Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-12-09
WHOLE NUMBER S32.
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The saffrage question has many. aspects.
\ II Is both denit q aud asserted with euaal
vebemeBce that political rights ere natural
rights; but every American set lesst must
be very wary how be commits himself 10
the negative of the proposition. II gov.
? ernmen's Justly exist by the consent or the
governed, il is rather difficult 70 show that
there is no higher claim stoa share uin,spo-
Ilitical power than the consent, Of these
who already enjoy ". That u may. pc
withheld Is very possible. That L. can
be justly withheld 10 not evident Owl
iar But in8tbe discussion or i1Apdt tlai ssnff-
rage iua,he late rebel States we omays de.
scspd frowtthe obeights of sabstracts right,
apd regard the point ss pafelysess ofssx-
pediency. II is asked, aud fairly .sepougb,
whether 10 the condition Of public. opinion
10 the loyal lStates, as shown ID the Con.
1beci'cut refusa ofSimpartial 9sufffeee: I'm
the defeat oftbensames proposition I'm asFis-
lcansiB by majority of,ltens thousand iin
the popnlsr Svotes while the, Union gtielst
was elected by eight thousand; and in the
disabling suffrage laws cf many of the
other Stufes,, II is advisable to sinsist Upon
impartial suffrage in the States which are
ITO be reorgan zed. We. say this sqaestion
iu fair and natural enongbJ but tthes subject
must be regafded from the point of view of
the national owelfare.i bna .siadgo bBs sivsQ =.
Thus, iD State like Conneiicu.s which
is indsppiably, faithful to the GOVERNMENT,
ii is not directly essential TO the national
safety that the TWO ttodsand c6iofed men
should be allow ed to so,c.o Irisla spitifal
adisgrace toithe Stafe; bit it is notaesseuaisi
to the nation, bee susea The non voters are
SO few, and because 4theipoliticskp powerHer
mains steadily, ,ip patriotic hands. So also
in Wisconsin and be- Western States,-r-
But 10 Georgia or Mississippi the con.
sideratioBs are very different. Ina those
States the qaestiou o. impsrtisl Suffrage
involves directlythe, natinal welfare The
point Of inquiry is, whether ifupoliicM
power be nsrustedr eyclnsiyelyo 10 tho late
rebels With their present disposition, the
State will maintain that intimate and
hearty relation whit National Govern.
ment which is indispensable. and whether
the dangers ofimpartiHl suffrage there.are
not very much more than balanced sgbY
those Of partial, suffnage? hsi,,a, .ss "a,
| It is, not o, question for, passion or rhe,
| toiic, but for ;he calmsst and most thoroudh
deliteration t@'' '''.'' .'' y n'''7"
sPUTrISG Up oSToSEpIPE. IA writer iu one
of our exchanges, and who has evidently
Suffered" discourses freely on the stove.
pipe question. If be could have thrown in
few neat aud appropriate remarks in re-
lateu 10, the discomforts to which men, are
periodically sui tjected onu accounts of the
mania for hsuse cleaning, which possessed
al women, more or less, the effect would
have been heightened. He, says: 'o''"
This Is be season OF the year that "tr-ies
mehts souls" family fnen,s we mean. more
particularly. bIt is notaonf y tie dsyiug in
ofsthe necessary su pp]ies Of provisions to
keep soul and body together lhrough. a,
long winter, but all manner Of disagreeable
little jobs, must be attended to before the
snow comes. The cellar mnst be banked
| up--the stoves must be got out from their
summer hiding place and setinp all over
the house. A. hundred and one things,
must be attended to "a 'immediatelyS Or
there is tronbe in the household. We.can
stand it all but putting up the stoves,
Profanity is repreh eusible-it is disgusting
it shows i'll bre 3ding-t is evidence Of q :
bad disposition, but if a man is ever ex-9
clsable foe itit is at the ime when be canstS
get The cOnfouuded stovepipe to fs. agiliapoo
| We have no hesitation 10 giving our
testimony that man who holds at srnassl
length a rod or more s,oyepipe, and after
two dosen unsuccessful attempts to make,
q connection and pounding bis fingers six,
or eight times, and spilling SCOT all over The
parlor carpet, aud inaily have the swholen
thing fall down uad upset the conten;siiof
the comfortable, we say ulsuch q case .9if a.
man holds hinselfjn compleiee snhjeclion.a
he is The most amiable mao. 10 the aworld.,i
aud deserves TO have certificate for good,
moral character framed in gilt and hung
over the head Of bis bed during his natofal
existence. To snch man, ifthere is,snch,ss
we can recommend the yoIthfnl mind as an
example of amiability aud Christian dspo.a
sition worthy of example, The wtitsra
hereof pleads not gpilty,'' ''es.t.n,a s,ass;l,,sa
AeRIoUITURAL FAIRS AS EDUo8roRs. .-.ss
The Cbaatyy Gentlemen has the following
sensible Suggestions onibe- value. of idStatsl
and Ceuny. Fairs; State aud Csanly 1Fairss
have contributed lasgely to the rapid ,prpr
gtess OF agricultura inprov etnent through.
out The county. Hundreds Of Thousands
have visited them. and have there seen
specimens -sof This progress They hsvei
there learnedttha their own animals, wbiclik
they had before iconfids allyui behuved5
could not be beaten iuithe whole land, ara,
left qniIe in the shade by many, which, hey,
fud on the grounds. Emulation and eps,
|terp;ise are excited, and rapii improve.
ment takes place everywhere. The same
result occurs with implements domestic
msnufactures, aad farm products 'genefsiiyal
10 short the very best farmefs--ihoses
whose eql erprise and skill hare placed then
for in advance Of the mejoritywbere exsl
hibit what the best management can &C.
complish. These exhibitions thus become.
places of great 'iuterestto those who are
determined to secure the best adyantsges;si
and Young people, esp socially long remsisss
ber the lessons they hases TINS lcsrncd,
aud treasure up with delight the remem.s
hranca of uhat ihav hava Dfsaasead