Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-12

but little penetration TO foretell the effects
Of negro suffrage upon the country. In
those Northern States where the vote
IN close, there will be sufficient number
Of negroes to hold the balance OF power
and turn the elections in favor ct the
Radicals. Connecticut, with her three
thousand blacks, will be secured to the
Radicals; Pennsylvania, with her fifteen
thousand blacks, will place the Democ-
racy in a hopeless minority; New York.
with her forty thousand blacks, will be
lost to the Democracy forever. These
are but illustrations of how the rule Will
work in all of the Northern States, and
vet the Avalanche talks about universal
suffrage placing the country under the
control of the white man. We can'ts
what white men it can mean, unless they
are the white Radicals.
Senator Sumner boldly declared in the
debate on the suffrage amendment, that
n sufficient number of the States could
not be got to ratify the amendment, ana
that II would be lost, and that therefore
it was the duty If the Radical party while
il had control of the Government to en-
franchise the blacks by congressional
enactment. He declares that this would
secure the control Of all Of the Northern
States to the Radical party; and SO 1t
would. Yet, this is the policy that the
Avalanche would commit the country to,
simply that the Conservatives might
obtain control of Tennessee. As grew
GUS and oppressive as our burdens are
here. we would not, by desertion OF
principle which if adhered to will niti-
mately place the country under the con-
troll of the Conservatives, adopt a policy
which will inevitably result in securing
to the Radical party the future control
of the Government. 1t is Of far greater
Importance to the South that the Demo
cratic party should obtain control OF the
General Government than that it should
adopt a policy which will only secure the
control of a few Southern States. Resto-
ration must como through the General
Government, and by the triumph OF the
Democratic party North, howevermuch
the Avalanche may care what the
Democratic party North may re-
ouire." A party that comprises
large majority of the American people
is not to be sneered at, uimply because
they did not accomplish that in tight
upon principle, which the Avalanche
now proposes to gain by a desertion OF
its party and principles.
A mixed government in this country
is unwise and impracticable, and Will
inevitably result in that condition OF
affairs which now curses Mexico.
The question is fast assuming definite
shape here, and is struggle between the
white and black races for the ascendancy.
We believe in the policy of white
mans government, and the superb
ority of the Anglo-Saxon race.
We may temporize and compromise the
question, but it will be temporary, and
will continue to be bone OF contention
until one or the other race ultimately
triumphs and secures the ascendancy.
II negro suffrage is forced upon the
South, let it be under our protest. AS
the Avalanche says that it is not right,
then why hug the heresy to our bosoms Z
Some day these things will all be re-
versed, and it is suicidal now to estop
ourselves from doing so when the proper
time Gomez