Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-08-17
The White Mans Government.

The hostility Of the Democratic press TO
the clause Of the constitutional amend
ment which proposes TO count the negroes
out in the apportionment for representa-
tives, surprises and pains US. They have
insisted, with such emphasis and iteration,
that this is the white mans government,
,ha. our belief in their sincerity is sadly
shaken by their evident opposition TO 4
proposition that will, if carried into effect,
make this Government the exclusive prop
erty OF the white man. Il is true. the
South will lose in her representation twen-
ty-6ve members, il the calculation made
by the Memphis Argus be correct, but
then it must be borne IN mind that these
twenty-five are, in fact, nothing but negro
substitutes, representing a negro popula-
ton as included in the appor,ionment.
They have no business in the House OF
Representatives, If this be the white mans
government exclusively, and the amend
ment simply makes constitutional m
nouncement Of the fact, and cuts off the
negroes from sending up to Washington
biennally twenty-five representatives, 10
draw mileage. pay, perquisites and public
documents.
II the States themselves do not think
the negro good enough to be represented
in their Legislatures, why should they de-
mand for them representation in the Ma
tional Congress Let US have a white
mans government in truth as well as
theory. When the constitutional amend
ment shall have been ratified, all will have
been done that it is possible for the Gen.
eral Government to do to make this q
white mans government. Congress can
not absolutely say that the negroes shall
not be represented, for that would be an
infringement upon a State right recog-
nized by the Constitution itself. Il sim
ply says. there is to be no more negro
representation here unless the States, over
which we cannot exercise control in this
matter, Of their wi will and decree, con-
fer political privileges upon the negro that
will en.itle him, in spite Of Congress and
the constitutional amendment, to repre-
sentasion on the floor Of the House.
II the Southern States were to elect
twenty-five full FLOODED Africans to Con-
gress there would be a dreadful out
pouring Of wrath from the Democratic
press. lie Blond would resign. and Har-
ris would retire; Vallandigham would
bid this vain world a melancholy adieu
and 60 over the border, and Ben. Wood,
disguised with political life, issue three
editions Of the New York Netes each day.
But there is not so much difference after
all between bona sde blacks and Represen-
tatives whose sole claim to a seat upon the
floor Of the House rests upon the fact that
they are there by virtue Of negro en-
umeration in the apportionment. This
will never be a white mans Government,
solely, so long as twenty-five negro mer-
cenaries have the privilege Of addressing
Mr.. Speaker and printing their o~rations in
the CONGREGATIONAL Globe. Any Democrat
who opposes the ~purgation Of the Consti-
tuition Of the black representative element,
is not entitled to elamor for a white mans
Government. He is insincere; he doesn't
mean what he asserts; he is a political
hynocrite, and not TO be trusted. de Is
one Of YOUR fellows who think it, m
thing to boast Of, if he was nurSea oy d
negro NANNY" and handled on the lap
Of a negro wench, but turns up MS nose
with an air Of inefable disgust If q negro
man or woman is admitted to q seat IN a
railroad car or omnibus that conveys MS
precious person over the country. Ii ne
opposes the Constitutional Amendment
because it counts the negroes out n
goes about bawling that this is the white
mans Government, you may be sure that
he is talking for effect, and that he really
desires to have political fellowship with
the negroes, and would not object TO q
little social equality with them, provided
they voted for the Democratic ticket
Cincinnati Commercial.