The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-09-11
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Unnrgurat.on ol Gov. gEelm

GOVERNOR BR-AMLErE' s SYALEDICTORY--RI
DUcTnN OF THE STATE DEBT.
u. Governor Bramletle, in his valedictor
!. referring to the financial and political COZ
e ditinn Of the State, said:
, When | came into Office the debt Of ii
1 State created before the war was S5 Sl5
J. pa 03. We borrowed and expended du
q ing the war in support of our Government
= S4,653.592 50 This added to the debt eN
y listing before the war, aud unpaid when
. came into Office, makes Sl044S, ,S26 g.
= Oh this We have paid all except $4,646,
299 46 This amount includes all our pres
ent indebtdness created for internal i'm
/ provements and school purposes, and deb
\ created for war purposes. The school iun,
: is made permanent debt under our Con
\ stitution, the interest only payable. De
duet it Isl, ,632, ,297 4Gl from the debt whicl
is To be paid, and it leaves our present deb
| S3,0l3, 902 70 meet this we have in the
! Treasury at this time 81 407, 94T 81, and in
bank and other stocks, constituting the
Sinking Fund, S6,l05, 294 80. We alst
have large unpaid balance due from the
Federal Government for war expenditures,
which is now being pressed for settlement.
found you in debt, with an existing ne
cessity to largely Increase that debt; [ leave
you with your debt reduced, and ample
means provided to discharge all your liabili-
ties.
/ THE OPPREsSIoNS OF THE WAR.
found you in the midst off terrific civil
war; the State trembling beneath the tramp
of contending armies; our people kept in
constant dread Of guerril'as that ravaged
the State, and Of military satraps who were
disgrace to any cause; [ leave you with
abounding peace, good,fellowship restored
to Our people, and with peace and prosperi
| ty within, we have no dangers from with
| ou t to menace our security.
DANGER AHEAD.
But, fellow citizens, it can not be con-
cealed from our intelligence that We are
menaced with dangers which threaten to
wrecl; our republican form of government,
and lay in waste the peace and security. of
| this our b0unteous country. These dangers
had their foundation lin the formation Of
sectional parties based on geographical dis
examinations, and which led to our terrible
civil war.
By the denomination of one faction in
The councils OF the nation, sharpened by
the spirit Of revenge common to party dis.
SenSlOns we are now threatened with q
| trightful dcspotism TO avoid these dan
gers we should adopt considerate counscls
ard prudent action against the movements
of that faction, born OF sectional hate
thrown upon the surface in the cOnvulsion
Of civil war; aud kept alive by heartless
demagOgucs, who subordinate every inter
est, mental, moral and physical, public, pri-
Vate and social, TO their own base and inor-
dlna'e thirst for place and powrr aud the
honors and emolumcnts Of office
NEGRO E&FRANCHlS HA1ENT AND WHITE DEG
RADIATION
This party, led on by these demagogues,
propose to reconstruct the governments Of
the Southern States so as to enfIanchiSe
the negro and diStranchise tha white men,
not Of their party, in those States They
hope thereby to build up negro party in
the South, which will perpetuate political
power in their hands This dangerous work
OF reconstruction, if successful, is fraught
with dangers and calamities from which hu.
manity shrinks back appalled,. L viii de.
stroy the inspired work Of Washington and
his c0mpatrots by the overthrow Of all the
reserved rights Of the States and the cen
trailing Of power in the Federal Govern
mont.
WAE oT nNciss.
It will free conflict nf races hY 4ottinp |
the white man ani toe negro in political ar
ray against each other 10 contest the right |
TO rule this country. No government ever
has been, Or can be, maintained which as
sumes to distribute It's political franchises |
equally and impartially between two antag-
onistic races Of men. This great truth is
taught by history and impressed by nature |
az an instructive principle in every living |
heart In the struggle for the asceDdency |
CT race you set the two in political antagon- |
nsm, and conflict becomes unavoidable
The weaker, with all his adherents, must, !
in the nature Of things, either yield or be !
exterminated, and the antagonism Of races |
can not be abolished by human enactment
nor abrGgated by constitutional amend |
ments, and whenever you array the races III |
this country in contesttOr the control and !
government OF the country, there is no
power beneath the sun to stay the hand OF |
destruction and save the weaker race from
When that conflict is fore. |
ed, one or the otl.er race must yield or per-
iSh. May God inspire our people with a
patriotism which can arise above party or
section, and give them the wisdom to un
derstand and the humaeity to avoid auch a
conflict.
HYPOCRISY OF TIE RADICALS.
The demagOgues who are so wantonly |
forcing us upon these dangers pretend that
1t is only their purpose to punish treason
and protect loyalty" yet, they make war
upon our Constitutional Union more ruth
lessIy, but with less manly courage, than
did those whom they would punish We
can respect the manhood of those who,
hD nh in it,Jo |
struck boldly and bravely for separating the
Southern States into an independent gov.
Grieviouslg did they err but as
grlevously have th@ atoned for that error;
but we have no respect for those who per-
tert the powers Of free Government with
which they are intrusted to the destruction
IT the rights and liberties Of the Southern
white men. A brave man may and often
loes err, but coward is always at fault
he is himself fanlt.
We admire the bo!dness and courage of
Paul, who, while anti.christian, mad open
var upon Christians from city to city, fol-
owing them with the process of law, but
Vaen converted by the great light Of truth
s boldly and courageously proclaimed the
doctrines OF Christianity; but all men,
jhristian, infdel and pagan, despise the
haracter of Judas lscariot, who, profess
ng Christianity, betrayed his Lord with
iss. So must all true Kentuckians look
pon those who protesting Unionsm. are
estroying the Union by a shameless disre- /
ard of the obligations Of the Constitution, :
'hich is the only bond Of the Union. So :
aust they regard those who, protesting to
I'VE liberty, are for enfranchisiDg the negro ,
nd disfranchising the white man, and who, +
roicssing sympathy for the oppressed, leg d
late to burden and oppreSs the white man +
nd to exalt the negro. :
RuMP CONGRESS AND KENTUCKY. g
Such men pretending to make treason :,
ilous, are acting the part OF traitors to v
le Constitution and liberty, and Of Judas +
} their own race. These reconstruction
ukers have denied KantnnLv's rorrooo,,tn