The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-04-08

ed ia the States BY the distinguished writ
,ers AZ the Federalisss Even the most ia
Tented of the Radical leaders have. since the
var. ,dmitted that We It'll have this right.
John W. Forney. speaking Of the admission
Of Tennessee. asks, shall she "oe densea
representatisn in the next Congress, SIMPLY
because the Legislature Of that State does
not authorize colored mea to votes Asd
.i,o saws: "as We continue this inquiry.
We shall fad, a. | before stated. that IN
Massachusetts, no citizen. white OF o'aek'
can vote unless he can read aud write.
New York oaly sllews ,oolored .en to so'e
on aproperty Qualification 70 New Jersey
Psunsylvania. lahiap. and Illinois. they 90
not vc,e .. all In Ohio. only the solarsd
man who has the largest adaixture Of While
e bload enjoys the right to vote. Let us re.
, solIect that tbs Csnsiita;isn Of the original
thirteen, States. admitted TO BE- = repao'!csn
i'm form.' vel dearly allswithhsld the right
of ssfffage Iron the negro. Ia We m'sat /"
well say that the Senator'S and Representa-
tiyes OF State should not De admitted to
seats in Congress hee.use their State Cen.
s,itu,ions denied the elective franchise 10
.women or to boys of eighteen years oil age.
The whole question is left by the Constitu.
ton 10 the States; and it has been steadily
disposed of by them from the beginning
Again Mr.. Stevens said, in advocacy OF The
LIST article Of the proposed XIV amend,
meat, speaking of the $50 called reoa
States !. hold that these States hare the
right and always have had il 70 hx the cleo.
tive franchise within their own States. and
I hold this does not take it IRON then.
Ought II TO take it from thcms Ought the
domestic affairs of the State 10 be inlringed
upon by Congress. SO lar as to regulate the
restrictions and qualifications Of their ro-
terss How many States would adopt spch
o proposiiions How many would allo"
Congress to come within their Jurisdiction
10 6x the qualifications of their voters
Wsuid New York I Would ennslyvanIas
Would the North western Statess ! am
sure not one Of them wsuld.' Again he
says: "Rut it grants no right. II says
Laweyer, TO the State of Snuth Carolina.
and other slave States. true We leave, where
il has. been left for eighty years, the right
10 fix the elective franchise, but you must
net abuse it; if you do. the Constitution
will impose upon you 4 penalty and vii!
continue 10 infiict il until you have cor
rected ysur Actions" To show what pun.
ishment he meant, he added "sow, SIR,
say no more strong indacewent could ever
be held out to them no mare severe pun
ishnent could ever be Inflicted upon !hem
q. States. IL they exclude the c"lored po'
pulstion. they lose at least thI.ty'h'e rep
trsentatiyes in this hail."
lhaye made these quotations, Mr.: presl'
dent. with no expectation OF converting any
Radical from the error oil his ways, Tor VI
every Que u them We NAV say" Ephralm
il joined to hiR idols, let him alone, bat
with the hope that in this hour oil their de-
basement il may be 4 consolation to thlnk
that their party has not always been so vile
and iniqaituops as now aud | viii also re-
miud them that not twa years ago "ancon'
dIiional sppasltisn 10 negro Suffrage" was
regarded as one of the planks 10 Tie Plai'
fsra VI " loyalty in North Carolina.
The Chairman says he acknowledges the
justness Of our ssnplsint against those
Northern States. whch. while. insisting that
N"rth Cxrolina shall invest the negro WITH
suffrage. refuse to alter their Constitutions
deayiug him this privilege. and adds mat
he hung his head 10 shame when he heard
the sesults in Ohio aud other States last
fall. an afraid ay friends will hang
taeir heads still lower When the returns. OF
the aext election are notwithstanding
Cosgeess. 10 the lAugasge Of distinguish
cd statesmsa of Ohio, " to rescind oil mea'
sures Which operate a. mere insult and an
nsyanee Ia i"tslIigsut men of the Sos,h ;
60 give over the sfort 10 establish nsgro
gavernmeat by the didrsnehise@eut Of the
whites; sepesl their stdiaauces placing the
Southern States under misitasy government.
AID sske the military there sssin sssordi.
nate 70 the cirii power. sad replace ID where
che Constitatisa places 10, under the con
a a. Ex~ras.1~--fa al oks tng.l nd