The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-22
Congrea@ and the south Nc dicnI
views.

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The Northern prints are filed witt
articles indicative Of the future polio,
of the Radical party towards the peo
lple Of the South, who demand equality
among the States, and scoril the intol
cradle exactions of Congress. The st
Louis Democrat still cries for th'
amendments and Mr. Johnson's i'm
peachment. 1t thinks an example i:
necessary, and that nothing will SC
effectually paralize the efforts Of the
Administration party " as the tremen-
dous power of impeachment" The
Chicago Republican calls for the crea-
ton of ten new territorities out of the
''rebel States" 1t wants free speech,
free press, a free Christianity, free
soil, and free schools for all over whom
the flag of freedom { y floats How
all this is to be done by Congress the
Republican is not prepared to say, but
the Tribune answers for it. Call cleo
tons for conventions in the ten uncon-
structed States, says the Tribune, and
prescribe by act of Congress the quail
fications of voters in such elections.
All men, white and black, will, accord
ing to the Tribune's programme, be
invited to exercise the right of suf-
frage, and their right to participate
maintained by bayonets, if necessary.
The delegates so chosen would call
conventions, form constitutions, which
would be submitted to the people for
ratification or rejection. Then govern
ments would be created, and Congress
could pass upon them if fouGd to be
up to the radical demand in form.
Greeley treating the same subject,
holds somewhat different view. He
says the North will not recede from its
demand for sufficient guarantees, and
that the amendments may become a
part of the Constitution without our
ratification. His plan is for us to con-
cede impartial sufrage-sufrage with
an intelligence or property qualifica-
tion-and that will render the amend
ment superfiuous, for Mr.. Greeley de-
clares, onr concession will be answered
with universal amnesty by the North.
The Chicago Tribune undoubtedly |
foreshadows the future policy of Con-
gress.t A law will probably be passed |
ordering elections in the manner pre-
scribed by that journal, bnt then when
it comes to maintaining the right of
the negroes to vote by force, the Presi-
dent will have something to say He
is the commander-in- chief of the army
and navy by virtue of his office, and
will unquestionably exercise his own
Judgment in protecting negroes
in the right to cast their ballots.
We believe as the President has al
ready recognized us as States,
ne will hardly order the military to
protect territorial election; and
without bayonets no such election will
be held. Notwithstanding the large
Radical majority in Congress, the party
will encounter many difficulties in its
for Southern degradation,
While Andrew johnson remains in
,fiice. Turn where they will, he is
ound with his heel upon the constitu-
ional landmarks; and until he is de-
,osed for refusing to obey despotic
aws-and that will be the most peril
'us undertaking of alive see but
title prospect of Radical triumph
,ver the people of the South.
In replying to Mr.. Greely's impair
ial Suffrage proposition, we cannot
'etter respond than in the language of
he indianapolis Journal, an able Con
ervative print of Indiana: Regard :
ng negro suffrage as a high crime I
gainst free government-as a PAN-
'oRA's box from which would flow in
and irremediable evils-we
box upon the suggestions of Mr..
freely, IN this respect, with unmiti-
ated horror. Qualified suffrage-the
uffrage which rests on the basis of a
uperfcial knowledge of letters
Tould prove merely the entering
Tedge to universal suffrage. The Gov.
nment rests upon the intelligence Of
IS voters, and whatever tends to de
ase the suffrage by adding such an
amount Of ignorance, super
tition and degradation to the mass
( the voting population, is a crime
gainst free government-a sapping I
nd undermining Of the very founda-