The national Republican., 1868-11-28


Proposed Amendment TO the Con-
stitution-Ireland In America.
NOVEMBER q, 1sos.
To rnE REPUBLICAN, The reports Of prspa.
rstion' for the iuvAsioa Of Cuba from United
States ports. in aid Of the current Cuban rsvolu.
tion, that wore so rife In the nsvspapsrs . fort.
night since, have all died away. This means sim.
ply that the administration Of the American
State Department at this time is inf nitsly more
efficient upon the point Of the preservation Of
our national neutrality In such cases, than II
was In times past. TSs opportunity is most
tempting to those among us Of dIiibustsring
proclivities, aud their number and "enter.
prize" Is jut now hundred. fold greater than
when Walker iod thousands Of American
youth TO premature graves 10 Nicaragua
Nevertheless, however ardeutly our people
without means or character may pant to con.
qusr Cuba, and enjoy the fruits Of its conquest,
not man Of them darss take q step seriously
to that end, thanks to Secretary Seward. He
deserves q monument for relieving our Gov.
ernment aud people from the stain Of being
the protector Of 6llibus,sring and fllibusters.
That reputation which the United States en-.
joyed up to his administration Of the State
Department previously iojured our public In
terests abroad, and It 10 Q matter Of national
oougratuiation that Mr.. Seward has relieved
the country Of II.
You may write It down certain that not .
Republican member Of either House Of Con.
gross will fail to support the proposition to so
amend the Constitution Of the United States
as that hereafter manhood suffrage in elections
for President and the United ststss House Of
Representatives will prev all In all the States.
Some are opposed to applying the rule lin the
Constitutional amendment to be enacted) to
State elections. The eompromiss will bs upon
elections appertaining only to tho national
Government, leaving the question Of manhood
suffrage In State elections to the action Of the
rsspeotive States feel sure that this can
be safely dono; or, in other words, that one
BY one the different States will apply the rule
to their own elections which prevails, through
an amendment to the national Con situation. 10
national elections, both being held at the
same time and places. Nothing else that
Congress can do for the public interest is Of
as much public Importance as the oonsumma.
tiOn of this proposed change. Nine tsnth, Of
tho late violations Of law and private rights,
political murders, DO, throughout the South
had their origin solely In the hope Of thus
putting q stop to tho prevalence Of manhood
suffrage there. oncs dispel that hope past
A.. A. l..
bic as Vermont or P.nusylvania. I per.
ceive that proofs are being secured in Louisi.
ana and ,orgia Of the sweeping deprivation
OF the negroes Of their right to vote In those
States at the recent Presidential election
Indeed, 1t Is now certain that they will be so
accumulated and presented as to mako 1t OBJ
ligatory on Congress to refuse admission to the
Senator's and members Of the House Of Repre-.
sentatives from those States who have not
been received. New elections 10 them must
and will be ordered. At these elections the
vote will be perfectly fair, rely on 1t. By the
time they come of nine tsnths Of those Of
rebel proclivities in the South will have come
to comprehend that, in assuming to set the
laws at def ince In their treatment Of negroes
aud white Unionists, they have gained NO
more than BY their effort to destroy the Cen
ersl Government or rather, that it Is likely,
II psrsevsred in, to pay them in about the
same manner as they were paid by their abor-
tive rebellion
perceive that the Irish Republican Asso-
citation in New York, established during the
late Presidential canvass, 10 to be q prominent
organisation, working, I trust. through com.
Petent lecturers and friendly Irish Aueri.
can" newspapers. with becoming zeal and in.
dustry. How an Irishman who really believes
in the truth aud justice Of appeals In behalf
of civil and political rights and liberty in Ire
land can sympathizo against the cause Of civil
and political rights and liberty 10 this coun.
try, cannot for tbs life Of me understand.
Yot 1t is uudeniably true, that the lrishman
who appeals to you to feel for the cause Of
the restoration of his brothers at home to
co.equality Of rights with the rest Of the
Queens subjects, Is, Of all men In America,
the most unreasonable and unrsasoning, and
the bittersst and most violent opponent Of the
application to America and American affairs
Of his beloved theory for Ireland and Irish
affairs. His ardor in behalf Of the entire en-.
Of tho prescribed classes In Ire
land Is, indeed, htrdly so vehement as his
ardor against the enfranchisement Of the
prescribed class In this country. Tho "gol.
den rule" Is no part of has law In this nstion;
however much II may be ono Of the funda.
mental principles upon which his church
claims recognition Of its vast services to the
human race since privileged classes sought to
onslavs the masses In all civilized countries;
that Is, since the time when the fall Of the
Roman Empire and the consequent Temporary
abrogation Of its wise laws for the protection
Of popular liberties and rights, afforded the
church its opportunity, 80 nobly improved, Of
becoming the shield and protector of all the
oppressed without distinction Of race or color.
Tho memory of its vast services to humanity,
In that way, throughout the middle ages, 10
really the basis Of its strong hold on the popu.
lar mind and heart in this latter half Of the
nineteenth century. oh, that the Irish Amer.
lean would become Catholic" A" indeed.
Tue NATIONAL BAYKs.-The forthcoming
annual report of the Comptroller Of the Cur.
rency will show tho following interesting
figures in reference to the national banks {:
Number Of national banks, 1885, Of these So
are incorporative. and l,620 in full business
operation, The total amount of cash paid In
by the stockholders of these banks Is 1926.
1911 Tho banda nm Japoa;t in Al. T....