Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-12
SENATOR TRUAIBULL.
What he Thinks OfGHe Universal
sUlfra &c Idea.

Correspondence New York Herald.
WAsHINGFoN, December 5.-Senator
Trumbul1, OF Illinois, is one of those pub
lie men whom the sentiment OF the
Latin poet, 310tric super oDlai0, has ever
been guiding motive in his participa-
ton in The conduct OF national affairs
The impeachment trial placed him in his
true light as a sincere and courageous pa
triot, who was prepared to reject the ties
OF party and incur the obloquy OF large
circle OF friends and supporters, rather
than surrender his convictions of right
and justice-rsther than see the party TO
which he was allied triumph on--assd de-
grading and unconstitutional issue. His
course has, however, been vindicRted by
the better common sense of the country,
and be stands to-day even higher in the
estimation of the true conservative ele-
ment Of tife psople than he ever did be-
fore. Your correspondent called in upon
the Senator to-day, to have q short talk
with him upon national affairs, and
learn his views about the questions which
are likely to occupy the attention Of Con-
gress,
1 suggested, "The question Of making
manhood sufffsge universal, I suppose,
will be leading one this session ?'t
So 1t seems. | have 10 objection to
seeing the coiored men in the State OF
Illinois granted the right to vote. II the
same sentiment was held by q majority
in the Northern Et8tas jt wQqld be
blessing. The matter would then be
quickly decided, and great source of
annoyance and contention got rid of;
but it appears a majority Of the people
are not in-faYnT.of The project. How is
1t proposed to plisned ?"
One Senator says by act of Con-
gress, another by Constitutional amend
ment.p
q By act of Congress would be simply
absurd. In the first place Congress has
no such power, and allowing that il had,
how could the act become permanently
effective? Suppose this or the next Con-
gress enacted such Law. what is to pre-.
vent another LegislRlure-a Democratic
one, for instance-Tepealing it, and thus
making confusion worse confounded
It would be like game of battledore
and shuttiecOek. II it be passed by con-
stitutional amendment it will be very
mqch like fraud on the people. Michi-
gan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Connecti-
cut, Missouri and Kansas, voted down
the question OF negro suffrage when faig-
~ DuG bD8 1NopuD1-
can Legislatures of these States would
vote for the amendment, and thus you
see, the people would be plainly misrep-
resented and dsfrauded. The requisite
three-feurths, I presume, can be OBJ
tanned, and | see no likelihood that the
advocates Of the measure will allow the
opportunity to pass Of Fastening its ac-
o0mplishment, It will be brought up
early and pressed forward with energy
There is a necessity for this because 1t
may seldom happen again when the
Legislatures OF so many States will be of
the one complexion. But there is no
question that such an amendment as this
viii be other than fraud upon the pen-
ple.n
"Do you think the session will be
marked by any unusual legislation, Sen
ator2"
u Well, air, I hardly know what to say
about that. / am inclined TO think the
'finaF cial question will command the
largest share of attention, 1t isthe ques-
ton that is being talked Of now above all
others, and the people seem to expect
some great measure of relief from Cons
gress, "