Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1866-07-05
The white Mans government.

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The hostility of the Democratic
press to the clause of the Con-
stitutional Amendment which propo-
ses to count the negroes out in the
apportionment of representatives,
surprises and pains US. They have
insisted, with such emphasis and
iteration, that this is the white man 8
Government. that our belief in their
sincerity is sadly shaken by their
evident opposition to the PROPOSE
ton that will, if carried into effect,
make this Government the exclusive
property of the. white man. 1t is
true, the South will lose in her rep
resestation twenty-five members, If
the calculation made by the Memphis
Argus be correct, but then, it must
be born in mind that these, twenty
five are, in fact, nothing bat negro
substitutes, representing negro
population as included in the appor-
tionment. They have no business
in the House of Representatives, il
this be the white mans Government
exclusively, and the amendment sim
ply mskes constitutional announce
ment of the fact, and cuts off the
negroes from sending to Wash
ington biennially twenty-five repre-.
sentatives, to draw milage, pay, per
quisites, and public documents.
II the States themselves do not
think the negro good enough to be
represented in their Legislatures,
why should they demand for them
representation in the National Con
gress? Let us have q white mans
Government in truth as well as
theory. When the Constitutional
Amendment shall have been ratified
all will have been done that it is
possible for the General Govern,
ment to do to make this white
mans Government. Congress can
not absolutely say that the negroes
shall net Ee represented, for that
would be an Infringement upon q
State right recognized by the Con
stitution itself 1t simply says,
there is to be no more negro repre-
sentation here unless the States,
over which we can not exercise con
trel in this matter, of their own will
and decree confer political privileges
upon the negro that will entitle him,
in spite of Congress and the Con
stitutionsl Amendment. TO represen-
tation on the floor of the House.
If the Southern States were to
elect twenty five full blooded Afri
cans to Congress there would be a
dreadful outpouring of wrath from
the Democratic press. LeBlond
would resign, and Harris retire; Val
landigham would bid this vain world
a melancholy adien and go over the
border, and Ben. Wood, disgusted
with political life, issue three editions
of the New York News each day
But there is not so much difference
after all between bona 6dd blacks and
Representatives whose sole claim to
4 seat upon the floor of the House
rests upon the fact that they are
there by virtue of negro enumera-
ton in the apportionment This
will never be white mans Govern
ment, solely, so long as twenty-five
negro mercenaries have the privilege
of addressing Mr.. Speaker and print
ing their orations in the Congression-
81 Globe. Any Democrat who op-
poses the purgation of the Constitu
ton OF the black representative
element, is not entitled to clamor
for white mans Government. He
is not sincere; ne dosn't mean what he
asserts; be is political hypocrite,
and not to be trusted. He is one of
your fellows who think II something
70 boast Of, that he was nursed by =
negro nanny" and handled on
the lap OF a negro wench, but turns
up his nose with an air of ineffible
DISCUS. if negro man or woman
is admitted TO seat in the railroad
car or omnibus that CONVEYS his
precious person over the country
If he opposes the Constitutional
Amendment because it counts the
negroes out, and goes about bawling
that this is the white mans Govern
ment, you may be sure he is talking
for effect, and that he really desires
to have political fellowship with the
negroes, and would not object to
little social equality with them pro-
vided they voted the Democratic
ticket.-Cm. Com. .--....