Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-02-22

y slave owner more nlgHly SHan ne QlQ the man
who did not, own slaves. Hence the enmiit5
between the colored man and the non n-slaveI
HOLDER The white man WIS permitted to pct,
before the Government was devised fordhin,
Heis a part and parcel hf the Gniitir,fl ina
chinefy' Nowby rebellion ef revolationI and
when YOU come hack to the objects OF this
war, you find that the abolition of siayeryiwhs
not one Of the objects. Congress hhf me
4 President declared that Sit'was, On our pATt
in order to suppress the rebellion. 4 The abo.
.Elltion Of slavery has come as ah Incidental to
the suppression Of a gresit rebellion; ns an in.
eident, we shodld give to:it the pr per dirsc;
tom The, ,colored man, vent itito this REBEL.
ions shve;. e;.bythe ope fntjUWssf rebellion he
came out a freedmnh. cqahl'to d freed,Hdf'iii
fothrr portions Of The Country There is IL
greatstleal done for him on this point The
non Shareholder who was forced into the re-.
belion, and wns' as loyal MS those who lived
1 beyond tho limits of the state. 8as carried in
to 1t, and his rril property, nhd in number
Of instances, the lives of such were sacrificed,
and he who has survived has conc put of it
wi Ii nothng gained, but a greatdeal lost -
Now, upon n principle of justice should they
be placed in condition different from what
they were before? On one hand, one has
gained great deal on the othr hand, one
has lost a great deal, and. in a political point
OF view, scarcely stands where he did before
Now we are talking about where W. are
ing to begin We have got at the hate that
existed between the races The query
comes up. whether these two races. situate
rs they were before. without ar,tion,with-
out time for passion and excitement to be ap
peasrd, and without time ior the slightest i'm
lproyempnt, whether the one should be turned
loose upon the other. and he thrown together
at The ballot hox with this enmity and hate
existini between them. The query comes up
Will there not thus C 'mmpnce war, Of races?
I | think understand this thing, and especial
people without their consent You have spo-
ken about government Where is the power
leri> ed2 We say it is derived from the,peo-
pie Let us take it so and refer to the Dis
trict Of Columbia by wav Of illustration, Sup
pc Sc, for instance, here in this political com
munitv. which, to a certain extent must have
government and must have law, and put
ting it now upon the broadcst basis yon can
put it. taking into consideration the relation
which the white has heretofore horne to thv
CO orrd race, is It proper to force upon this
community without their consent tie elective
franchise. without regard to coloi,. making it
universal? Now, where do you hcgih? The
Government must have, controlling power,
must. have a lodgmcnt. For instance, sup
pose, Congress should pass p law authorlzlhg
an election TO be held Ct winch al over tween
y one years OF age' without regard 70 color,
should pc 4lowed 70 vote' "nu y lh"l1rl'H
should aeclqe ~ s,lcn elec.'on 'p"l .pe elee'
we iranehlse sno',n NJ he uh.rlS't.-;wiH:. Sol,d
yonI % ag9n1 ~ Wno WoW'' sepe ~ 10
|9c''n arnyss't fse 'iss " " y
right q 'he $rol'e y w s. Ms"s'f' ine'nsN,fTst5
"'ll You rtsnf 10 w iarp'riff ppWtr' "ihs',N
a mal'rfty OF 'hF people sn'si FecetNe y s'''e
OF thlnSs 'hey are "P!oSv" VII =, ~
MI Do|uslass-ll h'', hN was s"'f' peiofe '"e
war war, :, t,., n,..i, ..9.;tss
ne rres'aen'--' am now lHlN,ls "p"'.t q
pflncp'e not ngo", VIII $50, So"e"9In vaHc d u,
Mr noWn'nerA l.Ry N"I "" f'''o '''' ~
South Garo!'n"' 'or instance g.,
he pr'sdenf--ohppose 20" 90 10 oou,h
larolina or 70 opa"i '',a. nnes ',pI a,SnF amo
Nr,hrp," .,, a., an ne q'r9 y ", .en Nv
t'lerrea s.!i' con'rs Up wne'' ,nt "tfI's ~.
Is nhaefsonS y '"f'i'i'',''n'" fi " t,t,N'Et,
Government coin"enceu PM n "p'n VIE l"iNi'PN'
ana Nas oNIs'eH NIs'S upon ~ 'u,,' now N"s pPps',
to incorporate an element 'n"' u''' my y fAlss
before IN IT. say me query comes up III
unarraking nus 'hH'hg "l'e'nrI, "e,i'le
right TO maxi change IN regard 70 'nf eiec
tive tranrlHl'sse IN oRlo' ior !hS'ihSe "neIn'F
we shall ld, not let the pForI. IN w S'ate urclr
the, matter themselves Each community. Is
better able to d'fsrm' 'ne ,'rPosl1ty q 20
litftal power than anybody ese, anH u Is lor'
the Ltegislature or tn" people Of ONO 70 ss,ny
who shaI vote or not Tor Inc congress o. lnes
Uh,tel States might g, down mere 10 tn'n
ballot, box tomorrow ana Yofe "He.c'!yAorcg- =
universal suffrage, but II great mh!"rl} o,
this people sad no Fhpnll cohs'Ydes y yyo'lin
be tyrannieal ana alhfrnry ~ ny. W5'l'e'nl"r
To force It upon them w,tho". 'hf'r WIN - :
1t is a tnn'laln"ndt"l5 mt, teSf IN my creS' lh'
the will OF the people must he oheyen wlhf".
fairly expressed, l. there anything wrong or
rnfllr in that? ,.,g,,., l5 ,,o,ynrgo, 4,
Mr., Douglass, smiling-A great deal OF
wrong. Mr.. President with al que respect
The Prcsilen-lhe peop'e must must determine
that for themselves. In determining this
question | do not want to be engaged in a
work that will commence war OF races, llni
each community, If a man demeans himself
well, and shows that this new state OF affairs
will operate WE'LL he will he protected IN al
Ii 10 r, ttli and uIypn every DOSSllJlp ADVANTAGE