The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-03-21
From the National Intelligencer,
The Protest Agninst The Alabama EH
abling Bill.

We publish to-day the protest of the
minority of the Reconstruction Commit
tee on the Alabama bill, which was re,
committed yesterday to the committee.
1t is due to Mr.. Stevens, with all bis
faults, to say that he strenuously advO
Gated universal suffrage, and contend
ed that his party could stand on nc
other ground. He opposed The manufac'
ture eff one law for Alabama and another
for New York or Pennsylvania. Thepro
test offered by the only two Conservative
men on tue committee may serve as
gaiGe to the Republican members
of what they must come to before
they can obtain th8 endorsement
of the people. The report is
succlnct, able, and conclusive. 1t deals
gently, bat logically, with the ideas OF
negro supremacy and civh aud political
Ieqnality of races, and speaks truly OF
the power proposed to be given TO the
negroes to control the legislative, de
partment of the State government, I'M.
pose taxes, organize militia, and do all
Others acts to burthen the State with
indebtedness. 1t is estimated that this
bill wOuld cost the Federal Government
from one to two millions OF dollars per
year independent of the State finances
Such, is the prospect withlail the Seuth-
ern States. With such governments as
the Radical revolqtiouists would give
them, they will be pensioners upon the
people of the North for one or two mil
| lions of dollars per year for each State
If they are let alsne to frame their own
Governments and institutions, under fht
Constitution Of the United States and ht
lars ia pursuance thereoE they Will he
able TO take care of themselves, and not
only cease 10 be burden upon the rest
of the people, but help to pay the taxes
and very materially tighten the weight
of taxation now necessarily imposed
upon the rest. They constitute one
third of the people of this Union. They
have heretofore been producers and con
sumers-producer of staples that regu
lated our exchanges with foreign ma
tions and consumers of the manutac
lures of New England and the Western
States. All this is now changed, simply
for the benefit of the Republican, party
TT would be modified in three months
if the Radical leaders would let the
South alone.
1 The Radical politicians might suffer
as they are bound to suffer anyhow; bu
the people would be benefited. Every
day that these Radical wireworker
continue their Vaccinations to coptro
the negro vote Of ths South for politica
purposes, is one day added to the suf
fering of the Industrial population Of th'
North and West, who have not only II
sustain the Government, but also y
sustain aud pay for the Radical machine
there is being run for the benefit o
these politicians In tenISouthern States
which, if let alone, would take care
themselves and become taxpayers. Th
lpeople OF the North are TINS used no
only to support in idleness four million
ofworthless negroes. but to keep GU
IOf useful occupation twelve millions
people who are willing TO share Will
them the bufthens Of the Government
4 This Is not the only effect Of Radica
Legislation. Will the, people Istand it
lMrSoBITY REPORT OF THE REooEsTRUc
FlNs TIoN COMMITTEE.
4 The following is the minority reper
of the Reconstruction eommittee;
4 The undersigned, members or the he
fconstrnction Committee, having care
fully examined the report of the major
ity since its publication, the actsl o
Congress known as. the Beeonstrnctlol
Acts, and the constitution and ordi
nances rejected by the people OF tn
State of Alabama, submitas their repor
to this House, the following preambl
and resolution: ~ -.
Vkereds, An act TO pDvide for th
more efficient government of the rebe
States, passed March 2, 1861, and an &C
supplementary thereto passed on tn
23d of the same month, provides 70
calling a convention to prepare con
stitution for the government OF Alaba
ma and for holding en- election in tha
State for the ratification or rejection o
said constitution By those persons VIII
were authorized under said acts to reg
lister and vote in said election; and
Whereas, An election was held for tina
+ purpose in said State, commencing ol
|, the 5th day of February last and con
tinuing until the Sth of that month
(which resulted in the rejection OF san
constitution By o majority of 10, ,0UO o
the registered voters under said acts
: and who were expressly authorized, un
der and by the provisions of said veto
10 reject said constitution, either b.
dspositing their votes against it, or no
3 voting st said election, and FL.
4 WAereas; This large majority Of regis
tered voters were utterly opposed to th
\ ratification oflsaid Constitution; Frs
because it deprives, . large humber G
! the white males of said State of tn
Z right to vote or hold etface. Second, b
81 cause il conferss the right to vote an