The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-09-19

PART OF A
SPEECH OF
RgCHAR . S MI ! T RI,
DELIVERED AT
HARRISON, HAMILTON Co. OHIO.
Monday Evening, Sept. 9, 81.
From the Gin. Commercial.

Monday Evening, Sept. 9, 81.
From the Gin. Commercial
There is no slavery in America
now. Thank God for that. It may
be said with truth, as it never could
have been said before, that this is
the land fthe free. This was hro't
about by Democratic rebellion
The war which was started to estab
lish an empire whose chief corner
stone should be slavery, broke the
chains from every foot, and bade
the captives go free. | do not think
the people Of the free States deserve
much credit for this. You know
how cautiously and reluctantly we
moved forward in that direction :
you know that the Government was
driven forward by stern necessity.
Disasters which prolonged the war
broke the chains Of the slave, and it
was not till these chains were brok-
en- that we began to see the begin
ing of the end. We were led by an
overruling Providence in ways that
we know not of, and thus slavery.
was abolished by a power higher
than msn.
The late slaves are now citizens,
and, as citizens, Congress has decid-
ed that they shall have the right to
vote. A prominent Democrat ofthe
city remarked the other day that the
man must be knave or fool who
would leave the colored people of
the South to the tender Ihercies of
the whites. This is my opinion, ,and
therefore, favor manhood suffrage.
Give the negro tie ballot, and you
give him the means of protecting
himself.
Having adopted the principle of
manhood suffrage at the. South, the
Republican party could not consist
emily adopt or favor different pol
icy in Ohio. I favor it upon that
ground. l favor it upon the still
higher ground that it is right! Sla-
very put thc-word white into our
constitution. Let US see that free
dom puts, it out.
The confederate Democracy op-
pose this measure, professedly upon
the ground that it is Radical mea-
sure. But they seem to forget that
manhood sufrage, in the early days
of the. REPUBLIC, was q Democratic
measure. In seven Of the original
thirteen States that won our Inde
pendenee and adoptedithe Constitu-
ton, free negroes voted. They also
seem to forget that in eight of the
Southern States free negroes voted
at one time Or another Instead -of
adopting a new principle, therefore.
we are merely reyiying an old and
very good one. a8
There are in Ohio about 5000 col
ored men who, under the constitu
tional amendment would be admit
mitted to the right to Fota. Demo
Gratis are very much alarmed les
these negroes may, because of this
privilege, rise in the scale of improv-
ment until they get to be their equal;
or superiors. Well, if Che right tC
vote will cause the colored man K
riss, that is a strong reason for Civ
ing it to him. Any measure tha
will tend to elevate MAN, whether h.
be white or black, / am in favor OF
Any measure that will tend to op
press MAN, whether ne be &hlte o
black, / am opposed to. | am in ia
vor of promoting the happiness 0
the human race, and. l rejoice whel
/ see the burdens of the poor ma
made light and his condition i'm
| proved. Therefore, | favor eQua
rights to all men. No class shoul
be more radical on this point tina
thosewho fear the oppression of cal
ital. Those who would oppress th
black man because he is poor an
helpless, would, for the same reaso
and in the same spirit, Cypress th
white man, if they could. Let us b
careful, then, seeing there is will t
oppress, that the power is take
away.
THE FINANCES.
You have read in the current hi
tory ofthe war of cases where tn
:, enemy, in the gray light Of tt
morning, advanced upon our line
carrying the stars and stripes, an
clad in the blue uniform. The ol
jeet was to surprise our men. a
reminded of this by the recent
adopted policy Of the Confedera
Democracy of this country with r
M ference to the payment Of the. pu1
: lie debt. All at once the leade
become yirtuous. They are in f
=, vor of paying the debt. This Vt
landigham says, wilisurprise the /,
publicans, who expected the Dem
Gratis to favor. the repudiation. "
M are only surprised that the leade
of th;,t party should be so siAyas
take the people for aspack of foo
The trick is so transparent that
man with one eye; and that only Il:
open. can see through it, NOW
you want a-definitionLa Dehlocr.
It. ic definition the proposition
.- pay thedebtin greenbacl1s We
y. here it is / take it from, the
r. Crosse 0emocrat,sa paper edited
" Brick Pomeroy, OF whomyou ha
doubtless heard. He rs an orth
dox Democrat, and belongs to- t
A. A. Yallandigham school. - -
~ "Repndiation Of the 9ISatior
. Bank swiEdie is stfe tos eonne,g a
- that quickly. Better no w: than
NJ. ter we have paid taxes one or ado
en- years. The idea of callingin
bonds, and substituting gfeenbac