Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-15
A Radical Thr6atens q Combina.
hon Between tho Col0rod Men and

Radical q
non Between tho Colsrcd Men and
Rebels.
Congressman Boutwell,, in giving his
reasons for voting against the joint resolu-
ton admitting Tennessee, said that 3d.
900 negroes and $4,000 rebels, in that
State. would combine and overturn the
local Government they (Congress) were
about to completely recognize. When We
have stated that the Universal Suffrage"
plan would be likely to result in such Q
character Of combination, (at the poll')
some have thought the assertion unfound-
ed. But II Boutwslr's declaration has
any truth in it, it goes to confirm u
statement. He said, when the joint reso-
luton was pending:
After the most careful reflection, through
taunts and jeers, he was still a. deeply
convinced as ever Of the unwholesome
and dangerous nature Of this proceeding.
He was conscious that his voice reached
unwilling ears, as It seemed to be the
fixed purpose Of the House, in the presence
Of q great political struggle, to adopt this
measure. He demanded q system Of i'm.
partial suffrage TO the colored people OF
Tennessee first, and then to the colored
people of the whole revolted and still re-
oellious section Of the country. He was
not troubled about the action Of the Ten.
nessee Legislature. That action. although
informal in some respects, would DO con-
trolled by the certificate as to what the
Legislature had done. His objection to
this measure was fundamental. II was
that the Government Of Tennessee
was not, in fact a Republican Gov
eminent. What was the House de-
claring to-day in the name Of the people
Of the country and under the Constitu-
tions 1t was declaring that "a State
Constitution on which more than $4,000
Of the male citizens Of the State were for
ever for themselves and for their posterity
deprived Of all part in the government Of
the State" twas republican in FORM"
On the contrary, it vas ian aristocracy,"
ian oligarchy." He did not question for
q moment the power Of Congress to en-
franchise the negroes Of Tennessee and Of
the whole South, but he would reject
Tennessee and North Carolina and Ar
kansas until they themselves did this just
and proper thing. They had the author
ity Of President Lincoln, Of President
Johnson, and Of many acts Of this and the
last Congress for the position that they
might exact conditions precedent for the
admission Of these States to Representa-
tive power. He asked the House to con
slider the condition Of Tennessee, with
200. 900 able bodied male citizens, and
with its governing power placed in the
hands Of less than 10000 Of them. By
the Constitution Of Tennessee, more than
half of the white male citizens were dis
franchised and $4,000 male colored oiti-
zens, an aggregate Of 100000 men. were
thus excluded from all participation in the
Government. and 10000 put themselves
forward as the State /; and this House was
solemnly resolving, in the presence Of tho
country and with the light Of history and
of the traditions Of the Republic, "that
that was a republican form Of govern
nlent." What did they invite and
invoke in the futuref Did mem
bers suppose that those sixty thou
eand ~difranchised rebels would rest
quietly under their exclusion. They were
entirely mistaken II they supposed any
thing Of the kind. There could Be a COM
6ination 6ettoeen tho $4,000 d~isfranchised
oolored mon and tho 10000 ~di,tTanchssd
rebels, and they would overturn the Gov
eminent Of that State, and what the
House was doing to-day for Tennessee, it
would be hereafter invited to do for the
other ten States of the South. There
was but one other alternative for the col
ored man Of the South, and that was to
swarm over the border and compete with
the white men Of the North in their labor.
Justice and expediency were united indis-
solubly. and tho men Of tho North could
not be unjust to the former slave race
without themselves suffering the bitter
penalty of that injustice. BE was at
tached to party as much as any man can
be, but he knew that since 1866 the jewel
of his party had been consistency based
on justice. And now they were ADAM
doning justice and ptinginconsistency.
The history Of the country was full Of
warning to political parties but It might
be asked, were those to be forever exolud-
ed! By no means. They had assurances
from North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkan-
sas and Texas, that If Congress would not
demand impartial justice, the people Of
those States who were loyal to the Union
would enter the contest demand II, 6ght
for il, and ultimately 0 It. His firm
conviction was, that the House was to-
day su~rrendering up 1000, 900 Of people
surrendering the cause Of justice-degrad.
ing itself and the great party which had
controlled the country in the most trying
trial in the history Of the world. He en-