The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-10-03


Every malc citizen OF the United
states, ofthc age oftwcnty one years
who shall have been a resident of the
State one year next preceding the
election, end of the county, township
or ward in which he resides such time
as may DO provided by law, ercept
such persons as have bornd arms In
support Of any insurrection or rebel
lion against tho Government of the
Unitel States, or have ilcd from their
places ot rceidencc to avoid being
drafted into the military service there
OF or who have deserted tho military
or naval service Of said Government
in time of war, aud have not subse
qucntly been hohorably discharged
from the samo, shall have the qualih.
cation ofan clectOr, and be entitled
to vote at all elections.
This language Is plain ard easily
understood, IL differs from our pres
ont Constitution in four particulars
lst. Tho word "tohie" Is not us.
ed. I'd, Traitors or those who have
10 any rebellion borue arms aaainst
the United States are excluded from
voting 81. Persons who ned from
the draft arc not allowed to vote. lth
Deserters from the army or hivyfh
time of war, who have not been hon
orably discharged. are also denied
the privileges Of au cleeton .......
This is all there is oft. Ifadnpt.
cd, the loyal black man willbo a y6t
or, aud tho traitor white man will
have to Lko a back seat; if defeated.
the colored man will not be allowed
to vote, although be may have given
a leg or an arm to dcland our coun.
try, while the Infamous traitor. who
did all ho could to destroy the Gov
erument, can both vote and hold of
fee, In other words. it is quas
tons whether loyal negroes or dis
loyal whites shall vote, aud wilton il
comes to this, wc think 10 Union
mau should hesitate us to what his
duties in tho promises are. IL he
votes for the Amendment, he votes
To allow negroes to vote, and TO pre-
vent rebels from voting. If he votes
against tue Amendment or does no,
not vote on this questions at all, he
votes to allow rebels to vote aud hold
office. Uuion rnet of Seneca county.
are you prepared aud willing - say
by your votes that every traitor who
happens to acquire a residence in
Ohio, shall have voioo in olootins
your rulers and making your laws?-
We optoc not lt is a question for
you to decide. The humblest vo.
ter in the county will do as much
by his vote to sottlo this question,
one way or tho other. as the
highest official in tho State
IL is not question to bo decided
by tho men you vote for; but
by you, thc people, aud you alone
Ii Is u question, too, that can not bo
dodped. Every vote not given against
rebGis voting will be counted in thei,
favor; every vote not for the Amend.
mont will be counted against il. Arr
ticle sixteenth Of the Constitution
provides that, "if majority of the
electors voting at such elections shall
adopt such amendments, the same
shall become u part Of the Constitu.
ton" A majority OF tho voters
voting at such election, must vote roi
the Amendment before It becomes
part of the organic law of the State
1t Is not u majority of the votes Gus
for any particular Office or officer, bu
a majority Of the voters, and MAJ
who votes for any one man is as mucl
a voter as the man who votes th
whole ticket Let ns then meet thi
question fairly aud squaroly, aud ex-
anime it in all its bearings. IL isno
a thing at which We should scare
We believe there are some good
Union men Vho will not vote for the
Amendment, but we uro satisfied there
are many who have not yet madcl up
their minds ON the euhject, who will
hesitate long before they would seri.
ously think of voting to eufrauchise
the enemies of their couhtry!; and
that, if they will cnlmly and Impair
] TALLY examine the subject, they will
have no difficulty in coming to the
conclusion that they should now aud
forever vote to brand treason as a
crime, and traitors as criminals.
With the Confederate Democracy OF
the North il is different. Through
out the rebellion they sympathisel
with their traitor friends, aud still
have n tender regard for them, and
would to-day prefer seeing the coun,
try ruled by rebels, than by men
who shouldered their muskets aud
preserved the liberties aud institu
tions OF the country Their leader;
want political power. o"Rule or ruin
has been their policy Pay no heGC
to their appeals to passion or preju
dice; they go bowling about the coun
try, not because they love the people
but that they may ride iuto power aht
control the countfy they sought tc
destroy, ,,eoe iu ndl ~ .olg
mhinUc IN ha Rauapnharad f