The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-17

that as soon as the war broke out, he ma
neuvered to be appointed Prlgadler Gcner
al. at an enormous pay-whlch was dear
10 the Government and 20 the men under
his copmind. naying disdnguIsled ed him
self ot vienna he was soon made Major
Geucral at s. 100 rcr wear. Then he ran
for Congress holding on to his big pay.
when in Congress he tried 60 be senator
but r'led. TBcnbe ran FOR rCcngre'4 again
and wos elected ghcn he nut 'n again
last winter. 70 he elected Sen'tor for slr
pears from the State or Ohio aud consider
ing that the my was then only sSG00 q
year with no prospect OF 'ncrca.e, we are
appaael st The ''se sac 'ac,rg' osros'-
tion thus map'fe 'el Edt Eoc PrvER
lOptN, Mr.. JOtN hoNtup5 and other dis
Idnguishod gcetlcrcn ron Drfto' "sct-
tied bis barh M Co,uub1s. And nav ie
IS actin the victim OF v'"l- r1turc
and has reiuoianty CONSENT. 10 lol the
lpeople vote FOR jiru flr Rb,p 'ho iot tNeih
time .or Congress Poe" '"Gp"l 10 Is
confido tlyDc.icyc ,loveyqrtht iiiiuume-
rous friends vi rush iuat lat 10 save him
from total dest-uctIon ;aud put him nt some
llegitimatt bGsino Whcre he can provide
tor himself a parallel ease ia not record
ed in all history,
Gcr. aa'rt,ur1r aul Negro suffrage.
| ltwont dc for General ScruNcE aud his.
party organs IN this district to attempt to
ignore the issue oCncgro suffrage by pass
| ing il oyorin silence
It's gross fraud upon the peoPlo for
men 20 obtain political power upon false
rretonces, and that Is precisely vhat Gen
cral ScreNcy Is cndcavoring 60 do now.
lie knows that the people Of this district, by
an overwhelming majority, are opposed 10
conlcrrin up'n negroes the ripht o. Ti-
image. To hnvB th't he isir cvor Of H..
| Uo hpo0a thet his friend General BUTLHR
is ia favor is ioo---hutle win iNs,ucti,is
hicnd Nrnn. whcn he speabs here, to
avoid that topic lest SO may lose him some
Vota,s Eor win it answer for General
SoIrN0K or his friends 10 say that IL is rot
an issue 70 ;his Congressional canvass We
undcrlaRete ray, and so declare that il is
ne cha and n 81 Important issuei
| General 5-drSCK appeals to the people
t. send him back 10 Washington, that he
with STEVENS aud SnELLABARsER, and the
other Radicals in Congress may be able TO
keep the Southern States out of the Union
TILL THEY LET THE NEGROES vOrEl This
is the most important Of the amendments
proposed TO the Constitution. The others
are mere blinds--for every man with a.
| thimblcful of brains knows that If the
Southern states would cnfranchisc the ne
grOes tomorrow, and send representatives
to Congress, elected by negro votes, they
would be admitted to their seats with az
much eclat rs FRRD. DOUGLASS was escort
ed to his scat in the late Philadelphia Con
vention. wher he sat in company with
ANNA Dickinson aud General SCHFNcK.
| 1t is upon the Issue of negro suffrage
that the radicals exclude the South Vt IS
upon this that they differ with the Presi-
dent who denies their right to prescribe
rules for the people Of the States in regard
tosuf'rrge
| General WARD denies any such power to
Congress. CONGRESS- possesses no power
|
erhment-oxcept simply the power to pro-
pose amendments to tie Constitution. Tsis
for the people, and the people aione. of tno
several 9tat s,jo say whether lhoss amend
ments so proposed shall be part oc the or
ganic law. If TIL PEorLE NAVE 1ig row
ER TO ABORT THEY HAVE ALSO THa POWER
TO RrJEcrl
Is thc public intelligence TO be insulted
or dcbuchod by tde proposition, that
States have tue right to giue rqlidily to an
amendment to their Federal organic law,
and have not at the same timc a right to
reject that nmcpdmentl That whether
they are slatos, or not states in the Fedcr-
al Union is depepdent uron whether thev
will adopt ,,bnt Corovces yreser;bes. and
not aha. N ~ d.sire fo bo tbcir fnr3amcpt
nj lo,v anon tbo ouos.ion NJ sufrranoi
Uuon what provision Of tbe Constihtion
do tboso men ho.c 40 i,nnndort and rrc-
rosto,o,,s oI,;,,9 Ia {, a,ot -,,.,.b 80
tho Js,,o1 q,,,,.o s,,oIi o..,, atoto
a ranr,2;o.r c,rn, oc ,,o,,o,,,,,onts mist
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