The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-24
The "Aneadnenl" villainy.

There Is no doubt that the most nalig.
osnt and internal type Of Monersls ~
determined to enforce negro suifisgs In
every State, North 40 veil % South,
under tho tite OF "sn amendment to the
Constitution" The present Congress is
mad enough and devilish enough to at
tempt this, notwithstanding o majority Of
Northern Statss have overWhe lmingly
pronounced against IL again whencver
submitted to the people. But the pres
ent dodge, 10 not to Be submitted to the
people at all, bat 10 the Legislatures Of
the States, which Il is supposed can be
manipulated, through promises Of the
patronage Of Grants administration, 70
commit the outrage Of establishing negro
suffrage 10 their States, when the people
have pronounced against Il. 1his IL the
plan and the expectation Of the present
Congress. Grant has been sounded by
the leaders Of his faction, and falls 10 with
the proposition, % hs will with ever ything
else that his keeper, Wsshburn, recon.
mends. But will the conspiracy succeed
The following is the mode prescribed for
amending the Constitution:
"The Congress, whenever two.thirds
Of both Houses shall deem IL necessary,
shall propose amendments to this consti.
tuition, or, on the application Of the Leg.
is!atures Of two.thirds Of tho several
States, shall call q convention for propo.
sing amendments, which, in either case,
shall be valid to all intents and purposes,
as part Of this Constitution, when rsti.
fed by the Legislatures Of three. fourths
Of the several States, or by conventions in
three .fourths thereof, % the one or tie
other mode Of ratification may be proposed
by the Congress.
Of course Congress dare net submit .
negro voting amendment to conventions
Of The people, for BY them it hes already
been pronounced against, in such Black
Republican States a. Maine, Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illi.
nois, and Missouri. Now, with this 70.
cent pronouncensent Of the people Of the
States against negro suffrage, is it to be
imagined that thrce.quartsrs Of the Log.
islatnres will daro to enforce such 40
amendment ?" Where Is the majority
Of three quarters Of the States to be found
for such On amendment? TO begin in
the East, it is doubtful il tho Legislature
Of Maine will do it, for it voted three
wears ago not to strike the word "white"
out Of the Constitution. New Hampshi .
We pass; Vermont, Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island arc to be reckoned as States
IN the center Of Africa, about the region
Of Timbuctoo. But Connecticut, New
York, New jersey, Delaware, Maryland
aud Kentucky ore sure to 20 against it,
Nor do We believe that the Legislatures
of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois
and Missouri, in view Of tho receLt dcci
ded votes of tho people Of their States
against such q proposition, will dare to
ratify il. TO carry such an "amcnd.
meut," the legislatures Of twenty eight
states will be necessary. We should
like to sea the Tribune count Of twenty
eight States which con be relied upon
The vote Of the Legislatures Of min.
States against the amendment spoili
IL Now. the following States may b
act down as certain, beyond all doubt, to
co against such on amendment: New
York. New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland
Kentucky, California, Oregon, Georgia
Louisiana-0. To these Connecticut
and !. dozen others may, We think, be
safely added. The only two State. in
The whole North which have recently
,cted upon this question, and gone fol
nscro suffrage. are Iowa and Minnesota
Tn the,o States q majority Of the votcrl
ara either the most fanatical typo Of seal
svaps from the Now England States, Of
Soandinayians Of recent importation
These latter have no knowledge Of thu
negro. and have voted in utter oblivion
of the merits Of the question. There is
therefore. no doubt that, to say the least
.even.tcnths Of the people Of the Uniset
States are opposed to negro sudrage-op
posed TO IL from a profound conviction
and from 40 intense prsjudice, as the!
lore eapsble Of feeling. What, then, ar'
tbe Chance, for such . negro.voting lav
to stand. even if the Legislatures o
enough States could be bribed, by Grant
patronage, to carry itP 1t would requir
an army Of two hundred thousand sol
diera to keep the peace Of . negro equal
| itv election in sll the States. It ought
indeed, to require an army Of twent;
times that number, for the white men 0
our country should resist such . mon
strous crime against liberty and eivilisa
! ton. BY Whatever means the Ged Of M
ture has placed in their hands. Such
necro.votinp law can only be establishe
; BY fraud and corruption, and must be On
forced by On Insignificant and deteste'
minority Of tho people. Can that b
done? +? Not unless tho majority Of th
American people are 'nsaks, withou
manhood and without honor. Cur yer
civilization would be at stake iu such
: conflict. Everything that appertains III
> happiness. honor and purity Of our rae
: il involved in il. The question Of u
Union Of these States sinks down inl
nothineness in comparison with Il. Th