Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-07-04

IN all their contrivances to keep the Union
divided, and 1t has assailed the President
even oftener than 'Thad Stevens" required.
Now all this was false pretense-mere
words to conceal intentions. The Tribune
advocates the release of Jefferson Davis.
It proclaims universal amnesty for all
rebel chiefs, and for all who starved Union
prisoners. 1t halls Jake Thompson, George
Sanders, and their fellow conspirators, who
sent associates to rob, burn and assassinate,
as friends. 1t welcomes Maury, Slidell,
ToombS, Wigfall, etc., back into Congress,
In short, it throws all doors wide open, ig-
nores all questions of disloyalty and trea-
son. UPON ONE CONDITION, which is:
"For our own part, and in behalf of some
others who believe the true, sufficient basis
or reconstruction to be UNIVERSAL AMNESTY,
IMPARTIAL sUFFRAGE--these two, and no
more."
'These taoo, and no more" For negro suf-
frage, it seems, Mr.. Greeley surrendsrs
everything else. That is his "basis of Re-
construction" "Upon that basis" he adds,
South Carolina is and ever was a loyal
State-quite as loyal as Indiana" In other
words, South Carolina would be loyal be-
cause she has more negroes than white
men.
In thus ''smoking out the Tribune" we
have the Radical programme. This explains
Chief Justice Chase's visit and speecnes to
the South Carolina negroes. 1t explains,
also, the hot haste with which "Univer-
sal Negro Suffrage bill'' for the District of
Columbia was rushed into the House of
Representatives. This was 1.-The entertain-
ment" prepared for Congress by Messrs.
Chase, Sumner; Greeley and Phillips. All
the schemes and cantrivances for obstruct-
ing the work of reunion were after
thoughts.
Ofcourse, we all know what ''impartial ne
gro suffrage" means, and what the Tribune
desires. South Carolina, with more blacks
than whites, would elect negro Governor,
and negro members of Congress. Districts
In other Southern States wODld elect negro
Representatives. To this complexion, under
Mr.. Greeley's programme, things would
come-tollowed directly, of course, by the
IT1bune,s amalgamation idea, anything
short OF which fails to appease the fanatic
spirit of abolition. This, startling as it
may seem to some, is but simple and log
ical step. The T'ribune's "free love prin-
ciples, fnlpdrtidlly applied, "irrespective of
color" will accomplish what Wendell
Phillips, when he exhibited girl with not
+. a tinge of black blood, declared to be the
common mission and destiny of the black
and white races In America!
1t is to these base uses " the Tribune
seeks to pervert and devote the great Re
publican party. 1t remains for that party,
individually and collectively, to accept or
reject these two and no more" political
ideas. We see what the Radicals want,
and what they are ready 10 pay for it,
Those who are in favor of the political and
social commingling of the black and white
races, as the fruits and cOmpensatiOns for
the treasure and blood expended i'm crush
ing rebellion, will array themselves under
the banner of Philips, Greeley, Sumner,
&c, &c. To this, sailing under their own
colors, there is no objection. But we pro-
test against the experiment of working out
this dark problem within the Republican
organization.
No journal in the Union has written as
much or as Vehemently against ignorant
white suffrage as the Tribune. But as for
grossly ignorant black suffrage, to use the
precise language of the Tribune,
"We need no other guarantees for the civil
rights, OF the freedmen, the reputation of
the rebel debt, nor for the integrity and
tranquility of the Union"
Alarmed, apparently, at this sweeping
avowal, the Tribune attempts to mystify by
saying that 1t is mot in favor of universal
aohtte or black suffrage for thieves, rowdies
and blacklegs." This shallow dodge may
deceive its readers, for many of them
swallow camels" with surprising ease
But will the Tribune inform us in what
State impartial suffrage" is withheld from
"rowdies, blacklegs," &C., &C.?
The Tribune admits that while it demands
party fealty from Others, it claims for it.
sell the right to "bolt" when and as often as
1t tpleases. The Tribune expresses regret that
lC failed to elect Apostate Robinson, and re-
joices In its support of Citizens Associa-
tion reform candidates, Notwithstanding, as
he says, they "prOved robbers" Indeed so
strong is its ''bOlting" proclivities, andsuch
is its zeal for robbers" that it now pledges
1t support to more of the same sort nert
December.