The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-08-01
NEW SERIES5---VOLUME 2. NO. |,

mi'tance to their seats. Why is rot the
Union restored? Why do those yl,l haye
clamored for Unloh refuse Il? Why &c
those who have urged others TO fight 20;
UfIion prevent itp
DISHONESTY or THE RAbiEALs
Gentlemen: 1t is because they deceive.
you and their friends. They never we're e.
the CDirn Tbaddeus Stevens was honet.
enough to say SO. He said in my hes.ltg
that with his consent the Union never shot.(
be restored. These men bate the Constit-
ton Of the United States. The hatc -:
fnrnI of government; and they know tao
most effective stab they could giTs i'...s
most fatal hlow-would be- the attempt +
govern one half of the county, without =
rescntation.
l speak Of men whom kh0H men VI II
whom have served iii. public life. 40
not impeach their intelligence, or latric.F
ism, or sincerity; bat / repeat, J Loi.eyc
they hate our Constitution, and desire its
overthrow. They believe consolidation IL
betterthan confederation They prefer to
trust their liberties and the liberties OF ihh
race to an oretpowering irresponsible MA
jority rather than to one orderly process -2.;.
tahliehed under the checks and balances Of
our system. [Cheers.l
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
| Consider the Constitutional aint nimcnt.
Congress insisted upon it's adoption IS a.
condition precedent to the adlrissio1 OF
| Senators and Representatives. If it were
entirely desirable. if nobody obi jlcted u
could object TO any of its PROVISIONS, still "
ought not TO be proposed. If the States
are entitled to representation, the adoption
Of tk:a amendment ought not to. b" eya"te,,;
| If they are not entitled. its adoption will
| ao,,f,r - @1,,1, ..,,f,tl.l ,l,n ra-
fusal of the right is the highwaymaffs
course, who geizcs you by the throat and
agrees to release his hold If you vii give
him your purse In vain You assert that
you are entitled both to your freedeH ",;4
your money You buy one admitted :igks
by the surrender of another. If i:eY sre
not entitled, the proposal to coGior ii j. tna
device Of the deyi!, who eagerly offered
TIE Kingdoms of the earth and the Glo~,
thereof, which he didT' t possess. If only MS
black majesty could be aolshipcd. Ppt
what is this amendmen;2
Every person born within the United
States shall be citizens thereof and C H.
State wherein he resides. Citizens of tbG
State That the Constitution left to each
State; so entirely left it there that voters hv
the law Of the State were expressly made
electors for federal officers No State bsli
impair the privileges and inlmhpities of cit-
izens of the United States. " kat are the;
privileges and imnunitics? Who're are
they defned2 Where written? The Con-,
stitution has already put each citizen op
each State upon the dlIc footing Gs e:t!Ec+ss
Of he several States
Representation shall be apporticned co.
cordpg to population, bat if any Ealc per-
sons 3ver tWcaty-one years Of rye sh',! bs
-nf1,lo,l Ero,, tba Ioll,t i,o,. fI.ar ray
tatiye basis shall be aeminished by these ~
proportion as the malcg excluded hear tc'
all the males of twlnty-one years ip tbs
State. The former proposition was 10 ex'
clude from. The basis all Of any race or co.oI,
if by reason Of race or color they we're OK
cludcd from the right If suffrage. bat
could not stand a roment. BY i Tie States
might exclude the Young. the old, the poor,
the ignorant, the soldier; and if they wco.c
only white the other electors night vot" for
them; but if they excluded tho negro, f}S
whole race was to be excluded from the
Representative basis How much better j.
this amendment? AL! Che people are 10 -
enumerated also If the males are az tev
to one-and any male is excluded frnn the
right of voting, then ten persons shall 20
stricken from the basis, If in PennSylva-
nia lunatics were not allowed to vote, ,hcu
ten persons for every lupatic would 80 rS'
represented If in Pennsylvania there were
ten thousand negro men over tweniy-one
one years age, then 100000 men, womef'
and children, white as well as black, would
be without representation. say no'afhs
of its operation on the Southern Statesj
viii you here he willing TO adopt it2 E.G
the cunning Of its authors is apparent here,
for by this scheme New Enklasai gets tvo
of -
Northern and Western Stetcs Hose twely";
mere than III would by the other pHai'
Nor is it really an honest scheme to secure
to the negro the right Of yo.ihg. for thu
and every other plan suggested cop,e;l1,aies
that the S;8tes mag cxclhGe him from the
ballot, provided only they viii aefceto give
up the political power which control hin -
the basis given to them. MOI gentleman
the only object OF THIS amendment is to-
show to the States that they Hold even he
right OF suffrage BY Ike viii and ct the COM
mand Of the Federal Government, and thus
to bring their most VITAL rights entisely w;;.a.
in its control.
THE FREEDmEa's BUREAU,
Consider the Freedrnen's RuresH bill =
Its Object Yves not to pfotcct the negro; that
was done by the old law. II it expired too
soon u line might extend it; if power were
lacking here or there section would sui
fee. The onjeet Of the bill Is explained W
the eighth and ninth sections. They pro.
vide that to every case affecting the negro
the President shall extend military juns-
dietioa and protection; and that if State
officer shah enforce any aw, custom OF I5-
lice regnlttion ascrinjnatinc between v he-.
gro and white nan, iu the enjoyment -
civil rights. he may be tried ana punished
by any officer OF the Eprcau--da c:frcc,
wether civil or criminal, wetber 70 punish
for crime or to enforce a co4tract, wethcr
between two negroes ol between negro
protection! What Is thati Marital 'A.9 ar,.
drum head court-martial. Tn consttp-
tion provides that no man, negro or white
man, shall be arrested without warrant,
held without an indictment. tiled withnut
a jury; he shall have . speedy and pnbhc
trial. have counsel and witnesses, and be
confronted with Witnesses against hi;a.-
Yet this law proposes to no away with aH
these safeguards, and substitute the short,
sharp process otmiiitary courts, where ,..sr,'
is no indictment, no jury, and no counsel or
witnesses Tor the prisoner. except " thc
grace and fny0s of the court. Can any man
believe this law wsS intended far the beB.ft
of the pegr0 Was il not in ended rather
TO bring eury citizen of che United States
and every State of the Union 10 ne loot ~
the Federal military authority, M adnIui&
tered BY the most ignorant and dcgraAe&
servant Of the bureau who could be hiyedxt
Eve hundred dollars . year? Cheers.]--
Coneidey the Civi Rights bill; it provides
that all cisisens shall DO ensitled to the same
civil rights, and be. ranished for ohenses I,
with the same mesture OF penalty. Sup
pose in any State, the negro. by resson oF
his inferior intellect, II panis bed kss severe +