The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-07
RELIGIOUS SER VICES.


ing the subject the Inalienablc Right Of Celore
American Citizens to Vote Under the Constitution In
The States, - taking for his text the 25th chapter
Matthew x5th Then shall he them say
As Verify, say unto you, inasmuch ye did It 4
sne.of the least Of these did not 10 me-" He
shere ought be distinction Of human rights prvi
lege by color Of the skin Chief Justice Story declares
ihai the constitution contemplated perfect equality OF
rights and privileges before the law among all the c
sens Of the United statss Let how the constu
sational amendment and . law for universal suf
sase are going 70 work together; that is how injustice
and justice are to be quiet yokefellowa The Governor
Of Maine 10 the only that has had the manliness TO
,sssnt any shape and tell the legislatures that
.he constitutional amendment hazards Of the very
fruits Of our victory over rebellion by placing il in
The power Of the South introduce into the constitution
disability founded color" But II smootha
The way he add for the returning South and at least
. STEP in the right direction and Afterwards we may
proclaim universal suffrage step in the right a
acs in the wrong II that II the method
e our progress how long would 4 be before should
Of Maine has honored himself and the State in tell
ing the truth to the legislatures and they- worthy
lien such disability Of color in the constitution Con
sess IN the mean time, proposes % amend their owl
70 he 9es he so osn n
and white This is admirable II they would take AVA
me- stumbling block But for want Of Justice ou
steps There Is no true and safe bat justice 70
the state the outset The constitutional amendmen
rebel minority, to exclude the loyal majority from
voice and authority In the government by excludn
them and their posterity from the vote account
color and race; and intended thus ITO smooth th
wsy for the return Of the rebel States the Unto
BY giving them the rights of the coIorsd race a.
be induced to submit by the pleasing considerable
seat ~ 80 dong they were tampng anew upon tb
sask Is On inferior race race Of sers e. they awas
get for them In the constitution as 1t had never ben
before As soon as they begin TO understand this oper
fon OF the amendment we are informed that they wi
accept of IT, They thought ut first that the declarat0
IN the first section Of the amendment declaring all pr
sons citizens declaration in good faith, makig
black persons citizens as well as white They thouat
that the vote would follow Of right OF Amei
can citizens They believed this especially because thy
knew the coored race to have been loyal while thy
themselves were rebels. But as they are mse
70 understand their mistake they to oppose ne
under their feet since members OF Congress hive
been at the pains TO explain TO them that the
non OF the amendment is neutralized by the secod,
supreme power over the blacks, the power to
reduce the blacks to state OF serfdom and TO KEEP
them forever in tina. state As soon they learn tat
their objections to the amendment obviated md
they consent especially the section obnoxious TO
themselves, and In some cases suspending rkht
of voting made repealsbIe at the will or Congress
while the section giving them the right Of disfan-
chising the blacks repealable they really thought
Chat the amendment intended to give suffrage to he
negroes and to take it from the whites but when in
formed that nothing Of that kind s meant but thatthe
vote is to belong only to the whitesthat is, on
sbe rebelsand that this constitutional amendment
In effect establishes white mans government, tley
Meantime, the amendment being pessed-that Ia, the
constitutional right of the whites to degrade the ya
pass law OF reconsructio by which no STATE man be
admitted 70 the Union without . provision in
,ss constitution giving to the oaeke q we'll As
sDA color Let examine the result suppose the
rebel legislatures frame inst such provision, and by
means cf M the rebel States in under Whist consti
snaion do they ns Under constitution amended
- - to give the rebel legislatures the right To exclude
persons from the vote for other reasons than rebellion Or
ssnsthat 10, for color and race and il they do this
the persons excluded to be shut from the ba
ss Of representation But in addition 10 this, the rebel
constitutions and the government cannot interfere
they their old laws excluding the colored
tcexclude the blacks from the basis OF
part OF the valid State constitutions. The rebels
thus given the right 70 traniple the blacks by the
FEDERAL constitution. Having come into the Union by
agreeing in their state constitutions give the blacks
NE right to vote they thcn agreeaby to the second
section Of the amendment. alter their constitutions
and forbid the blacks voting this proceeding
Will be adjudged by the United States Supreme Court
be CONSTITUTIONAL for by the con. utional amendment
the nation promises TO exclude from the basis OF repre-
sanitation those whom the rebel States exclude for other
canses than rebellion and crime.
WHAT rHE REBK. STATES ARE DOING WITH THE BLACKS.
The rebel States are themselves preparing for the
)rncture. Justice 70 she coored race denied and Is
poank renuefed Impossible they are sold into slavery
IN Maryland they are whipped into slavery in North
Carolina; they are permitted 70 be cnsaved BY the
fsitoonal amendment. II cannot be denied that the
taking away OF the right TO vote is their practical
enslayemen and having permitted il TO be taken away
by the constitution, how Congress by law
We learn that there is law North Carolina pro-
viding that IL persons are publicly whipped they
shan be deprived Of the right to vote Acting
upon this law the whites in that State are
pSuvhing against the possibility OF the blacks
ever voting by whipping them This practice has been
carried such scale at Raleigh that crowds gathered
tace OF negroes being whipped The practice. II
,e affirmed has been introduced into many Of the
adopted to cvade the proposed amendment TO The State
constitution giving universal suffrage. The form Of
public whipping can be easily gone through with with
every negro in the state as two lahes would be enough
"a take the vote out OF him, aud might be easily pro-
vided that only the said negro whipped but all his
descendants likewise stall forevsr be excluded from the
hasis OF representation This would be- in fact, but
iyng out the Constitutional amendment, already pro-
vaod and ratified .har II any State shall deprive the
Of the right TO vote for other than rebel
lion and crime, the United States government w in It's
tnrn and as consequence expel them from the basis Of
for rebellion and crime. but simply go through the
FORM OF whipping them, withou any crime being COM
mitietwhipping them for their past loyalty in comp-
nneewith the provision that no whipped person shall
ever vote
WAR coSGrEss oueHr TO DO
Now the question Is whether can, the authors Of
ths unjust and deba-ing amendment think to compen-
Eate FOR the injustice by providing bill 81
ssroctfon-an enabling aci-;o enable loyal in the
rebel States TO form governments and 10 put these
into loyal hands, that they might protect
themselves Can Congress do this and make IT sure f
They attempt 10 enforce the amendments Can Congress
possibly make act OF universal suffrage binding
the States after having cyen those States the right by
the amendment OF DISTINGUISHING whatever classes they
please, with the promise guarantee OF excluding all
persons DISTINGUISHED from the basis OF representa-
aionf Being excluded constitutonay, how they
be brought back How cam these States oc compelled
90 bring them back " the States alter their cons
tutsons 70 meet the emergency Congress will already
have passed one enabling act If they pass the amend
Dent-f Mr.. Seward Is permitted to announce the
amendment passed and part of the constitution to
onsbe dsloya and rebelious men 20 form governments
IN rebel states in rebel hands 10 keep down the loyal
blscks under them That essence the very enabling
nct OF tho constitutional amendment
uHAT yusricE AND the PEOPLE REQUIRE oF CONGRESS
There has been OF late great and acknowledged ad
vance OF the public mind towards justice and equity IN
Ne treatment OF the colored II Congress insists
IN declaring the amendment part OF the constitution
sncy VIII insist In putting the nation garment Of in
Justice and shame, which the surt OF the nation has
arcndy outgrown. and would throw Of such debasiDg
shsc kles with convulsve energy they had the oppor
sunny coDgress Is proposing to bind the resnrrected
Lazarus WITH his old grave clothes, and having put
him hack INTO the tomb chained thev propoee a