The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-06-28

!, i. L. Amnesty and Impartial
Suffrage.
THE TENNESSEE CANVASS.
Senator q Brownlow on Universal
'H.-i r' 417' Suffrage. NJ la5rn 81 !
/ find myself called upon, by letter and
through the newspapers, to dci,c my pc.
:siton on the suffrage question, now being
agitated throughout tic State. L have
never held an eqnivocal posi,ipu, on any
great public question, aud 4 never will.
Nor have | the vanity to suppose that my
opinions will influence those of any con
siderable number nf men onthis or any
other question. andgI certainly have no
purpose to dictate to any ofthcm how they
shall vote at the coming election. II is
from an entirely different motive that |
shall state what follows oi@'A 81, I
1u'my judgment. the existing franchise
law was an absolute necessity tn prevent
the State from being thrown into anarchy
and to protect the loyal people thereof
from being subjected to prescription. VIC
lence and murder, OF, exile. On this &c.
count, and with this view. j have support.
ed that measure. If had the power, !
would disfrancllisc for life, tho active
leaders who brought on and upheld the
rebellion These bear about The proper
ton to the other numbers who were
drawn into rcbclliou-say, as one to, ten.
The question arises, then, ID view III the
recent decision Of tho Supreme Court,
and 10 which ! Shall som more particular.
ly refer, how can YOU discriminate, 't to
make the disability fall upon them only?
Would it be right or wise, to keep a
thousand men under, disabilities, nine
hundred Of whom Do not, longer require
it, for the sake Of Tie one hundred who
do ?,iiigq ,igi1 s'u9ma7 egTji OFT
ID Tho republican partys1iu Tennessee
haze secured the eniiro judiciary in tic
State for eight years to co,nc. aud should
the Governor recommend to the I.egisla-
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.u.e ~. a,.sra.'eu o. .he Ionst'taslon ad'
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The rebel population Of lie State Will
then have been disfrancl,ised al least ST,
years. Should they then come into powe,
by welding q majority of the, votes, i,
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w. ~ ~ o.ae's y 'ne o!ase WlIa rebels e
"s o .Yu,y =. o. ,l, y. sss fourteenth
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~ . s'ec s'es urap1 upon Tue platform OIL
u :..:. ~: suffrage. Iass tennessee alone
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su:ss u oos,sss on Pr"reea upon INC
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