The Lincoln County herald., 1870-10-06

present opportunity for destroying that
infamous test oath iniquity. So far as
am concerned, shall vote for the Brown
State ticket and the constitutional amend.
nents, and for Democrats for other Offices,
or for Democrats and Brown men who
favor . convention, and shall not con.
slider that am paying debt Of gratitude
or doing q personal favor to any gentle.
man on the Brown ticket. Most assur.
edly shall not conceive that by any vote
thus give signify my appreciation Of
the previous political conduct or opinions
Of any gentlemen on the Brown ticket.
THE AFRICAN BUGBEAE
There is another matter which under
stand has troubled the minds Of some
persons. l allude to the constitutional
amendment wich provides that persons OF
color may vote and hold Office. l under
stand that some persons who object to
negro suffrage imagine that If the amend.
ment jest mentioned is adopted the rights
Of colored men will be effected by 1t.
This is q mistake. Tho amendment is
immaterial. 1t will make no difference
whether that amendment is adopted or
not The constitution of the United
States has conferred suffrage on colored
men and made them citizens, and all
power to limit their rights on account Of
race, color or previous condition of servi.
tude, has been taken away from the
State. The political equality Of the
white and colored races may therefore be
considered settled. If it wCs wrong to suf.
fer the negro to vote, if in his present con.
dition he is not competent to vOte-it is
more important than ever that intelligent
and upright citizens should deposit their
ballots. The majority of the negro vote
at this election will be thrown, l appre-
hend, against free government. Let
every opposing ballot, therefore, be
counted. 1t may become necessary yet
to require all citizens to vote at the clec.
tions, and to punish as crime, the rcfu-
sal to do so.
MAKING TnEiBEsr. OF HIM.
On this subject of negro suffrage wish
to add several remarks There is no
sound reason which ought to deny any
man, black, red or white, any right he is
competent to exercise. There is no safe
policy Of overnment which should clothe
men with privileges they know not how
to employ. am one who believed and
believe now, that comforting suffrage on the
negro race Of this country, in their condi.
ion Of ignorance, was great error. A
few are comprehensive e eat mass are not
To the peop'e Of Missouri it will probably
bring no serious detriment. But in those
States where the coored population is
nua ercally superior 1t must be detri-
mental TO public Interests. We must,
therefore, proceed at once to do for the
negro what ought to have been done for
him before this political power was put
in his hand We must educate him,
morally aud mentally. We must teach
him how to be citizen-to comprehend
that he is q man, and not the mere tool Of
political mountebanks. We mlst sec
that he votes right, or if not, that his
vote is counteracted, and that no evil
arises from his errors.
GRANTS EDICT.
If I had had any doubtas to the wis.
dom Of supporting the Brown State ticket
and thereby securing the largest vote f r
the amendments, the action of the Rodi-
cal administration tt Washington would
have removed it. President Grant has
issued bis official manifesto con1emning
the Brown movement and the Brown
party. He says the success Of the
Brown movement will be the hest thing
that could happen for the Democrats !;
aad he has ordered all persons holding
, Office under him to vote the McClurg
, ticket. This Is q most important State
> papcr-the 6rst of Its kind, l believe.
The President would not have taken IL
. step SO extraordinary without consulting
his cabinet The cabinet was therefore
consulted, and it is the opinion both of the
t President and the cabinet that tho Brown
, mov ement is in the interest Of the
Democrats that the Brown men arc reb-
els, or rebel sympa,hizers against his
t administration, and must be decapitated,
0 and hence the Presidential orders. am
3 glad the President has spoken. His au-
. thority defines the situation. The whole
t power of his administration will be
welded to crush toe Brown movement.
| This alone would incline me to support
! it.
wECAN IF WE WILL.
a Gentleman, allow me, in conclusion, to
congratulate you upon the prospect Of a
brighter future. l think see this test
oath faction shattered into frae ments, its
government overturned and annihi lated
forever. Instead, l behold the people
rising in native majesty and power once
9 more to take in charge the public inter
ests. know they may have it so if they
II will, and shall cherish the hope that
they will not fail in a matter SO mani
8 ietstly due to themselves and to their
State. lam, gentlemen,
Very respectfully,
d s. T. GLOVER.