The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-24
THE CAMPAIGN IN oHIO.
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| Speeeh OF eN-&0vermOr DenMAb0As
| Ex-Governor Dennison addressed a very large
First reading the President's order for the re-
menfed that ofiicer for his ability and patriot
| ism, and denounced his removal as u9ns 1a 10
| please the Rebels of the South ana Inc Oe"'O
| Gratis of the North. He said;- oo,
Two inquiries are suggested by this oTSSner especi,
the sgbieet the order While the fame Of General
sheridan Is the henon % p cp1ntry and Ia capable Of
spprscatins deeds and idesy in the discharge
hoSs oS to the naon reflect the highest honor
S WHIT ySS aSd aeo Of Z e n hS TO
this attempt 70 degrade one OF the foremost
largely indebted for crushing the Rebellion
ADDED reputation TO the American arms py his
masisIIy s3,dershP? ,6 M VII any one deny % him the
great sucoessY And has ne not been equally brave
been removed9 Has not there defended, with sub.
lime courage, the LOYALTY Of the nation against dis
military administration Of his department. displayed
the same sterling qualities OF patriotic manhood that
toIlous battaons in the heldP Why, then is he re-
cOSnfy crafty IS Snd Ssp pSo anS 5 %OdG
ence to the demands of the Democratic leaders.
President to political intriguers, North and South
who % exact Ct control of the military and clyil patron
Presidential election; as condition of their longer
country furnishes no precedent for such ingrattSde
to deserving soldiers, but antiquity does The
because Of his greatness Aristides ostracsed
ptChuse malcOnlentS or AthenS were weary OF
nearing him called 'the Just" But in these
examples of wrong history avenged Itself by immor-
talizlnR the names of Themstocles and Arisdes, as
u has already that of sheridan. General Sheridan
people OF this country. He has their admiration,
their confidence, and their gratitude. Not all the
maltgnlty of his enemies the intrigues of poll
cians can weaken his hold upon the great heart of
join in the nations protest against this wrong that
has been done to him? (Applause.)
Letter from the Hon. j. NJ. Ashley.
The Hon. j. NJ. Ashley, of Ohio, has written
letter in reply to the charge that he favored the
disfranc nchisement of foreign-born citizens, in
which he gives at length his reasons for intro.
ductng the amendment to the Constitution,
making, after 1877 reading and writing in the
English language qualification Tor the fran
chise. Mr.. Ashley says
did not propose to disfranchise any person now
entitled by law to vote. whether white or black,
naive or naturalized and would not vote for such
proposition except as punishment for treason or
felony. would, however, hold out some inducement
more than IS now helh out, 10 encourage both he
American and tereign-b born to read and write the
language of their native and adopted country to the
END that our population might become as II ought to
be, for our safety and stability, intelligent loyal
and homogeneous NO one properly approaching the
responsibility of the American eector would object
II the United states were TO require all foreign
born subjects OF nations recognized civilized
and Christian, hereafter nRturaliZed American
citizens to read and write. least in their
guage. as qualification to vote. / opposed to
clothing the Chnaman the Indian, while in savage
state the subjects of any uucivzed nation with
out conditions with the privilege of the ballot It
would seem to be the part of prudence TO require all
American born citizens, white or black, who become
OF age after given date say, after 1876 TO read and
write our own language qualification to vote. I
put the time nine years from this date, to give
ample notice. and to provide that those only shall be
affected by it who are under twelve years of age.