The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-23

! party 10 approve IL, WnOSe duFVOdCJ
is certain and terrible defeat by the
people. The National Republican
party has never inscribed universal
suffrage upon its banners. Three
or four branches or corps of
the party have gone into battle under
that flag and invariably been beaten.
The question now is, shall the party,
as a national orga nization, adopt i'm.
partial suffrage as its motto and make
that the issue of the next political
campaign, or will it content itself
with adhering to the work Of recon-
lstruction already in hand, the regula-
ton and improvement Of our finances,
and Advocating measures fu; the
more economical administration of
the affairs of the Government. To
this question the New York Tribune
replies as follows:SJ 5f' i cH1
! And now the Republican party a0iU en-
franchise the Blacks or die in the effort.
s. 4 Since Reconstruction cannot
! be postponed, tile Negro question eannof
| he lodged. The Blacks of the South must
| be guaranteed the Right of Suffrage when
! their States are reconstructed, or they will
never get it-neverl All adverse talk of
side issues,'" moral questions, "'tnatlon-
al measures" general policy" &c, &c,
| is, In view of this fact, a sImpe defiance of
com mon sense.
For qsy P4pp5tieqRs are bound % ~ sPsoter.
| Thank Cod II they dont ehfrdncftse me
B1dcks. Manhood Suffrage Is no" side Is
sue = for them; but one OF life and death.
If tile ael1s are not enfrauchisad, Val
land: CHAM could beat Gen. Grant for
President.
FROM has extract iB MflI9 be seems
that the Tri6uaa, seeks moi lbefog the
question by making the suffrage of the
blacks 10 the late rebel States identi-
cal with that fenfranchising them in
the Northern States. The Republi-
can phfty is pledged to seesre thene-rl
groes of the South their freedom; to
throw around them such protection
as will make slavery or involuntary
servitude in the future an impossible
ity. IF comforting upon, them the
right of suffrage is the only means to
perpetuate their freedom, as seems to :
have been demonstrated by the course
of events in the South, and the con-
duet of reconstructed rebels, the Re-
publican party is pledged to go that
length to make good the promise of
freedom. Beyond that, however, it
has never gone. 1t has always avowed
an unwillingness to int erfere with the
question Of suffrage in States which
have never forfeited their rights un-
der the Co institution by rebellion.
In the distant future the preju-
dices the people may be so far re-
moved as to permit them to extend
the privilege of suffrage to the ne
groes. All we maintain is, that it is
not the mission Of the Repu blican
party at this time to accomplish that
end. We saw in the last canvass in
Tennessee that the Democratic party
can endorse negro suffrage as heartily
as the most fafaticalz Radicals, and as
vigorously labor for negro votes. The
same party will yet be equally anx-
ious to extend the right Of suffrage to
the despised class IN the N Northern
States, when they imagine their or
ganizatioug will derive anybeaeft fem
its votes. - = - - - - q
We have heard great deal said
about the Government being preserv-
ed, during the rebellion, by negro
soldiers. We have never underes-
timated the value of that arm of the
service. Those papers, however, who
claim so much for the negro element
Of our army, belittle the patriotism
and efforts of the white soldiers, or
over estimate those of the blacks. |
The Government said to the
negroes of the South, we have
given you your freedom are
you willing to fight fer its preserva-
ton? It was to this appeal that the
negroes responded, and not to any
promise that they should be given all
the political and social privileges of
the people of the loyal States. we |
insist that the Government make |
good its pledges. We demand of the |
Republican party that it act in good
firth, and recede' from none of its
promises. But, we insist, IN addition
that the folly and insaRityEof imprac-