New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-25
SENATOR COYKLIEG ON TIE STUMP.

SENATOR CONhLING ON TIE STUNT.
Early in the canvass, Senator COnklng
| spoke at length in our city, and we reported
his speech in full, extracts and all, though
this compelled us to issue a supplement. We
have since reported more briefly some of his
variations on that speech, down TO his effort
at Clyde, summarized in our last. We now
propose to consider some of the allegations of
that speech.
1. Promising untruly that " In the South all
"enjoy the right to vote" he added that Mr.
Greeley had called attention. to the disfran-
chisement of at least Twenty Thousand of
the citizens of Arkansas, which (Said Mr..
Conklng) twas not on account of any Fed
" eral law, but was the outgrOwth of States
" Rights
Is this 500 No: it is the grasp of power by
the Grant Clayton party that keeps those men
DISTINGUISHED. That party in convention
lately resolved that no one of these shall be
registered or vote, because, being dlsfIan-
chised by Federal authority when their pres
ent State Constitution was framed, they wefe
DISTINGUISHED by that Instrument and now
that Congress has removed the law, the Grant
Clayton party insist that this is invalid till
the State Constitution shall be changed; and
they will not let it be cnansc,. ','- v"nI I: Sc
it is not the doctrine of States Rights-it is the
interest and power Of factiOn-that perpe-
trates for its own advantage this prescription.
And it will always be thus till the People re-
solve and vote that we have Universal Am
nesty.
2. Mr. COnkling says that at the late cleo
ton in Georgia men, White and Black, were
"nOt allowed to vote-that some of them were
"muTdered for Opinions sake" In exactly
one place in Georgia (Columbus) was any one
killed at the late election and here the vic
tins were not all of one party or color. Each
party blames the other as the beginners of
the fray: but assume that the Whites were
the first aggressOrs. Is not here fresh rea-
son for efforts to secure National Reconcilia-
toni Whites and Blacks constitute antago-
nistic parties at the South, arraying themselves
in rival lines at the polls. Crowding or push
ing occurs-perhaps accdentally-soon hun
dreds are shooting and shooting wildly, and
three or four are MORALLY wounded. Shall
this continue foiever7 The Liberals say,
"No let us unite in decreeing Universal Am
"nesty as the complement of Impartial Suf-
"frage, and thenceforth divide not as White
land Black, but as fellOw-citizens holding d.
"verse views on questions of Finance, Cur
"rency, Taxation, &C., &c.' The Liberal Re-
publicans frame this platform; the Democrats
accept and ratify it, and there is no longer an
anti-Negro party. Why should not every sim
cere Republican rejoice at all thisf
No doubt we can keep up the feud concern
ing Black Suffrage, keep the two races dis
trusting and hating each other, and 40 have
ARRAYS between Whites and Blacks at the
polls; but to what end 1t seems to us a
striking appeal for the National Reconciliation
we seek. Enfranchise all; convince the Blacks
that their rights are the same as ours and
secured by the same guarantees, and no one
will dream of fighting, White against Black
at the polls. 1t is the cOuntry's misfortune
that any such aifray rebounds to the adyan-
tage Of Mr.. Conkling and his friends.
0. Mr. Conkling betrays his regret that tho