Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-09-28

such persons had right under the
EConstitution to vote That decision
has been acquiesced IN by all parties
in the State for years. 81 e-iTi-,as
This decision would reduce the ae-
tual number of negro voters to- be
made such by an amendment of the
Constitutions to the Insignificant
number of about th'ee thousand
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Now then we appeal 10 the intelli-
gent public, is this little side show of
three thousand voters, a matter of
moment, to the great State. of Ohio
With her two and half millions of
white population, anE her four hun
tired thousand white voters!
The Democracy in years past nev
ier. Complained of.tie two thousand
mulatto persons who have year after
year exercised the elective Sfranchise
in our, State, nor have they ever ami
madverted on, or ensured their
brethren in the State Of New York
for comforting on the negro IN that
great State the right ofHoting. The
negroes in the State Of New York,
have for thirty years Exercised the
elective franchise conferred on them
by the Democracy of tlat State.
This he presume is one of the time
honored principles of the Democratic
party, but the Copperleads seem 70
have forgotten it.
Side show, No. 2. Tax on L. S..
Securities. 1t has been repeatedly
decided by the q. s. Supreme Court,
that United States Bonds cannot be
taxed by any State. 1t was so de
cided in 1919, '29 and AZ, by Chief
Justice Marshall, and by that great
Democrat C. j. Taney. And the
argument briefly is this, that if the
United States wishedto borrow mon
ey and If the State Of Ohio, for in
stance had the right to tax ner bonds,
the State of Ohio might cripple and
injure the credit of the United States.
Now what would be the result of this
thing if we had had Copperhead
Legislature during the great rebel
lion? .-..a- 10y, -t.-.
They would have said if the State
had the right to tax o. S. Bonds one
per cent, it had the right to tax tnem
five per cent. And dwho in the State
of Ohio would have loaned Uncle
Sam money to carry on this war, re-
celving only seven per cent interest,
and paying five per cent tax? ~
(Did the Copperheads invest mon
ey in the u. S. Bonds at all?) Thus
the national credit would be at the
mercy of every Copperhead Leglsla-
ture, and our Government would have
been destroyed.
The Supreme Court of the United
States, decided in every case that
eyer came before them, that no State
had right to tax U S. Bonds, and
that such taxation was utterly I'M
constitutional. This exemption from
taxation was merely put IN the law
authorising the loans, in order not
to make it so, but to assure the peo-
pie of the fact, so that they would
the more willingly bring forward
their means, place them on the alter
of our common country to save the
life of the Nation, The Copper
heads now unblushingly ask, not only
that the plighted faith of the Nation
should be violated, but that the con-
stitution of the, United States itself
be broken! The Constitution as in
terpreted by the mouth of all the
Judges that ever construed its sacred
provisions. Ts. .. -...-r .
But the Coplerheads say that the
farmers and mechanics have to pay
the taxes, to discharge the National
debt, that the Bond holders who are
rich, do not pay any tax. Do the
merchant princes of Boston, New
York and Cincinnati pay no taxes?
We are assured On credible authori-
| ty, that there ara many men who
pay from S10,0O0to S25, 900 yearly
tax, iiIncluding their income tax.
While the great body of the farmers
having less income than $500, pay
no tax at ALL ... .z-e.s..
But it is said that the rich only
have these bonds. If Copperhead
could be a gentleman for short time
only, and step into the 1st National
Bank of Gallipolis, on pay day and
see the widows coming up with their
coupons, the farmers from the most
distant parts of the county, the me-
chanies and presenting their coupons
for payment, which is promptly made
to them without discount, he would
say, verify this isemphatically speak
ing the Peoples. loan!
= Why don't the Copperheads show
their big show Reputation. 1t
would be much better for them to
come out at once and show their real
principles, or at least it would be
more manly Reputation of the
National debt, of the National faith,
is isundoubtedly their real object COW
cred up it may be, but nevertheless
patent to every lover of his country
to every loyal citizen. We cannot
indeed expect less of them.
Men who will commit treason, re-
.sist the draft, murder our Provost
Marshalls, resi>tthe process of law
sympathize with & Davis, IN his
sanguinary attem 3 to breakup the
Government. insdgate and encour-
age our soldier desert the flag Of
their country, lice when their
country is in me6rning, lament when
their country Is rejoicing, will not