The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-10-09
The Eject Of the Adoption Of
the COuStktuti0NaEAR Amendment
--Whlie Immigration SepeIsed
NEGRO Immigration Invited.

CUMBERLAND Co., VA. Sept %, 'G7.
''To the editors of the Enquirer:
Il, with number of friends who were
greatly worsted by the war, finding that uu-
der the adverse circumstances surrounding
us in>Virgiuia, we are unable to prosper,
have determined to seek home in the
Northwest, and Sfrom personal knowl-
edge of Ohio, we prefer going to that
State.
"It is true that, impelled by a sense Of
duty at the time, as well as from the ncceS-
sity of the case we aided the rebellion, but
we are now loyal citizens, and propose going
to Ohio and throw in our little mite as we'll
as all our might, with the people of that
great State. We see, however, there Is Il
Con stitntional amendment to be voted upon
al your next election, and write to inquire II
it be adopted, will it disiranchisc us?
'.Of course, we propose not tn interfere
in the affairs of your State, but to get in
formation as to the policy of yonr State,
whether to encourage immigration or tn
deny, to all in our condition, the rights OF
citizenship. An expression of your views
will be acceptable to rs. EMAlGRANTs
The effect of the adoption OF the pending
! Constitutional amendment in this State
,coud be, undoubtedly, TO debar the whole
class to which the above 'E'mmIgraatS
belong, from the right of citizenship. In
addition to this it would also deprive about
twenty thousand Ohio soldiers Of the right
| Of voting, many OF whom served through
out the entire war with fidelity and bravery,
but left their regiments under natural
impulse to rejoin their families, soon after
the surrender Of Lee and johnson, think
ing there would be no further need for
their services, and that the tOrmahty OF a
discharge was unnecessary.
Our correspondent, however, may rest
asy about the adoption of the amendment,
1t will not be adopted Our citizens, OF all
parties, have begun to reflect upon the sub
icct, to count the cost OF it, and to see tn at
while it would, uron the one hull, By Its
iliberal and unjust distinctions, deprive
many Of our citizens Of their ancient prlNl
leges, 1t would also instantly repnI the I'M
migration hithcr Of a large body OF thrifty,
intelligent and indu .trious white men Of the
class Of our correspondents whose pr0duc
tive labor would add largely to the agricul
tural aul manufacturing wealth OF on
State, and whose only otTanse has been ths
maintenance OF their allegiance to their owl
State Governments, under the pressure 0
their immediate authority, a sense Of per
sonal duty or the force Of surrounding cir
cumstances. Radical party discipline cal
not entirely blind the people Of Chic t
these facts; nor can it make them shth thei
eyes to the other fact that the entranehise
ment Of the negro will invite bither thou
sands of that ignorant, thrittloss and a2,
race, to cumbnr our panpar houSc3 an
prisons, and burden our industry by thei
idicness; thus making our State doubl,
loser, from the thrifty immigration it ha
lepelcd and the thrittiess cue it has invited
So apparent has this become that the BAD
icals themselves, weeks ago, abandoned tn
contest on TIL amcndment, and it will b
beaten in the State by 10000 majority, =
Eagarer.