Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-08-15

= cures to every citizen the right oi
} suffrage, the right 10 hold office, the
right to aspire to every Office OF
, agency by which the government is
+ carried on. Every man called upon
to do military duty, every man re-
. quired to take up arms in its de
: fence is by its provisions entitled
to vote, and a competent aspirant
for every office in the government.
, The truth is, impartial manhood
: suffrage is already practically deci-
ded. 1t is now merely a question
of time. In the eleven rebel States,
in five of the New England States,
there is no organized party able to
successfully oppose impartial suf-
frage The Democratic party of
more than half of the States are
ready to concede its justice and ex-
pediency. The Boston Post, the
able organ Of the New England
Democracy, says;
" Color ought to have no more to
do with the matter of voting than
size. Only establish a right stand
ard, and then apply it impartially.
A rule of that sort is so firmly fix
ed in justice and equality to be sha-
ken, 1t commends itself too clear
ly to the good sentiment of the en-
tire body of our countrymcn to be
successfully traversed by objections.
. Once let this principle be fairly pre-
sented to the people of the several
States, with the knowledge on their
part that they alone are to have the
disposal and settlement of it, and
we sincerely believe it would not be
long before it would be adopted by
every State in the Union"
The New York World, the ablest
Democratic newspaper in the Union,
says;
Democrats in the North, as well
as the South should be fully alive
to the Importance of the new ele-
ment thrust into the politics of the
country. We suppose it to be NOR
ally certain that the new constitu-
ton of the State of New York, to
be framed this year, will confer the
elective franchise upon all adult
male negroes. We have no faith in
the success of any efforts to shut
the negro element out of politics.
1t is the part of wisdom frankly to .
accept the situation, and get before !
hand with the Radicals in gaining
an ascendancy over the negro
mind" .. -t..
The Chicago Times, the infuen-
tial organ of the Northwestern De
mocraey, says;
"The word white" is not found
in any of the original constitutions
save only that of South Carolina.
In every other State, negroes who /
possessed the qualifications that
were required impartially of all
men, were admitted to vote, and .
many ofthat race did vote in the
Southern as well as in the North /
ern States, And moreover, they
voted the Democratic ticket, for it |
was the Democratic party Of that
day which affirmed their right in
that respect upon an impartial basis
with white men. All Democrats
cannot, even at this day, have for |
cotton the statement of General |
Jackson, that he was supported for
the Presidency by negro votes in
the State of Tennessee.
"The doctrine of impartial suf-
frage is one of the earliest and most
essential doctrines of Democracy.
1t is the affirmation. of the right of
every man who is made a partaker
of the burdens of the State to be
represented by his own consent or 7
vote in its government. 1t is the
first principle upon which all true
republican government rests. Itis
the basis upon which the liberties j
Of America will be preserved, if d
they are preserved at all -IRe Dem !
ocratic party must return from its s
drittings, and stand again upon the /
immutable rock of principles" Is
In Ohio the leaders of the Peace 8
Democracy intend to carry one
more campaign on the old and rot !
.en platform Of prejudice against /
,olored people, They seek in this I
way to divert attention from the '
'ccord they made during the war of
;he rebellion. But the great facts f
1f our recent history are against {
hen. The principles of the faith e
rs, reason, religion, and the spirit c
If the age, are against them. t
The plain and monstrous incon- c
istency and injustice of excluding '
Oh our populaIlon from
III participation in a government Il
ounded on the consent of the gov Q
rned, in this land of free discus c
ion, is simply impossible. No '
uch absurdity and wrong can be 0
permanent. Impartial suffrage will e
AIRY the day. No low prejudice will n
ong be able to induce American I
itizens to deny to a weak people el
heir best means of self-protection g
or the unmanly reason that they I
re weak. Chief Justice Chase ex- eC
,ressed the true sentiment when he al
aid "The American nation cannot d
ford to do the smallest injustice to II
he humblest and feeblest of her
ii
Much has been said of the antag- c,
nism which exists between the diff p