Marshall County Republican., 1866-08-30

There are three districts of South Caro-
lima, which, with some slight variation per
haps. will send three members to the Amer
ican Congress, whose constituents are l2O,
O72 white people. DID,, ,2l5 blacks and 49,
400 voters. That is, just many white
people rs will make ONE district of Indiana.
and less voters, for the suffrage of whites
i'm South Carolina is more restricted than
in Indiana. Now let us compare this with
The Indianapolis District, Indiana:
9Th District
reputation .......... $4,000
NOterS .......-...................... ,fI9
Here is district of Indiana. which has
voters than THREE districts in South Caro-
lima. That is, white man in South Caro-
lima has THREE VOTES. while white man
in Indiana has ONE VOTE. And how does
it happen? Why, the white man in South
Carolina has two negroes besides HIM who
have no votes but they count so that he
gives three votes, one for himself and one
for each of the negroes. 10000 whites
and 223,0OO negroes send THREE represent
a;ives. This is what Nallandgham. Voor-
hecS II Go. call a white mans Government.
This is what is facciiOusly called DcmOc-
in Indiana propose 10 support-a Demo
cratic platform, which rests on three pillars
one white man and two negroes.
But we are not through vet. This white
man whose vote in South Carolina counts
equal to three white men in Indiana was a
hitter, savage rebel who. if he could, wod
Crivc every man north of the Ohio into the
ocean. So then, the Democratic platform
rests upon one rebel and two negroes And
this is the sort of reconstruction they pro-
pose to us, simply to put the whole rebel
party into power upon the shoulders of ne
groeS. This is the white mans Government
proposed 10 us. This is the equality. JUS
tice and liberality of the Democratic party
The annals of all times never produced a
proposition so unjust. impudent and dis
gusting rs this, to admit the representation
of the rebel States with double the powers
of an equal population in the loyal States
and more than they would have had if
they had never con mitted rebellion.
Under the original Constitution THREE
FIFTHs of the slaves were represented. In
the table which we gave in former arti-
Gle, ii appeared that the eleven COnfeCcr-
ale States had 3360.00D negroes. with
n representation of thrcc-fiiihs and a
ratio of l20O0O, there would be a repre-
scntation of Is members based on negro
population only. This was conceded un-
der the Constitution as representation OF
negro property, for be it observed the
South never conceded that ncgroc were per
sons. But now this negro population is to
have thirty representatives as the rerard Of
rebellion. The amendment of the Constitu-
ton is, therefore, evidently required by the
new condition of things, not less than BIZ
pure equality Of Justice. Now, we ask the
Democratic orators who are canvassing In
diana, whether they are willing that the
same number of white people in South
Carolina shall have three representatives
to one in Indiana? This is fair question,
and one which should bc fairly answered.
If the people of Indiana are willing to take
such an unequal representation, Jet il be so
understood, and they cannot complain of
the result-Cincinnafi Ga=feie.
The above is an unanswerable argument
for the Constitutional Amendment.