New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-23

did nO' ~ 10 for Vengeance hut Tor 'tbe Union ,ho
|onsnv on, and she oiccheht ui 'n' NV i"'y ~" NV
want rm and lasting peace; not mercy CESSATION
Of arme hostiltios bgt public tranquility. They want
and w want all channels q business To ne Feolhe
ana wnoio people cit nee 10 iepa-' 2 ano va wa :"
and 90 regain thcif places II they come as oysi
ciH sus o. one connfIy with one Constitution ani one
dcs av The element ut disturbance, and, AS we ihhA
10 only one j. thc political cOhdltp9 Oi VIC Ieedmeh
tho late slaves whom we have cDNDCipgicd by TIE
|, rcot Constitutional amendment. There IL no sab
s'autja disagreement among loya.Ien respecting helT
cyil rights. We all agree that they must have al tle
civil rights Of any other class o ct@;ns-thc iiSh,s
I Of person and prop rty the Ilght 10 sue QUO 10
testify; in short they must have efnany bs'ore
the law. But whether they shall also nave me
sutIrtpe is the dividing question Those Who inslhi
that they should have It DO 50 chiefly on these gronn"t
some of ne,n say tua the elective franchise is natural
right. that every person has Just title 70 participate
in to enactment OF the laws by which he - governed
Others say that the blacks aided rs IN the suppression
Of the Rebellion, aud therefore should bo endowed WIN
The privilege of participating IN the g0'erDmc OF the
country which they helped 70 save. Uners s main
tain that the suffrage is the only safeguard oi the
coloTcd race for the preservation OF Their freedom
and civil rights On the other hand these prupo.
fitons are denied aud two other eontlderatons
are pat forward Fist, that IN respect 70
/ the States whether those lately Ia rebellion o.
/ those which have ever been loyal the Federal
Govcrnmci has night 10 interfere with the question
OF the elective franchise and second that III respect to
the District Of Columha and the Territories winch are
subject 10 lie legislation Of Congress, The question is
one Of cXpcdicDcy, dpending upon tie circumstances
OI each particular c8sc-the elective lFuNchse u'ibS
not night, nut TuSt-hn- thit NhtIoNe n oht iH"
bers Of the blacks are n a ignorant ana deDaSed con
ditiOn, il would be Uuwse ana dangerous 20 hdm''
them the suffrage. These ore the opposing theoeS
and II cannot he deu'ed iLet Tue luuyh' NnlVH
men Will form up0B them depends much upon th-ir
/ theory Of government. Ibey Nho Dtete III t''
/ DewycTatic-l;c Republican theory 'hherlleu hWl .n'
! Ifafhcls viii guard with scrulglOus fidelity the
rigtts of me States as they were reserved by
the Constitution /, viii be remembered that the tenth
amendment @: that instrument Geelaies il4t me
powers not herein delegated to The United states by 'he
Constitution nor prohibited by u 10 the States, are fe.
served 10 tue Stitcs respectively or 10 the people
There cnu he no question Whatever that The power
determining who shan and who shall not ENJOY the elce'
| We franchise belongs tXcusNey 10 tno respective
States. NcW-GOrk a. no more right to soy WHO sh1ll
or shall not vote IN virginia thaI NHsna mas 10 say
who shall shall not vote ~ New lOIs over TIE
District Of Columbia tie power Oi Congress - no
donbt penary bat II Is power 20 be exercised not
only for the inhabitants O the District, nut for the
whole country Onr Congress. our President, our
Judges our Cabinet Ministers. the ministers "i
foreign STATES. Onr Treasury. oIr afehites are
thcre Ue mast provide for the SAFETY, comfort aDi
convenience oi al these persons, not less thah Tor e
safety comfort aud convenience 81 TIC ot.tf ihhaDt
ants 10 admit into the Government OF thAt Il'ulot
all the blacks who maY hEh mo " from tnc ho'
oirine States for brief sojOusO without any dls'
crmiuaOn. Is ln act Of revolutionary irehN 10 say
tt a ike ind .fr,uaiOu c.i,ts As TO the whites Is no
answer. n is bnd 20 have l.OO0 Ignorant voters
i, is worse 10 have go II the sniragc is already
dehased rs some men say. Is an nel OF iOly 10
debase II sill further. even though II should be done Dy
way 81 supposed coln'erpoise 10 iuJWion, oic's.
elective franchise Is not natural night nnt ponticl
trust II il Is even that every person VINO ~ sucl
% the laws IS entitled 70 part in making them, tbeh
every soourAcr among u.s. every foreigner the moment
be lands entitled to vote for no Is Us mhe soneIHrl
bv our laws as If De- had alWa1s lived upon our son 10
have voice IN the election of the mdgtry, j. 10 hod
trust conferred hv the laws ana regulated ny then ac
cording Ia circumstance for the best golefnmeht oi
tie whole body OF inhabitants Because the blacks nave
fought for the country that does mol necessarily bN'
them right TO govern H. or 70 participate IN iis govern
ment If we're otherwise every brave boy iTun siA
eau 10 y.one who fought IN the Union ranks ana
I . ,t..r and
laye vote instead OF waiting 10y years
20 participate the government 10 winch ne - suo
ectel The blacks fought for country, and ihey have
lit: they fought for their freedom, ana they nave or
tanned it For thanks be- o. God the sun OF ths f"il
Gus morning has not seen SINGLE slave through gu ih'
unhioaou lIld. nom sea to sea. we WOHld "cic"mo
ou~ oua1cinatcd brother 20 the rights ~ manhood.
We would take lin by the hand eud hd blm
,t,ud I'D and be Of good cheer for henceforth 10
mnn can cali himself his master But when We are
asked 10 give all the men Oi hif race al Inc
moment Of their emancipation, the nght 10 par
ucipate in the Government We must ans".r'
IN The words 0i one OF their own number! more AtsI
gent than many others. white OF BLACK me aoi'
bodied only bear arms. the Ghle.mindcd only sh0md
vote To insist that the blacks viii not be protected
in their freedom and al their rights If they have not
the elective franchise to forget that by the second
cause Of the great amendment. II - provided. tLht
Congress shall have power 10 enforce tins article by
appropriate legislation. Ii IS also to forget thht the
men and women OF the South are OF hke seni
ments and instincts with ourselves. aud some
thiog certainly may be expected rom their
rey,rd 10 their interests and from their Of
liueice II is a curious feature OF the Freedmen bl
which the President has Just vetoed thht u TOOK Tue
backs under the protection Of the Federal Government
AZ if they were able 10 take care OF Themselves
while TIE same persons who urged this the hardest are
the clamOrOus 10 give this same dependent popu
NATION large share in the government oi the country
The exclusion Of representatives in both houses OF Con
cress from the States lately IN Rebellion can ony nc
justified the theory that their States are hot IN 'hb
Union, that no proper elections nave pecn heIu oI
that the persons elected take the oath prescribed
by Congress test Of Loyalty The first theory op
posed TO the opinion and practice OF the whole Norm
dnring the war aud the lat cannot apply because the
the oath has not been rendered to person claiming
to be a representative The second theory should seen
also be held for there does not appear 10 nave
been any investigation before the regular committees on
elections OF the regularity and fairness OF the respective
elections Some other il supposed to exist ana
that desire 10 make the exclusion means OF conpci
ling these States 20 do something which tney could not
otherwise be compelled to do This IN an unjust pro
lceedng an unsafe precedent. Congress cannon Ilgh
fully do indirectly what IL cannot do directly We nrc
bound therefore 10 express our conviction that
the exclusion oI representatives from the eleven
States which are unreprcsented IN Con,
gress Of lOyal men who were larry elected
and can take the oath, IL a manifest usurpauoh
Fellow citizens the maintenance OF the Constitution
which is but another expression Tor the kdety o tne
public servants to the trusts which they have sworn TO
executeis OF value TO the people OF ihs country
than the rise or fall of any party. or the success or
failure of any measure In the present unhappy der-
ences between Congress and the President the latter
in obedience TO his sense OF constitutional duty de'
clines the vast patronage and power ciV ana inhi'
tary. which the former would give MN. we n9h9r
him for this We believe the whole country VIII do
as much. IL knows that man has suffered
more, or struggled harder for his convictions HIS
Loyalty to his country and lis devotion 10 all classes OF
lis people are unquestiOned and while 1t does not be
come freeuen TO promise beforehand cOncuTTences in
all the acts Of any public servant, We EXPIRE" 10 An
drew johnson confidence IN his integrity aLu ms
hdey to the principles in reference 10 when ne was
elected. our hearty cOmmendaton oi the general doc
tFines of his and readiness 10 support