Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-08-12
GEsEsAL Coxs vIEws-'rhe correspondence,


between Messrs. Fairchild and Plumb, Of
Obserlin, sod the Union candidate for Cover
nor 10 attracting some attention and comment,
with the press Of the State, and our readers
will no doubt disire TO see how their candidate
stsnda upon the great question of Suffrage as
iteascts the whose Inspirations are being
adjusted to the airs Of freedom. They would
perhaps perfer the entire letter OF Geo. Cox,
bst 4 is OF such elaborate length, that we end
hinconipatible q with our limits, and therefore
give only such extracts as discuss. strictly, the
sasster At issue. The gentlemen who opened
the correspondence, INSERT their belief
!" That the distinction made by our Consti-
sdtion between white aud colored people was
made in she interest OF slavery aud is both
vieked snd absurd, snd that, to reconstruct the
Soeshesn States and admit them with cons,i.
tuiiors excluding the colored men from the
polls. wonld give the county and The negro iu-
70 The power Of the very men who have sough.
ed still desire TO ruin the one aud euslave the
saher.r
Ara ask--.
Are .you 10 favor Of modifying our Cousti
tdtidp % % 10 give the elective franchise TO
eolored ife6f ID. 10 the recognition OF South.
en- SssAes, Shouid the elective franchise be
secured 20 the eolored race y rc I"a'" -
aThe General then proceeds to the discussion
Of the poiots. As fellows
II presume we shall agree in regarding
che four general principles asserted in The
Fssenil Hall Address as those which
skopld gaide the determination of our rela
sions 10 both whites and blacks in the reb.
el States. That here may be no mistake
In seference to this l quote them. s.,
lst The principle must be put beyond all
question, that the Republic has direct claim
upon the allegiance of every citizen, from which
no State can absolye him. and to his obedience
10 the laws of the Republic, any thing in the
constitution or laws OF any State to the contrary
notwithstanding. --N
sd.a The public faith is pledged to eyery per-
son Of color in the rebel States, to secure to
them and TO their posterity,' forever, a COM
pistc and yeritable freedom. Having provided
tkem this freedom, secures their aid on the
hlth Sf this promise, and by successful war
end actual military occupation of the country,
haying obtsined the power TO secure the re-
sun We are dashonsred, we. fall to make it
~ The system Of slavery must be abolished
~ prohibited by paramount and irreversibie
laNtl Throughout the rebel States there must
b. - the words Of Webster impressed upon the
soll Itself an inability TO bear up any but free
sih; The Systems Of the States must be truly
'A~s@ sal a. bsi ire 3mo.aa Tds .sl +.
7As app,icsti0u made of the last psinci-
Saesi y Ne address. do not regard sa
sssnd, bus ! shall perhaps agree more fully
wtoA yos. than yoa do with The address.
uhsn / asssst that In q sspabliesa eoafma
ny pslisieaI privileges Of any kind eau
nevee ~ slightly or safely based upon here,
uov shse. Il win satarslly be asked, can
eos<o ~ eny practical difference between
- ~ ~ the node Of carrying oat these
nFloGloisef Is 10 feaBd 10 The views we
49, e tbs mntual relations Of the two
~ bshs South. Yos, judging from
~ 1lo1sses, say deliver the four millions
~ Cred psopts iass the hssts Of their iorn
/. l1tovse1oess nov enbistsse6 BY their de
~ ~ shey vill make their condition
Uqeco. 49, bsGpss. !. ssssiibg from the
Qme ptsqit1o sssd sfses foss yeass Of
60 - lhonGhe1nl obssSrstion ssf she
eIzns>o1e ~ ~ ~ tse apsiiiingly
- ~ eoeyfcsieR tket ~ elsct ol
- ~ koge dnplS = en1bitlef their
C111nlofo ~ 70 tessiop : soeeea All ssoa-
- 49, m9ose shsiv DeFnans q Ssies "