The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-15
NEGRO SUFFRAGE AZ agE&ogL
EDGED FAILURE III laE DIS.
-bIcI OF COLUMBIA.

The Dis,ric. Of Columbia was the
first spot selec.ed Tor the experiment
OF negro suffrage. Here tie biac..-
first uloomng mo ci..egs...p ana
gioried in tho rpss,,sol OF ba.lo.
boxes. Tia. possession was literally
exclusive. They sNagulad "a Grove,
OF thousands around the polling T.
places, at times making j: G;;criy in
possible for u whi.c Egl - 70. w!,hiu
a quarter 81 a mile ut Tic 5aIio. boxes.
They nave ruled the municipality Of
Washington ana tac D.-,rict 81 Co.um
hia from their. c.cS-.ol - lie p.c~ou.
time. They haze lad cse.y.aiu.
their own way. TIC wilkes. OF ~
years, have mostly given CptIe s.rGg
gle, and have been content - stand
alool AMI .e. the negroes gu.ctac roo-.
after tl.v.r own fashion. Tho rg>u.,
has been : disastrous to the city, and
80 di>graceiul 10 tic Capital OF the M
ton, that even this Radical Congress
has become disguised and discour-
lrtN. 'OtlEitrN HhN Vts hA ~ AINi1NN
its steps. After all is eiasnor against
tho Democracy, charging them with
the design TO d.,franchi>e these back,
IL has been the first TO make a move Ia
that direction. y bill has passed the
House OF representa- ives organizing
the District Ct COLUMBIA iu:o q Terri
tory, and providing FOR tie appo!n.
ment by the President of al slc oil
GERS. Nothing OF importance is 70 be
elected. 10 show how radically gIg
opinion Of Conggess has chang sci, even
the Territorial Legislature provided
for is to bc appointed - something
never before heard Of ia Aacric:.
Even IN oil colonial lisaes the lowc.
branch OF The legislature was ic.t To
be filed by the people; hgt in this 10
stance both Council and House are 60
&c hlied with appoiutecs. The people
have nothing - say and no control
whatever over the action of their rep
resen,a;ives. Thery Is 10 be no more
use for balio;-noXes in Washington.
The ~negro's occupation is gone. lie
glories in no more uGtlio.s-ac stuii>
nc more boxes-lle breaks the heads
Of no more conservative fellows a
African descent. He is DISTINGUISHED
in the house Of his friends and stripped
of his "inalienao!e rrero-a.ive" by
the very EGU35 tina; conferred il.
Negro suiI!ag- - acknowledged . fail.
ure by those who discovered it. /:
has come back 40 plague il invent.
ors." Ii has dishonored and hctnu.ct
the Capital OF the nation, until it.
pavements have fallen in, it, stree.
lamps gone OIL for want OF oil. IL
public buildings dccayed for lack 0
repairs, and its novels and tenement.
are filed with turbulence, misery an,
crime. Thus ende:h the first of thos,
abominable experiments, outgagin.
the instincts OF nature and defying IL
accumuiative testimony and expert
ence of all ages. Tho negro in Wash
ington, left to himself, descended a
naturally as waters on 4 side hill, BAG.
10 the BRITISH level OF his Africa.
ancestors thousands Of years ago. Til
only salvation for the DistF,c: is I
take it out OF the hands az is blac
majority. The ouly rule now coa,ii
cred safe is the Oil rule OF the nIstc!
a master appointed 10 make their Jaw
and administer them.
This disfranchiscmen. Of tho black,
Il is true, j. to bc ciicc.e1 indirectly
but it is absolute in its eilec.. L. r,
suit is Is complcieas If the Fourteen;
or Fifteenth Arnculnsu.s hui nsve
been adopted a. far A. the ne=rOc. ,
that dis ric. are concerned. Cor
Rress undoubtedly has a right {
do this. and no dguU. T. will hc gildl
accepted by the white citizens vino M
equally d~isiranchisc1 by the chang,
Practically tn have been IN this col
dition for i've years, ami can be place
in no worse condition under a Trrri,,
rial government. While Congress n.
the right legally and morally 10 q
this, i; is questionable whether til
legislation does 10. con1i.rt c:scc..
with the spirit of the celebrated !,
forcement Ac:, making it a crime Pui
ishable with lines and ilnprisoumeI
TO prevent the negroes from volta
Congress virtually strips the negro
in its locality fro;a all elective priv
leges, but makes !: a crime to thro
my impeachment i'm the way OF the II
gro voter in other States. Those stat
OF the South are suffering from I!
effects OF this irresponsible negro RI
as ~grievously as the District Of Colur
bia. If there were no hope for a speed
change for tho better in the South
would no: be a change FOR the wor
in a material sense if the Terri.ori
system were EXTENDED beyond q
District Of Columbia.