The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-10-11
Impossible for Anybody.
Tho Rights Of colcred Voters Absote-
iy Secure.

| RACf WOULD NOT, NOR
COULD THEY D1sFRAN.
} " CHIsE CoLoRED
.. VOTERS.
To THE EDITOR OF THE ST. Sir !:
You have sent me copyof the
Boston Daily Advertiser, co.aining
some angry editorial commc!s upon
my letter upon the SoutheI ques-
ton. 1t is remarkable thafa pro-
duction containing public tts and
principles, should have pro,ked so
much wrath.
! simply maintained thathe con
stitutional amendments he made
it impossible for the Demtsatic OF
any other party to derive the
negroes Of the right OF suthge; and
that what is now needed ithat Che
colored people be allowed exercise
their elective franchise aording to
their own unbiased judgnnt. But
the Republican writer's, sIakers and
politicians cannot bear. to thought
Of surrendering weapon,hey have
long used.
| am sorry to see anyone main.
tain that the finality or iciency Of
the late constitutional nendments
is open to doubt. They're adopted,
and they can no morebe shaken
irom their foundationsin the SUI
preme law ofthe land tns the White
Mountains can be sken from
their base by the shouts of
multitude. ~ Hss
Even the Advertis' seems 20
have d m notion tit they are
irrepealable, but it fe.s they may
he evaded. ''We do n, suppose" it
says, '.that Mr.. Tide if President,
would recommend theepeal Of the
constitutional amenments; we do
expect and believe tat the Demo
Gratis of the Southrn States will
have their own malia will in ways
to prevent the negro enjoyment of
his rights That Constitution has
laid a good many p,hibitions upon
the State; one, for istance, that nc
State shall pass an law lmpairing
the obligation of contract. Has
this prohibition eer been a dead
. letter, or ever bee evaded in any
7 ways" by the nalign wilr' Of
anybody2 Now ,ere s another
prohibition; that State shall deny
r the right of sufrse on account o.
race, color or pevious servitude
, How is this prohibition to be evaded
avoided or defied? How are South
ern Democrats o crafty thei
D ''malign will''-i they had one
j, against cn mand of th'
: Constitution
a Has the ehitorof the Advertise
forgotten that tere is q Suprem,
/, Court of the lifted States? Doe!
s he suppose tn; the negro cause
: would not havecbampions enough
; to defeat any says by which an,
: State should wi,hold from him hi
= fright of sutfras?
j In some Of th paragraphs Of m,
= = letter, l gave hat / believe to b
$ the conclusivseasons why Governo
= u Tilden, as resident, could no
$ possibly initi,e a policy having 70
n its object te recognition Of tn
# whites of tn South as the sol
) political poer, and why no Admin
e istration ca prevent the negroe
i from enjo,ng equal rights wit
;, white men
3 The Rpublican party, throug
their ofiiel organs, profess to de
=, sire that eace be restored or secure
) in the Sqthern States. If they ar
: sincere this, then I should say
J. Cease tdnaintain that the constitt
d tional aiendments are in any dar
Il ger. J St so long as this pretens,
5 which hs no justification in reason
a is KEEP up, just so long will a
a politici contests in the South t
!, INLAND by the prejudices of raj
agains race.
This far the political educatio
J. of thnegro has been confined to tt
T. one lea of voting against his viii
g neigbors, because they are viii
n and le is black. Give him SON
?, rhate to learn that civil rights al
II scored to him by power that b:
e new spoken in vain, the power ,
$ the Constitution Of the Unite
Re Sizes; let him know that be holt
e thse rights, not of the Republics
pay, but of the supreme law of tt
lad; and that what he has to do
d til enjoyment of those rights is
10 eercise his natural intelligence {
is wife men exercise theirs, in votit
IL ,Aou matters that concpru tho c0r