The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-09-27
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safe and reliable measure Of recons tTuction,
without which, or something as good, no
reunion OF the States can be had that will
not expose our country 10 another rebellion,
perhaps more wasteful and bloody than that
from which we have just escaped. BY the
first clause in the constitutional amendment
we confer civil rights upon all. BY the
second clause we propose to apportiOn Rep
resentatives to Congress among voters so
that white man in Ohio shall have tie
same voice in Congress as white man has
in Louisiana, we propose that members o.
Congress shall represent white men who
vote for them, and not negroes who give
no vote. we propose that hereafter no mem.
Der Of Congress shall be elected without q
white constituency: we propose to keep out
Of Congress thirty members from the South
who represent negroes, and give the South
--as we give the North Represe natives in
proportion to her voters. By this means
we propose to elevate the Northern white
man TO The political status Of the white
man Of the South. BY this we propose 10
withdraw the negro from Congress and
leave that body exclusively TO the white ell
ement cutting the ligament that bindthe ne
gro and the white man ss the Siamese twins
snd elevoting the Northern white man above
the contuminalons Of such a degrading
miscegeuation. BY the third clause We say
leading gully rebels shall not hold office un.
Ill we shall be satisfied they are truly pen
itent and can be trusted safely in the exer.
else OF official trusts. BY the fourth and
last clause we say our loyal debt must be
held sacred and psid, every dollar, and that
the rebel debt shall not be paid. and no tax
shall ever be lald.upon cur people to pay
the same in any form Whatever. Without
these constitutional guarantees we shall be
constantly exposed to dargers that no loyal
man con il 20 sse, and that every patriot
ic man ought to guard against II he does
NOT wish TO play into the hands Of the trait.
ors Of the South and give up the Govern.
ment TO their threatened destruction.
30. 10. Are you in favor OF clothing the
negro with the elective frunchisel If not,
did you oppose il with your voice and vote
in the District Of Columbia? '..'
'y a. I have never favored negro voting
in Ohio. Here our laws provided for the
civil rights Of the negro, and he is not re.
gsrdcd as "hsying no rights which white
m an is bound to respect Ever since the
Democratic party sold out to the Free Soil
exs in this State, and, as consideration in
Ebid sale, Salmon P. Chase went 10 the
United States Senate. r. p. Spal ling
went upon the Supreme bench, and he
black laws were ell repealed ard
and The negro advanced TO n respectable
stairs Of liberty and civil rights, the friends
Of humanity, and even the Abolitionists,
Ss they weIe called, have been satisfied with
the condition Ct things in Ohio, and have
at no time attempted 10 bring forward as
di stulbiDg element the question ofuniversul
outrage. They do not now propose ii, and
il only shows the weakness Of your cause
by starting questions not at issue and press.
ing them upon the public attention, while
you dodge those that are prominent and that
claim now to be discu ssed and decided, /
voted in the District Of Columbia that
loyal negro, who had fought three years in
the Union army, was as worthy Of the ballot
as a white trnitor who had fought three
years in the rebel army, and think that
vote not only right, but patriotic,
@. II. Under what circumstances
would you bewilliDg to admit the Repre-
sentatives from the seeding States into
Congress7
A.. Iwould admit any or all Of them
upon the same terms that I voted for The
admission of Representatives, from Tennes-
see-let the States adopt the constitutional
amendment and send Representatives who
are loyal aud could take the oath prescribed
by Law, Anavowed traitor | would not ad.
nit, iwould consider myself unfaithful 10
the country if / should content to the ad.
mission Of unrepented rebels 20 seats in
Congress to plot afresh the desiru ction Of
tie Government.
Such are my answers, gentlemen. to your
questions, aid as you are seeking knowl.
edge, am glad to believe that you leave
here wiser, and I hope better, than when