Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-10-04
EIsstions . the goutbeEn -.

Registration uuderthe Bee0nstruction
act is completed In nearly all the States
and the elections will probably be held
in all Of than during October. At
these elections The. people are TO decide
whether they will call. state con w8mticum
for the reformation OF their coustitu-
tionF. and At the same time thew are to
vote for delegates TO these conventions.
In the discussions of the past summer
in the southern statess public sentiment
has developed three parties: First
The Republicans, who VIII vote for
convention Eecond-rhe "conservaa
tive democrats . who win also vote Goa
ventionists, who at first opposed all po-
liticaI action and refused even to regis
ter and later determined TO register,
but to vote against a convention.
The last party has become constantly
smallers and it is probable that by the
time the elections are held. 1t VIII have
comparatively few adherents. The
common sense Of some, the am bltiom Of
others, and the impRteuce Of more, has
led them to a dete rni n alton to vote Tor
the Convention, in order 60 take part
I'm its prOCee eedtnWB and thG certainty
that conventions will be chosen, and
that all efforts to prevent it Willie vain
will probably induce all but q few OF
the registered voters to vote tyPs."
1t may be taken for granted that con-
ventions viii be chosen in all the
states, and we believe, also, that these
conventions viii, when they assemble
amend the constitutions 30 ~ to meet
the requirements of CONGRESS. Neither
recent events and rumors in Washing
ton, nor the late elections, have euoour-
aged the obstructionists in the southern
states, who are losing hope anu are re-
minded constantly by the more senai-
ble southern Journals that the present
elections, howsv they go, do not AFFECT
the present Congress-
Ifthere Is but a reasonable concert Of
action, then, in the conventions there
/ is no reason why the work Of amending
the constitutions should not be compile"
ted by Christmas : and we suppose cleo
tions will then at once be called for
members OF Congress to take these con-
stitntiOns TO Washington. Thus, unless
something now unforeseen iuterrupta
/ the work Of rpconsfructt0n. 40 may be
completed. and all the States may be
of March. II viii be remembered that
this Is the long session Of Congress
which viii probably last through the
summer.
For the good OF the country, and IN
the general interest, 10 Is TO be hoped
that nothing VIII occur to delay the
work.
1t ought To be remembered that Gt
the coming elections the people Of the
Z southern states win for the drst time
.
other politicians talk about the iiaOuth-
4 ern people" they mean only q part
! sometimes even q minority. OF the pso-
1 pie. For instance. the registration re-
/ turns IN Cporria give 99.S08 whites and
| g, ,4f7 black votes in North Carolina
| we see the return given at 49, g94 whites
/ and 36,6I8 colored voters In MiHsissip-
/ nj the cOIored voters are said in the
papers TO number 1881 more than the
[ whites. Now ~ this is a "gOvernmant
1 nf the people" as we hear continually,
/ it IS nonsense to take part OF the bPo-
nle aR the whole, or TO Insist that the
] Will Of mart only shall be regarded.
4 Let the people speak let the people
| make known their VIII; let the people
vote. That is the only way 20 carry ON
/ nonular government. it is time this
/ fashion Of talking about ''the people,
/ and meaning only a part--a half or lesg
A II thpm-fell into disrPpute, Cor it ia
/ only ridiculous and demagoFlcal non-
| sonse.-N. y. Post.