The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-02-05

tHc poiitiCcl IONScI uctNCCh tic lONsi
and the disloyal. 1t has disfranclIis-
cd some nifty thousand disloyal lea
dcrs, leaving all the rest of the. people
to- vote. They have been enfranchis-
cd on both sides, that ncishcr should
be placed in the power of the other.
The rebels have the right to vote so
that they shall not be under the con-
troll and power Ofthe Union men only,
and the Union men have been allowed
to vote so that they shall not be rnder
the control and power of The rebels
This is the policy, to divide the poll
tical power among those men for the
protection of each. Sir, the charge
that we intcMd to create negro SUI
prcmacy or, colorcd State governments
is without the slightest foundation, fol
it would have been in the power OF
Congress to have easily conferred such
supremacy by.simply excluding the
'lisloyal from the right of suffrage
power which it had the clear right TO
exercise.
Now, Mr. Presidens, allow IRE tc
consider for moment the amendment
offered by the Senate from Wisconsin
aDd upon which his speech was made
and sec what is its chect---l will not
say its purpose; but it is inevitable cf-
tcct-should it become law. |
ask the Secretary to read the amend
mcnt which the Senator from Wis
consin has proposed to the Senate.
The Secretary read as follows:
pr,riLd, nevertheless, That upon an election
for the ratification OF any constiiiiiOn, or Of
officers under the same, previous to lis
,.TOptfOn ii any STATE no person no, having the
qualifications of an clcctOr under the constitu
tion and laws of such State previous to the
latc rebellion shall be allowed to vote, unles:
he shall possess one OF the following quaifica.
lions namely:
l. He shall have served as soldier in the
Federal army for one year or more.
9. He shall have sufficient education to rcad
thc Constitution of the United States and to
subscribe his name to an oath to support the
same or,
3. He shall be seized in his own right, or in
the right of his wife, OF freehold Oft val,
e'f $3.50.
Mr.. MORTON. Sir, these qualif-
cations are, by the terms Of the amend
mcnt, to apply to those who were not
authorized to vote by the laws of
the State before the rcbcllion--in 9th
CT words the colored men. He pro-
posed to allow negro to vote If he
has been IN the Federal Army one
wear, and he proposes to allow rebel
whitc,man tovote, although he has serv-
.d in the rebel army four years! lie
proposes that colored man shall not
vote unless he has sufficient education
>vread the Constitution Of the United
Statcs, and to subscribe his m,nsc to
an oath to support the same, whereas
he permits rebel white man to vote
who never heard of A and does not
know how to make his mark even
to note given for whiskey. Laugh
ter. '
Again, sir, he cproposcs that the col
ored man shall nat vote unless he shall
be possessed in his own right or in
the right of his wife Of a freehold of
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