The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1869-03-02
Fifteenth Amendment Again.

The House at W ashlngton Is not en-
hrely contented with the amendment, pro-
posed by the Senate as a substitute for
the one Matched in its own sacred pre-
einc.s. 1T is not sweeping enough"
says the Missouri Repub,ieaa, and per
haps thi, is the cause of the dissatisfae-
ton. Fear is also entertained that the
States might hereafter, by unfriendlyl leg
islation, deprive the Negro of the price
less boon OF suffrage. or course, the
States, having no longer any right to
regulate suffrage for themselves, have no
right to ask that Congress Of the United
Stxtes should refrain from thus paralizing
their arms and forestsliing them in this
matter Congress having fully assumed
the power and right to regulate suffrage
In the States, proposes now to fr the
Constitution 50 as to prevent the posi-
billy Of any Stale hereafter depriying the
Negro of the right suffrage No mat
ter how impoitc the future may demon.
stratc this course to be, and no matter
whether the power thus given the unin-
formed negro proves dangerous by expe-
rience or not, the STATE must be rendered
powerless. to cure iicr own mala,ly, but
must await the concurrent action Of tie
other States This may be wise course
and may bc.oNen true statesmanship, but
for the life Of ,,s We cannot understand
il We readily scc how it serves the ends
Of par'y-we ss na sG 81 Radicaalism11 to keep
its partisans in power---but how it is to
perpetuste this government and maintain
its republican character is mystery to
as. 1t is deemed by the Repal'icon,
questionable whether this amendment, if
submitted, will be adopted. We think
there 10 no room for doubt. The carpet
bag States added to the New England
States and Iowa, and other States that
can he dragooned into this measure, will
go for the adoption And soon comes
forth from the velvet the keen claws of
the monsters Z" Reconstruction" four,
teenth amendment etc, 1t was all very
fine very patriotic for the Northern
States iopnlorse the action ofthe Radi
cal party in Congress, in their devilish
designs 70 murder the Southern States in
cold hood, BY holding those people down
until they " ere throttled by Negroes and
carpeestaeeers, hut now, the curses will
soon conc homo TO roost, and the South;
crn States under Negro and Carpet bag
influence will swell the poworthats so On
to fsstcn Negro suffrage and Negro so.
ciai equality upon them, as we'll as upon
tue Southern States The amendment
viii be adopted If submitted---and We
think will b. submitted in some shape.
Ws have no tears to she'd over this mat
ter. nor do We say Nis in anger. We
think that the sooner The entire country
is put w,dcr the control Of the inferior
race the sooner comes the Reformation.
1t Is difficult impossible for us to feel
the full extent of the misfortuncs OF
others. We may imagine but cannot
fed. AS soon IS the people of the Uni
ted States behold their Capitol the baunt
ofNegroes and triaing white scum their
Offices filed by incompetent and dishon,
est men; respect abroad sacrificed to spite
against their brethren at home, then, and
we fear no sooner, they will feel the full
effect Of The mons trous crime they have
coinmittet. This amendment but gives
another Impetus to the ear, on which We
are ALI travelling, towards this glorious
communication Our masters learn no
thing from the sad fate Of other nations,
We must 50 over the beaten path, push
forward with eyes closed uutil the whrl-
poohcngulfs MS. ear ed jEc. sThnHrlee
sbasr- t----rs~-e-~s-------a- CISCO
"sIn referring to the proposed telc-
graph line fiUm ~. Smith to Little Rock
riasNan Buren,, 'ozark, Clarksville, Oar
daAcllds Anti iewisbnrg, in our issue Of
the l2thairist., ws insdvertcntly3 omitted
to nnlitioh Nam Karen AZ one Of the
points included ia tho proposition II
was unAOaly' i,Mintgusionst We did not
meas togiva our'stsacf ocity the gu.by IN
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