Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-01-07


fDr feSriiatitfp observation-disclosures those Who
we're 10 oirebfesenOtTie DeapIe Of leach ftateg
Tlhs doctrine IA likewise exprtsslyi laid
down In the first clause of this section.n It
Is hardly necessary chat arguments IS III favor
of this pfincitle shbtIttahe urged, ,-fThey
are familiar Dto any studentu6 Of political
history, such as thai where the largest ij0pg
ulation IS there are the largest Interests
which REQUIRE the greatest brotection: or
that it obviates difficulties wliicKn have
occurred III giving orepresefitatfvest 70 places,
VIZ that of there being Representatives.
without constituencies, and many othefy
that might be suggested. / take it for
granted, then, that the American doctrfne Is
That REPRESENTATION should be accordfti4 Co
pbphlation.h Now,f II this Section beadOptl
ed, and part of a particular class be exL
eltided from the erigiit 0f suffrage underline
laws af any State, then TIT, whole class IS
to be left out from the enumeration. The
effect of which win be 60 have lIncOunted
In the basis of Representation nearly three
millions of the population of the, country.
If the true theory OF Representation De
what Is declared In the fifst ociaifse Of this
section, can any more palpable violation OF
1t be fOund than what w0iIld follOW the
adoption of the1 second ,clause?qs j, very
much doubt whether aside from reasons of
partislnslhp anything, can besaidin justi-
tication of the abstract proposition. Shall
three millions of the inhabitants 0flthis
country be excluded from the enumeration.
III determining tho ratio of representation?
| shall not discuss this proposition further,
utohIy say'Ohat the )lntroductlon or sucn
an an anomalous provision INTO the feuerai
constitution cannot dc 1otherwisel Than
lraughC WIN uanger. .1y1l
again oDJect 10 otlllssecuOn, because Dy
lts adoption great injustice may De done IN
the imposition o1 direct taxes, IheConsii-
Gutlon prOVldes tnaC representation ana ol-
rect taXes SHAH be appOrti0ned' among the
several States according to their respective
numoers. IL TINS section shouhd DC adopt
en, ana Soutn carolina, IoreXample, should
reinse 10 confer by her laws ehe right oi
suHrage upon the negro twenty-one years
olu, the entire negropnpulatlon Is excluded
from tne OASIS Oh representation CnfG IS
tne numoer OF representatives from Sontn
Caroliha Is Diminished nearly one hall. but
tne whoie number Loe,people' negroes lnr
cIuded, are 10 De cOuhteu wnen tue dlrect
q taxes. are 10 De imposed. therefore, toe
la0lllby OIL South carolina 10 pay taxes re-
mains tlnchahgeu,i Whlie ner power IN the
feuerdl Legislature, Whlch imposes the TAX,
lnJuStlce' uhuer any pretehse' 10 count b!at
Populallon Wlen IL Is an occasion Oh IA
oility ana retuse 10 countlt wheh IL Is a
source OF power ''' ''i-
suggest another objection which should
have weight with those who profess to be
the especial friends of the negro, viz. that
by diminishing Southern representation,
you do an injury to the negro himself. The
lot of that race is cast in the South; there
they will live and labor. Its for the inter-
est of both black and white that they should
live together happily and peaceably. What
iJ is for the interest OF men do will, soon-
er or later, be accomplished, and the South
ern whites aud blacks will eventually, if
left to themselves, be friends. The South
ern white emap understands betterthanthose
more remote, the relations of the races
what their interests demand, and how both
can grow in prosperity. By diminishing
Southern representation you impair the in
fuence of those who understands best what
the negroes require, and place the powerin
the hands of those who, fromthenature OF
the case, know the least. 1t may be
that now the Southern white. men are not
so friendly to the blacks as the Northern.
But this is not normal state OF Fleeing,
aud in.a little time the interest of the tw 0
races VIII cause them TO pe klndly disposed
10 eich olheri Anu IL may not Oe ioHg
untli tloSe VINO arc now ~ tnS 1; irlenus OIL Gne
negro Wili DC tneir i9es. Inc pest rue Is
thaG Whicn ts oaseu on tne natural anu
normal conoltlon OF thlngs, ana there-
lore urge that there Is more NOR SAFETY for she
cneIn sysGem vi iaoor, anu Ior Cilose IN
tereSteq ~ lC-poth wilIes anu piacES.ln
allowing the- whole popuatlon 10 De IN
cluueu IN Tue Dasls qI representation, IMAM
IN the. plan proposed, so that the largest
interests Whlcn grow out VI the larger
populaClon may IoJ WanG tIe proper anu