Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-21

HHTTE HANS GOVERNMENT.
The Cincinnati Commercial urges the
people OF Ohio to enfranchise the negroes
IN that state, because they are not NJ
merous. and are thrifty and industrious.
lftbis Is 8 sound reason for enfranchising
them IN Ohio, would it not be q good
argument against enfrsnehisiug them in
State where they are numerous, as in
Teupesses9 Il is clear, from the tenor
OF the argument, that the Ohicans
generally are afraid Of their ignO-
rance. and do not desire to give them
the right TO vote. The argument that
they are " not numerous " sused to ALE
viats the proposed infietion. Where
they are numerous, as they are through
on. the whole South, what has the Com
q.e~atrz 10 say? Should they be enfran-
chised among Us > "There's the rub.''
The Ruup Congress has afflicted the
South with negro suffrage, where the
negroes are numerous, and control the
msiBritv. But when it comes to investing
the negroes Of the North with the same
rights. where the negroes constitute but
fraction ofthe population, they are COM
PEELED TO use the argument, that they are
Bta C fraction Of the population. Suppose
the negroes constituted 8 majority Of the
ueople in the Northern States, would
sny man dare advocate negro suffrage?
The Northern people thereby show their
Hs.-.HaFa- - l-~wRaE thu EnrfhnHn
States. Do they suppose that the South
ern people can ever respect them
for e~ndeavoring 10 enforce 8 sys-
TEN 81 government upon them
that they are not willing to accept
themselves? They wish the South
20 he ruled snd controlled by barbarians;
vet they are not willing TO invest the
same barhariaus, in their midst, vino are
but a small fraction Of their population,
with The right Of votingl Could any
thing Re more demonstrative Of injustice
and oppression? And yet they affect to
be sstouished that the Southern people
do not love the flag, end the ns-
tional airs, and TIE Yankee people
They are Lypocrites and knaves
when they affect any such
result from their legislation and their
demands, They can never reconstruct
the Union or pacify the people by any
such legislation, and they know it. Their
object IS not TO produce peace, but to per-
pttua.s strife, and with It their own party
a-sceudancy. The Southern people would
be fools 10 yield 70 their whims and de-
H5erats plots Il destroy them. They
should stand on their rights, as men,
and demsud adherence TO the Con-
f.l.udon. II not accorded, they should
then drive the Radicals to the re-
sp0nsibilisy Of violating the constitution
and initiating anarchy.
The time has come when we may talk
franBly and Rc, boldly. The Radical
splril csn 60 longer drive the North to
violate its own best interests. The cry
Of rebels and traitors has lost its efficacy.
All true men are seeking peace, on the
basis Of right. We do not desire to op-
pres the negro. We only desire 10 see
the rights Of white men protected. This
must be done, or pesce and order are at
an end In the community. The
rights Of white men must be win
dicated and enforced, or we can have
no peace. We warn the Radicals Of this.
They cannot use the negro to destroy,
modify or lessen the rights Of the white
man. Wherever they do this, they may
expectto meet with prompt and effectusl
resistance. In the North, IS We have
shown by the above quotation from a
Radical Journal, they are very cautions
about clothing the negro with the right
Of suffrage, because they are afraid Of
his action as q voter. Let them beware,
lest they have inflicted upon the South a
far worse evil when they have enforced
upon Us negro suffrage, with 3 majority
Of negroes 10 control rs. This they have
done by DISTINGUISHING Thousands Of
white men. These disfrsnchised men
are ell soldiers. We remind them Of It
in no menacing sense but only to In
form them that the brutal majority they
have created would do well 70 use their
power lightly.
It should teach them another lesson +:
That the mere clothing Of q mob with
power does not constitute Republican
liberty. The African race can only rule
this country 3 few months. White men
are bound to be its final and intelligent
legislators. The present condition Of
afairs is arbitrary and abnormal. The
white men Of the North, sooner or later,
will revolt at &. We are surprised
they could ever, for q moment,
tolerate l.. Bot they have done
50. under q mistaken senss Of the issue
before the country. That they will
hasten 10 retrsct the wrong as soon .
they see the consequences OF their action,
We have no doubt. The late elections
show that the dawn is At hand and we
trust that the revolution will not stop
until Rzdicalism shall be overthroWn
and h white mans government restored
IN every State Of the Union.