Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-09-20
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GrangeE,a a adistlnguishedOffioe our army,
that in every one Of-the Southern States
that he has passed tbt0pgh there Is .abqnd-
ant TESTIMONY or the desir9.o or the people to
return to theiraIlegiancep IN good faith, and
70 be ObedienttO thelaw OF the land. There
IS a general HdIuniversaltdesire through
the South to live in uhaumonY and peace
with tbeiE brethren in the NpItb, and, the
Authority Of The, United Statssis recognized
everywhefe the flag floats. N
The civil officers of the United States of
the South go everywhere Without any fear
pr molestatlon and without the need of a
guard; and yet, in this time OF, perfect
peace, when There are no disturbances IN
the country beres are ten States excluded
from representation, Now, my fellow-citi-
Eens, a ConstitutIo1at antendmeht, is pro-
poseds AVID tits Said chat wtetf these States-
hdopt Il, then they will be, accepted. In
then nrst place there Is no authority t0ex-
plude Cnem I'LL Cney adopt 1t. But let us
look at TINS lCohstitutional amendment. ,oA
Inc dtadlcals tell us, IN one breaths that
the; ;he9Loes loughtEo be- allowed to'vote,
ehd; ny Ele next tnat the power OF the South
In congress mas peenTLoo % great ana ought
20 pe, HftAlle qa9 w ely 1Yhat p9eS the nprQr
posed.eonsdCuuonai amenumeht dor 1t
says In ei1ech 70 lthe 1orIner slave States,
l
more ehepresentatlyes IL Congress than you
ever nad yout exclnde t4em and you shall
iose hlCeeni N members RbhAtIif the Raa1
lcals are sincere IN saying that negroes
pughC 10 y9VeI ypey cannOt ~ shcere when
thty say mat the power OF the, South ought
20 De dlmlnlshea Y Tor they oler to Increase
!er Powerpy n5ile votes II shei VIII let the
negroes VoOe' Ohbhe otner nahd, II theyf
hIe sincere tp peclaflos that the power or
tl9iucere; ~ alNYpeafsi9S negro sun aSe;5
Ior the curtnInent OF southern poweris'
liaue 1a, Hepenaeht ui'eh-her reJeeeihg negro
dl!yI blgI perhaps, there Is ap exgla
FhvInl I,1 ol Inis aPpareiIt lnco,tislstency. T9e
IUauicals say Ilae noue buC CiOyalmen should
RUIZ tlle country, and ,tpatf Wlth aleW ex-G
cePCl9lS' l9e only loyal M men South are the
nestoes. 4ey are Wjlillng' then, 70 give
Sne S1uGn ,91S ilcrease', power III congress,
instead oil, rwhlte men. They will cease
tEailklng ot the, necessity OF curtailing
Southern power, provided negroes be en-,
tranehised and white men be disfranchised.I
Anu nenceeyou WIFI find by looking at IL
InaI II fhe proposed Constitutional amend,
ihent pe aqopCeui an the late repelS might,
pe uislrahcnlsed without IN the least, di-
mimshihg southern representation III Com
gresS DIt lithenegr0he II otenfranehised,p
then he south shall lose fifteen members,
AND AND now tar the Radicals will go in dis,
trahchlslnS white men, may be Imagined
from WnaC they nave done' IN Mafylalid,I
WesI virginia; MISSOURI and tennessee.
MY iriends. Tor more than thirty years
WehaYe had lt dlnned In our ears that the
SouCh had 100 large a representation IN
hohgress'n LIE cap trap phrase was, that
one S@uClisrn Yoter haq as much power as,
Two Northern voters and Mr.. stevens, in
hespeecIi 10 Whlch nave referred, repeats
ths PpraSe. BHG when PRESIDENT johnson +
signlleu MS Willingness TO have represent
atloh oaseu upon voters alone, no Radical
was lonnu 10 accepe the suggestlon' Tor thc
New england members began to cypher,,
ana Chey soon 1ounl that II the voting Da-
SIS were ADOPTED New England would lose
aha Ine' WesC Wodla gam, aEfJtA ia
ANA Chis leads me 10 observe, that New Z
england IS the last section OF the Union
5nat should IaiA vi od
M5EIpEiSa HsstoVEsI o'Vy!iVVe ~ people sle
as f u NTo wlls tne FIX SreaC
HCdIos ol Se ,Iis
lulaiac q aod aL1Inols' dnn ilssouTl anu Iowa-wph
ofsA e'OVVANVo cl Re'.ple, naye gle the same
iuln Illln n2sr, nese oIaIes Woulu nave thIrty- T,
Two oelaCots' were representation IN tne
SelaCG oaseu Oh Popu,at'o'I' anu Tue SIX y
NeT HuRlauu 'osduGs Ailo"oH 10 leSatH tHeir
kWelye SENATORS; Lopk ag new lpTk anu anu
Hno9e lsiahq. Inc laCCer Iau ouI A dIh6ZO
Lhhaol0ahts, Dy, Lie census OF ioo9-Ghe
former haa f3,sSl 80. j Ahg yet kh9de iS-
lapu mas gWo senator's, ana NeW orK' WITH
more tlan gYehGy-IWo Clines nler ner populat-
IlOn' mas pu0IWo'
cBus les Hs look aG tne Lioese OF hfpresenI,
!aG,ySS; VS. bne p2pulaGlou ol New .EilglSIlu anu
is D. llO,0IZ; ana sue mas twehty-se rep
Eesen0ae'VesAgla Is, one representative
iGr every 10 II OF her people. a ne stN
NoEt91tWeStern HEa1sS 1Ss Ieaye nane9 haYe =
populaGl9ll vi o,VVtJzS' anu they liave SIN X,
ty-hve memoefsImat1s, one hlemDer iOr
every 70, lbs lnnaDtCahIs', Lake lloIzl p
from rom 10, l9o, anu you see thag tnete are D.
1pn more persons IN the NorInWesG, 10
member OF congress than there are,i New
England. NOW as there areslXty-hVe dls7 /
trlcts IN tne SIX N9rGnWestern Inv o 2ta,es Inep1p
tioned. u Is makes LOnNooI400SQ,VOo people
in the Mort lwest whose poiiticai power IN
congress isi9se as compared 10 that oi New
Etnglanq', 4hese people, thus practlcatllyr I
eliI[anf lSed, iaIgey e4Seea tn nHMESr
Pne ehIlre populpGioh ol New Ilahl psnlre'
are nearly equal to the eoinoined poopula,-
lions OF Mermont ana kho1e tsianq, and
are equa 70 tne pppula,Clon OF @ N@onpecClcGt:
but II we turn TO Ine Young OASIS, tne
advantage New England. mas over US 49,
still more striking. remember tne cIamor5I
20 WRich nave alluue9 a3oqG 20 Ss2q9ttG9ern 9tG
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