Treecott of South Carolina who officer Of the
Confederate Government, and formerly Assistant Seere
tay Of State under Buchanan, arrived here to-day, and
says South Carolina prefers it to the Amendment IS
rumored nieht that the President rW recommend EHi-
rersal amnesty for tmpar dl suffrage in his forthcoming
message.
Ihe Chicago Times contains substantially the above
THE BOSTON POST FOLLOWS TIE LEAD OF THE cHIcA GO
TIMES.
The Boston Post the leading Democratic paper In New
England, yesterday contained the following editorial
article:
When those who tall loudest about Universal Suffrage
taken seriously they say they beray the howaes OF
the dogma and the nce OF their professions " ~ once
that they shoud do ess Impartial Suffrage is guarded by
proper restrictions that the onntGin Of political power may
every barrier shaIs Of qualification and eonition by
which the of authority kept from Poanation ana
tossing the trampled Of party strife the very SAFE
guard that permits shh contests IN popular governments
at all
and rule Impossible conceive Rom what other It derives
support But It's very name Implies .ae snsenes ., sJ O
qualifications that for nstace It's emo! meht sha Oe pl'
upon Impartial Obedience 20 some equislton that
TO establish standard Is debasng the very authority derived
the Abandonment conditions outright annlhaon OF
the the franchise When the founders OF our obcah
laid brood and deep their Pns h aSs 0I S rho
franchise All their discussions OF the subject go 70 prove a
soundness OF is foundations and among ouna
the protected ballot They did hold that al power
learned stuy themselves by claiming that all alike
possessed the right TO vote because Of their level qualifications
This subject has been left all through history, with the
State Governments for their own management and there
alone it belongs today realize thai new seeoei Of eA
generated By the temporary umals Of war who seen 10 pc
tbsm IN obtan Gthod and whose leading tenet Is that tic
the Mon under the Constitutions has been saccesstu
only las IL has oyerhroWn Union and Constitution together
hut they advance no and employ no substantial agu
ment that suppant the solid work OF the Trainers OF our
system they say that things changed
t The purpose Of the ar was no to evonioze but
tabsh competent for Congress 90 go into the
was be- re- The war Ifit be- then can be show recorded on
IOgRmme Of the purposes Of the war To say nat grew
resu out Of the work Of war, - merely to Hih that the
wholly broken up and destroy ed our republican system
There be valid objection 90 q prevalence OF the
a suffrage principle Base II as here n Aassaeusets on GU
zenip taxation and certain degree OF ntebenS ana no
reasonable will question the fae that y = calculated 70
strengthen political ohaTeer OF every state that adopts H.
These three simple and comparatively easy quheaiops arg
perfectly do deOgate the vaue ana dgmy OF
The elective franchise They besov i with freedom enough
and s surround it with The safeguards that are calculated to
enhance the populr Those who require feel
that il acquisitions be without II after coming 20 man
would marx the denied nd dual unenyaby And from
such becomes possession tEat speaks the
general authority with an appreciable emphasis =,
These qualifications which have named ~ peculiar 10 MAS
sachustts should be glad 10 adopted by every state ~
Union. They just because they are impartial We would
like them common standard 0t sunuge 70
which al conditions and cOOrs should duly report them
selves for examination Color ought 20 have no more 10 do
the than Only establish proPcrstanard and
apply mpartaly rule Of that sort Is too firmly liked
IN and equality be shaken 10 eommends itself TOO
clearly right sentiment Of the entire body Of country
successfully traycrsed BY objections Once let tins
principle be fairly presented To the people OF the several te
with the knowledge their part that they alone are 20 have
= and rettlement of IT, and SIN rely believe IL
would no be long before would DE adopted BY every State IN
the Union.
But adoption another matter from enforcement The most
patient nation fails reveal the authority from which
go and compel them adopt particular rule OF
suffrage abolish all rules entirely Not only the ballot
which the OF authority corrupted by eyeng
but the primary prerogaVe the States themselves
robbed by open violence and the people taught
lesson arbitrary proceedings which they readily put
In practice in the future without regard 10 the ballot as with
We repeat that shall rejoice az the adoption OF impartial
suffrage all the North and South alike but should
not like any other sound and excellent principle
forced upon the citizens OF the States by outside power
whatever There such thing practically running even
good principle by bad method OF applying H. We are at per
feet liberty TO discuss this matter within those limits by which
pOt cal power bounded and set forth
noble illustration of convictions local example will
admit but il is allowed combine in Congress 10
pei other follow that example though the
lection OF ITSELF and the Plus ultra OF justice and
morality.