New-York tribune., 1879-09-18

f cverv tine AmercaEfhe consolidation Of oar Union
PERHAPS National existence.
Again. in his Farewell Address, Washington said
The unity OF Government. which constitutes you one
pc0plc. = also justly dear 10 Nou. Inc n~"nl'o ~
iiv must aiwavs exs The just pride Of patriotism more
than any appcatIon derived from local dscrniha"nT
ON the ourstion of human rights Mr. Lincoln was
equally explicit and often declared ihat II was Il"
vclved in the conflict and to be decided by the re-
suit In his matchess message, already quoteu' he
saws:
Onr adyers,ries adopted declarations of IN
6ep n,ience i'm which. unlike the good old one pennn
y j. ferson they omt the words. al men are cieae
eouai Wht Tney have adopted q temporary Nau"ha
C'ns:ituiou. n tae preamble OF whcb unlike our goa
Old ON. sigrcd bv Washington. they omit We lne
peaple" and substitute. We. the oepuirs oi me soy
cIcigu and independent states Mny WY WY 'n and tne
nufhorv OF the people, This essentially peoples
contest On IL the & side TSI5 Si spe a n0 ior ard
government whose leading object is 10 elfVei' .ht %
'r ~ ca "a m he nsihs Of sGdbc pursuit all airor
all an nnieft-rcd start. and fair chance IN ,nc
life Yielding b. partial and TEMPORARY uclli'ua'cs
from r,ccss.fy. his is me leading object # The Gssen
ment for whose eVi>, ,euc' we contend l r a,,nr,
To believe that plain people uniorstlLu Hnu "fp'
ate this. IL.
On the subject of suffrage. Mr. Lincoln's guiding
prnciple was that 10 man l. good enonSh 10 gov
orn another man without that other mans consent
Thus we have from the lips and pen OF Mr' LInoo''
fine prea, leader and representative of the Union
/
complete statement of the issues of the war lie
held that the Union is perpetual; that ITS Govern
mcnt Il National and supreme, ana tha'
all of its inhabitants should be free. ara oe
accorded equal civil and political reh's'
Thcs, are the great funda mental principles al
Grrncd on one side and denied on the other. upon
which the appeal was made to the Cod oi battles
! DO not undertake t. review the debate ~ to me
nature and powers of the Government OF the inioh
and a. to the dCctrue Of state Rights winch hcR""
with the foundation Of our institutions
and which WAS continued until it was
hushei by the clash of arms. 1T is enough
for nv present purpose to say that as
matter of history, all of the political parties of The
mast when charged with the responsibility oi
directing the affairs Of the Government. have m"in-
tanned In their practical admin strauon Of 1t pre-
cselv the same principles which were held by lIes-
iGcnt Lincoln. The principles as to tie powers oi
the National Government which were act'd upon
| hy WASHINGTON and jackson. and winch are sns-
tarcd hy the decisions o. Chief Justice Marshall
and by which Lincoln and the Union armies crushed
| the Rebellion ard rescued The Republic, are among
the legitimate and rreycrs.bie results Of the war
which ough. NOT 10 lc questioned.
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL ANENDMENrs MUST BE CAR
RID 'UT.
/ Touching tie remaining important controversy
/ settled by the WEI. tie public avowals oi oWncn
ar, almost al in favor Of the faithful acceptance Of
/ tie new Constitutional amendments On Tins sui-
/ iect iie speeches of public mrn and the creods
and platforms of tie leading political PARTIES have
for some years past been exploit. In ~ ail par
| lies I'm thcir respective National Conventions
! .lorlrd resolutions recognizing Tie 'Qualliy
If a mon before lie law, and plcdging Themselves,
| in the words Of tie Democratic National Convcn-
doD. "fo maintain emancipation ard cnfrlch chi,c-
] fi,r lf no .l1tl 30 IONS
settled by the recent amendments 10 the Cons 't"-
don" IT, 1876. the great political parties aealn. in
iie 'aucuare OF tie ~. Lou.s National Convention,
affirmed their devotion t. DE Constitution If Tie
United STATES with its amendments universally ac-
/ cepted as a final settlement OF tie controversies
! that onacndorcd the civil war;" Notwithstanding
these declarations. we are compelled 10 take notice
that, while y,r, few citizens anywhere would wish
| to rcJstablI-h slavery if they could, and no one
| would again attempt t. break up the Unlon Oy
se,cs.iop there still remains in some communities
dangcro0s practical denial to Tie coloIod ciilzns of
u.e roiit tc.l rights which are guaranteed 10 thgm
by The Constitution as II DOW IS in the
| crisis Of the war Mr. Lincoln appealed
! 10 the c0lored reople to lake up arms About
oNOCOA responded 90 the call enlisted n tl' mon
| armies and fought for the Union cause under the
/ Iin-on dag Foualty of rights ior the culorcd pco-
Die from that time, Inns became one oi the esSei-
hal Issues oi the var. General sherman sdid:
&" When the fight J. over the hand trit drops the
tnu~ket cannot Dee denied the ballot. Jefferson
SAID long before; =" The man who hents Tor Nc
country is entitled TO vote" When, with the hrr
of the conicd men. the victory was l"iheu' INC
| Fifteenth Amendment followed naturally ~ one "i
lt- egi innate results. No man can tfuiifilN claII
that hc faithfully accepts The ilue ttl,in'h'N vi
| fine war. WHO sees with indifference the Fifteenth
! Amendment practically nullliied
SO one can overs ate the evils which the country
mus, suffer il lawles, and VIC ent opposition to the
ruoyinnt Of constitutional rights IS allowed 10 be
'rn'ancntly sncccssfu The lawlossnes, winch 90,
.I fftri.l stff he al i
q. der victims tomorrow. This question belongs 1"
no race 10 no party. and 10 no section. II rs qncS-
| tion In which The whole country IS deeply inter
estcd. Patriotism. justice humanity and our ma
teTia Interests. all plead on the night side OF TINS
question. Ihe colored people are the laborcrs who
produce the cotton which. gong abroad 10 the mar
| kct, of the world, gives lis that favorable balance
oi tIGc which now dong so much Tor the revival
| of AN business The whole fabric OF society rests
mon lab l. ii free laboiers suffer hom oppression
| aud Injustice. they viii either be dlscOn-
tented aud turbulent destroyers OF property.
| and not producers of property, or they
| wiN abandon the communities which deprive
| them of their inaenabe rights In either case,
social order and the peaceful industries upon Which
prosperity depends are nnperied ana perhaps Saef-
| iced Ii will not do to say tnat this i an affair
which belongs solely To the distant states oi the
! South. The whole country must snner II ihls pues-
ton is not speedily settled, and settled rightly.
Where the two races are numerous, prosperity can
| ONLY exist bv the united and harmonious enpits
| of both the white people and the cOlOTed people.
The only solid foundations Tor peace aud progress III
| sucn communities are equal ana eNdC' justice 10
4 both races. Consider tue present situation. NhTt-
ever complaints may nave Deen nediu uuiihE nc
nro rress of recnustrnctlon candid men must admit
that all sections ami all states are now equny re-
garded and share alike the rights the prVHeg's,
! aud the benefits Of the common GoVernineni. All
that Is needed for the permanent pacica ION OF tne
| country l. the cordial cooperation of all weli-dls-
pused citizens to he faithful observance of
| the euna-gights amendments of the Const tuition.
| Happily, IA the very communities where lawlcss-
| ness has been most general and most successful,
there are editors Of newspapers and othcf lhuueh-
| tal citizens who speak ont and denOunce these
crimes .ainst free government. 1t IS plain that
sound public OPINION Is forming where 1t ~ mosi