The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-01
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penalty upon ino peODlo OF t0lh COuhby lVi
sim Of slavery, and admission into the Govern
mont OF this oOuntryl for 0ne intend as Tar as IN
me lies to re is every proJecI lOr '9s % on
Justice.
believe TO be justice in reference TO the reconstruc-
fion Of this Cover ment believe that o Govern
ment IL substantially Just when all the people born
in the country whlcn Is governed, or coming from
other countries into the country, and by resi- onse
ard other proper means giving evidence tnat they
intend TO make that country their home, are per-
mitted TO participate In the government of the cOun-
try, and that every other 1overnment is measurably
Tat leads me to say that the pivot for my ideas of
public policy reference to the reconstruction of the
Government IS that IN these ten States that are at
present unrepIesen ed at the seat of government,
there shall be no representation, and no power ex.
erolsed in the Overnment of this country until the
equal riphbs with the whites (Applause. Nor do
accept at all the doctrine that we are, on the one
hand; TO concede universal amoesty for wlat is
called impartial suffrage.
A very popular no ion, suppose at the present
time; IS nat IN ,h Sc ten Ten STATES we can secure cure
are able to read that nave secured justice to the
colored people OF the South. For one, admit
nothing OF the sort FIRST our interests are such
that If test of that sort can be properly applied
elsewhere, 1t cannot with safety be applied IN these
ten States. We might well, in 1882 and 1868,
when we invited the coored people TO take their
places in the army Of the country have applied to
We wanted their services then in the suppression of
the Rebellion want their votes, for the pur
pose OF restraining the Rebellion and, to some ex-
agree entirely to the proposition that man who
can read s bet or qualified TO take part in the Gov
ernment Of the country; but 1t does not from that
tact ioow that, therefore, you are to exclude all
men who cannot r, ad Reading IS an art. 1t is the
result OF education. But, alter ali, many men may
be very well qualified to participate in the Govern.
ent who cannot read; and our exigenc'es are such
that we cannot aoTd TO apply this in the South.
Suppose you issue this reading qualification in South
Carolina. are Sou to exclude the white man who
does not readr Probably not. am not aware that
in any country they have excluc edanv considerable
party or number Of men from the ballot boxes, who
have been accustomed to vote.
The ignorant whire people of the South have
been accustomed to vote, and thev to- vote here
after; and, Notwithstanding this fact, youssee what
has recently traDspireo IN Maryland The Rebels
have got into power Tor series or years, until, by
q revolution IN public sentiment, they can be
In Arkansas, since the year 1884, the provision of
the Constitution TO exclude Rebels by law, has
been set aside Oy the Supreme Court as Incompati-
BILE with the Constitution; and to-day every Rebel
in Arkansas is entitled to vote
III the loyal men IN Tennessee are not wise enough
to enfranchse he negro population OF that Stale,
and invest them with political power, and thus
secure o preponderance OF loyal people in that
State, the Re els will the ascendancY there
The same IN West Virginia, and so in every one of
the ancient ave States Whatever precautions you
may taSe, however you may hedge around loyal
minority with cons itutional provisions they will
all be broken down by the presence of the vast num-
ber Of peepe who have been accustomed to exer.
cIse the franchi.e, and who have the Tree right;
and therefore, the nrst act you are TO expect IS
alter vote on The public and iepa aife,rs w a. tbeir
states; and II they 90 not, what then?
know very well wlat Mr. Lincoln once put forth
dunng the war: al hat whenever a tenth of the
people OF the south should be found loyal 10 the
Government 1t shoul be set up" That would be
Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee You NAV set
up loyal governments in the case of quarter of
tenth Of the eopie; but when the armies are with
drawn such governments, by the force OF public
sentiment, disappear.
pose the Government was set up here, and the
elective franchise was gwen to quarter, tenth
of the people How long do you suppose such
Government would iastY There might not be any
riot boodsned outrage. but there might before
the municipal elections Those who enjoyed it by
law would be Notified by the people who did not,
that they had better not go to fhe polls The next
dav thousands wou stay at home and be thankful
to be left undistur oed there, and the Government
would be at an end. You must accept the fact that
the dIsloJ al whit people are clearly to vote and
enjoy the elective fanchiSe. How to equalize
these thingsr Mercy wing to the negroes the
right.
masters This question that need not concern u.s.
1t was saio in 1862 and 1868 that they would yht
the SIDE OF their masters. That turned out to be
O false prophecy like manv others, aud have no
doubt,Ihat this will tuln out so too If thev vote
Will be on tho de OF he Government TneV may
not erstand tie intricae and difficult questions
of politics. but they do understand one thing that
this Government ought to be sustained, and thev
will vote on the side Of Government. lApp,aase.J
land, when they had the power three years ago,
that If they had tnen enranchised the coored peo.
pie. that Mary and would haye had any difficulty
lateyf Mol The black people would have made
that State loyal as Pennsylvania or Massachu-
seits, If the loyal abe.bodled male citizeas of
Maryland had not been frightened away from the
ballot box. So with Tennessee; 1t can be made
fifty thousand strong 2, t the blacks
please. ana DEFY them at the bal0tbOXes. But If
you undertake TO dole out the right to voc by the
rea0tDg and writing question, you array the who Q
white population OF the entire Southern country
AGAINST the education of the Southern people.
contributions and engaging teachers to 90 South to
instruct the Sou htrn black people. They have OBJ.
s'acles and dane enough to encounters; but the
moment you do that. you array the entire Southern
population more completely and persIstentlY
against any project of educating the black people
there 20 day. We cannot afford to strengthen the
hostile public sentiment of the South against the
education of the negroes of that section of the
country. tApplause.)
The danger to which the country is exposed from
the South is In the TACT that thus far the public
sentiment OF the south, as 1t finds expression is a
unit against the Government of this country. If
you were 10 allow the white people In Mary nd
Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and so on south of
the Gulf OF Mexico to the RIO Grande. to be put in
possession of the eclve franchise exclusively and
give them representation IN the Government OF this
country, every one OF these Southern States will
send a delega iona united delegation, probably,
int the Senate aud House, in fav OF theIdestruc.
ton OF the Government. There can be no doubt
about That, j include Maryland and Kentucky as
we'll az South Carolina and Texas limiting the right
10 vote TO the white people-the danger to which we
are exLOsed in I fu ure.
Considering tlre matter politically is that these
twelve States i'll be organ zed as unit ana con-
tInue unit AGAINST the Government of thIs coun-
tIY un.ess we extend the elecuVe franchise beyond
the white man 10 put IL IN the interests OF the
loyal white people these States Is positive alb
suTdity in Government. Not one such Government
" Ould stand twelve months, because OF the course
of the public aiiars 10th OF the Rebels and of the
cOlOred people. such Government Will be over
wbe med II cannot stand. 1t ought not 10 stand
But you have before you. in reference to the
reconstruction of this Government a plain remedy
You have a clear way out OF all your difficulties
You NAV avoid every danger. You may, Il you
please, extend the echve franchise to every Rebel
in the South, aud yet bid defiance to ReDe power in
this country, IL ou enfranchse the negro because
in that act you divide the pOli ical mower of the