The New York herald., 1866-02-07


43G 030 citizens being nearly onehalf Of its whole popu
laton There Is Mississippi which disranchises 537 $40
population And there Is South Carolina which dsfran-
chscs Az 40s citizens being nearly twohrds OF ils
whole population. republic Is pyramid standing
the broad mass OF tho people as base but hero s
pyramid balanced on It's point To call such a govern
ment republican" is mockcry OF sense and dooency.
monarch surrounded by republican Institutions would
be less offensive 10 correct principles and give moro Sc
curly 10 human rights II Is not difficult 10 classify
these States They are aristocracies ogarhics. An
arsocraey according to the etymology OF the word
tho government Of the best An oligarchy Is govern
ment OF the few and Is not even arstoeraoy but
abuse OF arstocracy, a5 desposm Is an abuse of
narchy Perhaps these States may be In either
way aud yet the term rstocracy especially origin
has something respectable which cannot be attributed
a comb nation whose single distinctive element is the
color OF the skin. Here Mr. Sumner quoted the follow.
ing remarkable sentence of Mr. Hallom defining an ars
tociacy 1--WE might better say that the distinguishing
characteristic OF astocracy the enjoyment OF prv
lcgcs which not communicable the other citizens
simply by any tang they can bemsevos do 10 obtain
thcm.n This he said, aptly described arisocracy of
color He next a6voried 20 the duty OF Congress TO IN
ierferc by legislation. This he traced sources
the guarantee clause, aud the constitutional ancndment
concluding this part OF bis argument by declaring that
the victory which overthrow slavery has carried with It
all those CLOSES and constructions by which this wrong
originally fastened upon the constitution For gem
ertions the constitution has been interpreted for slavery
From this time forward II must be Interpreted in harmo
ny with the Declaration OF Independence, so
that human rights shall always prevail Tho promi-
sos OF the fathers must be saeredy fulfilled.
This is the commanding rule supcrsedng all other
rnics This Ia one OF tho great victories Of the war;
perhaps the greatest II Is nothing less than the
ciraion OF the constitution itsef This brought Mr..
sumner 10 the consideration OF the ballot which he
called the only sufficient guarantee being In itself peace
maker reconcllcr schoolnas,er and protector which
bound by every necessity and every And
speak, also for the good OF these States well tor
the glory and safety Of the repnbc that may bear
example 10 mankind Though simple IN character, there
Is nothing the ballot cannot accomplish, like that homeiy
household lamp in the Arabian story which at the call
o. is pOssessOr evoked spirit who did all thpgs, from
the building of palace 70 the rocking OF cradle and
hed the air with On Invisible presence. But II ~ AZ
protector that u Is Of hnmcasurable power, like
hftccn.inoh oOlumbad pointed from G0nrot.
Aye, sir. the ballot Is the columblsd OF our
political life, aud every citizen who has II j.
fularinod Monitor He then spoke o. the good
and glory Of the republic He would something for
hs country, and especially for that unhappy portion
which had been arrayed In against Tho people
there fellow citizens, aud gladly would lac bail
them, h they would permit H. az no longer a section,
no longer 'the South but an integral part OF III rc-
public, under constitution which knew no North, no
South and could not tolerate any sectional pyatc ln
Gladly did he offer his bost cforts In al sincerity lDl
their welfare But lac clearly that there nothng
IN the compass OF mortal power 20 Important 20 them in
every respect morally pIact caiiy and economically,
that therc was nothing with such certain promise 20
them OF benohc'ni results that there was nothing -
to make their land smlc with industry ond fer
tlity as the decree Of equal rghs which he
now invoked. Lot the decree go forth Ia
them with blessings 10 descend upon their
children In successive generations Thev have given ~
war va give them peace They have raged against
In Ito nalnc OF slavery: send Them back tho benci
t.on OF justice for ALL fhey menace, hate; Offer n
reiurn all tie sacred charlton OF The country together
VIII VI ho i'H'' 'hir - 'u' hi's@7'".. '''
measure; ths ~ our ft'Aiatohi bs- ~ our only f'-
vengs And here, sad bir sumner hope 70 DO paf-
doned u stop one moln nj 10 eNpres my nnans con-
bdrnce IN the triumph OF ie Cause imld OF perfersf
ootises may postpone thc Hah 1pnsuinmh"oui bnt We
cUnte@ now b1fun can end only "heh smAety - com
pIetely transformed by mclamofpio-ls wbich siali
substitute justice ior hpstcei icnea lof poverty, ana
bsaufy for deformiiy Fiom ht'my We iearn nrt
ouly Tie past but thc iutnfo In thn roh'ift"d
l can observe vhs, comes 70 par wiihoot losliK
faith ] eau itton with composnre 70 Arguments whrh
ought not 70 be made and can see Win e9nA com
posure how individual opinions hesitate pe,wecn 'on,
gess and the President IL y not 10 the OCCUPATIONS OF
the pendulum that ws look lof VIC mrGsurs " lHe pt
70 Tue lac OF The Iuo cock ana sts,nx o' ne .hnIen
peb Ihe haicaions oi ,h@t 49, "". 'ne m'lhuS. l..
tnea eeh leave no loou ioi u1nnl IN .sDeiNnon ~
Su,ar er~- ea ,n' NAV , 70 v''''cA's ~. s'v
~ TIC siltrosson }" Al oAsa'%iI 49, p'-'.n-l",- , nha
ths c-'eprhmet " u"sc sanal ns",, "''',n Wnrn 49,,
rer'hIcan g"'ofnincht " bs"o vny anu ~ ~no.lin.
mere STRIKE nj tue black eoae. lh'r y nolulbK 70
choose between thcn. s'nke NJ Vhco-s'!kc i'rh iou
have already prociam'a eniranoh'senen' 80" ana 90
col principle oi 'ho islners that al lhli sos.fnns'
stands only on tns oyh.ens ~ .ho g,s"'n' nnn ~ ~
@parao'e eoro,ay tnAt uNhlE'n N'n"n, m trpfe'a'Ipn
aymhhy Inc "oele'i hrc"'ulpE 70 'i'tyuh r ~ my
ancer sabnent d .us p'-'ui, ''s' ,5- huEi.t "
p"he, iouhuc, os.s''n W.. 'f" "H'' ,i .n n."..i
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iW xnoie assumpuoh bioyie, h'"iN pn-hP'
pened py h-Sy anu nso'n, n, !" w ,,'' la.'e.-'
"ne on-h-as sy nss ~ y. -" ,. 49,. III. III.