The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-09-20

subject, you cannot vote for the Consti-
tutiouai amendment in the State OF
Ohio-vote against it, but because yoH
do not like this proposition, l want TO
know in Gods name If that is any rea-
son why you should vote for this in
famous Democratic party? You may
vote for it and for the Republican tick
et, but If your conscientious scruples
will not allow you to vote for il, vote
against IL and for the Republican ticket.
But trust there is not Republican
in Martins2ille or its surround
ings, who WIlldo a thing about which
he will have regrets all the days of his
life.
When your Government was engaged
in "a terrific civil war, it called on the
black men OF the country to aid the
overthrow OF the rebellion. Two hum
dred thousand of them volunteered un-
der the flag Of your country. You have
in Belmont county POS colored men who
would have the right to vote if the Con-
stituional Amendment passes. Iu 1864
they sent out 40 representatives in the
army TO fight the cohorts of treason.
They went into the Fifty-fourth Massa-
chusetts and One Hundred and Six
teenth United States Colored Troops.
They were engaged in that terrific
charge at Fort Wagner, and others fell
after they surrendered at Fort Pillow.
Others of them on the battle-helds of
the South. 1 myself have secured
bounty and back pay for ten mothers
and widows, black women whose sons
and husbands went down In the terri
BILE conflict. Some of these men came
back home-One / know of-his arm
off at the elbow. He stands up before
you to-day a monument of bravery, no
matter what the color OF his skin may
be, and he says to you, When your
Government was in trouble you called
10 Iraalr1 ~ 1fNF ~ ~
der the flag OF your country. l went
out. into the army. L fought
with the white men of the Republic for
the overthrow of TIE rebellion and upon
many well contested field | stood side
by side with these white men in tine
heat of the conflict. l have sacrificed
my good right arm IOr the preservation
ofthe Union. 1 come back to my native
county poor, manned man for life, and
you say to me that am negro, that
have no rights that white man is
bound to respect. Is this the generous
Christianity that you learn in the ten-
pies of the living God in your midst
II may be the justice T. at actuates the
men who with bitter hearts sought the
overthrow of the Republic, or the men
whose synpathies in the hour of your
nations trial were all upon the side OF
the rebellioD; bnt IT is not the sense Of
Justice that moves the breast of the
lONdl ILLNESSES vi lhG county W nb ndNG
sacrificed so much TO preserve the
Union. 1t may be the Christianity
taught In the school of Olds and
"Nasby" but not in the sublime doc
trine taught by the Babe of Bethlehem
and uttered from the hill tops of Judea
in the glorious words, "WhatsOever ye
would that men should do unto you, do
We even so to them" When the Re-
public was in danger 200,000 of them
rallied round its shattered standard.
They fought valiantly. 1 do not say
better than the white troopsi for never
since the world was made have men
fought better than the loyal men OF the
country that went out to fight this ac-
cursed treason. But whether they
fought as well as the white men or not,
they fought TO the best of their ability.
They did all they could by sympathy
and by act to maintain the authority of
the Government; and l say to you, The
Republic is ungraIeful if after the sac
ritices these men have made it still
heaps burdens on them srievouS to be
borne without giving them the rights
and privileges OF men. a disafected
element is al ways dangerous element
in any government. Any portion OF
your people deprived Of political rights
is disatfecled portion OF your people.
Why is il, ask you, slrst in the name
of Justice and common sense, that Ire
land is constantly ready for revolution,
that Germany and France have organ
ICED mobs ready for any emergency?
Il is simply because within the limits
of those Governments there is II large
element deprived of all political
rights. Would you make an Ire
land of America2 Would you
keep in your midst u constantly
increasing portion of your people de-
prived OF all political rights and thus
made disatfected and dissatisfied with
your government? Then you desire
such country as Ireland, such II gov
ernment as Germany or France. But
il you would have a government firmly
but surely based upon the affections of
the people, see TO il that every child of
the republic, no matter how humble
and how poor, may lay his hand on his
heart aud say, this is my cOuntry2
1 tremble when L reflect that during
the progress of the rebellion there were
600, 900 stalwart men within the limits
of The Southern COnfederacy who might
have been enlisted in the canSe of the
rebellion, if the leaders had possessed
sagacity enough to fJre5ee the results
thatlmight How from "a benefict ut poll
cy. If Mr.. Davis and his Confede rate
Congress had concluded to strike the
shackles from the slaves, thereby en-
listing their sympathy in the cause OF
the rebellion, say / tremble when L
reflect what might have been the result.
But believe as the Pharoahs of old
were blinded by the providence OF God
to the events then transpiring, SO these
leaders OF the Southern COnfederacy
were blinded as to this the most impor-
tant element of their strength. In after
years of the republic, when parties shall
be equ liy divided iniconfiiets that may
aud Will occur, say to you 1t is all inn
portant that you see to IL now that there
Is not left in the republic dissatisfied
element that may be welded on the one
side or the other, as their leaders shall
dictate In some imp. rtant conflict in
the future.
IFS RELATIONS To LABOR.
There is conflict all over the world
between capital and labor. Labor is
the controlling power in this govern
ment. 1t has the numerical force; iL
has the political privileges that make it
the ruling element of the government.
II is SO under no other government un-
der the heavens. Every where else the
great body of the laboring element is
excluded from political privileges and