Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1868-02-05
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/ lFrom the New York Tribune
/ y grave, n-omentous issue now di-
vides the American people
| On the one side, it is insisted .ha.
all those who participated in the late
rebellion shall Immediately, uncondi-
tionally, be restored to every political
/ franchise. while the four millions Of
colored people inhabiting the various
/ State shall have no ~oice in framing.
modifying or administering the laws
under which they live.
/ This IS the position Of the so.called
/ (after the simil!tude of Bottoms
dreamy Democratic party.
| The Democratic party insist on
/ this policy, because it knows that the
rebels will all vote with that party,
(as they do in Maryland. Kentucky.
etc while the blacks will nearly all
vote against it.
The Republicans. on the other hand;
very generally desire that the blacks
shall vote forthwith, while they re-
quire the more conspicuous rebels to
stand back awhile. But no one imag.
ines that this disfranchisemen shall
be more than temporary. Governor
Bullock's, Governor Fairchild's, and
Governor Chamberlain Messages,
General Buffers late speech at Rich.
mond, and every other recent com
manding declaration of Republican
sentiment, prove that the party is
apidly gravitating towards the com.
prehensive, generous platform of uni
versai amnesty with impartial suff-
rage.
The Democratic party expects, bv
suppressing the voice of the blacks in
the Southern States, 10 secure de-
cided majority in each and every one
Of them and thus elect the next Pres
ident and House of Representatives.
For, while its adrerents are not a ma
Jority of the UhoLe people OF those
States, they are a majority Of the
whites; so, if none but whites vote,
they can sweep every State southwark
of the Potomac and the Ohio
Andrew Johnson. whom Booth made
President, is their leader in tins efortto
suppress the voice of a majority Of
the loyal people Of the South, and
thus give the control of those States
to that portion of their inhabitants
who profoundly regret that the rebel
ion did not succeed
Johnson's power rot being likely TO
suffice, they now seek and expect the
aid of a ma ortv of the Justices Of
the Supreme Court; whereby they
hope to nullifv the power of Congress
over the subject of reconstruction,
an3 re-establish the rebel predomi-
nance in the South, and thus their
own III the Union.
The Republicans do not mean TO be-
put down either by A ndrew johnson.
or by the five Judges who are expect
ed to supplement ana finish his work
If they are beaten ana the blacks
crushed into nonentitv, the "I-rebels
and their Northern allies take posses
sion of the Federal Government, and
rever-c the results Of Gettvsburg,
Nicksburg, Five Forks, and Appomat
tox; making ours such a white mans
Government as the Southern aristoc-
racy sought to establish through Sc
cession and confederation
This can only be done by the Su.
prcme Court constituting itself sover-
eign arbiter in queitions purely poIit-
zeal contrary to It's own decision in
the Rhode Island ease. and (passivc.
ly) that of West Virginia
Understand. then, Tint the Repub.
licaus are keeping the Southern
States out of the Union. They are
doing their best to get those State.
back into their proper position in the
Union-but not rebel side up" that's
what's the matter
IT is false that the Republicans arc
seeking to prolonc military rule in
the South. On the contrary, they
are trying TO hasten the supercession
of that rule by governments elected
by the loyal people Of the respective
States. We favor government bv
the whole people. our adversaries
would perpetuate The rule of caste
We seek 20 educate and elevate all
the people Of the South Th,y would
keep the blacks in ignorance, and
make that Ignorance a prctext for
their disfra anchisement Judge them
by what they are doing in MARYLAND.
Kentucky and Delaware, where they
have full swing.
Republicans : be not deceived bv
false charges against Congress. even
though they emauale from those you
have hitherto trusted. Congress is
dong Justly, nobly, what must be done
if the Government Il not TO be tame
ly surrendered TO a minority rule Of
copperheads and rebels. Stand fas.
by your faithful and fearless repre-
sentatives in the councils Of the n,-
tion.