Litchfield enquirer., 1868-07-02
"rhe World" and the July Convention

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 "The World" and the July Convention.
 Whatever may be the final result, the New York World is entitled to the credit of having given the Democracy much sen- sible advice regarding what it is pleased to term the s'bogus" governments in the re- constructed States of the South. The san- auine gentlemen who edit the journals oi that party have been in the habit of taking it for granted that in case they carry the fall elections, those governments will be a1 once overthrown. The World refutes their fallacy so conclusively that even the blind est Conservatism cannot avoid the unwel- come conclusion. It first iproceeds to de- monstrate that universal suffrage cannot be successfully attacked in Congress, at least during the coming Presidential term; that it is now beyond the reach of the U. 5. Supreme Court; that it can only be overturned by rebellion, and in rebellions the World has lost confdence:-
 The Senate. now four-ffths Republican, is to be increased by. twenty new Republican 5, senators 25 It is certain therefore that that body will be Re publican throughout the whole Of the next Presl dential term and that no law can be either repeal ed or passed except by Republican consent It II absolutely certain that relief can come rom Congress within the ensuing four years.
 From what source then can it be expected? Not from the Supreme Court although tnere IS gp31a the Reconstruction Acts as sunconstltutlonaa Ihose acts will expire by their own limitation before the Supreme Court sits again, and the competency or which it has no jurisdiction. N acdS dectded 6y Ne Supreme Court, in Hse De1r Case that teIongs to Conqress to decide upon the Udtld1y of c Stdte gouemne that e decision 9 Congress as 4aae and ntat the courts are bound to fotSoao at It IS thus proved, by reasoning which is as conclusive as mathematical demonstration, that no reilef can come from the Supreme Court. This conclu- sion is as distasteful to us it be to any ob- iector but indignation is not logic, and the argu ment does not admit of refutation.
 Since negro suffrage can be upset during the next Presidential term neither by Congress nor the Supreme Court, by what agency is it to be over turned? Not surely by the negroes, or by the governments in which they arc voters Ii done at all it will be done by the white citizens Of the South acting outside the new State governments But what shall prevent the new governments try ing them for treason against the State, as Rhode Island tried and sentenced Dorr! UT who can doubt that they would do it? N is too euident utd Me negroes be busted from ute surage o''ty 6a successful isu,rection o tue 1o1te citizens GqdtnS Me 7ae,c Stdte gOUenDlents; and The W0'Id hdS JOG deep sense of responsibility and too clear tore- siqM of consequences to ddUise the ConUenion Co re- commend is 1rae.OdOf redress. The effect Ofsuch recommendation would be to repel Republicans who are on other grounds ready to jon us, aud achose aid must baoe # are to elect Prest- dent.-June IF.
 In short the World sets down universal suffrage as an accomplished fact and no longer s.live" issue. It gives only the following, remote chance for it's abolition or restriction:-
 Negro suffrage in the South will never be abol- ished by Federal legislation but only by the states after such experience of its evils as will permit it to be done with general acquiescence. belng a question of State Politics, it cannot be regarded as as issue of the first magnitude i'll Presiden- tial election.-Juae IS.
 The World further admits that the Dem ocratic party has no chance of success if the Southern States go Republican,
 There is every reason to expect that the South ern negroes will vote in the Presidential election and if we permit all those States to be carried by the Republicans, we may as well hang our harps on the willows.-JaGe 10.
 Universal suffrage, therefore, may be
 
 South, and the Democratic candidates must drop the anti-suffrage cry, and coax both negro votes at the South, and Repub- ican votes at the North, on Give" issues, or they are beaten to dead certainty.
 While these are the views of the most intelligent and most respectable portion of the Democratic party, views which have in- clined them to the nomination of Chase even since his late letter, we shall be most agreeably disappointed if they find either expression in the Democratic platform, or representation on the Democratic ticket. The better opinion seems to be that Mr. Pendleton's friends, if not strong enough to force his nomination, will prove strong enough to prevent the nomination of any one holding more liberal opinions. The South is bitterly opposed to anything like recognition of negro suffrage; the western democracy are for unlimited greenbacks; and It will be strange if they do not con- bine and control the result.
 The doctrine advanced by the World, that the governments of the Sor+born States a,aust mt laa aua~+l,-o,r, l>,., tion, is indignantly repudiated by the whole Southern Democratic press with vigor of diction that reminds us of the old ante-5el- lxn times, when fre-eating was paying business. Revolution is precisely what they want. They avow their determine tion, in case of the election of a Democrat ic President, to start opposition govern ments of a pro-slavery stamp in every Southern State, and to overthrow the re- constructed governments by force. Il gives us sincere pleasure to observe that the World has the political sagacity to foresee how such demonstrations would be received by loyal North, and the courage to denounce them in advance. Still il must be evident that the only sure guaran- y against renewal of civil disorders is the election of Ulysses s. Grant. If the revolutionary tendencies of the Democra- cy are so manifest before the election, what