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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-22

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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-22
ALENANDE BROWN,
Attorney ut Law anI Notary PubIic,

Bowling Green Wood 20. q.
WILL. attend strictly to all business conlided
Nf~to his care in the several Counties Of Ohio
Particular attention paid to Convcyahcing and
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House, Carriage.
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The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-03-22

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Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12

by their sympathy in favor Of a dissolution Of the
Union. Therefore, Southern ministers, seeing that
they have been used by designing politicians In this
wicked work. ought to be thoroughly ashamed Of
their name Southern Church. and cast II of On
trey and return 10 the church from which they
have SO widely departed.
No offer Is made TO the Church South, nor Is there
any assault upon her. The Bishops with u just
of responsibility, kindly bcit, and promise TO
welcome TO their embrace I'LL Methodists who agree
with them in doctrine and discipline, The Meth
odist Episcopal Church intends TO occupy tho whole
territory South, rs Providence may open the way,
aud thus supply loyal men with loyoI preachbg. II
portion Of the ministers South through bitterness
disoyalty and disappointed ambition seek to build
up the old pro-slavery rebel organization, why upon
their heads be the consequences. The way is open
now without dishonor for their return--they may
come or stay where they are their tastes and in
clinations may suggest No other invitation will
be given--none other ought to be given. Let Of
tenders At least be willing to come half way,
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12
The Case OF John Mitchell.

We copy from an exchange the following testi.
mony of true Union-lovng and law-abiding citi
zen, in the person Of one of our most devoted
adopted citizens
1.-THE arrest of this eccentric editor and transfer
ring him to Fortress Monroe, regret to perceive,
has been availed of by portion of the press to cast
odium on the government and misead Irish adopt
ed citizens. How unjust, evidently, such course
must be, in case Mr.. Mitchell in any way became IN
accompce in the assassination of President Lincoln
That this unfortunate man. John Mitchell, did NOR
ally incur guilt before God by the publication APP
provingly, of the murderous advertisement of mil
itary and base man of the State of Alabama, some
time SINCE is in the recollection of the undersigned
and thousands of other citizens, North and South
Will, then, those men who recopmend Mitchell
Defense Fund ask any man who knows this fact to
subscribe to fund for John Mitchell, no matter
under what pretenseand by subscribing 10 dishonor
HIMSELF at least bringing him under the Just suspi-
cion of being asympathizer with murder and an en-
envy of those laws, divine and human, which are
the pillars of civilized society-the guarantees of
private and public safety, and of all true liberty
j. KELLY Pastor of ST. Peters.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12
The National Debt.

The entire debt of the United States is official,
reported ut rwESTY-sIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY
FIVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. The annual interest
In coin and currency is over ONE HUNDRED AM
TwESTY-roUR MILLIoNs. We are not among thos,
who are alarmed AT these huge figures. We con
slider that this National debt, by wise legislation
may be made a National blessing. Let Congress,
take the proper course, and this debt will be CON
verified into public wealth, political union, protec
ton of industry sure basis for national paper
currency and the orphans and widows saving fund
of the nation.
The five great powers of the world now have
each permanent national debt, and the interest
paid by them Is as follows France pays sl32, $780,
600 Austria pays 75,loooooi Russia pays s27,-
loo,OOO and Great Britain pays sl27, ,5ls.-
The British debt is the great debt of the world and
yet British Consols equivalent, practically, to
British griineas. Why is this Because the British
promise to pay is backed up by the most vigilant
aud thorough system Of taxation known to the
world: for the enforcement of which the whole
power of the government, military and civil, is
pledged Let the United States profit by the ex-
Britain in this respect.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12
Slavery no Longer Local,

Gov Bramlette recently AT Louisville, made n
| speech in favor of abolishing slavery in which he
used this strong and telling language on the subject
of the tocaL nature of slavery
By the war, the whole relation OF slavery to the
Government has been changed When the people
within the slave States brought about Il war upon
the question of slavcry-when they changed what
had been local. and made il of general interest
when the slave was taken from his protection under
the laws Of the State, where he localized-when
they took him out and arrayod him against the gov.
eminent OF the United States, then every man. wo-
man and child throughout the length and breadth
Of this great Union became interested in that species
Of property, because the life of their Government
was staked against IT, If the Government lived it
must necessarily 60 down and if slavery went up,
as the ruling power, the Government of the Union
had TO go down. (Applausc,] Every man was
equally Interested in the adjustment of that ques-
ton 1t ceased to be local by the very act of those
whose interest 1t was to preserve II local ques.
ton 1t was thrown against the nation in fearful
struggle and when that struggle is over--when the
rebellion has been crushed--when the people, who
have been pouring out their blood, from ever section
Of the land in order to maintain the Government
against this slave struggle-when they have arrived
at last at the end of the conflict il is legitimate il
is right it is appropriate that the nation should take
up and settle the question that had been naonalized
by those who had the right and power to have kept
il local. II has ceased TO be question of State
rights. IL has become the right and the interest Of
every man who claims the protection Of the star
gemmed banner of our fathers TO have this question
settled definitely and forever
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12
PrOclamatiOn...By the Governor.
STATE or TENNESSEE,

plAIE Oh TEkNLbhLE
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Nashville, July 10th, 1865.
WHEREAS, II has been made known |, me that
IN many parts Of Middle and Western tennessee
those who have lately been in rebellion against the
United States with their friends and synnathizers,
and with hands yet red with the blood of our oyai
people are either openly deiying or ind Dectly Set
ting at naught an important law of the land
And whereas, II IL made the duty of the Governor,
by the constitution and his oath Of office, ITO take
| care that the laws be faithfully executed
Therefore, ], WILLIAM q. BRowSLow, Governor
Of the State of Tennessee do proclaim, th the act
OF the General Assembly passed June 9TH 1866 on :
titled "an act TO limit the Elective Franchise hay-
ing been deliberately passed under an express a,i-
thority delegated to said General Assembly by the
convention OF the people of the 9th of January,
1865, which delegation of power was solemnly rat-
fled by the people, and proclaimed by the Military
Governor on behalf of the United States, rs part Of
the organic law of the State Is THE SUPREME LAW
OF THE LAND, and will be rigidly enforced al any
and all hazards or cost and all persons who shall
band themselves together for the purpose of defeat
ing the execution Of said law will be declared in re-
bellion against the State of TcnnesseeAand will be
| dealt with MS rebels.
And do proclaim that no person il entitled to
vote at any election in this State, without he shall
have first actually proved by testimony under oath
that no comes within the provisions of the LIST
ton OF said law and shall have obtained certif-
cate oil registration, prescribed by said law upon
such proof IN fact made. And that the votes Of all
persons and OF all counties contrary TO thu strict pro-
visions Of said law will be thrown out and not taken
into account at the Office of the Secretary of State.
do further proclaim, that said law requires that
erery candidate for office shall take the oath prescrb-
cd by the 7h section OF said act and person is or
can be candidate until he shall have properly Ia
ken and subscribed said oath; and do declare that
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12
The Franchise Law.

Several interrogatories are to be propounded to
the applicant for registration, by the Clerk of the
County Court. The i've following questions cover
the ground and an affirmative answer to either OF
these five, except the first, will enttle the applicant
TO certificate of registration as be by re-
ferring TO the law;
|. Have you taken the oath Of allegiance to the
Government of the United States
2. Did you vote in the Presidential election in
November, 1864?
3. Did you vote in the February election, 1850
:. Did you vote In the March election, 1865?
.. Have you served in the army of the United
States and been honorsbly discharged
Those who are excluded from the right to vote are
found In some one of the He categorie5 specified In
section second of the law, as follows
lst. Civil or diplomatic officers or agent of the
Confederate States.
ID. Those having left Federal or State judicial
stations 10 aid in the rebellion.
Sd. Military or naval officers of the Confederate
States, above the rank of Captain in the army, or
Lieutenant in the navy
It'll Those who left seats in the National or State
Legislatures 10 aid in the rebellion.
5th Those who resigned commissions in the
United States army Or navy, and afterwards voun-
tarily aided In the rebellion.
9Th. Those who have msl-treated prisoners of
war.
It'll. Absentees from the United States 10 aid tho
rebellion.
sth. Persons holding State offices under the rebel
regime.
9th. Persons who left homes in the national lines
and went into the Confederacy for the purpose of
aiding in the rebellion or who, for that purpose
fed before the expansion of the national lines
Persons included in this second section are exclud-
cd for fft,sn gears from the privilege of voting
We endorse this law as just and right. II is being
made an issue between candidates for Congress The
man opposing 1t Is not entitled to tine votes Of loyal
men, and we caution Union men against voting for
such men, Send them " Congress and you send
there set Of men who will work for rebels, and
against loyal men. Again, we say, guard against
men who oppose This Franchise Law. Either they
have a bad record themselves, they have relations
involved. or they want disloysl votes. =
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12
Rev. Stewart Robinson.

This clerical Ah0'aelte, who fed from the pastor.
al oversight of n Presbyterian congregation at
Louisville four years ago, leaving his country for
his countrys good, and going to Canada, is out in
the Toronto Leader in an article abusive Of every
body and of everything. The clerical rascal has
been keeping the company of Dr. Blackburn, the
yellow fever man. and bad company generally, such
as fled from the South to Canada. This accounts in
part for the political slang and low blackguardism
that form the staple of his publications He was
mean enough before he fell in with such company
but now he disgrace the cloth of secession preach.
er, if it be possible to disgrace such an one The
vile hypocrte shows that he is disappointed and
mortified ut the failure Of the rebels and their sur
render to our forces. We propose that he return TO
Louisville collect his rebel flock and open his first
service with the hymn commencing
How blessed are our eyes
That see this heavenly light
Prophets and kings desired il long,
But died without the sight"
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12
BramIette on Negro EaualItY.

Gov Bramlotlei In his late speech at Louisville
made the following sensible remark on tho subject
Of negro equality
But they are terribly frightened al what they cal
negro equality Well, | have no uneasiness on that
subject don't know but they may have grounds
for H. They may have grounds to believe free
negro Is equal TO them and they may be afraid Of IL
But have been among free negroes all my life, aud
never saw any thing like this equality of which
there is SO much fear in certain quarter. And
believe the great body Of the people have no reason
10 be frightened on that subject
But If II were true ~ they say that II IL the in
tention OF certain political party 10 the second
clause TO bring about negro equality, 1t would be
impossible for them To do IL such thing bolonga
TO our social relations, and society regulates our So
cia relations---not law, Society regulates IT, and
until you can educate your people 10 be prepared for
thing of that character II never can take place by
any act OF legal process. Law can not do j, for law
can not establish the social relations between free
white men even. Men come together rs equals be-
cause OF their social ainitesno law does II but the
law of nature For myself believe the white man
belongs TO the superior race If he does he will
maintain his social position above the negro II not,
he will loose il, and he cant help IL. am for my
own people and my own raco against any other poo
plo and any other race, whenever the two comes IL
conflict and have no sympathy Tor that ianatical
sentiment which undertakes to depress our own race
in order to elevate another race No such principle
as that can ever obtain in this country, SO long rs
the white raco continue 10 80 forward and progress
as they have done through past ages Applause,
This thing of social equality say, is all nonsense
1t Is all stuff thrown out by the same class OF men
who were raising the cry of coercion four years
ago II is simply mad-dog cry, an attempt to
arouse the passions of men, and make them rush
madly forward ovorthrowing their judgment and
their reason, and leading TO their own ruin aud The
ruin Of this country.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12
The Southern Leaders.

For thirty years past the leaders Of tho Democratic
party South have made every election turn upon the
slavery issue They held up the Wing party as fa-
voring tho abolition side, and the Democratic party
as the only hope of the South, Harrison, Scott,
Clay Taylor Fillmore and Bell as they were ran
for the Presidency were I'LL held up TO the world us
abotionists, and enemies TO the South and the PEE
cuiar institution, while the Democrats were the pro-
slavery party, and their candidates were the only
men In whose hands the interests of Tho South would
be safe. Every candid reading man in tho country
recoeots these facts and will boar witness that we
correctly state the facts
For thirty years past these Southern Democratic
leaders have sought 10 teTify the Southern, and r-
ritate the Northern people This they did in every
conceivable way. By denying the right of petition
by forcing the country into war rthe annexation
of Texas by bullying England because of her OPP
position to slavery by repeated attempts to force
slavery into new territories where God had given
soil and climate that excluded slavery by opposing
the annexation of California because she excluded
slavery by the insuhersble haughtiness of their
manners and the arrogance Of their pretensons-
thoy hopt WIZ low ANoTtuclu huOltioHlsls suppHtu
with all the materials they used for agitation Then,
turning TO the South, these anointed villains would
point to the very agitation they had got up as proof
that the North was inimical to the South and was
getting ready for an armed attempt to emancipate
the slaves In connection with all this work of dis
union, these Southern Democratic leaders were al
ways harping upon their cherished theory of State
rights State sovereignty and the right of State to
veto m act of Congress- TO declare herself out of
the Union. The conduct of these men caused at the
North the formation of the Republican party, that
overwhelmed them in 1860, and since routed them
on the field of battle But they have no sooner sur
rendered their armies, and gone home upon parole,
than they have gone to work to reorgsnze this same
odious, agitating and disorganizing party, As we
never did act with them, so we never intend to act
with them, and the reason is We kno,c them. We
would not start with them on journey to heaven,
feeling assured that before we got far on the way
these men would land us, and all following them,
in the Internal regions
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12
The Suffrage Question.

The great question of our day is the suffrage quej-
ton. South Carolina never had republican con-
sttution-al the other States did, and they entered
the Union without prescribing color.
Thus the Declaration Of Rights in the Constitu-
ton of Delaware declared
Every freeman having sufficient evidence Of
permanent common interest," with an attachment 10
the community, hath right of suffrage.
The Constitution of Maryland provides
All freemen above twenty-one years OF age hay
ing freehold Of fifty acres of land in the county in
which they offer to vote, and residing therein, and
all troemen having property in this State above the
value of thirty pounds current money, and having
resided in the county in which they offer to vote one
whole year next proceeding the election, shall have
the right Of suffrage in the election of delegates for
such county,
The Virginia Declaration OF Rights provides;
"All men have sufficient evidence of perma nent
common interest," with an attachment to the commu-
nifty have right of suffrage"
The Constitution Of North Carolina contains this
provision:
AN freedmen of the age of twenty-one years,
who have been inhabitants of any one county with
in the State twelve months Immediately preceding
the day Of any election, and shall have paid public
taxes shall be entitled 10 vote for members Of the
House of Commons for the county in which they
reside.
The Constitution of Georgia declares that
The electors Of the member. Of both branches
of the General Assembly shall be citizens and in
habtants Of this State and shall have attained the
age of twenty-one years. and have paid tax for the
year preceding the election, and shall have resided
six months within the county
SO colored men voted in Pennsylvania till 1898;
in Connecticut till 1917; in New York on the same
footing with the whites till 1926, and since then with
property qualification and in the other Eastern
States without hindrance Also in Maryland till
1888 and in North Carolina and Tennessee till about
the same period. 1t is only when we come TO the
State of South Carolina, whose people never voted
for President and unless worth ten slave, or $4,000
did not vote at all, that we find in the constitution
of those days the word white.
The qualifications of an elector shall be every
free chite man, and no other person. etc.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12

From the proclamation in this weeks WHO it will
be seen that the coppcrhcads of Middle and West
Tennessee are carrying the torch of sediton through
the country in defiance Of law, and even with con-
tempt for law. Indeed we are now 10 fight the bat
ties Of 1861 over again. Up to this date none of
the candidates for Congress in the State have taken
the oath required by the act to "lmt the Elective
Franchise and some of them are openly making
war upon IT, Some of the Clerks have taken il upon
themselves to decide upon the constitutionaty of
the law and refuse TO open books as the law directs
In some counties these bad men who set themselves
up as leaders have told the people to hold their cleo
tons without any regard to the law. The City
Council OF Memphis has decided that the law does
not apply to the election Of city officers and hence
thew will or have elected rebel Mayor and Coun-
ell. The PEOPLE, as they call themselves, of Stew
art county, have held a Contention and nominated
rebel Colonel who was wounded and paroled, and
but recently released from being prisoner of war.
The act to "lmit the elective franchise" provides
that the oath shall be taken by "aH candidates. or
Office Nay, the candidate swears that he will sup
port and defend the amendments and schedule TO the
constitution, and all acts Of the late General As
sembly.
The Constitution of the State says, and the Gov
ernor has taken an oath 10 see enforced, that he
the Governor shall take care that the latCS shall Be
faithfully erecuted" The crisis is upon the State
now, and no steps backward will be taken. Live
or die, sink or swim, survive perish, the Cover
nor will execute the laws if sustained by President
johnson and biz military force.in command Of Gen.
Thomas in Tennessee. No certificates of election
will be given to any man, no matter what his vote
may have been, who has not himself taken the oath
prescribed in the It'll section Of the law. And no
certificate OF election will be given to candidates
elected by voters who refused to register, or where
books were not opened by Clerks And without
such certificate no man will be admitted to his seat
in Congress. Gentlemen had as well understand
this matter at once And traitors who are running
for Congress, under the pretense of being Union
men, had as well Sue where they stand. One them
proclaims upon the stump that the State Govern
ment is bogus-an imposition-a cheat-and that
jeff Davis is better man than either Andrew
johnson VI Brownlow--that Lincoln's proclamation
is void, and the negroes are still slaves
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12
Gen. ArnOld's Circular.

We have waded through Gen. Arnolds Circular
Of ten newspaper columns and in the course of the
ru"'5Ii'gs of the General he pitches into everybody
in general, and the Governor in particular. The
Governor declines turning aside from the important
affairs of State to quarrel with any one of the can.
didates for Congres. If the General is elected, We
will take great pleasure in giving him certificate
of election countersigned by his old friend the Sec
rotary of State without which he cant be admitted
10 n seat
We differ with the General as t. the loyalty OF
Mr.. Randolph. No man in the late Legislature
made better Union record And in the rebel Leg.
islature as it was called Randolph frequently voted
alone in opposition to the outrages proposed by tn,
rebels.