Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1866-11-07
The amendment.
Ratification of the Constitutional Amend
mem s.COnditi0n'' of Restoration.

Ratification of the Constitutional Amend
mem a s.Conditionv of Restoration.
IFrom the New York World.l
Who control the Republican party,
the Radicals or the Conservatives, like
Mr. Raymond, who have slnnk back
TO il Some of the Conservatives say
the constitutional amendment is a
Condition" of Restoration. Here is
what tlR real rulers, the thorough
RadicdIs, say:
IRrom the Independent.
ave know personally every promi-
nent member of Congress, and we
know that the leaders do not mean TO
admit the unadmitted States on the
me,e adoption of the amendment.
Moreover, we know personally the
leading Radicals of the Republican
party outside of Congress, and we
know that they have no intention of
making the amendment the final meas
ure of admission To say, therefore,
as the National Committee say, that,
on condition of adopting the amend
ment, as Tennessee adopted it, ''the
door stands invitingly open" for the
ten other States, is to make promise
to the ear to break it to the hope. =
/ TIC say, with the Syracuse Republican
Convention, or with the address Of
the National Republican Committee
that Congress viii restore the ten
waiting States if these States adopt
the amendment is to misrepresent
the issue.
Slavery was not abolished under the
mild influence Of temptation, but I'M
der the strong influence OF compul
sion; and the negro's enfranchisement
will not be achieved by such tempta
ton, but by such compulsion. Ac
cUrdingly, the Radical party, Nortl
and South, white and black, can as
sent to no reconstruction short of i'm
partial suffrage
''No leading Republican in Congress
means to admit the ten waiting State.
simply on the adoption Of the consti
ltutional amendment. These State
are to be admitted on no condition
short Of the equal political rights O
their loyal citizens, without distinc
ton of race. A reconstruction of III
Union on any other basis woHiida &c &c
national dishonor. Until the rebe
States can come back on this basi:
they shall not come back at all. ("
Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massachusetts, on
OF the Star Chamber Committee G
Fifteen. and a candidate for re-electio
TO Congress. in recent speech, said
HIf the present Congressional plai
form expressed the whole claim TO b
demanded of the South, it was on
that be would not support, ls We
well as far as it went, but il did No
20 far enough. There would be n
safety if the South came in and thes
demands were only complied Will
Our only security in the future was
endowing the cOlored loyal people I
the South with the elective franchis
and the speaker said he did not i
tend to vote for the admission of {
ther of the ten States not at preset
represented in the Congress Of Il
/, United States urtil impartial suffras
was secured TO all the people Of tho
= States.
" "He believed that when the Thirt
ninth Congress assembled in Decei
- Der next, there would not be foul
five men who were identified with {
: Republican party who would not
in favor Of impartial suffrage in eve
one of these ten States as c0Rditi
precedent 10 their admission"
~ Mr.. Boutwell, is one of the Radio
leaders Of Congress, and knows VIII
iy be affirms in this matter TO be tru
1ss and al the Radical rulers in the Run
" have said the same thing in word. a
in deed also, when they refused
= pass the bin reported April 30, N
kincr the amendment a condition "