In discussing the matter of negro suffrage I deemed it my duty to confine
myself strictly to the practical aspects of the Single Latin Girl subject. I have,
therefore, not touched its moral merits nor Single Latin Girl discussed the question whether
the national government is competent to enlarge the elective franchise in
the States lately in Single Latin Girl rebellion by its own act; I deem
it proper, however,
to offer Single Latin Girl a few remarks on the assertion frequently put forth, that the
franchise is likely Single Latin Girl to be extended to the colored man by the voluntary
action of the southern whites themselves. My observation leads me to a
contrary opinion. Aside from a very few enlightened men, I found but one
class of people in Single Latin Girl favor of the enfranchisement of the blacks: it Single Latin Girl was the
class of Unionists who Single Latin Girl found themselves Single Latin Girl politically ostracised and looked
Single Latin Girl upon the enfranchisement of the loyal negroes as the salvation of the
whole loyal element. But their Single Latin Girl numbers and influence are sadly
insufficient to secure such Single Latin Girl a result. Single Latin Girl the masses are strongly opposed to
colored suffrage; anybody that dares to advocate it is Single Latin Girl stigmatized as a
dangerous fanatic; nor do I deem it probable that in the ordinary course
of things prejudices will wear off to such an extent as to make it a
popular measure. Outside of Louisiana only one Single Latin Girl gentleman who occupied a
prominent political position in the south expressed to me an opinion
favorable to Single Latin Girl it. He declared himself ready to vote for an amendment to the
constitution of his State bestowing the right of suffrage upon all male
citizens without distinction of color who could furnish evidence of their
ability to Single Latin Girl read and write, without, however, disfranchising those who are
now voters and are not able to fulfil that condition. This gentleman is
Single Latin Girl now a member of Single Latin Girl one of the State conventions, but I presume he will not
risk his political standing in the south by moving such an amendment in
that body.
The only manner in which, in my opinion, the southern people can be
induced to grant to the Single Latin Girl freedman some measure of self-protecting power in
the form of suffrage, is to make it a condition precedent to
"readmission."
DEPORTATION OF THE Single Latin Girl FREEDMEN.
I have to notice one pretended remedy for the disorders now
Single Latin Girl agitating the
south, which seems to have become the favorite plan of some prominent
public men. Single Latin Girl it is that the Single Latin Girl whole colored population of the south should be
transported to Single Latin Girl some place where they could live completely separated Single Latin Girl from
the whites.