Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-06-29
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With glee the Abolitionists rubbed tneir
hands when they first surveyed the work.
manship exhibited in the construction OF
their Platform, and turned to Democrats De- l'yc
with ,.,Ah, ha you thought you had us"
sort Of an air. Between the members OF
that Convention there was an essential DIS
agreement in regard to the question Of Ne
sro Suffrage--one party affirming that it is
of the utmost importance that Suffrage
should be conferred on the Blacks. whiie
the other party affirmed the perfect futnity
of such thing. The views OF Democrats
and Abblitionists were never more variant
than were the views of these two parties
touching the question of Negro Suffrage.
Nevertheless, they harmonized on Plat
form In the committee room, which was
put through the Convention bya gag ana
the spurof the previous question. such was
its nature that it did not admit OF criticism
in Convention; and It is this temporal
nv truce between parties OF conflicting
opinions, that the Abolitionists were at nrst
disposed TO felicitate themselves with as
gratifying victory over the expectations OF
Democrats. What would discussion OF
that Platform in Convention have dis
closed? Would it not have disclosed that
IL was framed for the express purpose OF
swindling voters into the support OF the
Tjcketp Would it not have shown that
there is large portion of the so-caiied
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Union party determined to force Suffrage
upon the Black man? Would 1t not have
shown that General Cox is in favor OF that
measnrep The members of the Convention
who affect. conservatism and who are op-
posed to Negro Suffrage knew this. 1he
Ne,, York Tribune asserts that the Conven7
tion knew that General Cox is Jealous
advocate of Negro Suffrage, and is an in
dorser of Chief Justice CHAsEs politlcal
notions. The discussion of this question,
which was surcharged with such explosive
elements as to leopard the Convention was
simplv carried out of the Convention to be-
fore the people by the Platform. 1he
clep,land Leader, and Judge BISHOP, who
belned frame the Platform, and, therefore,
knows perfectly the nature and quality OF
every piece of timber in it, declare that it
does recognize the doctrine of Negro Suf-
frage with sufficient clearness to JUSTIFY
them in giving to it Jealous aud open ad-
vocacy. To this view The Ne.o Y ort Tribune
adds the weight of its testimony. And
there is not a member OF the Commit
tee on Resolutions-there is not member
of that Convention who wishes to be re-
garded as a man of prominence-there is
not leading press in the State that gives
its support to the Cox ticket--that has the
temerity to come out and say that Judge
BIsHop's Interpretation of the Abolition
Platform Is erroneous, or that the represen-
tation of The Ner York Tribune, that Cen
eraf Cox is earnestly in favor of Negro SUI
frage, is incorrect. l7g.ag.. ~
e What special merit, then, does the Adolf
tion Platform possess as harmonizer OF
conflicting opinions? The Radicals are ad-
vocating their doctrines boldly; they speak
as men who give ideas, law and vitality
to the party; and they assert that the
living issue Of the hour is Negro Suf-
frage. Did they recant these notions,
and subscribe to the opinions Of the Con-
servatives In that party, there might be
some reason to indulge in exultation over
Democrats; but, inasmuch as they have not
done so, and while the Democrats are sus-
tanned bv the authority of the Conserva-
tiyes in the Abolition party, that Negro
Suffrage is impracticable, they will before
long discover that their indulgence OF such
feeling was totally unwarranted. ,'"' 3.