Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-22
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,.ssAsas 81 Maryland had At one time
~ 81 n,sks Suffrage impartial, but dared
Mt As 81 consequence sne PUNE ntneh1 tney
no~ IA not single ef8ee in the State and are
n,.,i al HELPLESS Bs the class which they feared
arfrsnychise In Tennessee on the other hsnd
s-,isl mirage has secured the political control
80 tbe Ssate in the hands Of men VINO were loyal
Ssripe the wsr and who we're in favor Of equal po-
liticai and civil rights for all--N. 2. Tribune
sueh aines as the above At Southern Republicans
are much 70 be regretted; and furthermore. come
with but an III grace from Northern Republican,
nurture6 10 The lap Of freedom, who have not yet
applied the doctrine Of equal rights to their own
States II is unfortunate that the coored people Of
Mary lsnd were not enfrHpchised when the Rrpub
licuns we're in conirol Of ibs State, and none de
piore the failure 10 90 i more than the Msryls
Radicals who still remain true TO their principles
But it s not their fault that large portion oF those
who scted with them during the war, and claimed
20 be Republicans. were not prepared 70 accept ne
gro suffrage then, and have since joined the ranks
Of our enemies. The true Republicans Of Mary
land--those Who stand By their colors now as they
did when Il wae easier 70 do so-never constituted
a majority Of the people Of the State. But while
the protecting eeis Of the Government WAS thrown
over them ARD rebels were compelled BY The strong
arm Of military power 70 stand 10 the background,
they had allies in that class Of sunshine friends who
wanted oficcs or contracts from the Govern ment,
and wers Republicans only 80 far as was necessary
from a Republican administration. It Is no fault
Of our friends in Maryland either that the class Of
men in question cared nothing for the enfrAnchise-
ment Of the c5lOred people, or chat they were not
strong enough 70 carry that measure without their
aid and il Is most unreasonable and unjust 70
blame them for not doing what has been done in
other States where It might have been tempted
under much more favorable auspices. The iDVidi-
Gus comparison instituted between the Republicans
Of Maryland and those Of Tennessee is also unfair
Had Swami been Governor Of Tennessee and
BrownloE been Governor Of Maryland the prOba-
blities are that the positions 81 the two States
would have been reversed; bat happily for Tennes-
see she had the advantage Of Mary lsDds failure by
betrayal and improved her opportunity. II false
70 say that the Republicans Of Maryland have ever
hsd the power 70 make suffrage impartial" Their
success eliminated ia the emancipation convention
Of 1864, which was elected before the denomination
Of Mr.. Lincoln 10 the Presidency, and which sub
mitted is constitution to the people before bis
election. Montgomery Blair, a member Of Mr.
Lincons Cabinet, endoavored to make even eman-
cipation impossible by demanding that It should be
gradual and mpensated while il is notorious that
Winter Davis the political leader Of the emencpa-
ton movement in Maryland object Of de-
nuDciation as an ultra and impracticable man. At
the time that emancipation was carried in Mary
land sgainst the influence Of the rebels and the
Blairs Il was regarded Rs the most ultra movement
upon the political chess board, and succeeded only
BY very meagrs mejoriiy Of the soldiers vote Ia
ken in the field. II cost the Union party a large
body Of il previous supporter, belonging TO the
Glass above mentioned, because il said % have
despoied citizens of their property without com
pensatiOn. Under such circumstances we may re-
eret that our Radical friends in Maryland were not
more numerous and powerful bat we certainly are
not in position to blame them for not attempting
an advance movement which would have placed
them far ahead Of their brethren In most Of the old
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