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

its Bsrbarism. On Slavery let vepeeanc,
fsll. care not what you do with The
worms It employs but do not-l entrea,
Vou--yield any indulgence to this murder
Gus wickedness. Ravalac, who took The
life of Henry " of France, was torn tc
pieces on the public square in front of tn,
City Hall. by four powerful horses, eact
one Of them attached to one of his limbs
and tearing iu opposite directions, until q
last, after fearful struggle, not hing of the
wretched assassin remained in the bands o.
the execuroucr, except bis empty shirt
which was at once handed over TO bt
burned. Such should be our vengeance
and let Slavery be the victim.
But not only Slavery, which is another
name for property in man, but go also that
other prelenson, which is not less irrstion
al, that Human Rights can depend on col
or. This is the shirt Of the assassin and
must be handed over to be burned
Such a vengeance will be like kiss OF
reconciliation; for it will remove every OBJ
stacle to peace aud harmony The people
where Slavery once ruled will bless the
blow which destroyed it. Thepeople W here
the kindred tyranny of Caste once ruled
will rejoice that this too fell under the
same blow. They will not yet confess that
it was dealt in no barshness 10 them, iu
no unkindness, in no desire TO humihate
but simply aud solemnly, 10 the name Of
the X public, and of Human Nature for
their good as we'll as ours; nay, for their
good more than ours. a.gt" - i.-.
1t is by ideas that we have couqrered,
more than by armies. I5e sword of the
changed Was less mighty than the mis-
sion which he bore from the Lord But,
ii The ideas which have given US the victory
are now negleeted if the-pr6mses OF the
Declaration, S4ch the Rebellion openly AS.
sailed arc still left uululfled, then will Que
blood and treasure have beeu lavished in
vain, Alas for he dead WHO have given
themselves SO brayely to heir country; alas {!
for the living who have been left TO mourn
the dead if any relic Of Slavery is allowed
TO continue especially if this bloody ion
postor, defeated in the pretension of prop.
erty 10 man, is allowed to perpetuate an
Obtigarchy ofMs skin! sid s5G-.
Aud how shall these ideas be saved p
AT this moment all tnrus eH the c3lored
suffrage 10 the Il bel Sta.es. This is nol0
the paint Of national safety A mistake on
this point is worse than the loss Of bat
tie Aud yet here again we encounter the
Rebellion in all its odlous professions, hard.
ly less nudncions tbaa when it took up
arms. Around its expiring camp 6res al
ready gather lis old supporters with newly
taken oath OF allegiance on their lips. plot.
ting how still 10 preserve their oligai chial
power. --...-------
The argument for the .colored suffrage is
overwhelming L. springs from the neces
sity of the case, as well as from the rights
Of man This suffrage is needed for the Sc.
curly of the colored people for.the sta
bility of the local government; and for the
strength of the Union Without il there
is nothing but insecurity for the colored
people, instability for the local government.
and weakness for tie Uuion. involving Of
course the national credit. Without il the
Rebellion will break forth under new
alias uuarmcd it may be, but with white
votes to take possession Of the local gov
ernment and WELD it at will, whether a,
home or in the national councils Ii it be
said that the colored people are unfit, then
do l say that they are more ft than their
recent masters or even than any among the
poor whites. They have beeu loyal al
ways, and who ale yon, that, under any
pretence, exalt the prcjudicesof of the ds!oyaI
above the rights of the loyal Their snf-
frage is needed now more even than you
ever needed their mu,kets or sabres. An
English statesman, after the acknow ledge
meut of the Spanish Colepies as Independ
ent States, boasted that he had called q
new world into existence to redress the
balance of the old. In similar spirit, we
too must call a new ballOtointo existence iu
order to redress that tyranny which vii
not learn the duly Of justice 10 The colored
| race. ... --t...-
The colored suffrage is now n necessity.
But beyond his it is making it gu essen
tial condition Of the restoration OF Rebel
States to the Union, We follow, FIRST, the
law of reason al d nature, and, secondly,
the Constitution, not only in its text, but
as interpreted by the Declaration. BY
reason and nature there can be no denial
Of rights on account of color and we eau
do nothing which is thus irrational and un
ualural. BY the Constitution it is supula,
ted that the United States shall guarantee
to every State u republican, form of Gorern
msnt; but the meaning of this guaranty
must be found inthe birth day Declaration
of the Republic, which is the controlling
preamble of the Constitution. Beyond al
question the United Sta es. when called t
enforce this guaran'y, must insist on tn
Equality Of all men before the la,O, and ib,
consent Of the gOrerned. Such is the lru
idea of Republican government accord
ing to American institutions. aoestt
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The slave masters, driven from their first
entrenchmenls, already. occupy their inner
defences. Property in man is abandoned !;
but now they insist that coIored persons
Shall not enjoy equal political rights. Lib.
erty has been won! '9'hs battle for equal
rights is still pending. Aud now new
compromise is proposed, by which colored
sons are to be sacrificed in the name Of
State Rights. Ii is sad that il should be
so, But do not despair. Tue cause may
be delayed butt cauuot be lost aud all
VIII D set themselves against II viii be over
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