The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-01

amendment to the Constitution ? These
men have the same right to protect
themselves from oppressive taxation or
other misgovernment that you have or
we, fair skinned reader AT present
that right is denied them. They are
some $500 against $4,000 of us. What
harm can they possibly do us if we give
them Justice? Their interests are the
same as yours, and it can do no harm
to give them the same power TO protect
their interests that you have to protect
yours.
Sooner or later they must have it, II
the Government is to continue repub Bill
can; because soon or late. II the negro
is not enfranchised, in the language OF
the New York World, "he will perturb
the State" 1t is too large an element
in the country to be kept alien to the
Government. If not mischievous in
itself, there will always be those who
will use it for mischievous purposes.
But give the negro the ballot and that
hour he ceases to be aM element of mis-
chief in American politics. He is no
longer bone of contention to be fought
over. There can be no "negro question"
after that, because there will no longer
be any question about him; and so far
as that controversy is concerned the
country will be at peace.
We feel sure that all this must com.
mend itself to the judgement and con-
science of the political majority in the
Legislature; for we are only stating
trite truths and principles of universal
acceptance among Republicans. Yet,
as we do not write by the favor of the
Republican or any other party, so we
do not wish that or any other party to
be held responsible for our views; and
if any tiITid soul, who has not yet
broken through the shell of n blind
prejudice, or who qualkes in apprehen-
sion of the prejudices of others, real
or supposed, feels alarmed about what
is to become of the Republican party
of the State in an encounter with this
question, we can assure him, as our
Judgment, that courage to do right
without question or fear will carry us
through uDscathed, while timidity and
doubt and failure to meet the question
like men, will lead to certain dissension
and overthrow.
Passage Ofthc Suffrage Amendment.
Tho Joint Resolution proposing SUI
| frage amendment to tho Constitution of
the United States has been passed by
both Houses of Congress-. The matter
| I,o wi n foran1n
Committee the committee agreed to the
resolution in the following shape:
BE IL RcSOLUcd de-, 1.-TWO thirds OfbOth
Houses COncurring,) That the following
| amendment to the Constitution of the
United States be submitted to the Leg
| islatures ofthe several States, and when
ratified by three fourths thereof it shall
be part of said Constitution:
ARTICLE Nv.
The right of the citizens of the United
States TO vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by
any State on account of race, color or
| previous condition of servitude.
SEC. .. The Congress shall have pow
er to enforce this article by appropriate
| legislation.
The report of tho Committee was
adopted in the House Thursday by
vote of 1I4 to Al, Mr.. Hubbard and
Kitchen, of our State voting with the
majority-Mr. Polsley being absent;
and in the Senate Friday evening by
the following vote:
| Ycas-Anthony Cattell, Chandler,
Cole, Conkling, CONFESS, CraEin, Drake,
Ferry. Fessenden, Freliughuyson, Har-
Ian, Harris, Howard, Howe, Kellogg,
Mcdonald, Morgan, Morrill, Of Maine,
Morrill, of Vermont, Morton, Nye, o.
borne, Patterson of New Hampshire,
Ramsey, Rice, Robertson, Sherman,
Stewart, Thnyer, Upton, Trumbull,
Van Wrinkle. Wade, Warner, WEIGH,
Wiley, williams and Wilson-39.
Nays-Bayard, BuCkalew, Davis,
Dixon, Do0Iittle. Fowler, Hendricks,
| McCreery, Norton, Patterson of Ten
nessee, Pool, Vickers and Whyte-l3.
The proposed article is now before the
country for ratification or rejection.
Most, il not all, the Legislatures are
now in session, and the presumption is
that the official document will be for
warded at once for their notion.
DEPARTED.-The Parkersburg lobby.
GLOW blessings brighten as they take
their 1ighiw
I UNDER the stimulus OF the passage
by the House of Representatives. of Mr..
Schenck's bill, sOlemnIy pledgIng the
faith of the United Slnies TO the pay
ment OF the national debt in coin, and
! e