The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-06-14

proud tin Of American citizenship 2
Would you, as a reward for their sof.
vicoe, again reduce thom TO slavery 7
Would you bind tho shacllcs Of snviludc
upon lhcil wives aud children? Throw
aside your projulicog Of caste aud color,
and let mo ask You as fair, honoet etdealing
men, il this would be juoti Ia the name
, OF humanity givo thom their rights Edu.
cato the negro educate his wifo aud chill.
drcn give thom all tho a,yantagca of civ.
illcd liio- tonlcr upon them tho blessings
of liberty ihat they may grow up 70 od,
intelligent aud law.abidibg citizens. Ilo
has carried tho mrsket aud directed the
bullet in our defense place the ballot in
ms hand, and ho viii never bring disgrace
ul on this high prologativc, on botray his
trust az an American citizen. | know
there aro Lhogo who will object to his but
will take the responsibility to say hero
to-day, that whenever you sec man who
says the right to vote SHOULD not bo con.
icuod upon tho negro, you will find him to
bc Soulhern rebel Northern rcb Dol gym
pathzer, or ono who has ncvor been in the
lcats, every man who rcjoicod at rebel tri-
umphs, every man who snoorcd at our vic.
tories, and gave encouragement by word or
decd TO tho sGhcmts and the efforts of our
foes every such man will say that the nc
gro has no right to voto. Every man who
plcads for mercy to Davis and other leading
robels insists that tho negro should not
voto-ovory man who aided in tho murder
aid starvation of our brave mon in South
cn prisons, donics him this right. Tho
negro has never aided nor abcttod treason
lie has ever been found faithful and true to
the cause of the Union. lIo has been tho
guide and friend of our prisoners in their
escape from captivity. And now, shall We
ovinco ingraitndo 30 base, by denying him
the rights mscparablo from tho duties of a
freeman? Never. You talk about the star
walton, the disease and death that hold high
carnival in the hell of Andorsonvlle! You
talk Of the horrors of Belle Isle You talk
of wolso barbarilios than tho mind can con
ccivc, all pcrpetratcd by those who have
called themselves American citizens and
have enjoyed tho rights and privileges of
American citizcnslip-Nnd yet the black
man who has aided you and befriendod you
amid scenes of danger and death, and has
never proven trcocherous-to him you
would dony the elective franchise
Objection is raised to according this right
TO tho black man. from tho fact that ho is
without education and dcplorubly ignorant.
Education Ia not tho criterion. Jcll. Davis
Lee, Brcckinridgc, Stevens, and all that
long, black list of traitors, were educated
mcn-mon of the finest culture aud high at.
toinmcnts -many of them educated, too, at
tho expense of the Govcrnlscut they sought
10 destroy, Who will say that our Govern.
mont will not bo as Gafo with the franchise
right conferred upon tho negro, as it has
been hy the votes aud influence of those
white aud educated traitors Tho black
man has nobly aud bravcly fought sido hy
side with the whito man. Thousands OF
them have fallen victims to this saugun.
AIRY struggle aud their bones lio bleaching
on Southern soil, sacrificed in defense
of the integrity OF tho Government and the
preservation of our free institutions Give
ticm the right 10 enjoy the Freedom thoy
have achieved by assisting us in tho great
work of national preservation.
Five years ago this country was pros.
porous aud happy 0ur commerce extended
into every port OF the hahitablc globe.
The sails of our vessels whi,cued cvery
sea, Oar flag was admired and respected
hy all nAtioas, Tho talispanic Iito OF
" American citizen was passport to
every elmo. America was pointed to as
the land OF tho FREQ and tho asylum of the
oppressed. Butbad men, educated at the
exponso of tho Government, reared in aAlu,
onoc, petted and spoiled 10y favor and for.
time, ought to -lostroy our national fabric
Tor the qualification of their own selfish
purposes and wicked ambition, What
treatment is due them now2 What righ.s
should he accorded them at tho ha,ds of
IpeoIlo whom they have so bascly bctlUyedY
What mercies shalt wo extend them in re-
turn Tor tho blight, dcsohtion, sadness and
mourning thoy have spread ovor all the
land for the murder aud starvation of our
brothers and sops-ior tho misery, suffer
ing agony aud death in every form, brought
about 10y their own cruel malisnity! What
right shall be givon thcso mon2 II tho
masses aio accorded tho right to live, they
will receive no moro mercy than they dc,
serve, Thoy should ask for nothing fur.
thcr. Every leader ia the rebellion should
be hung, The speaker said ho was not al.
yocatiug spirit OF cruelty or Wind ctiyo-
ness, bat standing by tho wretehod graves
Of our starved Rnd murdered mon who
dragged ont miserable existence amid
tho horrors Of Libby Bollo Islc and Ander,
sonyillo-sAnding hy the tomb of the assas,
sinatcd Lincoln, Justice demands that uai.
tors such as thcsc moot with traitor &
death, II Davis be not hung. thon there is
40 further Hso for tho culture OF hemp.
I Every man who composed ;ho rank and
lilc Of tho rebel army, should DC disentran.
vhiscd They have Justly forfeited this
high privilege of tho freeman. Tho Motho-
diet Chllurh bCloro fax ins, its o,,,Iic,n,ts