Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-07-10

rent. two vo:es, unless 235.O0o blacks in
the State are allowed the ballot. In shor
Will destroy 9ths OF our political power
The ten Rebel States have en- .ranchiset
the black, and will therefore. connt him
part of their strength. What are the pcO-
pie of Kentucky to dol myself, ne long
rs two years ago, declared in failic
speeches that whenever the It'll amend
ment (Which then opposed) bec,m part
Of the Constitution. should advocate til.
acknowledgements of the black man Of Zen.
lucky. Bear in mind this is only my opin
ION. for which no other person or party is
responsible. The Chicago Convention
State altnc to dispose IF, without inter
ference from without. The people OF Ken
lucky nerd not car. about it: when they
wish to do 50, they can enfranchlse the
black-if they do not desire it. they can
let it alone. Bat remember. also. that
say that | love old kcntncky,my mother.
too truly ever by any faHlt Of mine to see
her degraded in the rank of States. or
shorn of her political power and influence.
l will not sacrifice Kentucky for all time
to come to my prrjudic"s- Before the war
we represented three fiftlls OF slaves. Now
the ten revolving States rcprrs"ntiiv fltths
all Shall Kentucky sink from her high
rank down to the level OF the smaller States,
by refusing to represent any! We have
n vital interest in this matter. The Con
sttutionll amendment will be adopted III
spite of US. The Democratic party call
not help us. 1t furnished Congressman
enough to pass the 18th ancndment-it
could not, if itwoui,l, stop this one. 1t is
question, therefore. for every thinking
man, whether we can afford to have our
power in Congress and the College cur
tailed, on account of prejudice against the
black man. The Number of blacks in the
Southern. States in 1869 was about 800 900
Let Us say that the War las kept that pop
ulatinn stationary. We will start with
basis in 1870 of 4.459,09o blacks, This
will b. 1T for ner rate Of increase. as the
Llacs,s do not thrive last i'll freedom as
in slavery. Rs comparisons OF statistics,
we tini that their increase in the future
cannot be pnt at more than Is per cent
in 10 years, instead of % per cent, the rate
OF increase in 10 years previous to the war.
So in 1913 we w0nld have about 9 sd 0o)
llacksin the South. all represented save ,
in Kentucky, in 1860 236.000 which will
give US in 1879 about 26 l.00. the ra
tio of the number of blacks in Kentucky
in my opinion, increase instead of dinln-
ishes as they comc in fro II other States |
Now the craftsmanship which advises Ken
lucky to submit to the reduction of her !
strength this amendment will cause when !
she can avoid it, by an act where policy
and justice meet, will not, in my opinion.
stand the test Of criticism in the failure
and think there will be no party in five
years to advocate it. Write th,t down.
though am neither a prophet nor the son
OF il prophet. Let Us, @catlenan he lit
tie caEdid. Is not universal suffrage al
ready here ! Is there any power on the !
face of the globe that can hold it back
n.es hot the tide set that way all over the |
world! The African in ten States holds |
the ballot; it would be just as easy to en-
slave him again as to take the ballot away
from him. What party will undertake the
work Why abuse ale! These are the
[acts-I dill not make them; l cannot
claim any part of the credit the world |
awards the d3ers. Nine Only be the mod
est merit that recognizes the WORK when
done. aud c,nprchends, in part, its mag
nitale, and tn. high msaning it symbol
iz.s.
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