Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-14
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND

MENT.
We are confident that the more this
amendment is studied by the people, the
more popular will its Endorsement be.
Its history is one eminently calculated to
commend it at, or even before the first
reading, to the majority Of citizens. 1t
is not the product Of the extremists in Con-
gress; though some Of them voted for it
their own propositions being put one side
with the undoubted view to secure an
Amendment comforting the suffrage right
irrespective Of race and color from the
next assembled Congress. They will
claim that the present proposition Is a
step directly toward unconditional negro
suffrage, decreed by the organic act Of the
Nation. 1t is no such thing. 1t dis
tiuctly recognizes and re.asserss the right
of the respective States to the naming of
lector-qualiications. That it would
have been more acceptable if it had based
representation upon the number Of voters,
we believe; but compare its provisions in
the section referred to with the Consti,u-
tan as it reads, and consider the force the
lately rebellious States would have under
the rule as il now reads, and you will, II
you are candid, come to the inevitable
conclusion that the submitted schedule
for Congressional elections is entitled to
support. The Copperheads object to it
because, they say, it has a bid in it for
negro suffrage in the South. No more OF
an offer in that direction than is presented
to California, Nevada and Oregon to give
the ballot to the Chinese. Does any SEN
sible man apprehend danger Of such an
en~franch,,ing gift in either n Of the Pa
cifc States as would render John China
man a voter? Had the amendment fairly
based representation on the number OF
voters there would have been as great in
ducement to States to enfranchise inferior
races, as under the submitted section
nearly, if not quite, so great an ''advan-
tase" exists in the one case as. in the
other.
The Cincinnati Commercial, Of July
l4th, says:
The organization. known in some
States as Republican, in others as the
Union party, is well settled in its posi-
ton. Whatever differences may have
arisen between the President and the
Congress--there is none apparent, so far, in
the action of the party as exhibited in its
State Conventions. They propose to set
tie their differences among themselves,
while they present a united front to the
enemy. The conditions precedent to the
admission of the Southern Representa-
,iyes to Congress, are just now OF less
importance than to keep the legislative
department out of the hands Of a party
tina. once in the majority there, would un-
hesitatingly admit to the floor Of Congress
men who have been the worst enemies Of
the Government, who betrayed it in its
hour Of peril. and used their offices to as
sure its overthrow.
Beside all this, they are pretty well sat-
isfed with the proposed amendment to
the Constitution, the conditions Of which
they regard as essential to the perpetuity
of the Union and the peace Of the Nation.
There is in this amendment q great abolish
mens OF Radicalism. and a concession OF
extreme views to practical results, tina.
they are not unmindful Of. The DISPOSE
ton among Union men is to unite on this
amendment as the best practicable end to
be reached, all things considered.