The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-24
THE FORTIETH CONGRESS.
Second ssessien.
SENATE.

WssHiauroU, Jan 2a, 1888
THE first business thus morning the reference Of
certain House bills
TAR RxooSsiaUcrios MR..
LITTLE.
On the second reading the supplementary to the
act for the efficient government. OF rebel States
passed March ., 1857 postponed yesterday at his re-
quest Nc. DooLrrE, rep of Wis, took the door and
said -
Mr. PRSsroKsr-The question presented in tho amend
ment offered by is. whether Congress still resolved
subject the white people OF che Southern States to the
domination OF tho negro at tho point OF the bayons
whether Congress in Difference the recently
pressed will OF the American people will now SO far
modify their policy us to leave the governments in
those in the hands Of she white aud OF the
more civilized portion of the blacks2 That is
the naked question. Strip 1t OF all useless vsroage
men aud Furnishing rebels, it is nothing more
or less than .hs:-shali the General OF the
army put ny negro in power over inc u" wns race ~
purpose boldly ayOwed by somS, and that will be the
effect Of this radical reconstruction now as u stands or
as Il will stand II the idea OF the Senator from lpdiapS
shall prevail On the other hand the amcndmsn, which
oasr adopted, would leave tho governments in those
20 remsnin The hands OF our own racewS,,s Nv
same time it would allow the right :, soG,aI IA Ar
,uo.s negroes who have any cm 10 BY reason Of In.
,essnco Or patriotic so'vsos o. vs.ao subject u ,aTa,
/. To those who have served in tho federal army.
To those who have sufficient education 70 read tn
constitution Of the United States and to subscribe ther
names to an oath TO suppors the same; Or
To those who have acquired and hold real property
to the value OF $3.50.
But the question may be asked why not apply the
tests to the white men Of the SOUTH The answer
Is plain and twoiold First by the constitutions aud
laws OF those States the right OF suffrage is already
secured them and have rghtful power 10 take
II away To do so would trarnDe under feet one Of
mos sacred rights reserved the States liz by
extending suffrage 10 the negroes that Congress is
turning the constitutions Of those States IN my
opinion this "a usupstion, which its advocates justify
upon tho ground OF necessity alone neither admit the
power tbs necessity: but granting BOTH reason
be given and no necessity bat that OF party nd
eucy DO urged for going further in tbs revolution
ary work than admit suffrage the classes OF negroes
named in tsis amendment Tho second answer 49, that
white men havs for centuries been accustomed
They borne all the responsibilities and discharged
all the duties Of freemen among freemen, and il IL
very different thing to take away from freeman
privileges long exercised by him and by his ancestors,
from what il il TO confer before enjoyed
upon Ignorant half civilized Africans just Fee ased from
slavery Three generations back many OF them
cannbals and sayages or the lowest typo OF human
kind. The only civilization they have is that which
they have received during taeir slavery in America To
copfer this great privilege upon the moro enlightened
negroes might tend TO elevate the in she end But
10 confer upon their ignorant hordes only de.
grade ballot and the republican institutions Which rost
uron H. No answer to this view has ever been given,
no answer can be gwen, oy me friend o. universal
allowed 10 vote why not let the ignorant negro voten
Thns 10 compare the civilized European, accustomed
free labor osupport and ssif-gov eminent 10 all
the dus,os aud responsibilities of freeman, and who
withal before no is allowed to vote aiost Of the
states must appear in open aud after yo years
residence prove by tho testimony W two citizens good
moral character and that he il we'll disposed toward the
government and institutions OF the United States--to
compare him with the poor degraded msss Of Africans.
plantation slaves just SGT free Is an socous libel upon
ourselves upon ancestors upon the results Chris
tisn civilizaon and upon that Caucasan race which
for Thousands of years has ruled the world But sup
be true that TOO many igDoYant foreigners or
race are admitted TO suffrage already Is that
any reason any apology even Tor admitting
hundred thousand half civilized men OF another race
men whose natural homo ID in tho irophs, *
otics here unsplanted, not ~ their rsee will but
the cupidty Of Old aud New England, slsves ana
whose whole education and civilization, far they
nayo any nave derived from slavery the white
man 10 not say there arc not some ignorant white
men, foreign and native born Who not qualified W
vote but they exceptions 10 tho general rule. do
say Dot persons OF Indian OF Chinese
or OF African descent who are qualified bat they
exceptions the general rule also Society must in the
MAIN be governed by general laws. While the general
rule Is thai white men arc capable. aud therefore sui
ffsge may 10 made universal among them, the
other aand ae general rule rs that Indians Chinese
and negroes Incompetent ADD especially Is
this of the negroes 10 the plantation SaleS There
fore general ruic should exclude ;hsm from SUI.
ifagc Al all events II should be no further relaxed
than TO tho excepted classes mentioned in this
amendment. The oneot Of The adoption cf ths amend
mont would no allow all who have qua incsous
the constitutions OF those states be the
reoeou not specially DISTINGUISHED 70 vote that Is TO
gay, Of whtc men, and at the Same time 10
paiiDe with the maintenance OF civilized govern.
Inents in those states Let Congress pause, and
modify its IN acoordancs with the provisions OF
TINS amendment and ] have every TO boleve
the people Of those Staea would at take part In
work Vi reconstruction, solution Of our dihculies
would be attained, and peace restored to the country
But Congress will insist upon It's suicidal measures, II
Congress still determined 70 establish those govern
upon negro supremacy. then chaos comes again
. war OF ~ inevitable Al the south. But sir, why
press this psgro supremacy over the whitss9 What
reason 700 givsy I have hoard three ds
~ q
ncs.-Firt because the States OF sbs South
rsjsctsd the constitutional smsndmsnt subnittsd
By Congress- second because The negroes loyal and
shs whites disloyd; and third, because II WI secure
party sscendency Let - consider she Grab answer.
ihas The States Of NE south have rejected eoestu
tonAi amendment Submitted by ths last Congress ms
basis Of reconstruction. admit the lsgisaburss OF all
the Southern States rsjecssd That amendment With great
unsnmity; but 70 that eny sudicisnt sessaA Tor the
adoption Of this harsh poloyf think MOI In the
nrsi place. that amendment ecntains one provision
which made its adoption Impossible ~ the southern
people ~ isass until you change the human heart
and destroy al sense Of psrosa hpaos. idsfnschss
from b0ldlnD sn>ce I'll the mon of thq Soush
In whom tkey he'd svW tdarsd AAy public ccn-