, 1866-06-01
E:<aUALET1 OFF VOTERS.

Bcsotc tue war it was the common beast
among tho cairalry that one Sentaesn white
man could easily whip .wo Northern white
men on any field Of battle Many Of the
high Hoods said that one 2outherner could
lick - three Surtheruers, and not half try,
and not few conterded that each ono OF the
chiyniry could "clean out ~ half a dozen Of
the cowurdIy Yankees. Bat it was the uni
versal helief down in Dixie, that each man
was an ample match for at least two to three
"ci1ctc'' Sortherners- They had been ac-
euetomcd 10 exercise this much relative pow
er In the Government. Ono Southern State
had IS much wci.ht and influence rs two or
three Northern States in the direction and
control OF ,pnb!ic affairs. And if one South
cru politician was match TOR two OF three
Northern politicians, why Was NOT one South
cEn soldier also match for two or three
Northern soldiers. But when relative ,nas,-
hnnd Came to be tested at the bsFo-
nets point and cannon's mouth,
il WAS found that Southern 1l.c.eatcr had
his hands quite full to handle onr Yankee.
Thcqucstian Of Northern equality was con-
elusiytly settled nj Shiloh. Stone River,
Nlcksbur- and Gettysburg. II is not proba-
bic that Northern people will ever again be
iasultcd by the vaporing boasts Of the s1,-
perimity o1 Southern manhood, TO which
they were ineessautly subjected previous To
tho war.
II having been conclnsivc'y and incontro-
vcrtibly determined that one Northern lnan
IS the frll equal OF one Southern man On the
t,attle field, shall it now be conceded that
one Southern white man is the equal Of two
Northern men at the tal2ot box Is It a
lact, that as rcgurds political equality, Il
Southern ex-rebel is the equal Of two North
ern Guionists! THIS question has got to be
settled in the reconstruction Of the Union.
Congress has framed Ell amendment to the
Constitution, which in lew days will be
presented TO the States Tor ratification or
rejection, that provides thai voicr in 1lll-
r.,is, Chic or Pennsylvania shall be equal tn
Il ayntcr:n South Caro1ina, Virginia or Alissls-
sirli. Tie C6pperhcads arc opposing the
adoption CT this amendment. They coutend
that one voter in South Carolina shall Offset
three volc7z in Illinois, and that one voter IN
Virginia slull od-set Two voters in Ohio. Tht
Republican purity insist on establishing per
atct equality atnung yotcrs, holding that :
Northern white mans yu.c il Us good as
Southern white mans vote. even if he has
tlcn c rebel, and is nuw i good johnson
Coppcrlt.d. Because man happen:
TO ike III the South ami hates the s'Taukees, =
Is that sufficient reason why llG shout
count twice Is much in clertin.; President
or Congressman Us i man who resides In
Northern States The Coppc7hca1s pretent
10 think 1t Is. The only way tor tly;n to re
gain po~ef is tirst, to gc: iii tIle rebels en-
iranchlsed, and then girc to each Que fr:
rotes; or, what comes 10 the sa,nc thing, le
him vote .or himself and at>o 1ur d1:iran
rhiecd loyal colored man. The Republican
1aEc the ground that, if the black man is M
allowed to cast his own haiot 4 white reb1
shall not be permitted te vote twice, oslcc 10
liinsr': und once ioT The negro. Il the black
II the South sze not considered good enou.l
! 10 vote, neither nsc they good enough to u
counted sgainst the votes OF Northern mcr
II il takes q ,0a0 votes in Il'iuuls 10 eject
Congressman, why should L. 90 be enough
Geor1il:
Will tlIe people Of Illinois l". satisfied wft
the vxplanaaion that l., 0N di,ftanet,iscd n,
srocs are o!lse. sgainst :hc other half2 Til:
is sort Of "negro equality" that will NJ
i,e accepted In Illinois. The Sauth can't /
reconstructed ou any sach basis-andy job!
sou and lis Corperhead packczs III The CO,
trarT Notwithstanding. !;ui Ibis grave TAI
ter will be settled st the polls a, the nes
election. Those who believe that one Snrtl
crn voter should equal one Soathcru vote
will cast their ballots for the ratification {
tho Amendment But lhosy who conte1
that -cacll Soulhcrnrr shall count Two, h
stealth. The vote os negro. and adding ii I
his owts, will oppose the amendment.