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ral Grant for his appointment of black men to

office, and for his advocacy of the fifteenth

amendment, providing for universal negro suf

frage. Ho believes that all these prejudices

of race and colqr should be and will be swept

away. He is far ahead of Lincoln in this

respect for Lincoln inherited from Kentucky

a strong prejudice against negro equality,

which, as developed in Lincoln's policy, was

subsequently used as the foundation of the

reconstruction policy of Andy Johnson.

Secondly, from the "happy accord" established

between the United States and the African

I republic of Hayti under General Grant, we

look for the early annexation of tho Haytiens,

with the Dominicans of tho other end of the

island.

Meantime, let it suffice for our doubting poli

ticians that General Grant ishxed in his policy

of equal civil and political rights, without dis

tinction of race or color. Fixed is the word.

The mind and the policy of General Grant are

fixed upon this subject, and such being the

case we may regard his ideas as fixed in the

government of the United States. Looking at

this fixed fact and at the consummation of

Southern reconstruction, our leading demo

cratic politicians aro called upon to face the

music. They cannot go back now, they cannot

stand still. They must fall in line with the

new forward movement of the Southern demo

cracy, or go to pieces.

Tlie Mpanlsb Manbomtn.

It is probable, tlrough not certain, that, the

fate of the thirty Spanish gunboats built in

this country and at present under the sur

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The New York herald. (1869). New York [N.Y.], 1869-11-24. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1869-11-24/ed-1/?sp=6

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1869-11-24.