New-York tribune., 1869-01-04


for the Blacks Of Virginia over the heauS ol
ne Conservatives. But what is won by parry
,ictory may subsequently be lost ny parry
defeat; whereas, Impartial Suffrage, once eStaD-
Tsbed by agreement between parties hltherto
at variance, is placed under the moral
guaranty of their mutual good faith. suppose
the enfIanchsement of the Blacks of Virginia
corried through the Acknowledgement OF
norton of the leading Conservatives: every
wear will see portion of those Conservatives
mass off the stage while their sons rise up 10
take their places-sOns fully imbued Win theii
passions, embittered by years OF proscrlpuon'
vet not themselves subject to that prescription
who can fail to see that our defeat ana pros
tration is merely a question OF time, ana not
of long time eitheri
Virginia has to-day population of about
One Million of Whites to Half Million Blacks
In 1900, she will probably have Three Millions
of Whites to less than One Million BLACKS
lie who would expose the latter to the re-
proach of having kept the abest and most III
telligent tenth Of the Whites dls1ranchised'
or even merely ineligible to office, SO long as
they could, may be Jealous triend Oh inc
Blacks but he surely is not conslderate' us
Greet
OF those who took part in the Rebellion, a
very large share event with their State" DC
cause they deemed it chiyalrous and traternai
to do so, without at all cOncurring in the neces-
sity or the wisdom of Secession. They went
into the war as they would have espoused
brothers quarrel without considering the
iusticc of his cause so long as his lie
was I'm danger Nearly all these, with
thousands Of original and repentant Seces-
sionists, now echo Gen. Grants aspiration,
"Let us have peace" They have had
strife and destruction to their hearts content.
They want to stop fruitless wrangling with
their neighbors and cayling at the acts OF
their Government and return to building,
planting, clearing lands, and starting mills and
factories. They sec as clearly as we do that
antagonsm between the White and Black
races in their States is ruin to both, and they
mean TO have an end of it forthwith. 1t will
be "a bunder as well as n crime on our part
if their new access Of sanity is not generously
responded to.
We hope TO see a Constitutional Amendment
framed and adopted which will couple Uni
versal Amnesty with Impartial Suffrage, and
make them part of our fundamental law
OF course. the Republicans of West Virginia
Missouri, and Tennessee will not like to be
voted down in their respective States, or in
portions thereof, by the now DISTINGUISHED
Rebels but no more will the now dominant
Rebels of Maryland Kentucky and Delaware,
relish the enfranchisement of their Black neigh
bors. No comprehensive settlement Of great
controversy ever did or ever can help exciting
some local grievances, real or imaginary, as IN
this case Statesmen will disregard selfish and
short-sighted clamor in the contemplation oil
general, enduring results.
agree with thine adversary quickly, while
"thou art in the way with him, lis a most wise
injunction. Where no vital principle, no dictate
of honor or duty is involved, he who comedies
most to secure an adjustment will do better
than though he hggled and stickled for the
utmost that could possibly be exacted. Friends
in authority at Washington if it be safely pos
siblc, "let us have peacew