New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-19

N,ans Of he North
DO not IL soy oprose what Is called Negro oa1a
o. IRE abolition Of al political distinction be.ven White men
and I. or ooorsd men; but protest ssrst reg dnS he
acknowledgement o. DE freedmen any guaranty that The
Nations. des vii no, be rtpudised that the Coneie
rsc doh ir not be assrmcd The adoption q Jour platform
Mr. Editor seems 70 me- 70 be the practical adoption ua
another form o. Mr. Johnson TOcy which tho late eecot'
bsy. empb,tcaly repudiatcl Grant Universal Amnesty u
,o viii would II T. had depended granted it IN June
lsi5-but secure the needed guarantees hrst.
The 10 a. States tAt engaged il the Rebeor lost by her
rioa their status aai rights AM States In
M r, but for their sake aud for the sake Of the Uniop
irase that they be restored States in the Union on
f,ipr OF equality with the other States soon As possible
Con. "a, decided not that they should give guaanes but
that the Union should pTo7 10 their restoration ESTABLISH oei
tain Constitutional guarantees foT itself agGns' The proOaoJ
Of fl,ure rebellion Whether North SOUTH East OF "e'L
For Iris purpose it has proposed the Constitutional Amend
meat which severa States have already ratified which th,
lows. people their late Election have nanesy approved and
which afcls AZ the States alike Perhaps the Constitutional
Amendment perfect but IL The be-. Congr could De
vs Letthat be ratified by three ourh Of the states In The
Union and thea ie the STATES reogsnhe under the
Const,uto1 and their vacant seats in The Union
The disabling clause the Amendment would strike out
tIced TO the lat IebeOn alone but il looks TO The u'ure as
wei as 10 tho past, aad is perhaps wise and Just 10y INC
esSte5 reconstruct themselves under an enabling &c, 'o
ce,s and come back ten you may safely grant Universa
Amnesty and Congress remove by atwothrs vote
Hoase the disability imposed and the as tras Of The Fe
hon he oJitersted Impartial Suffrage will soon i"uoN'
and without marrDs the symmesV OF our haonA Con'ul
ton At any rate let the Constitutions Amendment rs IN
sisted CO. and BET not tSe public mind BE- distracted By any sub
s.itu!e WHISTLER less favorable to TIE negro Ihe
the honor H. your obedien, se-vs7 U A. bSoNH''H'
Elizabeth N j.. Nov. IL 1865
REMARKS BY TIE Tri6yre.
l. Mr.. BrownSon queries whether we would have
ln partial Suffrage established By the States By Con
grcsa, or by Constitutions Amendment. We answer
BY them all We should greatly prefer that the good
worx would b,gia with the States North and South;
but We do not propose to stand on ceremony. We
hold it the true and vital interest of each State TO Be
usi to her own people and especially to her Lsborng
Glass If only for her own cake, and without refer
enCe TO anything but t5elf, we hold that Impartial
Suffrage should DO promptly adopted by each State
as means Of satisfying her hitherto degraded popua-
ton. and making them oentented members OF the
body pclito ready and proud to do and dare IN its
defense We do not want 10 see Impartial Suffrage
presented 10 the South on the point Of conquerors
sword II the South were today an independent ma
ton. with her Blacks Free we believe her wiser
statesmen would insist on their enfranohsement a.
means of increasing her National strength, security
and greatness.
Mr. Brcwnscn thinks Impartial Suffrage might be
conceded 20 subserge present end, aud withdrawn
when that end had been attained. We decidedly
think otherwise; but. since there Is possibility oil
this Asd The bare possibility is source OF uneaslne's.
weakness. and peril, when every consideration de-
mands the securing Of tranquility and contenlnent,
especially at the South We insist that Impartial Su'-
frsge be imbedded in The Federal Constitution That
will DO the end Of controversy.
III. Mr. Brownson objects that this would mar the
symmetrT OF our Federal system. We answer that
this objection comes too late II was urged-snd
with grca, sPeciounes - against the Amendment
abolishing and prohibiting Slavery throughout the
Union II ,ra, undoubtedly. The rule that each state
should fix conclusigely the status OF her own people
II is 40 no longer The liberties Of every American
citizen are now covered by the panoPiy OF The Federal
Constitution. The amendment We propose 'o|d
have marrod the symmetry Of the Constitution as II
wss it is needed 20 ptrfet the symmetry OF The Con
siitution "a il is.
iii. Mr.. Brownson thinks we shall ultimately a.
tain Impartial Suffrage if the pending constitutional
Amendment is adopted So do we. lie Is also iagor'
able TO Universal Amnesty and evidently thinks that
also not very distant. Here. again. We agree with
him. So far as we differ it is mainly because itseems
to us most important that the country should be
harmonized the rights Of all classes established and
secured and all the States in Congress at the earliest
possible day. A grand benefcent end is in view;
and we propose to 60 straight to It at once aud
have peace The South needs hundreds OF millions
worth Of Food, Implements, Animals, Metals, &c,
&C. to enable her to rebuild all her waste places, EN-
ploy all her labor aud make great crop next year
And her prosperity is essential TO the North as TO
herself There ia no interest Of either section
which il not also the true interest of the other Now,
then since il plain that the Blacks at last 10 be
enranchised and that the Southern Whites are TO be
relieved of their disabilities incurred by the Rebellion
we propose to march directly and quickly TO the end
plainly in view, and thus save the country from
several years more Of turmoil, social anarchy, dis
organized industry, and general unthrt and wretched
ness. And, though We expect opposition from both
extremes, We are confident that a majority OF the
American people North and South alike, concur in
this view and that their number is rapidly increasing
". Mr.. Brownson insists on that clause OF the
pending Amendment which guarantees the National
sndproscribes the Rebel Debt. Mainly because wish
10 leave no seeds OF future STRIFE concur in this
So we think that clause Of the pending Amendment,
which ssserts the proper citizenship of all our coun
trymen should be retained 1t may not be essentials
but il can do no HARM and will add 10 the general
feeling Of security and peace. The whole land needs
rest from strife and agitation. South Carolina has,
most wisely interviewer the Civil Rights bill into her
own code. Other States are preparing TO follow. Let
US have an end OF all controversy concerning negroes
and their rights so as TO be ready to 90 about our
business. Ii negroes are idle, they must go hungry
and ragged; il they steal they must DO punished
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