Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-13
(. friday, August as,Aseot
The Radical Party and Universal
-. - Suffrage. il ,ass(ta

g., - 8 Suffrage. IL ,ns'<ta
TIE results Of tho. re"cnt elect ions
il Virginia; Alabama and 1rnne$scc
seem TO be convincing the fcacscrs OF
> tho Radical party, that universal suc
trage, after ak is Il very imperfect
mcans--a very unreliable Instrument
lin sustaining tho power Of: IN" par
ty.. 1t has proved n two.cdscd sword
,11nore damaging 10 frieFtd thah thc-,
. bhnderbuss whose rcto;l has been
2 moro disastrous than its discharge.
II Ne: nnirsisaf Suffrage WIS the very
Slibaoie!h Of I lical pait ga
SYNONYM itseiffur Rs'iical:s Ii. iln very
9. tqp7note Of those o,lious RcctH!Str:rc-
1;on Ac!s. which cXtentlcd to the :s.
. ,.0raat and the .i:irpmpctcnt, thce-
drar-boaght tranchiscs, which in a!l
pas: tinc, l:ad becp the sho!ksi:s i PIC.
losa.ivcs Of The i,;trili;:ant sud, the
:. yit%a9Us. 1hat which, is wsss srli;,ns.
ID, waste, giye .hc l*:.ty: 3. sex and
ia4cfnitc lease Of pewc%, has proved
not only ineffective, 10 a;,', but has
been +urpcd into &n instrument vi
dG,tructitHi :.S:inSt itself The c;,n
Aas been captured by the enemy. aud
is now pouring Lot shot into the
ranks Of its friends. Is il 10 be won
'iored thou that the Radical party are
IiFposcd to charge i.ont upon tho
suffrage qsssssi.n, a;iI to rcnouncc
onco and 'fpcEae so dangerous u
weapon of par! Y tactics rs universal
suffrage. They must feel indeed ;hat
the ground is crunLiing ur.lcr- their
1sct: and be driven to desperate shifts,
%len the prominent organ of the
party at Wasli" "gton--;ho mouth-
piece Of Mcssrs. Crcsswcil and Bout
~ell-:hc N.hoaal .llhpuIliron--can
hold sucl, language as the tclIcw:ng;
Tho systc N ofspua;uy 'ae 6nNot:6yl i
sato tie hands Of the ;y,.ornat, ma,ssrs---
40 a""tfsr ~ arhatertwh. if continued.
r'vlnot fail to lc4bd to vcr:y serious, if
1:ot disastrous rcsaltsr Congress Will
rc rcmiSs ia rs dnvy 10 Inc -touniittr"s- il:
early act;o,s On tie Subject is neglect:
*d. l;is c?atyndcd ~ many el our
:.!lest incp, all Will grva, fprcc os
a:gEnss,lt, that The best tsuirraEs
Qualification woatl' lie 't.aGiIity to rad
a;!d write1ho' Ehylish lahgnsgei ser: {
,ccty.' With this as tho lplsysl.x,.l
qualification. test in NJ Efss ri and
''ta.e elcctions, tho b:,,EFHs4 -box, Would
pc protected .aai;ast ignorance, ana
TO q very lsr2; t@tcnt a.s;!insF tl,e pos!
sibility of c:slnptio,n.'"' .''.,.,.;.,.;.,1 $,,,s .
ill.,. u. aa..;+ >t*H -, i, r. :,
af 'It is obfeslcd ihata ,re cannots de-
privc any: portion Of DUR eitizehs of
xhc right OF. suffrage already grant, Cd
1heIu. There is :"o gron'pbupon: aA3h
IN l:ss sueh a tDnclusio1 but If: evep
ehe argument was sounl'it' woults .af,
ford 10 ploa against tho proposed
*hango in tho l;.ma gen,srniAsstbe
right Of s:rffssgr> 'sufp1t.e e'oltgtAe s,s5
during the neKs@1cs4ierH senacsed a
ssettenM amcneksraa,s 10 the TEoHstit,s.
tion. requiring the qualification oil
'abii'y to read and write the Ehglisl,
language CORRECTLY, ASA condition u
- right Of sueftagc;'to take effect in
ono, two, or@ nny ;cprtMins !R.nibcf pl
gears ,hcncc that might Le iayme ed
Hpon and 1eda,p6n The Giffe~hj
states 10 cratiit thairs act what iSe.tc {
= "r class ofintclHg geiit ltitfzehsn i&6al,d
"hjact, .ts ssc s7soposiEba's t5!NtDe
= whasepar.1 !ehG skseashYs <gt s.shii Lc
anivs-sa.s> Dcsas1t,st 3. ii 77a Hsia!ing ]
check aga3na {! t4ae;uot,trel of tllsse1 fa /
Lot hox bv!ishthuhec 4thdSeorrtfAiopa .
2ow dread tI ia tho 4Itiiye l,istaus
~iscst statesmen" xT&eiiin ',ish';
foir sec,ss, tl:;:,s instead Sefr tnS,.c,.
sal, Il aqaa,ificd suffrage is Is dc ir,a3jpt,
ed I'm educational Qualification q Lac
ing able "td'rsad ana write thSS1,hg.
'ish language CORRECTLY" ns2:thG Oily
'-usc meails' of fayihsg tEc lIfes or this
party of moral relafRl1 >,al5di' aflHdi'is iss5jlGihl
progress. Is It Objected cSd"tiEMa tEMata 2{hc
nsLt'of st1ariise' o;c.s| : gE;Fanftd 5tatihfo,
Be recalled, yet' TITS oBitttioS: Foul!
'n:crpose po oSstacis t. ht tt5o lS:ssa Esssas 90
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.e'ohslitSt;0n Nhteh 'spi Would !f 'pr1p 'pprro1ppcrIy
raotily, .snd- restliet [ths exstrise M tiss,; Of u
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