New-York tribune., 1868-06-15

ln a. civil suit in which n white man Interested rs
late SSI-If can today In louisiana he has always
setts law OF 1888, Furnishing with imprisonment and
stripes any negro without excePSPs; VINO eomnsied
only in 1884 1t was only in lse3 for reasons which we
pass over that aoea tbs pe the
privilege of bearing arms in her na ~ rownte1 the
legislation OF the older States vigorously carried OUT hs
principle OF excluding the negro from telr a
toincrease their population Tho laws prohibiting inter
marriage and Withholding the elective franenss
the negrOs status Of social and pohticai .sans
We repeat that this pTejadice IS not seOtsonsih ,h
The result Of the late elections items. az az any T9e one chat
the American people have changed their ,i VI t
claims and Character OF the negro Tne ~ the Gov
ernment-the white race must govern inc oeate .+ %
full and as suggestive as are the teachings OF history we
cannot point to the past The experlmehL ol is
this country and this century. An answer Ioight ne
obtained If you ask yourselves what the conssHencos
YOU represent would do If similarly situated vi our
population of nearly 100000 whites $1,000 are rs a1
German, men whom no SACRIFICES deferred Ioia % &
portion men from the Northern states anu ner ue
Ss5 sre from the ona
ants OF those whose valor patriotism ana @
enjoy. The remainder are the descendants Oh th9se
whose PoG b We have endeaVoPed to repe be-
cause IL has been often reiterated, the unIOuhded
man to settle in our midst Who is to-day responsible for
the injustice and folly OF prohibiting Immigration TO our
ern mechanic farmer and merchant TO make his home IN
our State, those who by establishing negro govern
ment, will make TINS state unlnhaDtaDde ny Ine "h"e
But we give solemn warning to the country that this
effort to degrade the white by suboTdnating 1t, al
though in majority, to the political and social
Of the black race proposed by the Constitution now 10
be iuaugurated under the military acts, Will require
than human prudence and forDearance II We are 20
these fghtful results which have been foretod
by men OF all classes. but by more positively than
prominent Republican Senator'S Undoubtedly " Is te
duty OF every good citizen TO ad IL improving tne eohu
tio OF the negro. but the candid conviction OF every
intelligent mind must necessarily De, ,hat tne
cOoTed man cannot safeS Ely ISte 9sGce raee susnihed
and by European civilization which rules throughout
the Northern section and must eventually rule through
out the Southern section Also the negro may attain the
highest advantages but he can never attain lhose adV
tages while acting from the standpoint OF antagonism to
the white raee-an antagontsm which is essentially the
ground work and cornerstone OF the proposed new Con
stituion We respectfully, but earnestly appeal to the
Senate wisdom and patriotism, TO inerp0se us cam
counsels and prevent the establishment OF GoyernenI
certainly calculated % destroy our soca ahd
interests, and which must Inevitably engender tne
most fearful spirit of bared between Two races
| interests respectively, when HghIy ugucIotOSHu
| and protected are not antagonslc" SOiei.nny,
| before God and our country. and ~ me interest
| OF "A common lineage and common elvlzatlOD we pro-
test against any recognition or ratification OF the pro
posed Constitution by Congress- because ina. C0nstitu
tiOn is violation OF the constitution OF tne ou..Su
states il Is not based upon the consent OF Tue
eope who TO be governed by ~ because IL was con-
ceiyed and framed the interest OF the negro as against
white man. establishing unlimited ana unrcstrlcIeI
suffrage for the one and sweeplsg t e
large classes Of the other aud thioSDg afound e
inafnder such restrictions limitations ana nefdictohs
virtually destroy their entire Pocai anu sG % sd y,
ence and finally because It has been adopted IN m
tine reconstruction laws themselves not having Deeh Iat
fed at election In which every guaied ana
eectOr was permitted without fear or The lnu-
ence OF fraud. A. look over the whole hed ol lns
discussion, are unwilling to believe that INC gray
| Senators whom We address ever contemplated lhe
framing Of such Constitution as Is now offered LOT ae
approval aud sanction Reconstruction In the interest," Oh
the Union we not only understand 9ul VIII wlsnou. &
dissenting voice. most zealOusy advocates Dut recoh'
sructon the interest Of African supremacy we neither
understand nor can approve. IHOs i" MAVoHt VI mdh
! ". ". SMAILWOOD, Secfetafy