The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, March 26, 1868, Image 2
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. r
It is very important for the South- u
ern people to know clearly the positions <1
assumed at the North, by the great ti
parties which rule it, with respect to tl
the mighty events and issues now in- a
fiuencing their destinies. The Dem- o;
ocratic party of New York, has just t)
had a grand convention at Albany. | n
Every district in the State was rep-1 p
resentpd., Tan.many II*H -carried up : t)
the undivided Democracy of New a
Yorfo JHheL.convcntion was called to a
order by that sterling old Democrat, p
the Honourable Samuel J. Tildcn, d
Chairman of the State Committee.? w
If this gentleman's counsel had been ci
followed in the Charleston Convention, tl
the Democratic party would have been m
saved, and the war prevented. With p
a brief and emphatic speech he began 01
as follows: "Gentlemen of the Con- ci
vention?I congratulate you that p
amid the booming of Republican can- p
non, we have not lost entirely, but v
only a little, in one of the small States ti
of New Engiand, and that the Demo- h
cratic army, is still in all the strength tl
of its array, standing today self-con- c
fient apd unterrified." Governor o
Seymour addressed the convention f;
in a speech which will undoubtedly v
be printed. "Tin speech throughout c
was bold and out spoken. It met o
every question how at issue, in a d
clear and positive manner, and will 0
prove one of the best campaign docu- mcnts
that can be spread before the fi
people." He was followed by a long
and able speech from Mr. Tilden c
"which challenged and arraigned w
Congress, for ali its high crimes and c
misdemeanors against tlie rjgnts aim o
lib^ies of tlic people, anil the integ- p
rity of the constitution," and the o
convention finally adjourned after ij
the report submitted by Mr. Conger
from the Committee of Resolutions, v
We beg leave, to call the attention of a
our readers to this exposition of prin
ciples, put forth by the Democratic p
party of New York. We have ventured
to counsel, tjiat organizations r
everywhere throughout- the South
be formed, to act in unison with our p
friends?(rather the ^friends of the p(
constitution) throughout the North.
Now, here are their principles and
their policy fairly and boldly declared. a
Can we doubt, that they are our own ? ?
And if-so, why should we not organize
in the South, as they are organizing
iu the North, who are striving to ^
lift from off our necks the intolerable .
yoke of negro rule and military des- n
potism ? Whilst, down to every negro F
hut, the activity of our enemies ex- s
will we make no effort to organize for w
our protection, and to join in the
grand army of deliverance, which is c
. . i n
marching, we trust, to victory in tne r
North? Let every citizen read this Sl
admirable address from the Democratic
party of New York, and de- *
termine for himself: ^
The convention reassembied at seven j
o'clock. Hon. A. B. Conger, from
the Committee on Resolutions, repor- a
ted the following:
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THE PLATFORM. t{
The Democracy of New York, as- tl
scmbied at this extraordinary juncture b<
of public affairs to deliberate upon cl
the solemn obligations they owe to cl
themselves and their fellow citizens ai
in the other States of the Union, and ai
to express their high satisfaction that ft
the representatives of the people q
from every State in the Union are to u
meet again as of old; and in the spirit ei
which animated the Fathers of the jc
Republic to lay anew the foundations r<
of civil liberty, the Democratic masses c<
of this State, with an unanimity never ei
before surpassed, have brought to this n
convention the assurance of their tl
t _j! i?tr ?n rr
unoenumg purpose iu -hj wme x
personal aspirations and local interests,
and to devote their entire ener- d
gies to the work before them so far ci
as to secure, as the first necessity of tl
political and social life, the rest or a- rj'
tion of the Union and the re-establish- w
ment of the constitution as the supreme p
laiv of the land, and to this they are u
impelled by the peculiar exigency of h
the terrible peril to which they are
brought?for they find that by sub- o
version of the time-honoured policy tl
which the people of this country es- tl
tablished for the furtherance of their t<
high interest, both Houses of Con- C
gress of the United States, by sue- tl
tinnn <->r tlimt* nleilrro. ft
ecsatvc iiuiuuuuo ...? ...v.. -&-T V1
infractions of the oragnic law and of d
the public faith to compass mere par- a
tisan ends, have brought our people \
and institutions to the very verge of tl
ruin. They have broken the reso- t(
lirtion affirmed so often in the face of 0
the civilized world that the warlike c<
measures and energies of the govern - p
ment should be directed solely to the g
restoration of States unlawfully sought tl
to be taken out of the Union. They b
have, after tapping the life-blood of tl
the people and expending millions of o
treasure to accomplish this end, dri- o
veil the restored States out, denying w
their rightful existence in the Union, it]
treating them as subjugated provinces ' k
and held by right of eonquest, and b
now hold ten sovereignties subject to ' "
central control and military super-' c;
ision, and the guaranteed domina-! ?i
'on of an inferior race. They have c
efiantly spurned the constitution as t
'ie organic law of the land, and issued t
Ieir decrees and erected their will s
? the higher law, to which the co , f
rdinate departments of government, a
\e judiciary, awi2 Executive, are fa or/
acquiescence, a?uf fa which the 1
eoy;/e, bound in fetters as thralls of c
ici'r minions. are to submit without t
murmur. They have prostituted <
nd corrupted every branch of the; J
uhlicservice. They have forced a|^
cbased currency upon the people,. <
hile demanding gold from the public j t
rcditor: They arc adding hourly to t
ie burdens of the labouring classes, 11
taking the rich richer and the poor ?
oorer. They have imposed an ex- t
rbitant tariff, which has driven our ^
ammerce from every sea. They have c
aralyzed our inauufactures by opressive
imopsitions. They have inented
the most oppressive system of
xxation to take from the labourer the ^
opc of reward, and they have filled
lie land with swarms of public offiials,
who harrass the people and eat <
ut their sustenance. To insure their 1
ital dominance in the pending can- 1
ass, and to complete a full conspira- 1
y to overthrow the government of 1
ur fathers, they have resolved to
eposc the President and install one I
f the chief conspirators iri his place
-an act which the Conservative I
?An</,n nP Vmp Vnrb doclfirp (ft he
UCilllsil \Jl ?? A VI i\ 14VV??M w ?w ? .
ithout justification or plausible cxuso,
and denounce as an outrage
ithout parallel in the history of
ivilizcd government. By such methds
they aspire to complete an usuration
which will subject the people
f the North, as of the South, to uiil:ary
domination.
For which causes we hold them to
e enemies to the peace, prosperity
nd liberties of the republic; and we
ivoke the aid of all lovers of civil
iberty in every State to join with us
a one grand and successful effort to
id the country of such tyranny, scure
thetriumph of Democratic priniples
and the restoration oftheper2ct
Union of these States.
The resolution was unanimously
doptcd and the convention adjournal.?Charleston
Mercury.
If some of the most worthless citiens
of Tennessee should locate in
Boston, identify themselves with the
lost debased and degraded of her
icople, and unblushingly set themelvcs
up as candidates for the various
^ ? . ?? j .'" uy,
rould Eostonians regard the impuence
with complacency ? If, by
orrupting the masses of her lowest
opulation, they should work thornelves
into places of confidence and
rust, with their greedy partisans
round them, to be fed from the pubc
crib, would not Eostonians become
lnrmed for the welfare of their city ?
f Southern scoundrels, without charcter
at home, should seek Boston as
good prey for harpies, and by fraud
f every kind and grade should oblin
control of every department of
le State Government, stripping the
etter, the educated and the wealthy
lasses of all political rights, while
[aiming them for their knavish allies
nd tCols, would not a cry of alarm
nd a stern, indignant protest go up
om all good men against such an
i/tl ? would thpv Ini.cr tolerate such ?
.... ? ----V " O }
leers among them ? Would they i
ncouragc them to continue their so>urn
among them? Would they not j
;gard all such as enemies in every j
onceivablc sense ? Would they tol- t
rate such Southern apologies for n
lanhood, whose only object is to live c
irough the corruption of others? ^
o ask these questions is hut to an- r
ver them. Yet, this is the precise c<.n- t
ition of things in this State, in this (
ity and all the South, except that
le nativity of the rascals is reversed, j
'he South sends to the North no tnen r
ho arrogantly assume the right and f
rovince of teaching Northern men
lorals, religion or polities. That
npmlencc is left for a few brazen c
iced Yankees. They leave their '
wn native land because they know *
icir absence is better for that land 11
ian their presence; and come South r
> live hy plunder and corruption.?
lancers upon social circles at home, \
iey have come South where they j
ust their characters may not be [
iscovercd until they can have stolen 11
II they need; if not all they desire. ,
[oral, social and political lepers, j
lev have sought our land in order j
) win money and office by tainting I!
ur rn.*gro population with their own 1
orruption. Not content with that ;
olitical equality which our laws have 1
uarantced such degraded wretches, ^
icy would now attempt to lower the
est of our white population below f
rie level of the negro. Ami because '
ur white citizens protest against such
utrages, because they cannot and (
ill not be silent when thus robbed of
leir dearest privileges by a few Yanec
cormorants and their loving c
rcthrcn, the negroes, we are called
disloyal!" When we denounce such a
arpet bag adventurers whose char- ;
j?j
>'
icters are always for sale to the high;st
bidder, we are always called "re>cls."
Aye, by the blue heavens and
he good and just Gor'i above us, we
hall ever be "rebels" against the inatnous
rule of such wre tches. They
ire but the putrid spawn of war.?
L'hcy represent nothing good or many.
They hate their own race and
rolor here, because that race loathes
hem; and they love the "nigger"
ml" Kn/ioiio/, tw, io tlioip r,linr>t tnnl.
mij utiiiuou HI; 10 n?c?? |'MWM? WW?
Let Bostoriians read this and learn
vhy the Southern men hate a mean
:arpet bag Yankee. Let them read
his and learn why thousands of high
oned Northern men among us detest
hese vermin as heartily as we of the
South do. They will then do us jusice,
for they will then admit that
vere they in our place, they would
lo the same thing
Memphis Avalanche.
From the Charleston Courier.
rhero can ba no Peace w hile Lhero ia Injustice.
.Everyday brings fresh intelligence
>f the deep and increasing discontent
n Ireland. As was wisely said by
Mr. Gladstone, "It is vain to rely on
ime as a cure for tlio evih Seven
lundred years had thus been wasted."
ni 1 1??
L UU5? Willi Midi liiiiiucti Ksj dC3j uii;
jast and gone, and yet the cry still is
'peace, peace, when there is no
)cace."
With England, there is neither fraernitv
nor cordial sentiment, The
heart of the son of Erin doe* not
)eat responsive to Great Britain.?
He does not look upon it as his own,
lis native land. lie rather regards
t as his oppressor and his enetny.?
Seven hundred years have effected no
limunition in this feeling. These have
lot bridged over the past. Although
lominally one Government, they arc
:wo distinct people, with the chasm
fvhich separates them in reality, as
leep and broad, as. at any time in
die past. ,
If we ask the reason of this, wc
nay soon find a ready response. Ircand
has never known England as an
?qual, but as a ruler. Her people
lave never had an equal voice in the
aws, or the same representation.?
fliey have never been recognized a?
i co-equal,part of Uie Government,
jut rather as an annexed territory,
ivliose people should receive gratefuly
whatever was doled out to them.
England's sway to them has beer
dm of the conqueror. Their destiny
:hat of a subjected province and pcorile.
- Such a-conditioTi
iatn10nil Ieviaie."Tl)e fires of patriotsm,
and of a sense of wrong may be
:overed up, but are still preserved
md nursed in the hearts and homes
)f the people, and can never expire
is long as any sentiment of justice
iurvives.
The Irish inhabitants of Canada
md .Australia "said Mr. Gladstone,
vere contented and the great reason
or their content was that they posicssed
the fruits of their own labor,
ind enjoyed civil and religiousequaltf'"
. . *'
And herein is a great truth in hisory,
often lost sight of by those who
vould rule by the strong hand, but
ret which never has yet failed to
indicate itself.
"Though years
Mamoa And /\lhj?no uhnno nu dnnh n doom
.'his but augments the deep nnd sweeping
th ughts
Vhich overspread all others, and conduct
'he world at last to freedom*"
Ireland to-day is a warning to the
Radical party at the North, of the
Heritable result of their unconstituional
course towards the South.?
rhere never can be permanent peace,
ir fraternity, while exclusion and
lisfranchisemcnt exists. The white
ace of the South will never be corietit
with, or by their own acts ac[uiesce
in the rule of an inferior race,
The Radical party has forced this
sstic. Shall negroes or white men
ule the Soutli ? They have made all
[ucstions subordinate to this.
The appeal is to the people and the
:ountry. This must be met and passed
ipon by the North at the ensuing
Presidential election. The South has
dready passed upon it. Her white
ace stand as a unit upon it.
And at last, in view of the coming
'crdict of the white race of the
NTorth, Radicalism itself seems to
lesitatc at making an Ireland of the
?outh.
Mr. Farnsworth, of Illinois acknowledged
that it was a necessity
or his political organization uto ailnit
all (to use his own terms) rebels
ndiscriminately to political rights, if
hey wished to avoid the great calatnty
of having a black man's party
i i ? 4... j.1.. e?_?..t. ?>
iriu a wane man s puny m me oouui.
.Vlien, said he, uit would comcto
hat, when the people were divided
nto two parties, based on color, the
lack man a party would go to the
lust.
This is the language uttered in
Congress by one of the most pronoun:ed
Radicals of that body.
These are the opinions long since
innounced by the people of the South
md proclaimed by the Democratic
/
party. They would not have fallin
from the lips of a Radical Congressman
now but for that wholesome regard
for public opinion which the approaching
great election inspires.
We know not what may vet be in
store for the people of the South.?
But we know this, or else all experience
is vain, and all history false,
that there must be an end to these
oppressions and injustices of the present.
! If the North is only wise in this its
day and generation it may have peace
to-morrow for the asking. Proclaim
fraternity, declare equality, without
distinction, for every State, re.l
_ n * .L- ^
Store me vousui uuuii over me country,
and all is attained,
i As an evidence of the deep feeling
which pervades every section of the
country, wc make the following extract
from a letter received hy us a
few days ago from one of the most
prominent citizens of the North :
"I reside still in New Hampshire.
In the late election the Radicals gained
a victory, hut a few mofe such
victories, and they are ruined.?
. Their ma jority was reduced from aj
bout 3.100 to 2,'?00. The Conscrva!
tives gained twenty-four representatives,
and increased their vote 4,000
over last year., .. .
I hope the Conservatives will carry
! the State at the Presidential election.
If we can only carry the election of
President throughout the States, our
Ml T>..t
jjoerues wui ut secure. uut n mw
Radicals carry it, . God only knows
what may he the remit." ,
I Hon. David Wilmot, at one time a
prominent member of Congress, and
?. author of the celebrated "Wilmot
proviso," died at his residence in
Bradford County, Pennsylvania, on
i Monday last, aged fifty-four years,
i The "Wilmot proviso," which became
i the source of g-vat agitation to the
country, was otfered by Mr. Wilmot
while a member of the House of
! Representatives, as an amendment to
the bill placing-82.000,000 at the
i disposal of President Polk to negotiate
i a peace with Mexico, ajnl provided
! that slavery should not exist in any
territory thus acquired. Mr. Wili
mot has filled several terms in the
State Legislature of Pennsylvania,
and in 185JI was elected president
judge of one of the judicial districts
of that State. In 1857 he was the
Republican candidate for Governor of
T? --.1 11...i 1... ?
i'ennsyivarna, ? at was ucivateu uj <*
large majority.
Tiih Presidf.nt's dert:>rce.?The
' Boston Post's Washington correspondence
has the following:
i "Mr. Evarts arrived here to-day,
1 and the counsel of the President held
a protracted consultation with him
relative to the preparation of his answer,
which will be ready for filing on
Monday next. It is understood that
a demurrer will be first submitted,
alleging that t ie matters charged are
frivolous, anil not sufficient, if true,
to justify impeachment. Next, an
exception will be filed to the court
being composed of only a part of a
constitutional Senate. Thirdly, an
exception to certain members of the
court as disqualified on account of a
direct personal interest in the result
of the trial, or of their having disqualified
themselves by forming and
expressing a judgment in advance
and therefore they cannot be impartial
judges as. contemplate'1 by the
Constitution. It is not anticipated
by the counsel for the respondent that
these exceptions will be of any avail
further than to complete the record
for the country and for history. The
general denial of 'not guilty' will
then be pleaded, after which the answer
will admit and justify the leading
facts charged in the articles of
impeachment."
Mr. Stanbery expresses the confident
opinion that there is no danger
of a conviction of the President, and
this opinion is confirmed by the declaration
of a leading Radical Senator
to-night, that , the hostility to
Wade was so great that he considered
the result of the trial very doubtfftl.
Negro Suffrage in Connecticut.?The
Hartford Times (Demoeraticl
states that the next Loitisla
/ _ - o
I ture of Connecticut will act on the
pending constitutional amendment to
establish negro suffrage in the State.
It was passed by a majority vote of
the last Legislature, and must be ratified
by a two-thirds vote of the next
Legislature before it can be submitted
to the people. The Radical party
arc committed to the doctrine of negro
suffrage, and in the next Legislature
every member will he required
to accept it in party caucus, and then
to be bound by caucus in their vote
in the Legislature.
It is reported in Cuba that certain
. . i I v
parties are trying to cncct a lanuing
of negroes on the north coast of the
island, as an experiment to find out
what course the new Captain-General,
Lersundi, will adopt.
J. .... 1 I I _ I
THE JOURNAL J
i
'I'liuvMlay, March, 26, l?68- <
Tha Crisis. ' i
If eter there was a time when there j
was need in this land of wise and far |
reaching statesmanship, it is upon us ,
now. The abolition movement com- ,
inencing within the memory of nien yet (
in the prime of life, a cloud no bigger i
than a man's hand has gathered a tempest
w rich has shaken a continent,
and changed the fate of empires. The J
thunders of this mighty convulsion
still reverberate in our ears, and the
lurid glare of its shafts of vengeful ire,:
yet casts its baleful light across the j
dark horizon of the future. If ever
the ship of State needed a pilot, this is
tho very crisis. Alas! the genius of
statesmanship has fled the southern
land and there is no prophet in Israel. <
The southern people are like blind
men, groping their way amid a thousand
gins and snares and pit-falls, with
no ray of light und no kind hand to
guide them. There .is no common
nuirnniant no rainniltjlHnn. no COlIlbi
nation, no unity, no common principle
governing the people. Each State is
acting for itself, so fur as there has boen
\ any organization, and we do not yet
know that anything like unanimity has
been secured among the white people
of any State even when organized- on
the general question of reconstruction
on radical principles. Certainly it is not
to lie expected on any merely local
issues. In South Carolina, there is
and has been no organization. If there
t are any two men who think exactly
; alike on the great question of policy
' now upon us, it is probably to bo attributed
to the influence of the < harlesj
ton Mercury, which may justly be regarded
as the organ of the old Carolina
sentiment, and is conducted with a
! courage, zenl and ability not surpassed
' .1 n. ,
by any paper in tne Qtate.
But the. world moves on. The Mer
airy stands upon the lofty principles
of that pure Republicanism, founded
upon the Resolutions ofl79S, and so
1 grandly and proudly illustrated in the
history of the first half century of our
National existence. The patriotic and
olevated spirit of those days only lives
in the records of the past The everlasting
truths embodied in those prin
nre unchanged and unchnngeable,
hut they are too severe in tlieir '
pure and simple virtue for the corrupted
and vitiated taste- of the present age.
They are impracticable and have been
modified by ihe events of the past They
I OM Tinur VioJnfr atill further modified
and will continue to be until they become
adapted to the changed condition
of society." The utmost that can be accomplished
by their assertion is, to purify
to some extent, the political cesspool,
whose turgi! waters we have entered.
Even for this good, their advo
cac.y is honorable and commendable,
but our people are called upon to face
the subtle issues of the present. The
ship is on the breakers, the surging
billows beat upon her, her seams are
opening, the waters are pouriug in, and
the cry is " what shall wo do'( Shall
wo leave the wreck to its late, and
plunge into the unknown sea, or shall
we stand by the mad crew and seek to
suve tho hulk ?' This is figurative langunge,
but it contains tho simple truth.
Just such a crisis is upon the people
of South Carolina. To-day is the day
of decision, let the people awake to the
stern reality. God may help the gro
ping blind, but who that shuts his own
eyes to danger, cuu hope thereby to escape
it.
In view of these important considerations,
we have from time to time
urged some consultation among our people
witJi a view to assuming some combined
attitude towards the government j
about to be inaugurated over us.?'
Whatever may bo the fate of the constitution
presented to tlier people of other
States of tho South, that to be passed
upon by tho pleuple of South Caroliua,
who are allowed to exercise the franchise,
will most unquestionably be ratified
and being, as it is, wholly and perfectly
consistent with the views of the
majority in Congress, thereis no reason
to doubt that it will be approved by that
body. We think it important to deter?:?
...1.wo aimII nrrrfLTiizH W)T)0
HI I HO W IR"bliVi 1TW
sition to this Government or not?
whether that opposition be made active
by voting, or simply passive, by
refusing to vote. Whether we shall
array a combination of white public
opinion against wliito men who accept
ollico under the new government?
whether we shall acquiesce' in the necessity
nnd give countonanco to the
government by interposing no further
obstacle to their establishment, or las J
0
.1
[yt. 'whether our people shall so support
;he movement as to participate in their
Sections, and aid such of our people as
nny content themselves to hold office
inder those governments by our support
at the ballot-box. These are questions
that ought now to be settlod, and tve
think a meeting of the white people
if this District should be invited for
consultation, Tuesday of Court weekThe
Trial of Owotif. ^
This trial was concluded on Wednesday
last. The verdict of the commission1
has not yet been made public, aid wilt
not be for several days?it having first
to.be examined and approved by Gen.
Canby. ,
Hailstorm. -if
On Friday afternoon, our town vu^
visited by one of the heaviest falls of
hail, that wo have witnessed 1'ora num?
bt'i of years. It lasted only for a few
minutes, and yet the ground was nearly
covered. The stones were small, and
vegetation not sufficiently advanced to
be injured. It extended only a short
distance outside the limits of the towa.
Tiie Wheat Crop.
Wo learn from friends in different
parts of this and adjoining ^IHstricta/ that
the wheat crops are. promising.-?
Though small, it is healthy and vigoir-. ,
ous. Of course, it is too early to make-'
any safe calculations' as to final results.
Labor-Saving Implements.
'It
We call the attention of farmers lor
the advertisement of Messrs. B. Sis-,;
clair & Co., in our columns this mom- v
lUg.
The necessity for the introduction of
labor-saving machinery and implements,
is conceded by all thoughtful
fanners, and there is no firm engaged
in their manufacture, that enjoys a
higher reputation than Sinclair & Co.
The M'Ardle Case. ^
The decision in this case been de-.
ferred to the next term of the Court,
the ground of postponement being the
pending legislation affecting the question
of jurisdiction.' The vote was six for
postponement, and two against it. <
Denies It.
0. 0. Howaud, " Major General, :
Commissioner, &c.," has written a let- . - j
tor to Hon. T. D Elliot, in which he*
denies a charge made against him of
Lwonng Intermarriage between the
whites and blacks. He 6ays:?" This
charge originated with certain men who ;
hate me. Of course there is no shadow
of truth in it. In all the Bureau work
promoting marriages, I have had no case
of :he kind to act on, and none is known
at my office. As a board, the trustees ^
have never considered tlie subject, and i
never, to my knowledge, privately or
officially, sought to do so. Whatever <
words I may have used, this charge is
untrue." ' . 1
Citadbl Square Baptist Church.
?We learn tha; the congregation of f
this Chrirch are about having it thor- |
oughly renovated and repainted, and
that enterprising architect, John H.
Devereaux, Esq., has contracted for
the same, and will begin operations
to-day or tomorrow.
The interior will be painted and' A
decorated according to designs for
nished by the architect, the outside
wood work will also be painted, while j
the whole exterior of the building will
be cemented. The spire will be polished
off with copper. When these
improvements are perfected, the Citadel
Square Churclj, will'be one of
the handsomest in the country. Indeed.
we have heard it remarked.
that it is intended to fit it up in such J
style as to eclipse the magnificent <8
church now in course of erection, by
the Germans, in that neighborhnocf,
and that they have secured the German's
heavy artl'ery, in the person
of Mr. Deve eaux to accomplish this
end.?Char. Mercury.
California Wheat.?A .I*rge 1
trade in the importation of "Wheat ?
from California is going on at Ne^r a
York. Eighty nine vessels are said?
to be on their way from San Francisr. J
co to that city at present, loaded with,
cargoes of wheat aggregating about,
five millions of bushels. i
The Negroes Excluded.?Our- m
TTT 1 * ' U../M.*\ntwlnnf Tt*ritna
YY asmngion luntfj/ujuiciiii .
"No persons of color will be admitted; y
into the Senate at the impeachment
trial. This is an awful slight upon.
the voting population, and there are.
iiO few of them who are beginning to,
inquire why is that, while their suf- !
fragc is solicited, and them elves so.
much an object of favorable discussion '
among the Radical party, they aro .
debarred fromeve.i being represented
by a few of their race] at a trial ir^
which they have so much interest,"
Richmond Dispatch.
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