Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-08-16
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The Right Of kTraao The One and
~ Only True hsis Of Suffrage.
Our Gyear M a Joiat (5p1'any--
Euery man M der of a share, and a
right 10 'cosf> : rote for himscf. aud
one for rs ,oi nd fer each legitimate
or adopted Z 4 u his finiiy-The
Dicne .RightO Kings aud Empero,s
ignored The lSocreiga Rights Of thc
People only Recognised and Eeery,ohere
Applicable, ffsf 81
The history Of the world affords its
readers with DO examples of tho wonder
ful progress made, the rapid strides to.
ward national greatness, power and
wealth, as are afforded bya view Of the
unparalleledcareer Of the American people,
or, moro literally speaking, tho people Of
the United Statesof America. The thco,
ry adopted by the fathers Of our Republic
vas and ia, That Grey man should share
equally thd-bchchis'1o be conferred by the
Government, aud that tho buthcns Of the
Government should be equally distributed
upon all. That the burthen should be
easy and light, while the benefits, like the
dews that fell upon Mount Zion, shoald
be equally distributed and enjoyed by
all alike Those shoreso ours should be
the asylum for the oppressed Of all ma
tons alike; and tho cornerstone Of Our
institutions, laid deeply in the hearts of
the people, aud cemented as a foundation
principle, was, The legally expressed will
OF the nuJoriy should be the governing
law, and around these nuclei (soto speak
our great nation is cryaalized. The ma
ton is great joint stock company, and
EVERY SON of Adam who chooses his resi-
deuce among US. and every one born in
all our land. lids right to demand
and receive all the benfiis which can be
conferred by our great corporate body.
Each man is Of right, and ought TO be-,
a sovereign stockholder The powers Of
this body polite should always bs welded
in such way as to accomplish the great
ost amount Of good for the greatest nun.
Der. For this, after all, is or ought TO be !.
the object for which Governments are
founded amongst men. Every man, wo-
man aud child has share in the common
stock, aud should enjoy all the protection
Of our mild and equal laws In the dis.
tribulion Of gorerniag Porer oil should
share alike or be equally projected. The
child during It's minority should be as
equally represented as the growD-ap SOW
ereign. The mothers Of our race should
likewise enjoy the protection Of law, ind
have a representation in the Government.
| Ii is not possible, however, that men,
women aud children should all 20 to the
polls aud vote. But let the right Of suf.
frage be conferred upon a male citizen Of
I twenty. one years of age, or eighteen years,
il you please. He shall cast Que vote.
A married man shall cast one vote for
himself, and one 10y Proxy for his wife,
aud one vote for each living child born or
adopted into tho family, so that all of
every sex or nation should enjoy the bene.
ft Of suffrage I ais may be deemed n
radical change in our laws in relation to
franchise, but who can say but that the
many evils of our present system OF legis-
lating for, aud governing the country,
would not forthwith disappear from among
us ? Who could complain of unequal
suffrage? This system would overthrow
all other but Republican OF Democratic
Government. Monarchical, I'm eral or
Aristocralic Governments would disappear
from the face Of tho earth Rebellion,
Treason, War, Iutemperance, and all
moral and social evils which now blast the
fair fame Of all human Governments would
disappear. Law, Religion, Charity and
all the Christian graces, would adorn our
land, and the Prince Of Peace would soon
be enthroned over the nations Of man.
kind, and the mllenninl morn ushered in,
1 in all its glory. So mote IL be.
SFss'ls Dassek.