The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-03
Smoking ont the Tribune.

From the Times
The Tribune has shed vials of ink and demo.
lished quires of paper in alarming and exciting
its readers against the admission of Confederate
States and Representatives into the Union or
into Congress. Its columns have been shoted
for seven months with paper grape and canister
commanding guarantees" and "ciyIl rights y
1t has sustained the COMMITTEE OF Fifteen" in
all their contrivances to keep the Union divided
and IL has assaled the President even ottener
than "Thad. Stevens" required.
Now, all this was false pretense- mere words
TO conceal intentions. The Tribune advocates
the release of Jefferson Davis II proclaims
universal amnesty" for all Rebel chiefs, and
for all who starved Union prisoners 1t halls
Jake Thompson, George Sanders and their
felow-conspirators, who sent associates to rob,
MaUry, Slidell, Toombs, Wigtall etc., back into
Congress. In short, 1t throws all doors wide
open, ignores all questions OF disloyalty and
treason upon one condition, which is:-
"For our own part, and in behalf OF some Others
who believe the true, sufficient basis OF reconstruc
ton to be UNIVERSAL AMNESTY, IMPARTIAL SUE.
FRAGE-these two, and no more"
''Tbese tcO, and no more n For negro suf
traee IT seems Mr.. Greeley surrenders every
thing else. That is has "basls of reconstruc-
tion.p Upon that basis" he adds, South
Carolina is and ever was loyal State-quite
Carolina would be loyal because 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 speeches to the South
Carolina negroes. 1t explains, also, the hot
haste with which a Universal Negro Suffrage
bill" for the District OF Columbia was rushed
into the House of Representatives. This was
1.-THE entertainment" prepared Tor Congress by
Mess1s. Chase sumner, Greeley and Phillips.
All the schemes and contrivances for obstruct-
ing the work of reunion we're atter-thoughts.
Oi course, we all know what Impartial negro
suffrage" means, and what the Tribune desires.
South Carolina, with more blacks than whites
would elect a negro Governor and negro mem
bers of Congress. Districts III other Southern
states would elect negro represent ltives. To
this cCWpler5Cn, under Mr.. Greeley's programme
things would cOme-followed directly, of course
by the 1FiJuncs amalgamation idea, anything
snort OF which fails to appease the fanatic spirit
OF abolition. This, staltl,ng as it may seem to
some, is but a simple logical step. The 1ri-
buneS 'IreelOve" principles, dppGrtidbg ap-
piled, .'irrespectiye of color" win accomplish
what Wendell Phillips, when he exhibited a Girl
with no; n tinge of black blood, declared to be
the common mission and destiny OF the black
and white races in America
1t is TO these Chase usasn the Tribune seeks TO
pcrNert and devote the great Republican party.
1t remains for that party individually and col
leCtiVely, to accept or reject "these two and no
more" political ideas. We see what the radicals
want, and what they are ready to pay for it.
Those who are in favor of the political and
social commingling of the black and white races
rs the fruits and cOmpensations for the treasure
and blood expended in crushing rebellion. will
dlldy lHClusClNSS uuueI inc Ounncf OF HnullDS,
Greeley, Sumner, etc. etc. To this, sailing under
their own colOrs, there is no object on. But we
protest against the experiment of working out
this dark problem within the Republican or
ganizatiOn.
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 the precise language OF
the tribune,
"We need other guarantees for TIE civil rights
OF the freedmen, the repudiaIion of the Rebel Ot
nor for the integrity and tranquility oIthe Unon."
Alarmed apparently, at this sweeping avowal,
the ITaJane attempts to mystify by saying that
it is mot in favor of universal white or black
suffrage for thieves, rowdies, and backlegsn
This shallow dodge may deceive It's 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, 6acklegs" etc. ETC.?
The Tribune admits that while it demands
party iealty from others, it claims for itself the
right to 'boltn when and as often as it pleases.
The Tribune expresses regret that it failed to
elect Apostate Robinton, and rejoice in its sup
port OF Citizens Association reform candidates,
Notwithstanding, as he says, they "prOved rob-
bers." Indeed, so strong is its "boltine' pro-
clivities, and such is its zeal fO1 ''robbers" that
it now pledges its support to more of the same
sort neCt December.