The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-08-19

endorse the Republican Legislature, and
to- grant them a license for disgracing the
State and depicting the treasury again.
We don't believe the people will do any
such thing. They will overturn the
tables of the money stealers, throw the
weak incompetent Legislature out of the
capitol, and no longer permit their State
house to be "a den of thieves"
Salmon P. Chase and Negro Equality.
The Republicans have nominated Sal
mon P. Chase as their candidate for Gov
ernor. Salmon P. Chase, who sold out
body and breeches to the Democrats in
order to get into the q. S. Senate, and
wouldn't stay sold; Salmon p. Chase who
endorsed the Pittsburg Free Soil platform
which strongly denounced every attempt
to abridge the rights of foreign born citi-
zens, aud then accepted o nomination to
head ticket composed of Know Moth
ings, and stumped the State alongside
Know Nothing, wholly ignoring his for
mer affection for the foreigners; Salmon
P. Chase who recommended Breslin to-
deposit $4,000 in the City Bank OF Gin
cinnati, of which he was Attorney, and
which soon after exploded and left the
State minus; Salmon p. Chase who
through motives of delicacy' omitted to
appoint committee to investigate the
affairs of the Treasury as the law requires
and there, gave time to the defaulters to
hide their spoils. Oh Salmon, Salmon'
| it is crooked path you have travelled and
rough one you must travel this fall.
just now would be an appropriate time
to indulge in little "reminiscences of Sal
mons negro loving propensity. Salmon
. will not deny its authenticity, nor will
any of his friends. We give it in the
words of the Cincinnati Enquirer:
/ On the 9th of May, is45, in the Baker
street Church, in this.city Mr.. Chase was
presented, by the negroes of Cincinnati
!, with one of the most beautifully designed
and magnificent silver pitchers that coulc
be produced from the mandatory of &. 4
!, D. Kinsey, of antique model, with Sigh
chasing of the borders and handle, bear
: ing the following inscription:
= TESTIMONIAL OF GRATITUDE TO
l MON P. CHI A S E,
FROM THE coLoRED PEOPLE OF CINCINNATI
For his various public services in be-
e half of the oppressed, and particu-
t larly for his eloquent advocacy
Of the rights OF Man, in the
case of Samuel Watson,
Who was claimed as a
fugitive slave.
+ February II, I845.
y This presentation was made for service
81 rendered in case of one Henry Hoppess
< % passenger on the steamer Ohio Belle
fwho had with him o slave Samuel Wal
son-who escaped while the boat was 9
i the landing, and being found was reclaim
!. led by Hoppess and lodged in the watcf
S, house. as a fugitive from labor, for th
q purpose ofbeing taken before a magistrat
lin order to obtain certificate for his n
8 lmoyal under the act of Congress. of l79;
% A writ ofhabeas corpus was issued, an
e. noppess required to show cause for tt
y. tdeten alton of Watson In this case NJ
= Chase made himself conspicuous, ar
learned the high testimonial of African f
no lvor, Which was bestowed on him by Il
or African church. TO the presentatie
as speech of his negro friend, Chase made
Il grand response, from which we take Il
he following extracts:
. II embrace, with pleasure, the opport
3 nifty of declaring my disapprobation
ne that clause of the Constitution which d
re nies to portion of the colored people t
en- right of suffrage. True Democracy max
at no inquiry about the color of the skin
S. place of nativity, or any other similar C
- cumstance of condition. Wheneveritse
De a man, it recognizes o being endowed
m his Creator with original inalienal
os- rights. In communities of men it reco
lnizes no distinction founded on mere
= albitrary will. j regard. therefore, the I
clusion of the colored people, as bot
hg from the elective franchise, as incdmpa
ate lble. with our Democratic, principles.
The am aware that this exclusion is elfeci
of by constitutional provision, and purp,
,ha no action against the Constitution. B
9henever convention shall be called
10 revise that instrnment, I trust that t
'sit anti-sufrage restriction willbe expung
'in. tits, in fact, already as ridiculous and ]
practicable as i is wrong in theory 4