The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-06-24
The Design of Negro Suffrage.

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The result of the recsnt election in the
City OF Washington brings home to us in a
| startling mQnper realization OF the faet
that the vice OF negro suffrage is fastening
! itself upon the political communities of the
country and may in the carly future, unless
! firmly and strenuously resisted, alllict every
part Of The Republic, The National Capital
is governed by negroes, aud nothing stands
between the infection Of like government
upon all parts of the nation but the refusal
ofthe Legislature of one or two States to
approve the Constitutional Amendment ex.
tending the suffrage to negroes. II this
obstacle is ever removed, this ignorant and
| degraded race will be elevated 10 n polite al
equality with the white man. and in the
same instant the doom of Democratic GOV.
eminent in the United States will be sealed.
Why does n political party of white men
| why do the Radicals so strongly urge the
granting ofthe franchise to the negro, know.
ing full well, as they most surely do, that
he is utterly untitled, in his present cond
ton OF gross ignorance and debasement, to
cast an intelligent ballot? Is il not mani.
fest. that the greater the degree of intelli.
gence which exists among the people, the
better fitted they are for elfgovernment
Why then should this party strive 20 re-
duce the average of intelligence among our
voters, by adding to their number M inferior
class OF ignorant black menu The answer
y plain. They wish tn destroy the Repub
lie. They aim To establish upon its ruins
an imperial form OF government and they
are shFewd enough to see that they will
greatly aid the downfall OF the government
OF the people by including in the ruling
power million negroes, who are totally
incapable Of casting an intelligent ballot
The people, by the addition OF this element
to the voting population, will be rendered
just so much less capable of self government
and by its own inherent weakness our poliIi,
cal fabric will crumble into ruins Democ
racy will have shown itself to be u failure,
and an imperial form Of government will be
invoked to save us from anarchy.
Negro Suffrage is advocated by the Radi
cal leaders, simply MS n means towards the
attainment OF that Imperialism which is the
ill'eoncealed object of their hopes. For its
establishment they nTe now trying to pre-
pare the minds OF the people; and the more
odious they can render our present form of
government the better do they think will
be their chance Of speedily accomplishing
their object Many circumstances testify to
III, purpose which this administration en-.
tertains of fastening itself permanently upon
the country. Ii is evidenced by the estab.
llshment of newspaper coincident with
its Inauguration which advocates Imperial.
ism, and which is said to receive its susten.
ance from that Borie, whom Grant for other.
wise inexplicable reasons insisted upon
having in his cabinet. 1t is shown By the
peculiar character Of Grants appointments
TO office; he evidently means to teach the
people that, Emperor,hke, he is the sole
source OF Power. Ii is proven by this effort
10 debase the suffrage aud to create u class
OF voters, who, without in diligence, Jude
pendeuce or stake in the country, may be
relied on to cast their ballots at the dicta.
ton of those in power. Thus elections will
become farce, Democracy will be con.
coded failure aud the government will pass
out OF the hands of the people.
II therefore the white men Of this nation
yield their assent to the establishment of
Negro Suffrage, we may conclude that the
gods have premeditated their destruction,
and to that end have first made them mad.
Lancaster IntetiigeRcer.