Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1868-03-13

States, because il carried out the princi
Piles Of the Declaration of Independence
that "aH men are created equal" &c, -
rather than ss measure Of expediency
! When he took this view Of the question,
l did expect he would explain his own in.
consistency 10 voting against onfranchis-
ing the negroes of the District Of Colum-
bia. His name, am sorry to say, Is re-
corded in the negative, on that very i'm.
portant bill, sandwiiched along with some
Of the meanest Copperheads in Congress.
If such glaripg Inconsistency is suseepti-
bic Of asatisfactory ex PLANTATION, hope II
may yet be made.
=. RADICAL REPUBLICAN.
We are authorized by Col. Farquhar to
assure the contributor Of our contemporary
that he will lake the 6rsts opportunity TO
enIighien him aud the public OF Richmond
as desired. The Colonel has no conceal
ments on this or any other subject 10 which
the publicare Interested, lie voted against
the District Franchise bill as IL passed the
first session Of The 39lh Congress, and
wishes the public to know it and the roa-
son which, pibuptsa his VOTE Conscious
that life devoted to consistent. jealous
opposition aa huuan slavery and its ex
tension would shield him from even Il
shadow of suspicion, by those who knew
him best, Of opposition to the principle of
the broadest osdffrsge, ho dared to think
and vote as he believed most cxpedient
aud prcservative Of those principles aud
the great Union Republican party.
The Colonel, with the great mass Of The
voters Of the Republican party, did not
regard 1t expedent to present that issue
then or now tothc loyal States as a party
measure, and until prepared to vote for 1t
in Indiana, preferred not to force il on the
unwilling organized District of Columbia
that had never forfeited its civil rights"
by secession or rebellion against the Gov
ernmcnt. To vote for il in the District,
was therefore to advocate its adoption in
Indiana. His colleague, Mr.. Julian, when
enumerating the objections urged against
the bill, said eff Congress, having the
sole and exclusive power Of legislation
here, ought to give the ballot to the negro,
why should not Indiana give the ballot to
her negro population? And how can
Western Representatives face their con-
stituents and answer this question after
having supported this bill2' To which
be added: "Sir. | agree that the passage
of this bill would tend to open the way to
perfect equality before he law ia all The
States. l do not deny that The public
you'd so understaad Il, and l decline meme
Of the consequences of my vote"
The District Of Columbia stood identi-
cal with the loyal sovereign States, and as
such had it's organization from the hands
Of the Fathers, Snd had stood with the
loyal States during the rebellion. The
white citizens protested almost unanimous
ly against it, and tho colored people we're
indifferent as to the time of their cnfran.
chisemcnt. 1t was the judgment of Col
Farquhar that the time had not yet come,
and he did not with Dir. Julian believe
that "the right thing is always "the
cxpedient thing" but that the safety and
perpeiuity Of the Union party was of ten
fold more value to the colored men Of the
District Of Columbia than the piiiful priv
ilege Of voting for Mayor and Common
Council of that District possibly could be.
If the Colonels name was sandwich
ed between some of the meanest Copper
heads in Congress" in the negative, it was
associated with those of Ralph Hill Of
Indiana, Ashley Of Nevada, Henderson OF
Oregon, Anderson, Benjamin and Van.
Horn Of Missouri. and Col. Sam Mckee
of Kentucky, one of the most uncompro
missing radicals Of the 39th Congress, in
comparison 10 whose radicaism Mr. Ju.
lian's would "pale its Intellectual fires"
We wish to ask why the radical Repub
lican Senate. with Charles Sumner, Ben
Wade and Henry Wilson to lead it, al
lowed the bill as il passed tie House to
lay on their files for five long months
from tie Dist day of February until the
on the 2Slh Of July, 1866,
without daring to put it on its passage o.
We anticipate your answer by stating the
undoniabe fact that they concurred in the
wisdom, sagaciiy ard moral courage Of our
Represc NATIVE from the 18th COMPRESSION
al District and Hose Of his party who
dared to vote with him.
To their Judgment has since been ad-
ded that of 10000! majority OF the sove-
reign people of Ohio in October last, as
we'll as the common consent Of the great
mass Of our party. The time is not yet
in the loyal States, and will not be until
the States lately in rebellion, where the
rebels had forfeited all civil rights, and
the unorganized Territories demonstrate
that The colored man is capable Of self
government, when by popular acclaim the
whole people will demand under State
sovereignty his universal enfrauchisenent