The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-17


passed the following very important resolution by
vote Of los yeas to ~ nays the latter mostly demo-
Gratis:
BE 1t reso5ped de- (two-thirds Of both Houses con
curing That the following article De proposed 70 the
Legislatures Of the several States amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, which, when
ratified by three foarts of said Legislatures, snail De
held as part of said Constitution namely:
ARr-Section /. Tue right of any citizen OF the
United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged
bv the United States, Or any State, by reason OF
race color or previous condition of slavery OF any
citizen or class of citizens of the United States.
Section 9 The Congress shall have power 10 enforce
bv appropriate legislation the provisions OF this ar
ticle.
The National Intelligencer Of the I'd, in publishing
the above, says: at only affects negroes, ana "h'le
rive,ins if adopted the accomplished fact praccay'
of universal negro suffrage in the South it provides
fer it in the North It's miserable mockery traHd,
snare and ielrsion, when viewed in tie light of the
professions of partisan demagogues during the fres'
Dental canvass in favor of extending Suffrage 10 III
citizens The Democratic Or Conservative party, III
its general willingness to support Chief Justice Cnse
for the Presidency, had he been nominated at Ne"
York as urged by Governor Seymour, scqneseed III
the idea Of universal suffrage and amnesty, as aa-
vocatcd by the Chief Justice. This was the We" OF
the better sort of Republicans, but since the eechon
DEVELOPMENTS have constantly arisen to the effect that
the universal suffrage of Radical proscrptloh!sts
meant only universal suffrage Of negroes and tue eS
cusou of white men of the South, such vast numbers
Of whom, are debarred By the fourteenth constitution
amendment from holding Office, and under State laws
$50 called } from voting in the elections because o
participation in the rebellion.
Suppose white man who had participated in tht
rebellion should offer his vote in an election in len
ncssec or any Of the Southern States where negroe
and carpet baggeIs rule, npon the idea that tie deceP
tive constitutional amendment (if adopted) OF Bout
well authorised him to vote, what would be the actor
of the carpcbag poll official: 1t would be, that the
amendment in question only operated to prevent lh'
exclusion OF men from voting because Of their oelg
of another color than white, Of another race thar
negro, or for having been once in slavery
/ at is 10 wonder that Mr.. Bingham proposed al
amendment providing that white men who had been il
the rebellion should have the right of voting; nor is
strange that the proscriptonis prosecutor and part!
trickster, Boutwell, shond oppose it. He could no
understand the proposition of Mr. Bingham because
some sio have eyes to will not see, and some have
ears to hear will not hear.
"The whole thing pitiful and shameful considered
in the sense of honor and consistency The prscsica
question that now arises in the elections is, whether M
people will 90 for negro suffrage in the North thu
same being assured TO the negro IN tile South not OIL,
now practically but by the proposed amendment il
| question We could conceive of Democrats and Con
servatives going for universal suffrage of citizens white
and black and leave the question of amnesty to b
settled hereafter Bat the miserable special pleading
higg!ing, and pettilogging resolution Of Boutwell,
gives neither amnesty suffrage to the whites OF h
| South 1t provides only for negroes little while
since the New York Tribune called for honest sne
straightforward action upon this subject in consisenct
with the idea of universal suffrage, as advocated b,
most Radical the past year two. What vii
it SAY nov OF the deceptive and dersre movement O
Boutwell, tie vniictire and maligan. and constantly
prosecuting foe Of Tie white people Of the South:
'Since the beginning Of the present session, ths
earpetbaggers Of tile South have come up here ant
insisted as a thing necessary to the continuation o
their odlisarchicsl rule upon the continuation OF ths
status whereby certain whites in the soutl, shall no
hold Office nor have the right Of voting in contraven
ton of tie dgraccu! statutes, socalcd that exist il
| Southern States