, 1879-08-08
SUFFRAGE in THE SOUTH.

Il CoiorCd Statcsutan Takes Up tho Gnunt.
let FOR Ills Observation-Disclosures Not
TAtlurs-Congrcasmnn ttnlaey on the Ma
nipula.ion Of s1nlorltIcs In tho Southern
statrs.
Nt'c 1ork Htraid, dHg.s.
"lf you Will call upon me ngain," said cI-
Congressman Ratncy, OF South Carol1ua, 10
Herald reporter, at the close Of the long inter-
view printed recently, ~ shall be pleased to
talk with you on tho suffrage question, to (which
tie recent paper OF Senator Blatna In the N'or.h
american Re,dtr, md the comments Of scna:or
Lamar, Gov. hampton, Representatives Gar
field md Stephens, Wendell Phillips, Montgom-
cry Blair, nnd cx-Gov. Hendricks harc given
dignity caua! to its vitality and Importance
The views Of a colored man on nQuestion go
nearly affecting tho interests Of bis race ought
TO command attention, and should very much
lite to reach the public car and touch tho pub
lie conscience through tho Herald"
In vfcw Of thts invitation TIC reporter called
rpou Mr.. Ratncy.
"WeIl," sald the er.Concressman, ais there
any pnrtciular direction which you would ike
our conversation to takc7"
".rhcre ia very general Impression In the
North, anil thc feeling is not cu,,tlned to Demo-
Gratis. but Is shared by Ma.Iv Republicans, tl,at
universal suffrage rs applied to The Southern
"Thc Ji'Ta wants YOUR vlcEs upun 1t from
your own etsndpoint.h l.
"if should express an npin.on in regard to
that" Mr.. Knincy rcnliud, II should sar, II YOU
nl1ude to the direct cDfranehtsrit,cnt o! tu col.
orea people, thnt 1t II not failure. know
tint many people think that ,lc former sIavcs
Of 'l'e South were too 'Enorant to an2rce!atc md
PROPERLY GnjoT tho franchise. THE Governor of
INT uwn State, R,!l How United States senntor
from aoutl, Carolina, Gen. Hampton, made a
statement of tnts kind fl the article to whtcl, NC
referred tue other tlav. saving tin. tllu negro
was totally incompetent to exercise, or oven To
understand, the rights conferred upon hItn.
Montgomery blair goes even further. and
never exIstea, tl'at it has been only
an expensive process-of registration a:,ii
papur l,nt in tho hands Of the colOrcd voters to
bc deposited as the white t,eu sent down TO
combine hni lend them should dtrect. And 81,
after romnl!mentin. Hampton rs tho typo OF q
class 10 whom the Negro naturally gives fcalty.'
le rrjoEccs tlmt hts 'type' hAI 5000 bIacks
uniformed with red shtrts marching In pro-
cess!on during his canyass for Governor In 1875.
But Blair Is incorrIgshle, and III tic sae trcat
he declares TINT 1t would be rs reasonable to cx-
beet tile negro to lcyclop wings bv training as
to be trained to the exercise Of government.
Tl,crn mug have been solne foundation for
1latnp.ons assertion III tsIu first Instance, bull
Blair's talk Is NIL nonsense. 1t would DO
source of astonishtneut to any Impartial OBJ
server to notice the rapt1 growth Of the cplored
people In information bearltlg on nll poIltical
questions ind tho conxsqucnt appreciation OF
herat,'Ii that the ballot was conferred as safc
gunr.t to tlctr rights, SIT Is matter Of n,arkc
astonishment to them Wien they discover 1t mas
not worked that result. Rather It has been In
tllefr ha1"is like MI tnlsrnat machine por:endnE
upon use bodlly injury, a'i In numerous In
statceA death ftseli.' -....
~ supposo TINT Is the Jar referred to by In
mar in hts reply to hlains," thc reporter said.
fINtI I.,n. f.V&.
{. Lamar il nn Islrtit Btatosmnn,' Alr. Na1ney
answered., "aud 90 It Is not surprising hs has
not stated the ctsc With prrfcrt ingenllOusHoss.
1t Is llu policy Of ntcn ot lIh class TO create The
tagonisnls in the South arc Of litt!o real I'm
portauce. While think ng That Mr. BIaIne docs
not fully realize Or make allowance for .tc jar
III tic soeal nnd political TRANSFORMATION cu1,so
1ltlcnL upul cntrAnc1ltsement on lllu Que hand,
Il Is piain hu undrrvaIae. 1t on tue other,
Doubtless In tho on!nlsn Ut Mr. Lamar 1t Is but
q slight jar for mon 10 b. maltroatcl. nssas-
slDatrl, mud murdered, ~ they Aaye been, oven
seen.s to have loat sight entirely Of tho ChIsoul
massacre untl otlcrs that ,ngh. ta referred to.
wonder when this Jar will cease. Ten yuars
or moro hayo pneasl since tile franchise was
conferred; 1t still continues; not With the
same nllount OF bl0oasiied, anl freq to cor-
fcss, hut systematic organization to ntutraltze
a1,l DESTROY tho Legitimate cifoct Ut the ballot
iii the hands Of tho newly ensranchscd Is most
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