Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-09-12
From the spirit o. DeinocrncyI
Are the Republicans I'm Favor
Of Negro suffrngef Look at
fhefr Record,

Stark county, the object Of which was to pro-
hibit mulattoes, or in the language Of the bill,
persons "having a visible admixture Of Afri
can blood" from voting
On page ST. of the House Journal Of 1859
may be found the following vote on this bill
Those who voted in the Affirmative were;
Messrs. Andrews, Bagley, Bates Bigomy,
Blackburn, Brooks, Carlisle, Chase, CLANCY Of
Franklin, Clark, Collins, Cox, of Perry Cow
an, Dobmeyer, Edison, Finefrock, Frazee, Glib
son, Glasgo, Green, Hitch, Hughes Of Butler,
Hughes, Of Highland, Jackson, Jenner, John.
son, Leete, Marshall, Morse, Mott, McEwen,
McFerran, Odell, Paine Parr, Pikelaimer, Pitt
man, Railston Rea, Of Guernsey, Ray, of Sci
OTTO, Richardson, Robinson, Of Hamilton, Rog-
ers of Hamilton, Rose, Satin, Sangster, Sc
ney, Slusscr, Stout, Thompson, Waugh West,
of Brown, Westcott Williams, of Warren,
Wilson, Williams, of Monroe, Winner, Wright
and Speaker-59.
Those who voted in the negative were:
Messrs Allen of Ashtabula, Allen of Jeifer-
son, Bailey, Bell, Blair Brown, Cox of Knox
Dawes, Day Deming, French, Fuanald, Gard
ner, Catch, Haymaker, Hitchcock, Hubbell
Jones, Kerr, Laughlin, Monroe, McCreary,
Peck, Plants, Raymond, Reese, Roach, Rob
inson, Of Union Rogers of Clark, Simmons
Sperry, Stephens, Townsend, Van Vohres
Watson Weloh and Worthington--37.
EVERY DEMOCRAT VOTED FOR THE
BILL AND EVERY REPUBLICAN VO-
TED AGAINST IT. Mr. Williams of War
rem, was elected as an independent cand-
date.
Does this prove that the party is in favor of
mulatto suffrage2 II not there is more ev-
dence
On page 1876 of the Senate Journal of 1859,
is the record Of the vote Of the Senate upon
this bill, as follows
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Messrs. Cantwell, Cass, Chapman, Corwine,
Hatch, Kincade, Langdon, Morrow, Murdock
Perky, Perrill, Phelps, Reid, Stafford, Sbde-
Ter, Schleich, Smith, Thomas, Vanatta and
Westcott-20.
Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs Ashmun, Buckland Garfield, Gard
Catch, Green, Heakle, McClearty, Miles
Slade Taylor and Winans--l2.
So the bill was passed.
EVERY DEMOCRAT IN THE SENATE
VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE BILL AND
EVERY REPUBLICAN AGAINST 1T.
Does this not prove the party is in favor of
mulattoes voting
But to relieve themselves from the odium
Of this vote, and to deceive the conservative
portion of their party, they claimed that they
voted against the bill because il was unconsti-
tutional, and for that reason only. The bill
became a law, notwithstanding the unanimous
vote of the Republicans. But they were de-
termined not to lose the votes of their mulat-
TO brethren, and their Supreme Court declar-
ed the law unconstitutional This gave n
plausible excuse for their votes, and to some
al,
constitutional grounds only, that they voted
for the bill.
But they were not to escape so easily. The
Democrats were determined to prevent mu-
lattoes from voting il possible. and at the same
time to test the Republicans preteDsions
In the Senate journal Of 1859, page 246
may be found the following record
"Mr. Stafford offered for adoption the follow
ing resolution which was laid on the table and
ordered to be printed
WHEREAS, In the opinion of this General
Assembly, the practice of extending the elec,
tive franchise to persons of African descent
which has heretofore, in some counties in this
State, prevailed, is highly reprehensible, and
neither contemplated by the trainers of the
Constitution, nor consistent with the genius
Of our government; and believing that the
doctrine of social and political equality of the
races, as advocated by certain misguided phi
lanthropists, is not only false in theory, bu
demoralizing in its tendencies isinsulting L
the intelligence of the people and calculated
to retard the moral and social advancement o
the white race; and with the view to establish
the qualification Of electors beyond the pre-
text of Judicial Interpretation; therefore,
Resotped, by the General Assembly of tn
State Of Ohio-three-fifths of the member
elected to each House concurring therein
That 1t be and is hereby proposed to the elect
ors of this State, to vote on the Second Tues
day of October next, upon the approval or re
lection of the following amendment as sub
sttute for the sixth section of the fifth articl,
of the Constitution.
Sec. 6. No idiot or insane person, or per
son with marked or visible admixture of Al
rican blood shall be entitled TO the privileg,
OF an elector.
Here was proposition to amend the Con
stitution so as TO remove all doubt about thu
valeity of such law. What did the Repub
licans do2 They had stated and their com
mittee had reported, that their objection Il
the bill was its unconstitutionaiiiy When i
was proposed to prohibit mulatto voting b,
the constitution itself what did they then
On page $50 of the same Journal is tn,
following
"0n motion of Mr.. Stafford Senate Join
Resolution No. 76; relative 10 an amendmen
10 the constitution, preventing persons of Al
rican descent from voting was taken from thu
table The question then being on the pas
sage the resolution, the yeas and nays wer,
ordered, and resulted-yeas 2l, nays IL, a
| follows:
| Those who voted in the affirmative were:
Messrs. Cantwell, Cass, Chapman, Corwine
Gard, Hatch, Kineade, Langdon, McKelly
Morrow, Murdock, Perkey Perrill, Phelps
Stafford Shideler, Schleich, Smith, Thomas
Vanatta and Wercott-2l
Those who voted in the negative we're :
Messrs. Ashmun, Buckland Caldwell, Catch
Green, Henkle, Holloway, McCleary Miles
Taylor and Winans--ll.
EVERY DEMOCRAT IN THE SEN
ATE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THI
RESOLUTION, AND EVERY REPUB
I4ICAN EXCEPT ONE VOTED AGAINST
IT.
One Republican voted in favor Of prohibi
ting mulattoes from voting and eleven yotet
against il
Which Of these represented the views o
the party2 Was it the one man who voted il
the affirmative, or was it the eleven who vote,
in the negatiye2 1t is to plain for any maj
70 doubt The Republicans are committed
beyond all escape, TO the doctrine that person
having any shade, less than one-half of ne
gre, blood, may vote and they only need Il
have the power securely in their hands to nd
yocate ln the Southern part Of the State, a