The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-10-05

D. W demagoguish than for q party
= adopt line Of policy to secure su,
cess, without regard to the principl
involved. Such q course OF sctio
has characterized the Democrat
party for years. From the yea
1s4S, to tho final demise Of tn
Wing party, the whole aim OF tt
Democracy was to inveigle Int,
their ranks the anti.slsvery men o
tho state. And hence, in thei
State Conventions. and in their 10
Ical Conventions. all over the state
they were found vieing with Ere,
Soilers Themselves, in resolvin,
against slavery 10 tho stronges
kind Of terms. From 1s4s to 1856
the Dem ocracy kept a standing re
solution in their platform, declaring
It thoir fixed purpose to use all their
Influence to 'mitjgats and finall,
ERADICATE" slavery. Previous
to this, the Supreme Court OF Ohio
all Democrats except one, decided
in favor Of granting colored men
with less than half African blood,
the right to voio. The decision can
be found 10 the Ohio Reports, Vol.
IL, page 375, which concludes as
follows:
1--WE regard this meter as clearly settled
by the Interpretation which the expression
IN the Constitution has received by this
Court, on the circuit, and in Bank. In
1881, in the case Of Polly Cray v. The State
OF Ohio. 4 Ohio Rep. 354; and in 1883, in
the case Of Williams '. The School Direct.
ors, 60, Wrights Rep. i7s, il was held
that, in the Constitution and the laws on
this subject. there were enumerated three
descriptions of persons, whites, blacks, and
mulattoes; upon the two last Of whom dis.
abilities rested: that the mulptto was the
middle term between the extremes, or the
offspring OF n white and black; that oil
nearer white than black, or OF the grade be-
tween the mulaltoes and the whites. were
entitled to enjoy every political and social
privilege OF the white citizen, that no other
rule could be adopted so Ineligible and so
practicable as this; and that further refine.
ments would lead to Inconvenience. and TO |
no good result.
majority OF the Court abide by this con
struction. JUDGEMENT roR PLAisriYr.
Then Reuben Wood, afterwards
elected Governor Of Ohio by the
Democracy, joins in deciding that
colored men Of less than half Afri.
can blood, aro not only "entitled to
vote, but to enjoy every political aud
social privilege Of the white citizen"
Not a Democrat offered an objection
to Governor Wood for that decision.
In the Legislature OF ls40, a bill
was introduced, Of which the follow
ing was section:
"STc. s. The act entitled AN act 10
provide for the establishment Of Common
Schools for the education OF black and nlu.
latto persons,' cts. passed February Gath,
lS4S, and the act TO regulate black and mu.
latto persons, passed Jaunary 5, 1904, and
II e several acts to amend the same, passed
January 9th, 1907 and February, 1924, and
all parts OF other acts, so far a, they enforce
any special disabilities OF confer any special
privileges on account OF coLER, are hereby
repealed"
That bill with the above section,
removing all disabilities on account
Of color, not even excepting the sit.
ting on juries, passed the House by
a vote Of 80 TO 10. In favor of this
bill, with this sweeping repeating
clause, we find the names Of nearly
every Democratic member in the
House; and among the rest, Morris,
GEO. e. PUGH, and JUDGE NJ.
@. WHITLEY, OF HANCOCK,
every one Of whom has since been
supported for Office time and again
by the Democracy. The vote can
be found in the House Journal Of.
ls4s-49, page 1917.
The bill, in this shape, went to-
the Senate and was amended by ex'
from the repeal the act pass
ed on the 9th of February, 1881
prohibiting blacks from sitting on
juries. II was returned TO the
House in this shape, and the amend
ment was concurred in by Q vote of
GO to 5. Against the amendment,
and in favor OF granting blacks the
of sitting on inries, there
are ecorjed the names OF Dresbach,
Larimer, Mott, ~Ringwood, and
Roedtcr, and every one Democrats.
Aud these very'fve Democrats have
since been repeatedly supported for
office by the Democracy. No other
party in Ohio, has since attempted
to change the status Of the colored
man. All the privileges he enjoys
no,c, in a social, political, or educa.
tIonal point OF view, ara such as he
attained by Democratic legislation,
The Democracy of 1855. having
found themselves altogether unsuc.
ccssfull in wheedling into their sup.
port, the opponents OF slavery, tack.
o. about and went just as far in q
pro slavery direction, to catch the
votes Of pro slavery Wings, and ,her.
|yon 6ui them to-day. For years
past. the question has not been with
Ia m ~. hn sI,a. A