Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-09
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New 70 Give she African >
In the Worth. -,
II. r..,lt of the late election 10 MIC"
v.nfurni.hes further evidence tna' o'AeA
Akin are not passports 10 all the inai'a"
..,.,;rh,. or citizenship" in the North, the
Civi Rights Bill to the contrary notwith-
,,.r,ipe. The uniformity with which all
Nor hera states voting on the question have
refcsed the ballot to the nations wards
nes<s explanation, and the great question
ho~sha I'll men be made sfrss and eqsafs
70 Zach other q the ballot boz, 70 sadly y"
ned OF solution. The prspPe"sss A.'
unausua;.y OF our Csnsrsssionsl ruler !"
slsvasina the negroes Of the soa'n ITO" 'u'
most derading slavery. Of once 70 me posi-
,;.n ~ l.v.usksrs, wss most gratifying to
every 'rooly ioil heart" in tho nation.
The Goddsss Of Liberty ct once clspPe~
her bands. and tapped her wings, because
the 'loi" representatives Of the Pauiouc
Nostl, had taken the poor American Of Al
ris IN descent By the hair Of the head and
placed him upon the high pedestal Of man.
hood equality. The Goddess rested from
her excessive joy and the"trooly loil' heart
fcssud itself With the contemplation Of
"oil' Republican delegates to Congress
from ten states, with their full vote in the
electoral college for 'loil'' President in 1858.
al kA EAAd ann
whispered 10 some Of her votariss
in various Northern States TO have subin
ted IA amendment to their constitutions
eliminating thersfrom that odious relic Of
barbarism. the word tchits, which 10 to the
hssrts Of the "trooly loir' what the taste Of
blood is 10 . tiger, o. the sight Of scarlet to
vicious bull. They bsesms infamsd with
rage and below and paw the earth Tor nan.
hood suffrage and the abolition OF colors. In
this ina,med state Of devotion to equal
rights, the question whether oil men ore
free and equal in tho North 10 submitted to
the people Of Ohio, Kansas, Minnesota. and
nov to Michigan, and each by very en-
phatic vote answers negatively. Now here
Is an ugly dilemma. The Republican party
in Congress, which docs everything in The
name Of the people, claims for itself that il
represents its constituents in declaring ne
groes shall vote 10 the South, while each
enc Of tho States named, represented in
Congress BY almost full delegations Of Re-
pablicans. declares for Itself At the polls
that the negro shall not be the yoke.
frllows or equals Of their people q,
the polls What does this mean Do Re-
publican Congressmen represent or mlsrep
resent their constituentsf Or do the peopl,
Of the States named, voting directly fo
Themselves on the question, mean to GAY
tina, negro suffrage and equality are desir
bio only in States where negroes are -four
in large aud controlling numbers. and wher
they ~ totally ignorant not only Of govern
mont but Of evcry,h'n elses Isa little q
gro saffsage, like little knowledge, . dan
geroas thingr Or is it unsafe to trust III
few .dacaiei ana enlightened negroes o
,hs North with suF age lest they may b
come Troublesome to the party by demsn
ing Officer Will some of our Republican,
give Us candid sta, oment Of their view,
on thls quee,ione We are sincere 10
qs'rc,s for light
IL appears to as that this Inconsistency
OF tbs Republican party on the question o
negro suffrage should not only be explain
ed. but that tho party should by come mean.
make their Interpretation OF the declaration
Of Independence the law for their osr
States or withdraw it from the South. Blu
- % have no idea that they will renov,
from tho South the negro domination the,
have established there. the only escape from
tais glaring Inconsistency and sell -stul,ifs CO
ton 10 to be sought ia the ether direction
Thu, we admit, 10 by no means free from dM
nsalty. The Indications are, that none Q
the measures introduced into Congress 70
establishing negro suffrage throughout IN
entire country, by Congressional suac,ms nj
will become . law. The reason may b
found in tho fact, that by Congressns
voting Tor the measure. they vote drcct
20 establish negro suffrage IN Msir or,
StIfes, which the party has uniformly re
fused to do. We can see but ono rsmed
for the evil we complain OF, and wo frsel,
oilsr it as suggestion to our Rspublica,
friends. The remedy will be found by then
TO be perfectly free from objections. By i
shey eau secure suffrage for the poor negr,
In every Northern State in which their bar
~ predominst-s. without either in Congress
OF at home voting it upon themselves. Gu
snessstisn 10 the: Let the Legislature Q
Minnesota submit 10 its people the ques
ten. whether the wcrd white shall b ssrusl
from the Constitution Of Iowa; and .,
throughout the Union, let the States be di
weed into pairs, and each one vote on IN,
question sheshsr the other shall give suf.
irsgs TO the negro, and It will probably b
carried without . dissenting Republican
State. Il Is very true that Copperheads
would dnd constitutional objections 10 the
plan but no such objection would occur to
81 Be sd~'.sd by eur Republican friends.
Constitutional objections are Coppsrhead
cant. Viewing the matter from Republican
standpoins wscan sec 40 sbjscsisn whs ever
soshs pie" proposed. II ~ occupied % Gle.
v~ssd point As the thigh esurt Of i'm.
Psaenms"s.' ws have no ides an objection
wes'd even b seen frsa there. "a
Our sugssssien has bssa freely offered
end - hope COR Rsplblicas friends viii
freely oct spsa Il. We only ask that, If i,
b adopted and il succeeds, " b. declared
spsssieasr ~ life. on The er,As,ds Il ID,
'Sspely lsir heart Of the nasieu, asA B,
allowed to kiss The hand Of the Goddess Of
Liberty - iiSissm~ 3 eeoxs :
Ceaeral Daslrr. she Leader Of
shc Republican Party.
Il % very drosi, aod uss - droll, that
ths man who voted ia the National Con.
vcntion forty odd times for Jefferson Davis
% De the Democratic oasdidsts fer, the
xfss'as"ey, and who helped break up the