The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-18

Inc ne" YORK Tribune quotes the following
resolution Of the South Carolins Democratic
platform, In an evidently confused and puz-
xled state Of mind
That under the action os the state OF south
Sero'inh, heretofore taken. we recognize the
s s.'o'sa population Of the stste as an integral
element OF the body polite and as such In per.
son and properly. entitled 10 A full and eonal
protection under the State Constitution and laws.
ana mat A. citizens OF South Caroaa. We de.
s'aas Our wIllingnsss' when We have the power,
:" frantihem under proper qualifications a. 10
property and intelligence, the right Of suffrage.
The Tribune, which usually denounces. AZ
sight, as vile trash and stuff everything eman.
a'ins from Democratic shop, is compelled
IN this Instance. to forego indulgence in that
habit It's position In respect TO the matter
ia similar to that OF a prgmatical doctor who
hnds out that a rival practitioner whose pre-
scnptions he was accustomed 10 decry by
wholesale, has, In critical case, prescribed
one OF this professional critics own medi-
cinee A like pervere turn on the part of
the South Carolina Democrats, dries up the
hnbituai current of the Tribune's criticism
upon everything comprised In Democratic
platforms The utmost that Il can do ia 10
make weak attempt TO turn this declaration
against the Northern Democrats In the sub
joined comments:
We respectfully invite the attention OF Mr..
sinuel j. fiden and his organ as also az Rev
q. Chsancey Burr AID his admirers. 90 this new
,en wy. platform. Ale; raden has laid down
whom We would NOT choose to accent a. soas.in.
law, which Il restricting the right OF snlfr,se
quite too much for our Federal Wing - notions.
s UT, sair = peramhulsting our owa and other
states. lpCfufnr a a..a a.
paciy OF "niggers" 90 vote-thelr heels being
100 lone. and some thing wrong about their heads
It's standing assertion Of QUE Northern Demo. |
.,s,s 'nst no state has allowed blacks TO vote bar
,ntee or Tour wherein next 60 40 blacks are found
Yet here comes the Democracy Of south Caro-. /
nna-a state which has more negroes in propar. |
uon 'han any o,her-snd processes itself willing
so,et neFsn vote the same ss whites. exacting
oniy me cid Federal qualifications OF property
ana p'elligencc. Yet we will warrant thai Messrs
iottet 20. do NOT propose that their daap Aters
snsl marry negroes. no matter how wise or rich,
Vosieusiy, 'he national Democratic platform must
soon De enarged, so as 90 afl0rd standing room
Tor "niegefe," provided they vote the Democrats
ticket Thus the world rolls on
The peculiar views Of Messrs. Tilden and
Bum, orof anybody else in the North opposed
to radical follies and luities. do not happen
to be binding as sacred truth upon The
Democracy Of either section. The idea that
misoegenation is involved in civil as well
ss political equality Is of radical. not of
Democratic origin; and il has been an unan.
swerahle objection to the radical scheme Of
negro suffrage that il contemplated the prac.
teal development Of this idea. The Tribune.
however, repudiates the idea. The radical
leaders discover that il would never so down
with the people, and they are all now. along
with Mr. Greeley, as eager TO repudiase IL as
they will be 10 repudiate the negro as a voter.
and as "man and brother" as soon as
they may conclude that there is no longer
any profit for them in his vote and his fell
lowship
The fact Is that these radical leaders are at
This moment for colored suffrage at the South
only with aproviso. Provided The colonel
voters viii preserve a strict radical discipline;
provided they will vote only for radical can.
aidases, provided they will Invariably allo,
The lions share Of public spoils to the white ,
radical emissaries aud overseers sent to herd )
them together and drive them 10 the polls;
provided, in short they viii be ahjccs tools.
transferred from teeir former industrial servi-
lude to more ignominious political servi- =
Inde, not venterine TO call their souls their
own except at The pleasure Of Conway !
OF Baker they may reasonably count upon ,
he radical party fAvoring the largest extern
zion Of colored suffrage Bat not otherwise.
The moment that they may show themselves
10 satisfy all these provisos. The
radical party will have no use for them. If
hey dare to pursue. as suffrAeans, their own
rue interests as an integral element Of the 4
southern body polstic. they may expect
he same treatment from this party :
IS the ass in the fable received .
fcm The hon 10 which he had ventarea to
fer an equitable share Of the results Of their
ONT hunting operations. The poor beast
vas slaughtered on the spot and added 10 the
ther eaEeases reserved for the leonine appe-
tie Let the colored voters beware, or they
rili be The last game which the carpet BAG
ess vii bag. Ifthey are to be voters here.
ster IN The South, they cannot DO better THAI :,
he 80 with Tie psoviso that they vote with
he Southern Democracy. For, As it seems 1,
bat they must. ia any event. vote with a =
Foviso Of some sort, il clearly behooves them
. choose one that docs net involve their o4n q
srvilsty as web A. run. bat looks to sAesr j.
'elsaTe ard prosperity in common with the v
edy Of the southern population. 4