The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-19
uolitital.
Peace andthe Suffrage Amendment.

pose he passage 81 the joint ~resolntion 10
The Amendment Of the constitution, 20 ID /
make suffrage univ ersal, will do murh y
ward clearing away the dinicultie 4whiel
have eathered around accommodation
and aveSbr0u9ht il to a stand-stfIf Thi
idea has boon proclaimed by the advocate
ofthe amendment, md there ~ q tuhio
that General Grant has expressed q wisl
for the immediate paasage ofthe resolution
IL isnot probable that he has lone any sucl
thing, because his opinions upon the cues
ton of negro suffrage must now be exactl
the opposite of what they were a few
a few months ago, or he regards IL M a de
basement of the elective franchise, is unac
eompanied by Srestrictions ns to intelli
gence and property.
However this may be, he ia a thick-head
ed and dull man who imaginea that th,
passage of the resolution VIII in any wis,
affect Reconstruction" except to multipl,
its complications aud evils. As IL Is n pre-
yailing belief that General Grant is not {
thick-headed aud dull man, it may be In
ferred that he Is not anxious for the pas
sage Of the resolution. Whyshould he be
SO far as the doctrine of Universal Suffrage
is concerned, he has ridiculed IL as a hum
bug which can only produce mischief. II,
~ willing that negroes shall vote who have
shown a capacity to vote iDtelliRently.
The passage Of the resolution should II
be ratified by the requisite number o.
states, would not affect the south. The
negroes vote there now, and the whites who
were leaders in the rebellion, and are sup.
posed TO be most bitterly opposed to grant.
ing the blacks equality Of political priyile.
ges' say they are Wiling TO yieid this point
u they can themselves De permitted 10
vote: uhder present reguauons, they are
ioroidden 70 vote, ana negroes are invited
20 the polls. Inc whites are Kept from tbs
oanot boxes by aet oil congress and by mil
nary ioiSe, ana rhe negroes are nrlbed 70
aI,enu tngm, mere arc 70 I'M,
,ule, oul .nSt " ! BeneIhuy true II proved
uy inc humoer oil eMpet-paggers IN con
BIsSs'
ING passage oil the resoluuon wllliurthei
alVlue and 9nstf9et the reppohcen party
~ WIS ellaiu 10 1eclare IN iaVor OF the Ptln'
ciPIe OF universal suffrage IN the presiden'
tlal calhpal8h OF lest year III SAID the
question oil suffrage belonged 70 the states.
~ sala thls, not as u merely etatlpg a iacl
III law, put as Improving the pohcy ahd
principle which made II law. IL Is un-
doubtedly true, AS legal proportion, that
the question does belong to the States but
ala this preclude the party rom pronoun'
clng IN iaV0r OF What II now proclalms tooe
an eternal auth n "A great moral
luea
II resolution DC passed. II VIII not be
Intlhsd Oy tLe requisite number OF states
ne einocitb } congress wished the qnes'
non To- be submitted directly to tue people
10 TINS tho RADICALS would not consent
they thought they could control the repuo.
hean legislatures. they knew they could
not control me people voting on the amend
ment Ihey nave made n mistake as 70
the Legislature WIN me Legislature OF
Michigan presume to ratiiy theamepdment
IN dehance OF the majority oil iorty thous'
ana gwen lew months ago against prop
ositioh TO grant negro suffrage
me ~oiu,lo Is Tonuennheu oy more
thsn nan oil Tue fePuDlean party because
u lba Ilrect assault upon VIVA mas Oeeh
ueenleu, SINCE 'he loIihatloh OF
lneht, one OF the nloHt important tributes oil
our sIaVe governments mere snot uay
goes py III whloh Promlneht republican
neWbPnPers 10 not u~enouhee tne usuiPa,
uohs Oh congress, governor rainier, OF
thls state haslately called Httentlont 70 them
IN so pointed ~ lofeioie rthat ms
alscussioh OF tHe suolect mas attracted at
tehtioh IN All OF the sultes' lhepeoplo are
more lhchneu 10 TAKE rom thah aud 10 the
power OF congress- governor Falmer IL
III nj NNADNInn 10 IhA me