Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-10

A Southern Impartial Suffrage Club.


We have received the prospectus or
circular notice of an association Of
southern men, HbOrm In The South. OF
of life long residence. there, formerly
slave owners, and embracing many
who served in the Confederate armies"
These gentlemen have formed them@
selves into an association for the pur-
pose of supporting before the people the
policy of Impartial suffrage and equali-
ty before the law. This they believe to
be the most important question. now
before the people of the southern states.
They say, in the notice before us;
"The Southern Impartial Suffrage
Club proposes to furnish for the mo-
mentous debate to which every Amer
can will soon be summoned, speakers
from the South who will undertake to
maintain, on our part, the affirmative
of the following propositions
t'FiFst-That impartial suffrage and
equality before the law, without regard
to the previous condition of rebellion or
servitude, is the fundamental condition
precedent to any successful policy Of
southern reconstruction U
''Second-The question Of franchise
is the test OF the integrity Of eulancipa-
ton. In this If the colored race is unit
for citizenship, then emancipation was
mistake. ..e.s-. ..- K .se.ls III
s'Third-That If emancipation is de-
Tended on the ground Of necessity,
forced on the nation by the war, then
suffrage to the emancipated race is g.
cOincident necessity flowing logically
and inevitably therefrom,
"FCurth-That this policy should
etnanate from, and be gurantied by ma
tiOnal authority. s-
ain the discussion OF these PROPOSE
tiOns we propose to deal with the Facts
do not intend TO involve any auteCedent
convict ions or prejudice in our afgu-
menta. Indeed. our preferences are
not in issue; our necessities are. We pro-
pose, therefore, to appFOach the solemn
and distressing circumstances which
surround as at the South, so far 40 pos
sible, without regard to any partisan
interest or personal feeling whatever.
And we here, In the South, diBelaim all
feeling of political resentment against
the victims of sectional disunion or SYM
pathy with any policy Of prescription,
confseation or punishment, for pOlit-
ical opinions or political offences.
eve maintain the principles set forth
above, first because they are right /;
secondly, we have taken an early and
advanced position as southern men in
their support and vindicatiOn, because
they are pre-emtnently beneficial to
the South and we claim for them the
consideration OF the American people,
because we believe them TO be strictly
in harmony with the best interest Of the
nation at large"
r. o. Sidney, of Mississippi, and G.
G.. Baylor, Of Georgia, sign this notice.
Both are Well-knOWn southern Hspub-
cans. ..--t.
We think it matter for congratulatiOn
that southern Republicans are to speak
in the northern states. During the
Presidential canvass we trust the Re-
publican scommittee will send a large
number of northern speakers into tine
southern states. Only good can come
of such plan; which will make the
people Of each region familiar with the
voices and sentiments of the leading
men Of the other.-N.: Y. Post, Co5tseTUG-
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