Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-07-01

The speeches 10 the evening we're In the
same vein as the resolutions. and we're
warmly received. Mr.. Sherman, susta aimed
The resolutions in de'ail aud on general pol
'epeated much OF his speech at Crclevile,
Mr. scbeuck was explicit 10 defining bis posi-
ton and took ground on which the people
of Ashtabola will delight to meet him. He
closed bis remarks as follows;
What psrticsl questions do we meet In
this matter? A great deal has
been said as to who shall take part in this
or renovation. / am exceed.
inely glad TO observe that even our Copper.
brel heren at the North, and their represen
tstive men elsewb here, their public prints.
the Statesman, for instance, are praisiug
some features OF President Johnson's pro
clsmslions seeking to establish Govern
ments in those so-called States. They sp
proved these proclumaiions in regard to the
restriction upon suffrage. What is that
restrictiou3 Why that none shall be allow.
ed TO vote. even in their local fairs except
men who have taken the oath Of allegiance,
and bound themselves TO abandon their re
belious doctrines. go for the integrity OF
the Union aud the national Government,
and support all proclsmstions and laws en-
acted for the purpose of putting down slsv-
cry. When was q sort Of Governor in
the little State of Maryland, and issued
the famous Order SO. forbidding those who
bad aided in the rebellion from voting,
ihee was howl all over the land. nm
glad that they seem to have changed their
tone, aud now thiuk rebels should not be
allowed TO vote, until they have taken the
oath prescribed, snd swear to abide by the
Constitution aud all the laws providing for
the emancipation of slaves.
Who besides those who take this oath
shall be entitled to take part in re conslruc,
tion? The question whether all the loyal
people, including the blacks shall be allow
ed to vote, or whether oOy The whites, or
ouly portion of the whites, shall have the
privilege! So far as the local affairs OF the
states are concerned, so far as starting the
civil institutions sgain. on trial. under the
Presidents pr oclamstion. / will not criticise
the President, but when il comes TO the
question how far they should be recognized
by the National Government, will give
you my doctrine 10 regard TO voting in The
rebellioos States.
First, let me inquire, what are the ocea
sions 10 which their votes may be giveu?-
These votes have relation to our form OF
government, so far as the corsti tuition
of the United States is over US, aud are
directly for President and Vice President
of the United STATES, that is, they may vote
for an electoral college, or for their share
Of the electoral college, who are to cast a
vote for these high Executive officers =
| Second, they may also vote directly for
| Senators TO represent the States in the
Congress of the nation. Third, ,hey may
vote for members of the legislature in the
several States, which members of the Leg
islRture are 10 indicate who shall be The
Senators. Now the United States, the ma
tonal Government, has an interest, anc
not only an interest but duty 10 perform
in determining what shall be their relation
in that general government, in excl rcisinl
the elective franchise. l divide The clssse
10 the South who shall be called to vot'
for President, for Senator, for member o
Cong, ess, into three; the aristocratc plant
ers or slsre holders; the poor whites. whom
| The negroes themselves look down upon and
call whi'e trash; aud the negroes, most ol
whom are slaves or have been. My solu
tion Of the ficulty would be for long
| time to come, to regard it as not parctic
al question. | would not let the first class
vo,e--tbcse sristocrsts-because We have
GO assurance that they would not be per-
versely aud vitslly wrong / would not le
the poor white trash vote. because they
have been the slaves of ignorance and pas.
sion, more .he slaves OF the aristocrac,
than even the blacks and therefore uufi ed
| to WELD the ballot; aud would not lei
| the negroes vote, although being the mos
loyal, wonid trust them with the ballo'
| before either OF the other classes. Bot
would let none Of them have il uaiil aite
Eve, ten, thirty years. had complete as
assurance that they had renounced all theil
beresies aud fallen into true relations in the
discharge of ;beir duties. and were ready tc
take their places with the reit OF as.
would require them TO abandon. totally and
forever, the idea of secession; | would re
auire them to make it an article OF theil
creed, that no partner in the Union may
break up the relations existing between
them, but that we are, as the American
people, q nation. would require them
secondly, to renounce this thing of slavery
r I would have it not merely g lheoretica
renuociasiou, but would have them shoV
by their works that the idea of slavery i
man was blotted from their memories.
You have often heard it said and perhap
to-day that slavery ia dead -Gentlemel
say not SO dead but that wicked me
may galvanizs 1t sufficiently to make IL q
element of further trouble. Kentucky, g
least, holds slaves, by law and the Cons'
s tuition, sccordng to the construction p'
. upon this instrument and the legislatiC
under it. tell you thatthis thing Of sla
: cry is of such character that ssyo1 witne
in the two little counties Of that smalle
i of States. DeleS are, if there remain a lit
q curl Of the lair il poisons the whole mess
potisgs. Although we have beaten OF
The accursed carcass. We must he sure '
have put out the last spark OF its soul, b
e fore We feel quite sure that there may u
J. he life enough left for future mischief
\. Treat IL as the pfodent fireman does, wi
does not order tho engines away until G
" last ficksring a.me is exiinguished, and Q
,r en- the smoke of the deyuurug element b