The colored American., 1866-01-13

ment Beine Or orn, .it = anri
necessary pFsD !lsb q sadInas In
the ballot boz sn account b
the county, y = llu d |lon. 4 i
the case u ne ior Is knsxI
no party but th1s s was born and
Faisec among, ana u knows no country
bat bis native country, % that there i
10 Resemblance between him and the
Foreigner - iufsrage point of view, in
any single instance But be knows he i
ignorant, add on thai aceount he is per-
fectly wiling 70 accept education and
mental developments as The basis upon
which he is to approach the polls Of bis
country, provided, tse same Is applied to
the schite man atao But reason aud
justice demands impaFtiaIity ID this mat
ter, and until this is done, seIRshness and
injustice viii characterize all attempts of
the white man to exclude him from par
ticipating in the ballot box. As political
equality i, to great extent, based upon
commercial equality, and as commercial
equality is universally accorded. to every
man irrespective Of color, we cannot see
any just reason for making such q marked
discrimination when the former is in
point p s
But waving al objections, both pro
and CON, We are Of the opinion that it
will be the interest Of the whites, especi>
ally his former owners, TO extend political
equality to the eolOred man. He is now
free man, and as free man he has the
right to acquire wealth as the product Of
his honest labor, and with that wealth he
has the inalienable right to dispose of it
as he may think proper. Now, one thing
is certain, heis not to permit that wealth
to find its way into the hands of his
enemies; those who would hold him sub.
ject to their win and pleasure. The |
population of this State, is almost, if not
actually so, man to man; the white and |
black making population of one million.
Now, in the course of pear, these .fYe
hundred thousand cOlofed people win
spend an immense amount Of money; the |
sum may be comparatively small at the
present time, for they are newly out of
bondage which did not remunerate them
" 4islur case as
'he years Of their freedom increase, and
Is natural consequence, they will spend
t more profusely. But let us take it at
~ estimate of twenty million dolla,s per
rear as the amount earned by these five
hundred thousand-and this is far below
Vbat it actually will be. Out of that sum
here will be spent ten of those millions.
Now, here is power (for money is
'ower,' and that great One) we are con-
ident our far seeing white finaneiers will
lot despise. This amount of money
nd millions more than that-wiHl find
is way into the Golfers of commercial men,
ut only into the Golfers of certain com
nercial men,, and these will be, the true :
rte'ads Of the cOlored race, for their de-
ermination is-and we speak advisedly
a this matter that not oae cent shall
nd its way into the pockets Of their enc
lies. White men may laugh to scorn
bis idea, but it is practical one, as every
man knows, and will most as
lredly be carried out-then 'Eet those
nigh a0ho aOia' It is but right and
lst on our part to aid him who
Ids us in procuring our rights, which
. is satisfied ip his own mind we
q entitled to, and he will be sup
orted BY our peans in SO far as lies in
II power. We believe there IS good i
sal Of truth in the old saw which says {
Iat there is more power in the pocket :
an IN the priest, for we see it daily !
smOnstrated IN our midst. Money is :
% great lever of society, no matter under b
hat government the society may exist; 9
ID just as the purse strings are tied or
ltied in > particular direction, all
ings can be procured. We are not :
norant Of this, BY any means, and our :
J in. future shall be, Milzions to orr 4
n a Il q