The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-08-15
VOL. 8, NO. 81


Ety, and property. 1t goes further,
secures to every citizen the right
of suffrage, the right to hold Office,
the right to aspire to every Office
or agency by which tho Govern.
mentis carried on. Ecery man cali
ed upon to do military duty, euery
man required to tale up arms in its
defence is By its provisions. entitled
to rote, and a competent aspirdnt for
erery office in tie Government"
DEMOCRATIC ORGANS coNcEDE TIE
3D. JUSTICE EoFIMPARTIALsU SUFFRAGE.
The truth is, impartial manhood
suffrage. is already practically deci-
ded. 1t is now merely a question
of time. In the eleven rebel States,
in five of the New England States,
andin u number of the Nolth-wes-
tern States, thoreis no organized
party able to successfully oppose
impartial Suffrage. The Democrat
ic party of more than half of the
States are ready to concedc its JUS
lice and expediency. The Boston
Post, tho able organ of the New
England Democracy, says: s
"Color ought to have no more TO
do with the matter (voting) than
size. Only establish right stan
dard, and tiren applyitim impartially.
A rule of that sort is too firmly fix
ed in justice and equity 10 be sha-
ken. 1t commends itself too clear
ly to the good sentiment of the en-
tire body of our countrymen, to be
successfully traversed by objec-
tions. Once let this principle be
fairly presented to the people of.
the several States, with the knowl-
edge on their part that they alone
are to have the disposal and settle
ment oft, & we sincerely bolievcit
would not be long before it would
be adopted by every State in the
Union" 7a
Tho New York World, the ablest
Democratic paper in the Union,
says:
democrats in the North, as well
as the South, should be fully alive
to the Importance of the new ele-
ment thrust into the politics of the
country. Wesuppose it 10 be NOR
ally certain that the new Constitu-
tion of the State of New York, to
be framed this year, will confer the
elective franchise upor all adult
male negroes. We have no faith
in the success of any efforts to shut
the negro clement out Of politics.
1t is the part Of wisdom frankly to
accept the situation, and get before
hand with the Radicals in gaining
an ascendency over tho negro
mind"
The Chicago Times, the inauen-
tial organ of the Northwestern De.
says:
"The word "white' is not found
in any of the original constitutions
save only that of South Carolina.-
In every other State, negroes who
possessed the qualifications that
were required impartially of all
men, were admitted to vote, and
of that race did vote in the
Southern as well as in the North
ern States. And moreover, they
voted the Democratic ticket, for it
was the Democratic party of thai
day which affirmed their tight in
that respect upon an impartial ba-
sis with white men. All democrats
cannot, even at this day, have for
gotten the statement Of Gen'l Jack
son, that be was supported for the
Presidency by negro votes in the
State of Tennessee.
"The doctrine of impartial suf
lrage is one of the earliest and most
essential doctrines Of Democracy.
1t is the affirmation Of the right OF
every man who is made a partaker
Of tho burdens Of the State to be
represented by his own consent or
vote in its government. 1t is the
first principle upon which all true
republican government rests. 1t
is tho basis upon which the liber-
ties of America will bc preserved,
if they are preserved at all. The
Democratic party must return from
its driftings, and stand again upon
the immutable rock Of principles"
In Ohio the leaders Of the Peace
Democrats intend to carry on one
more campaign on the cid and rot
ten platform of prejudice against
colored people. They seek in this
way to divert attention from the
record they made during tho war
of the rebellion. But tho great
facts of our recent history are a.
gainst them. The principles of the
fathers, reason, religion, and the
spirit Of theage are against them.
The plain and monstrous ineon-
sistenoy and injustice of excluding
one seventh of our population from
all participation in Government
founded on the consent of the gov
crned, in this land of free discus
sion, is simply impossible. No such
and wrong can be per-
Impartial suffrage will
carry the day. No low prejudice
will long be able to induce Amcri-
can citizens to deny to weak peo-
pie their best means of seif.pro-
lection for the unmanly reason that
they are weak, Chief Justice
Chase expressed the true senti'
ment when he said "The American
nation cannot afford to do the
smallest injustice to the humblest
and teeblesl of her children" |
BETWEEN DIFFERENT
RACES DISAPPEARS UNDER