Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-09-06
VOL. 6. NO. 81

stitucnts last winter Why, the Constr
tutional Amendment was this, that if the
seeded States would permit the colofed
men to vote, then they might have repre-
sentation based upon their numbers. II
they thrust them out and would not per-
init this need Of justice to prevail, then
they should be restricted TO what they had
heretofore. Was there anything wrong
in thai2 Is there any man here who wish
es TO give premium to traitors by giving
them greater number Of Representatives
In Congress, because they had raised their
accursed arms against the best Govern.
mont ia the world? That was the position
that the Democratic party, so.called, in
this State and in other States, took. They
said, that while slavery prevailed you had
only a certain representation for the en-
shaved. Five shall count equal to three
ireemeo IN the representation in Congress
That was Ia the old Constitution as a com.
promise made at tho time when slavery
prevailed throughout the seeded States
and others. Now, we propose, since We
have freed the slaves, representation
like that Of the Northern States, for every
freeman. Then you must give these free
man the right Of suffrage, aud IL they are
not good enough to vote. they are mol
good enough to let you have their vote,
by reason of their numbers. That was M
asserted before. Their declaration wa,
that because those men had committed
treason and forfeited the right to hold
slaves, they should therefore, by reason ol
that crime, receive larger representation
In Congress. That the traitor, instead oI
being hung for his crime, should have
greater influence ia that Government he
sought 10 destroy than If ho had remained
n true and loyal man. All this Vnllan.
digham contended for last year. have
no fear Of such doctrines prevailing.
have no fear Of such Democracy. Tho
true test OF such Democracy l. in the doe.
triue that all men arc equal before the
law, aud each standa on tho samo privilege
unless forfeited by crime. This /. the Is.
seniial element In the approaching eau.
vass There are no ioubt men here who
have strong prejudice against tho colorcd
men, the result Of education. Men are
not 10 blame for that, but they arc to
blame ifthey suIIor what they know to be
prejudice to prevail on them TO do injustice
TO anybody.
ARGUMENT AGAINST NEGRO SUFFRAGE
One Of the strongest arguments against
giving tho eolofed man q voice IN th,
Government, Is that ho l. ignorant; bui
there Is none 20 ignorant bat they would
hang him for violation of law.
The law excuses no man on account ol
his ignorance, aud yet thai would exclude
him lfom yoice In making tho law that
is to pnaish him. viii this objection
stand with the American peopleY Is il
not the quin,eseence of monarchy and ar.
istoeraeyf a Government il free In exact
proportls as IL extends the right of gov.
crnmcnt TO It's ci,izous. A despoic power
done permit any man to have part IN the
government, aud free government IL dos
poiic in exact proportion as IL excludes
uiIizeus hon ,he right Of government.
DO YOU wish TO adopt the argument OF
the British tories, who to-day nto sirug-
CLING TO keep down the ma ses Of citizen.
whom they have ground 10 powder ioI
gcnerations2 | hope 10 God wo shall
stand by our true principles, until We have
taught every nation under heaven the true
principles OF government, aud the labor.
lux men come forward everywhere, and
claim their just part 10 all that belongs Ia
them. This great issue depends upon the
faithInlness OF the Republican party Of
the United States, Ii We shrink lrom our
integrity, the arirloeraeios Of tho world
will rise 10 their triumph and become sov.
en- fold more tho children of hell than
heretofore. What are tho arguments put
forth by monafchs aud atisiocrnoios Ia
maintain their craven, selfish status IN the
governments they have 30 long eontrollcdi
Exactly the samo as this candidate iol
Governor put forth In his late speech Ia
/ persuade tho American people that We
have class Of men among us too ignorant
10 participate In their government II
you don't arm tho meek aud lowly with
the power 10 protect themselves Ia n gov.
ernmcnt, who will look 10 their rights and
save them from tho aeoursod domination
Of the arisiocraisY Having followed the
cause Of tho Republican purity in all IL
great deoda thus far In the progress Of the
\ last iow years, who IL there that could now
leave them In this issue without giving
tho nowly made iroemen tho power TO pro
teot themselyes2 Who would do no wor,
never real Republicans. There was
leayen Of the Phaiisee In you which will
corrupt tho whole muss. We must relieve
these men from tho aecursed domination
Of their masters, which waa dragging oui
free Republic down to the bottom Of aris
tocratic superoiliousneas. viii you sioI
now ii this great battle when there Il bul
one step more to make onr triumph com
plete2 The Republican party stands fol
the right, and in tho approaching election
II will drive the last nail In tho coffin o.
the accursed Democracy, the advocate o
speeial privileges and the domination ol
the few over the many. Do right once
more, and L shall not have occasion /,
call your attention TO II again. Let you
colored men come up to the ballot. bo,
aud vote. Don't they know enough Z,
vote? Thurman says no. lie says il bat
pleased tho Almighty to make them lowe
than other men. Ii he has made then
lower than he has made Judge Thurman
or any worse, God pity thcml [Cheers
For a man to stand up in the nineteenth
century and talk about the Almighty dis
tributing his favors unequally among men
is an insult to Omnipotence aud to the in
teligeaee Of mankind 1t is not 80, Judg,
Thurman. 1t cannot be allowed. Th'
j n L a IL. II