The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-12-28
uSIvERsAL SUFFRAGE.

oNAVhnoAh SuffhAub'
Our Representative Blaine made IN able
AMI convincing speech IN Congress ON the
iV'n 'ost' "n'en VIC nope 10 use . "ho'e
OF u" ~" ".N."'' o'' VIC "'"'' "A' eA'
eep.o"' 70 'ne "DWns P.s.ge'
~ ~, :. / $500, % ,h", h n". Po o,s
spoken in the late elections and the inter-
pre'aiion OF their voice is not difficult. They
nn.e p,o..u. WIN un'n's'skap'e em-
nm, with m. ,,...asI.'I 49,, :.'.i;..s."
Die prerequisite of manhood suifIn,e'
Ilcp;ov tim, the TYNE, had m;,reo,e,ep,.
cd Nr. Blsin. nv substituting in the COPY
heiorr n. ,b. wonl Z. manhood" for .irn-
uar,iui.' We referred to our file Of the Con-
prrs.ionaI Globe and found that the ex-
trac, above WA, correct BY amanhood
suffrage" is meant, we take il, auniversai
suffrage, el.. another wo,d would have
been used. IT we did not, we certainly
o,rh, to have understood the issue Of the
lss, elc-iion, and according to the best Of
onR knowledge and belief the issue was
no, "with he superadded anil indisPensi-
be Prerequisite of manhood suffrage"
The i,sue was solely on the Constitutional
Amendment which in itself pronounced in
favor Of IMPARTIAL. suffrage, and there
the pcople I.0 i. We cannot saw what
we're The argument. used in the illd Dis
trict, or what was the understanding Of the
people Of that district but during the cam
pagn VIC never heard the idea Of universal
suffrage alluded to. Had We stood upon
he platform NJ universal suffrage, we do
no, believe that even Maine, God bless her,
would have cast the majority upon our
siie. n. r.. o.,
Consistently with the position we have
held on the power Of Congressover the lately
rcbellious states we do not dispute its pow
or to give universal suffrage to oil the male
Inhabitants in those communities, 81 years
Of a.s and upward; bu, in imposing obi
cations upon the ex.r.bels, let us be sure
that such obligations are demanded by
sound practical common sense and necessi-
~. There are necessary evils attending the
no. of the elective franchise as enioyed and
cxemplified in its hest estate ; but as they
mr.. unayo;dabl. they must IN submitted to.
Ia !, w;.e N bur,en this choice rcpublic,n
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