Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-13

Well, after a long repose,> Lam again
awake to the issues of the hour. 1 have
been listening, with interest, and have read
with desire to. comprehend, the real situa-
tion of affairs. My Radical friends have
been kind indeed. 1 shall not forget them.
They have visited me in health shall not
forget them in sickness. They have read
to me; .willnot fail them when they are
blind. They have exhorted me, and if i
am ever converted. I'll preach to them in
payment. But all has had atendency only
to cause me to still wonder how l came to
be Radical. ''7'Ta'' q -.a'i --'s4i dii+
My neighbor Brown says it is political
prejudice. L wonder if it is? 1t looks
strange indeed to see a party espouse this
year what it ignored last year. :--gsr
In my interview with Governor Cox,
when l interrogated him how he came to
favor this year that which he opposed two
years ago. the General smiled and replied,
"This is an age of progression" Well, i
suppose it is; but if tine Republican party
progress after this fashion, where will it
probably end?
Aoes iSO IiiO -4NC lOCoss itf Afi
2i. Enfranchise them. ~ 1871 7....5s,.ls=
81. Elevate them to office, and lastly make
them our superiors. .<tH5ai.--. 4 4
Now, this is a Copperhead- argument, 1
know; but by this process of progression
for the life of me can't see how the mat
ter can terminate in any other way. If the
party is to progress until Negroes are en-
franchised and then stop, that would end
progression, and that kind Of progression
woulds be short lived But am, utterly
opposed to the whole thing. Then why
should Support it? do-not desire to
progressthe Why should L? / will have
tosbolt here. Why npt7as well stop here
as to stop after the enfranchisement of the
Negro? for we have to stop them according
to the argument any way. But the great
argument with me is, what have we to
gain by the elevation of the Negro? Neigh
Dor BRowN's illustration of turning the
clear water of the brook into the muddy
pond in order to crystalize the muddy wa
tiers OF the latter, strikes me forcibly. The
ofsthe latter would destroy
the utility of the former, and whilst the
brook answers for one purpose and the pond
for another, is itnot better to leave nature
1ndisturbed than to try to improve it by
commingling that which is unlike? My
Radical friends do not exactly agree as to
to the resulcof Radical victory. Some
claim it will not effect our Schools or Juries,
whilst Others admit that 1t will But if
agree that the Negro shall be politically
my equal, what right will L have to, deny
bim any political or public right? None
If he is nay. equal. is he, not as, much en-
titled to the School as myself? I will not
so stultify myself. >, If 1 acknowledge his
public and, political equality, L. win not
deny him any right. /, claim for myself
Butcorildi Elf desired to do so? Then as
to Juries, how will that be? Negroes be-
come electors and are upon the rolls from
which the Trustees select Jurors. to return
to the clerk for the ensuing ear, Will we
do. the Negro the injustice of making him
our equal and then refuse to recognize him
as such. by giving him representation upon
the Jury?,fa .gsGDoe 1l-aj al! l>fHt
If he is entitled to vote, he is entitled to
Representation upon the Jury. and when
ever there are Radical Trustees that right
VIII be recognized. 1t is all folly to dis
iguiseouppleasantg truths, and il 1 go the
suffrage shuttle I am determined togo il
like man and recognize all consequences
iBat. with my present conyicbionsYI mus
confess that between the tive evils I am
almost constrained to acknowledge myself
Copperhead. w. ,.r ,7s ~ -
am tired Of these yappealss: to my former
prejudices., Almost daily ! am afco3sdtfed
with, fs'Well, really you are not going, to
vote with the sympathizers ?" 1 begin to
sympathizs myself Not with Rebels, but
with my country. 1 am not altogether
pleased with the defense my friends are
making to the proposition to pay" OF the
Public Debt with 'Greenbacks either
This cry of aRepudiation may answer for
;scare-crow; but it does not sound hkear- s.sa,
gument to me- Ut appears to me that an
instantaneous payment of the Debt with
Greenbacks would cause q rnino9s intiaa-
tion of the currency; but if this system is
adopted why will that be done? why Will
not Greenbacks be substituted gradually,
and the peoplerelieved without in any way
depreciating the currency {? This could
certainly be done and ought to be. But
the only response I get to this proposition
is "Repudiation."
That's nonsense. If the Democrats are
not to be trusted, why do not the leaders Of
the other party concur in the plan, SO far
as It is practicable, and promise to relieve
the people. from. taxation, so far as it IS pos
sible?- Retire the National Banks and save
2O,OOOO 600 per year and upwards OF inter-
est. That would absorb that amount OF
Bonds, and so continue to absorb ana tne
debt would, rapidly disappear.
q; The truth appears to be the Democrats
have rather surrounded us on this PROPOSE
ton, and the Radical politicians see no de-
fense but an assault with the scare-crow OF
@Repudiation." NO. 3a' TO '-}i i'fi 5i'i
This "pay the debt in gold" sounds well
Until tax1paying time comes round, and
then to pay in one dollar of my money for
taxes and receive credit, only for fifty or
sixty cents from bondholders, who pay no
taxes, makes it look ugly to me. Let me see,
neighbor JENKINS has one thousand dollars
in Bonds, and the Government assigns me
to pay him off as my share of the debt. His
Bonds are worth par and no more in Green
backs. He pays no taxes. L most pay him
interest, and when pay one hundred dol
1ars Upon the debt, he gives. me credit for
that amount, less ferty-two and
o9nelhalf per cent. (the difference between
gold and greenbacksD When his interest
is added on the one hundred for the year,
it leaves me credit of only little over
fifty dollars. Besides,'fhadi itolpay tax on
NV fifty dollars. At this rate it will take
my whole farm to pay him. will go and
borrow the thousand dollars, mortgage my
farm for the amount, go the market and