Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-01-21

pursuing IL eElAg.ng 10 the parry gon IL
: power. TLe aass Ct tier being willing
I 10 asrsp. negro 'uFrasc With general am
nefty Slows that they know but Lutte o;
: such men as Sumner and Wade. They
viii certainly get negro suffrage LIT .hey
: will get general amnesty only in the way
Of promise. Sumner and hi. friends will
fasten negro suffrage on 'irg MIA ,nd per-
seente and degrade the white people more
than ever. They will promise al they
are s.ked, but when the time Q. perform
an.e comes they will laugh il the faces
Of their dupes and glory in The trick they
have played. The action of the Delega-
ton places the border States in most
unpleasant attitude If Virginia, through
these delegates, accepts negro suffrage,
VIA, excuse can the borIer States give
for rejecting i. /. will be an easy mat
ter 70 declsre every man and woman IN
Mary and disloyal, pu. them under the
ban. subjcc. them to military rule and
then declare tic them. you shall have par
don aud representation only when you
| have formed new constitution allowing
Bat We sincs.-T hope
ssy.Fc:7 IN rsnro.e - very
aqsm o. Wy: va Of the whiteVs1ens Of
Virginia. and tia: her true eons arc not
SO lost to every feeling Of manhood as
willingly to become the fawning slaves Of
the towards who have desolated their
State and sent mourning into every house
hold. This Virginia Delegation seems
70 have an idea that the electi.n Of Grant
has finally and forever settled the ques-
ton Of negro suffrage W. may be dull
Of apprehension, bat we are unable to see
it, Almost every Western and North
srn State at the sanner and fall elections
repsdiased negro suffrage. The new con-
stitusion Of Mich gar. was lost BY an over
vhelming majority simply because that
one article Of negro suffrage was inherited
in it. Va contend that Gen. Gran, was
PIT up and elected as an anti-negro suf-
frage candidate. Any one who viii take
the pains 10 look at the Chicago platform
Con which We suppose b. Vas elected
will see tia. negro suffrage Was 70 Go al
lowed only in the rebel States. If this
vas settling she question IL fs7o- q chat
measure than NC should like some one to
tell u. what unscttling means. The Rad
zeal party came before tia people solemn
~ pledged, with Grant st their head. not
TO force negro suffrage on any State e1-
cept where it was already in existence. =
The ink sat not dry on the document be-
fore We find item moving heaven and
e.rth to overturn the State government
Of Maryland snd fui Jet her TO negro rule.
Gen Grant yayz he "a. bitterly opposed
to universal suffrage, but he now acqui-
esees in the will Of the people. Gen.
Grant forgets he is minority president.
The viii Of the people vas not shown in
bis election. If he means shat. He is not
to the will of the Northern or '
Western people, nor certainly to that of
he Southern people. then in Gods name. c
vhese wishes are being carried out III
hus forcing negro rule on the nation =
What will Virginia gain BY adopting the P
constitution allowing negro suffrage? Is
here one OF the New England govern
n.n.s at the South which is not in con- I;
rion of frightful anarchy ? Could one s.
{ the Southern ronarchs keep on his Il
hronc IN hour Lat for the hayoncts Of Il
rants soldicrs' When Virginia makes |:
er new constitution no; one O. her cit u
sens will fill IN office A set of thieves q
nd pct-baggers, like Underwood, viii IA
eek into the State and with the sid of CT
lie military. take possession Of every Of al
CO. 1t will be but change of masters N
best They are now ruled by the white to
Hillary; With the new constitution the
lack militia, under the command of some
sukee jail-bird, will establish such
IGN Of terror IS exists now throughout i
lie South-no mans life viii be worth bi
lie toss Of a pin. &c
A Mr. Fitzpatrick, called " courtesy tS
sner.l, will spread himself in lecture tn
, the march Of Sherman's burners to the
s. Well, We think We may venture to pc
= with truth there will be about IS much on
IS expended in the aforesaid lecture as co
build illuminste any large city on the m
ODE. Of course there will be sn awful ca
N Of the ng-minded .ad other mig Su
II. 70 hear Kill tel! of his wonderful sx- do
otis on tha. occasion among the woman sp
d children. We hsvc pot the least doubt ist
st before tie gas is all expended the OF
disuce will be fully convinced that. like POI
, SIS, Kill vas tie here Of the story no'
.ese buneone Lectures. by such persons ale
fitzpatrick, filed With spread -eagieisn.
We &c Be gos OF now 2cd tLcu, Or the !,
would loss sight Of things 30
| forget al about red-Aapied rebels, ,1o
a.on, Audcrsonvi!le snd sho nebie anj las,
oic conduct Of Sherman snd hilps;- ,as