The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-11-28
A NEW DODGE.

It is given out that the Presiden
certain members of his Cabinet, an
other prominent Northern men, al
engaged in a secret caucus for the pul
pose of connecting some kind of a CON
promise of existing political difficultie
on the basis of Qualified suffrage i
return for general amnesty" TIL
Chicago Times has come out for negr
suffrage, and Fernando Wood and til
Boston Post for the Constitutions
amendment. In the name of Heavel
whittier are we drifting? What ar
we to think of the dearest and best be
loved of our Northern friends9
The milk in this cocoanut may no
be obvious at the first glance. It i
only another Black Republican dodg'
and one of the hundreds of "compro
misses" in which, as Gen. Pierce said OF
a memorable occasion, the "North ii
tosget the kernel and the South thu
she'll" What does general amnesty,
the South's part Of the spoils, mean
General Lee, and his glorious coadju.
tors Of the Southern army, are all en-.
gagged in the most peaceful pursuits
and General Grant swears that, after
he turned them loose on honorable
terms, he will raise a row if the gov
eminent hurts hair of their heads
and Yankeedom is not yet prepared to
come into collision with the comman-
der-in-chief Of the armies of the United
States. A proposition to confscate the
Of the Southern soldiers, even
if such a thing could be passed, would
be received with a horse laugh at the
South, for the reason that the Southern
soldiers have no property to confscate.
OF all the men engaged in the Southern
struggle, the only mann now in jeopardy
Of life, limb or liberty is jefferson Da-
Wis, and this new Compromise means
only that if we will give the right of
suffrage to all our negroes, the govern
nent will restore Jefferson Davis to
Inc bosom Of the people who have
him so much, and for whom he
las suffered untold miseries.
Now this is certainly a high bid, and
he author of the scheme is entitled to
! high reputation for skill and ingenu-
ty. There can hardly be conceived
my degradation to which the people of
he South would not submit to be as
ured that their loved and honored
hieftain would be placed beyond the
each Of harm, and out of the clutches
+ those who are clamorous for his
Hood. If, therefore, the question were
irectly put in the form which is evil
emily implied, negro suffrage would be
great deal more popular at the South
han it ever was OF the North, if we
lay judge from the limited extent to
hitch 1t has been hitherto carried in
hat quarter. But the great difficulty
the way would be Mr.. Davis himself. |
'ho would scorn to purchase his free
ON by the ruin Of his people and the |
egradation of his country. This
compromise therefore, will fall toll
le ground.
We would suggest to the Radicals a
which would suit us a
'eat deal better than any they have
ct proposed. All their talk about ne
70 suffrage, and all the trammels thew
q endeavoring to put on the South.
ok only to one end-the diminution
Southern influence in Congress-, and
e exclusion of the Southern vote from
Q next Presidential election. Now, I'LL
~ will agree to let us regulate our
Fn state affairs in our own.way, and
tend to our own business, we will
rec never to ask for admission into
ur Congress or give you any trouble /
tn regard to the election of your :
This will cut the Gordian !
lot, and ought to satisfy everybody.
L..