Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-12-18
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In very lively debate in the Senate
the other day, the following passage occur
red between Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio, and
Mr.. McMuIin, of Virginia:
Mr.. McMullin.-I wish to ask the gen
tleman one more question. Did not some
negroes cast each one vote in the free
States?
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio.-I am not ac-
quainted with the laws of the different free
States of the Union. In some of the
slaveholding States, l understand that free
negroes, with property qualification, have
been allowed the right of suffrage.
Mr.. McMullin.-Which one?
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio.-In the gentle
mans own State, l understand, a qua
droon is allowed to vote.
Mr.. McMullin.-No, sir.
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio.-Then / have
been misinformed. l observe by a recent
publication, that at least one precinct in
Louisiana was, at the recent election, car
ried by negro votes. / ask the gentleman
from Louisiana if that was not 500
Mr.. Dayidson.-It is so. (Laughter.)
Mr.. Campbell, of 0hio.-In the State
of Ohio, under Judicial decision upon this
subject made by Democratic judges upon
the supreme bench, it was held, that when
ever white blood predominates in partic-
ular individual he is entitled to the rights
of citizenship.
Mr.. Taylor-Will the gentleman allow
me one moment!
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio.-I believe-and
1 have had occasion to look into this sub
iect since the election-that there was one
negro vote given in my own district; that
is, vote was cast by man who, being
more of the black than of the white blood,
was not authorized to vote under that de-
cision of our courts.
A Voice.-Who did he vote for?
Mr.. Campbell, of Ohio.-I am credibly
informed that he voted for my opponent.
By way of enlightening my friend from
Virginia, who seems to be exercised upon
this subject, l have some papers pertaining
to the vote given by another person in my
district, who, it was charged through the
public press, was "nigger voter" l send
the papers to the Clerk, to be read for the
information of gentlemen.
The papers were read as follows:
To the Judges Of the Election Of Electors
of President and Vice President of tie
United States, of the Second Hard poll
Of the city of Hamilton, county Of But
Ter, a, the State of Ohio.
GENTLEMEN: I claim the right of suf-
frage, and predicate my claim on the fol-
lowing statement of facts:
l. Ny mother, now resident of this
place, and the wife of R. G. H. Anderson,
(whose name l do now and always have
borne, from considerations of private
character,) is, under the decision of the
Supreme Court of the State of Ohio, a
auhite woman; she being, to the best of her
knowledge, seventy-five one-hundredths
white, the remainder made up of African
and Indian.
2. MY father, James Shannon, brother
of Ex-Governor Wilson Shannon, formerly
a resident of st. Clairsville, Ohio, and af-
terwards practicing lawyer in my native
city, Wheeling Va, was white man.
3. I have been bona tide resident of
the State of Ohio for twenty-six years last
past, and of that portion of the city of
Hamilton, known as the Second Ward, for
five years last past. I am freeholder in
said Ward, pay taxes, work the public
highways, and discharge the various duties
required by law of other citizens.
1 therefore claim that, under the deci-
sions of the Court, l am white male citi-
zen of the State of Ohio, and entitled to
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