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Editorial July 17, 1865

The Evening Argus

Rock Island, Rock Island County County, Illinois

What is this article about?

The Nashville Union mocks the Chicago Tribune and similar northern papers for criticizing President Johnson and pushing negro suffrage in the South, urging them to first grant equal political rights to negroes in Illinois as a test before imposing it on Tennessee.

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Displeased -The Chicago Tribune, like the Pillsbury Anti-slavery Standard, is displeased with President Johnson. It says "he has caused profound dissatisfaction in the heart of almost every earnest and undoubtedly loyal men in the north." The Tribune is a brawler for negro suffrage in the south. Let the Tribune and its co-laborers go to work for the advancement of the negroes of Illinois place them upon political equality with the whites, in all respects, and if the experiment works well, Tennessee may be emboldened by the example to extend to her negroes the same privileges. It is a little singular that our northern brethren have never discovered until the year 1865, that "colored citizens" ought to be invested with the ballot. But having made the discovery; they ought to show their sincerity by conforming their state laws to it, before endeavoring to impose it upon other states.-Nashville Union.

What sub-type of article is it?

Suffrage Partisan Politics Slavery Abolition

What keywords are associated?

Negro Suffrage President Johnson Chicago Tribune Northern Hypocrisy Illinois Negroes Tennessee Privileges

What entities or persons were involved?

Chicago Tribune Pillsbury Anti Slavery Standard President Johnson Nashville Union Tennessee

Editorial Details

Primary Topic

Northern Hypocrisy On Negro Suffrage

Stance / Tone

Sarcastic Criticism Of Northern Advocates

Key Figures

Chicago Tribune Pillsbury Anti Slavery Standard President Johnson Nashville Union Tennessee

Key Arguments

Northern Papers Like The Tribune Are Displeased With President Johnson For Causing Dissatisfaction Among Loyal Northern Men. The Tribune Advocates For Negro Suffrage In The South. Northern Advocates Should First Advance Political Equality For Negroes In Illinois. If Successful In Illinois, Tennessee Might Follow Suit. Northerners Only Discovered The Need For Negro Voting Rights In 1865. They Should Amend Their Own State Laws Before Imposing On Others.

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