The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1866-09-06

ton to the States, where it properly
belongs. 1t is really the Democratic
party that favors s'negro suffrage" be-
cause they want every negro in the
South to count in the basis of repre-
sentation equal to white man in the
North. And this they demand, while
they refuse the negroes the right to
vote for themselves. They want the
negroes represented, but want the
rebels to vote for them. There was
no justice or fairness in such propo-
sition., t.t...r......4 .,..-a -..--
The third section of the Amend
ment was intended to exclude traitors
from office. Was there anything In |
that which should offend loyal men p
1t bears only upon rebels who sought
to tear down the pillars of the Govern !
ment. 1t says that men who have
violated their oath to support the Con-
stitution, adding perjury to treason,
shall not be hereafter trusted with of
flee, unless Congress shall see fit to re-
J move the disability. These men have
committed great crime and should
be punished. am in favor of dis
: eliminating between loyalty and trea-
, son. . ...... .-
The fourth section of the Amend
ment declares that the national war
a debt shall never be repudiated. You
s may say that no party is in favor of
: repudiating the debt, but are you sure
e of that? In my State the principal
!, speakers in the late canvass who sup
# ported Duvall, openly advocated its
+ Irepudiation. The notorious Secession
e Representative, Ben. Harris, of Mary
Y land, declared that unless the United
States pays for the slaves set free by
e the war, he would go for Reputation.
Is So you see there are mon in favor OF
# Reputation. But the Amendment
g also says that the rebel de6t shall never
" be assumed. can tell you that ther,
O. are many who claim that it should b.
e. was illegal and unconstitutional; tha
n the Government was the cause of the
il debt being contracted, and therefore
l. ought to pay it!
IS The fourth section also says that nc
,r compensation shall be made for any
n slave enfranchised by the war. But
e Gov. Orr, of s. Carolina, who was one
lie of the leaders in the Philadelphia Con
10 vention, says in Message to the Leg
I'd islature of his State, that he hopes tn,
IN U. States "will do JUSTICE" and pa.
id for that kind of property! The Leg
st islature and Courts of my own Stat
ir deny the validity of the constitutions
n amendment abOlishing slavery, ant
10 the Legislature has passed an act de
in manding remuneration for slaves
8, Chief Justice Ruffin, of N. c., also de
lie cides the amendment unconstitutional
ID because all the States were not repre-
G. sented in Congress when it was passed
We and because it was forced on the Soutl
70 at the point of the bayonet! Shaver!
lr is dead, and the people never shoult
g. pay for the slaves. We want to pu
ye it in the Constitution, so that no part,
e, can change it. Who were the real abo
er litionists Ofslavery? The rebels them
er selves destroyed it, and when the.
O. demand compensation for their slave
- let them go to jeff Davis & Co., ant
I'd if they refuse to pay, hang them o
as put them in the penitentiary for steal
is ing. .t...... ...s..
i'd Who compose this Democratic party
tn AT the beginning of the war, it ha,
VS. many good men and patriots, but the
left it and united with the Union men
ne The party soon became so Odious fo
ed its disloyalty to the country, that j
'e- lost the control in every Northern
" State. From 1l6 Representatives il
no Congress it ,dwindled down to 35.-
On Who were Democrats? Davis, Toombi
IS Lee, Hood, Bragg, Semmes, Morgan
IL and every leading traitor were Demo
re Gratis. The "Sons of Liberty, ""Knight
be of the Golden Circle" were Democrats
lie Every man who sneaked off to Canad
d. to avoid tho draft, was a Democrat
&c every fellow who was too cowardly
to join the rebels, but wore long face 8
es. Federal victories, was Democrat
in Vallandigham- voices "Dead Dog"
10 All, is he? / know that Presider
as Lincoln was too tender-hearted to OF
it force his seltence. lie "sent him
his own, but his own received hil
he not" And after he got to Canad
re- the Democratic party of Ohio nomini
tOh lOA 6oNO AIl
,ht the largest vote they ever gave an
'ut candidate Yes, Vallandigham, to
Did the convicted traitor, was proud to |
18th called Democrat, Booth, Surra
he and their co-conspirators were q
,ut Democrats And who are Democra
in to-day? They are the same disloy
this party. In my own State, as soon
es. the war was over the rebels came bac
lld and these Democrats have lately eleC
in ed DuYall, lifelong Secessionist.,
lld During the canvass they had portrai
len of Lee, Davis d Co. at their publ
to meetings. If John Morgan had live
at he could have beaten any man I
the Governor. In nearly every coun
our rebels were run for Office and elect
hat on account of their services in the ret
the cause.o Is there any difference betwe
of Democracy in Ohio and Democracy
AXE Kentucky 2 Did not Vallandigha
/ of and Pendleton stump the State
tia Davall, and did not every Northe
i q Democratic paper rejoice over his eli
rec tion? And do they not all now 81
the port JOhnsonp efl h buB g8ata ar
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