Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-10

tt0u, 10 fall In tlle rear OF these uarkles anu
march with them till the reliei was made;
you know how your cheek burned at che
contact now yop sw6relneFer again to az
equal.bS Redeem now that oath, Vote
for those who ave the white mans
friend. But enough on this
subject aoan Eighth Ward friend of mine
calls it, OF 'nager sufferings." l heard
couple OF men the other day diseoursiHgtnz
this wise: "Jamsey, what Is this plp bear
ing. thin talk about, this nager sutierin)!''
"That. Nager sufferin'." swell, now,
Patseys the nagcr; lave him suffer as much
as he phases, don't you vote for Shellebar-
ger" SO I say.tO yous sdon't'yote'f Shel-
( x Mr.. G. showed that the Bounty bill was
framed only for the purpose of catching
soldiers' votes; that 1t was not designed, TO
work for, their, benefit, The veteran was
given from four to seven months time II
he ewould re-enlist, consequently he did not.
serve three years under his first enllstment
aud none but those who have served a. con-
tinuous termof three years are entitled to
the one hundred dollars bounty. II i had rs
many votes as have fingers, said Mr., q,
not one would Igive man who sat In the
last Congress. 3Ai i brs .hai 'lq n1ui iet
3lt The events now trausplring In which we
are called TO participate, are, beyond ques-
tion, the most mOmentous which have
ever occurred In the history OF any nation
And the results OF the next Congress will
affect the American people in all the con-lc
ing future. We are TO determine by our
votes at the approaching election, whether
the doctrine of perpetual and indiyisible
Union, as we have received 1t from our
fathers, is to prevail, or whether the new
idea that Congress may do that which is
forbid to citizens and 20 States--dissOlves
the Union-is TO govern 0ur9future. IL Is
a momentOus question-a terrible respon-
sibility--and should be decided and taken
by each citizen for himself without regard
to past party affiliations or ties. The ques--
tions raised by the war, by the war were
slain, and out of the new order OF things
arise new issues-all clustering around,
however, that grand old central idea-the
perpetuity of the Union. .2.n
The audience were highly entertained
with Lieut.. Clarkson's address, and testi-
fed their delight by frequent applause.
To- THE RESOLUTIONS. ..-..g
At this point, j. II. Studer read the fol-
lowing report from the COMMITTEES on Reso-
lutions, which was unanimously adopted:
i WHEREAS, A Convention composed of
delegates from every State and Territory
in the Union, selected without references to
past party predictions, met at Philadel-
phia on the l4th ult,, and adopted with per-
feet unanimity declaration OF principles
and purposes, the acceptance of which by
the people, is essential to the restoration of
harmony and union to our common coun-
try therefore, H'o tsag
'Resolved, That we fully indorse the action
of said National Union Convention, and
pledge ourselves to do all in our power to
elect men to office who will carry out the
principles therein declared.
Resolued, That the present Radical Con-
gress, elected as Unionists, have proven
themselves practical Disunionists, and by
their constant usurpation of all the local
powers of the State Legislatures, by their
attempt to force negro suffrage upon a
people who had no ability to protect them
selves, and by their reckless course of Leg
islation in subordinating every interest TO
the perpetuatiOn of party ascendency, has
shown itself unworthy of the confidence of
the people.
= ResOlued, That the Hon. Samuel Shella-
barger, by his marked care of our local in
terests and his vote for the partisan law
gotten up to defeat the conhrmation(of the
Hon. Henry Stanbery as Supreme Judge,
by adding Kentucky and Tennessee to this
Judicial District, which will remove the
contemplated Court Of Appeals from Co
lumbus in his own district TO Cincinnati, is
entitled to, and will receive our special
thanks at the polls on the second Tuesday
of October next.
-.s GEN. GEIGER's SPEECH.
Loud calls were made for Gen. ]. II. Gel
ger, who, in response thereto, came forward
and made brief, but effective speech. We
must be content with short reference to
his remarks. ' ID 'ge Na
The General commenced by alluding to
the splurge made by Fred. Douglass, theme
gro, and Anna Dickinson, the white female
lecturer, in the late Radical Convention at
Philadelphia. They sat side by side, and
while negro delegate from New Orleans
was speaking to the Convention, Fred.
caught Annals hat from her head
and threw it up, and thereupon Anna
seized Fred.'s cap. which was lying in his
lap, and tossed it up into the air. Where
upon, great shout arose from the negro
worshipers in the Convention. sn.'h
Nearly all the delegates in that COnven-
ton from the South we're Northern men.
These Radicals want negroes to vote and
hold offices. The General did not like South
Carolina much during the war; but he did
not want to see her made anegro State
with negro Representatives in Congress.
Sam. Shellabarger voted for negro suf-
frage in the District Of Columbia. The ex-
cuse made by him and other Radical mem.
bers for imposing negro suffrage on the
people of the District contrary to their
wishes, was to keep rebels down. But
and the other Radical mem
bers voted for establishing negro suf- !
frage in the Territories, where there were
no rebels, while the Democrats and john
son men voted against it. rr, s.,l .g.b.o
The negroes In the South never struck a
blow for their freedom till our armies got
possession of the country, nor did they
then enter hefield, only as they were forced |
in. In but few instances, did they 90 in
And yet, torsooth, the negro
must be made voter, because he fought |
for the Union! .i5s7i. iais
Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts,
first started the game of buying negroes to
fill the quotas in his State, and save the
Radical Yankees from goingto the war
He sent his agsntsinto Ohio and other parts
Of the West for that purpose. The speaker
referred to the great Generals New England
Ia ,..od,oad, M .pon noflar il1nctr;n,,o