The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-28

spirit oil HluutGtlVcneSS III our breasts. :"
You have committed the crime of tren-
son. by the law, each one of you has
forfeited your life aud your property,
because the law Furnishes treason with
death. Each ono of you who has been
engaged In rebellion Is subject to tho
pains and penalties of treason. These
pains consist of tho contisCNtiOn OfprOp-
Crty and punishment by death. But
we don't propose to take your liVCs or
your property. We are not disposed to
be VindiCIiVe, but before you come back
there are certain conditions which We
require you to comply with. They arc
comprised in tho amendment to tho
Constitution of the United States. This
amendment consists of four sections,
and the first section declares that every
man born in the United States, without
regard to color, or nRturRliZed accord
ing to the laws of the land, shall be IL
citizen of tho United States and of the
State in which he lives. What is the
object of this? 1t is to give every man,
without regard to color, the equal pro-
lection of tho laws, and to protect him
in his life, liberty and property.
WHAT Is MEANT BY THE CIVIL RIGHTS
OF ALL MEN.
1t has so happened in former times
that somC of the Southern States have
deprived tho people OF tho Northern
states of the use OF the courts to protect
/ l
has so happened that four millions of
COlOred men down there have been de-
prived OF that protection which the laws
of II foreign country will throw around
| every man who goes to the continent OF
Europe. We say that this shall no
longer exist. We say that the Colored
man has the same right to enjoy his life
and property, to have his family protec-
ed, that any other man has. We pro-
pose that, without regard to color, all
these rights shall be enjoyed, and to
this end we have declared that every
man born upon the soil of the United
States shall be regarded as n citizen OF
the United States.
Ah, but here comes in ono of these
National Union men, fresh from Philn-
delphiH, aud he says there is Il big Cut
concealed under this meNl-herG is ne
gro suffrage. According TO these Cop
perheud politicians We ure to have negro
suffrage every year, but VIC have not
got it yet. They suy that If we make
the negro citizen OF the United States
we give him the right of suffrage, and
that this is the purpose of this first
clause of the amendment. Well, then,
we give the right of suffrage to negro
women as well as negro men, because
this amendment makes negro women
and negro children just US much Citi-
zeus OF the United States AS it does ne
gro men. Well, now, women have al
ways been regarded as citizens of the
United States: they are so treated by
the law. That young lady is ns much
n citizen of the United States as l am.
That little child that see over there is
as much IA citizen of the United States
and entitled to the protection of the law
as am. If any woman wants to go to
Europe, passport from Mr.. Seward
Will certify that she is citizen of the
United States, and entitled to pro.
lection wherever she may go. II
this constitutional amendment shall
have the effect to give to the la,
dies the right of suffrage, ! shall be
very well satisfied, because know that
the cause of the country will be safe in
their hands. lApplause. The instincts
of woman are upon our side; she has
ever been on the side of liberty and hu,
manity. She sustained the soldier dur.
ing the war. l know that the women
of Indiana have given their money and
their tears to aid the soldier in the field
to send him supplies and to heal his
wounds. But the women of Indiana
although citizens, have never vet beer
voters. Why? Because TIE Constitu.
ton of the United States never yet made
IA voter. No man ever had vote be
cause he was citizen of the United
States. That depends upon the reguln-
tiOns of each State. 1t has always beer
so, and presume it always will be sc
in this country. In the State of Indi
ana we have gone so far AS to give the
right of suffrage to persons who are moi
citizens of the United States. If mar
comes to Indiana from Ireland, and has
only been in the United States one year
and in the State of Indiana six months
Z and has declared his intention to be
, come citizen of the United States, ht
has Il right to vote in Indiana, although
he is not IA citizen of the UIited Stntes
and cannot be for four years to come
until he has finally taken the oath O
allegiance. This matter is under the
: control of the Constitution of the State
, and so It is in every State. II there is
any man here who is i'll favor of Negro
suffrage, tell him that he cannot vote
on this question at the coming election
1t is not the issue, aud the question car
not be raised now. Whenever you give
negroes the right of suffrage in Indiana
you must do by changing the Consti,
tuition OF the State, and striking out the
word white. Is anybody proposing tC
do that now? / don't think there il
any question of that kind before the
people. Some Copperheads may have
raised it up here in Madison county
but have not heard of it yet.
THE HowLING ABOUT NEGRO EQUALITY
THOSE WHO HOwL-THE AMAL0A-
MATIO&IsTs OF THE SOUTH.
But there is great deal of bowling
about negro equality. Men come be.
fore you and appeal to your lowest anG
vilest prejUtliceS against color, nnC
they ask you, ''Do you want to be the
equal of n nigger2" They never speak
OF the colored man in any other way
than as "nigger." Some of them are
greatly frightened upon this subject
They say, "a nigger shall not marry
my daughter," but they seem to think
that the negro will certainly marry
their daughter unless there is some la v
made to preventit. Laughter.l When.
! ever politician comes before tho peo.
: pie talking in TINT way, he insults tht
, people. He insults their intelligence
Why, the thing of marrying and being
married / always understood was Il
question of consent and OF taste.
f don't know that anybody is proposing
to make law TO compel negro tC
marry 81 white girl. found marriage
to be question of consent, Mt least
when / was in that field [iaughter1, aud
sometimes n pretty ditficnlt question
too. Renewed laughter.l Yet there
was Democratic meeting in johnson
county tho other day, and they brought
in IL great wagon filled with beautiful
latlics from the country; and on tho
side of it wns bit of white muslin, with
none" How could IL father consent tC
insult his own daughter by putting heI
into II wagon with such AN inscription
as that2 How would you like 10 Sc,
one Ofyour daughters with great In
: bel or plncard, saying, "White hus
band or none2" The substance of tha
3 would be about this, that the girl hn.
got several cOlOred suitors, but she no
3 titles them that she won't have any
s body but white man. [Lnughter.l
3 Now, want to say ono word in re-
I'm ri In 1Nuf INf