The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-10

the white man. (Cheers.) And to attempt TO make
most mischievous thing that could be attempted IN
sne order OF nature and IN the DEGREES OF AasrT
have made msn so 10 dCas 10" ann sure
4 should not be offence to Northern communities
That these constitutions have proclaimed liberty Y
black men have political hbertyf And 1t 10 said tnas
they are not t for the exercise Of the Suffrage fei,
whether II we could secure the suffrage for them 1t
would be better for them by precipitating II suddenly
OF by conciliating the late masters the whites SO
that they should accept 1t delayed little longer and
accept 1t surely.
SUFFRAGE BEST ron MAN AND WOMAN,
never had doubt that suffrage was the best ior
tnem-that 1t was best for every man. and for every
oogs q as Wen as man ApPau;sS Ss
to think ana to choose to be responsible before God
and man for his moral character and action. ZAP
IT, Il = a. broad ss oq n And
lifted for it till he has exercised II. Voting
wisely comes from voting often-not In tho Same
Voting rightly does not come from the color Of the
skin or 70 any nationality Or to any particular rep
love, which God has given to every single mantle
same In one as In another ] say man must be
educated 70 vote. A man cannot ann MS ride right
without aiming often. In every miss he makes on
the board he Is being trained to aim correctly. At
the present time there are many men in
the South trying to persuade the blacks to vote
in their interests. Do you suppose these men
would trouble themselves with presenting to the
blacks reasons for aud against such and such po-
Icy II they did not for the tasman OF the vote.
I say the vote makes men orators turns the polit-
clan into schoolmaster, makes them professors or
black universities. Give man avOte and you make
every other man interested In that man. The vote,
which is to educate these as well as the school
house, the vote VIII bring the schoolhouse, and the
schoolhouse win bring the church, aud the church
VIII bring that liberty which created IT, They
to read-do not know what the word suffrage
means; they think, perhaps, that II Is an idol or
something OF that sort. This may be ridiculous
put could point to gangs OF emlgrants who WI
vote before long on ideas ridiculous as that. do
not think the Southern plantations come up to being
one-half as bad as the wards OF New York city,
(Cheers.) The plantation votes and the emigrant
snip votes, and both vote, one as blunderngy as the
other. IL has done it in the most critical times and
II we would bear the pressure the wholesburdens Of
TINS gigantic war and bear the burden or these
foreign misapprehensons while taxing the people
strains and tests the masses suffered we could still
maintain the commonwealth in spite OF foreign
votes. II we could stand that test we could stand
any test that could be put upon US. But for one,
am not opposed to the emigrants' vote. il
! had the power ! would shorten the period Of
naturalization for foreigners and not engthen It,
would do 1t because believe and hold to be safer
for man who is going. to live in this country to
have the responsibility Of government on him than
for him to live among US without 1t. do not cay
that 1t is without its evils, but do say that the
nns n e se
fabric OF Southern society broken up, to have
a se SOCIAL system OF nat people
the plantation owner educated in Cambridge
or Oxford, coming home one day with q Thousand
nothing more than they are and no longer the mas
ter OF these black men. But 1t has never been plea
class below them placed upon footing with them
selves. There never was time when the burghers
thought the people were their equals. II is not likely
power to be distributed downward. II has TO
come by revolution from the bottom upwards.
Applause) And as to the Inconvenience or this state
OF things we did not know what IL was to be- and
we did not begin this war that brought about this
state Of aiiairs we did not put up five men and
raile for them with artillery. The South did so;
they saked their institutions and fortunes the
suit OF the issues and lost and we don't take the
them on themselves and we are sorry for them.
But hold more than this: aside from the natural
prve9e OF suare y their Ell IN he war
by their efforts for the government and by their
terprise ever since they have been made free they
have deserved better than to be made the objects Of
rtdicule or abuse. Applause.) They have earned
the right OF sefdefence and TO be Free ana In order
to maintain these conditions they must be upheld in
them. They must return to slavery or they must
learn to vote. and believe voting Is the best means
ieas given to them Ss 1 o III 9Se
It Is the only way In which we can
through them in part the victories Which made rs
triumphant nation, and 1t would be grossly unjust
now to leave them TO be ground into aust by those
upon to that these poor creatures do not SUI
fer harm, and II you still doubt the wisdom of CIV
ing suffrage TO them doubt It, But it Is given TO
them. They have got it, There are many things that
have learned IN my LIE It is folly to DO remember
when suffrage Is once put into the hands or men
concede that IL was njudlci0us to give IL to them,
but that is now dead Issue. They have got the vote
and Will keep It, and you might as well say that they
ought not have been black but they are black
that their hair should not be curly but Is curly and
win remain 50. Inc question Is to-day us y wise to
them.f' Now. the republican party gave 1t to them
and will rfvet what they gave. and the democratic
that the republican party gave them. They mean to
do it because what Tie people did in giving this SUI
These are the men Of peace, and they are the men
who mean to settle the country. U4auQhter.) That
the prosperity OF the South 49, for the time being in
jured and delayed i cannot doubt; / shall
never forget the Impressions made upon me when In
South Carolina went into the streets and villages,
late Tie things had read Of in history OF the DESC
lation OF ancient lands were brought home to me
felt by me were in the house Of my own dead. But
has republican legislation put one single bur-
den upon thems The distress OF the South
arises from Its own mistakes, from the fact
that 1t Is suddenly thrown into change which 1t
has itself produced but beyond that time, that
yet see the south materially socially intellectually
advanced to degree that 1t could never have OBJ
snaer is old bad s i
1t upon them. And here am reminded OF letter
which was .ardel to me by friend and in which he
asks some questions that WIZ read.
DEAR SrR-As are in few days to make speech to
the citizens OF Brooklyn on tho issues OF the political
vass upon which, IN my estimation, may not improbaby
depend the confirmation OF republican government
bold to to you several questions by
ths canvass which T. with many other lovers oil const
tuition and country would desire to hear discussed by
who occupies so high position As you do among the citizens
OF this city. The following are the questions
Does the republican party look upon the
Southern whites still In rebellion, because OF
ment TO the loyal men OF the Southy
the reconstruction passed protect the
loyaists and TO make the rebels love and respect 6em
& Have not the reconstruction had n contrary
cecty Are not the loyal OF the south
day than In the summer OF 1865
How reconstruction acts will be required
fore peace, law, order and justice viii be rule,
the exception, at the South
3. What the necessity OF Congress acting out
side OF the constitution since the close OF the pre-
venting the United States supreme Court from passing
said reconstruction measuresl
Is safe 10 lay aside tho fundamental law consttu
ton OF country whenever majority % desire to
sdc OF itY
Why did not the republican party inform the South In
1865 what required from instead of asking certain
acts TO be DONE and when done asking for Others and
IN continuation down to tho present timer