Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-08-30
Ion the CLrelevnIe Union.
From the CtrcleViue Union
An Old Veterans Reasons for Sup
porting the Constitutional Amend
ment.

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Mr.. EDITOR s-Permit an old veteran
| i'm the Republican Union ranks to state,
/ briefly, his reasons for voting for the
proposed Constitutional A amendment
Because the Acknowledgement of the
negro is the legitimpte result Of his
freedom.
Because he has been declared by the
legislation Of Congress and the decisions
of the Supreme Court, a whole citizen.
and not part Of a citizen.
Because, in q republican form OF gov
ernment there shOtld. be no distinc-
tions between citizens, on account OF ma
.iVity or color. All men should be
/ 'equaa before the law, - and possess the
! inestimable rights guaranteed by the
| Declaration OF Independence.
Because it is just to accord to others
ourselves. ado unto others what you
would have others do unto you"
Because it is mean and dishonest 10
require the negro to fight, pay taxes and
sustain the government and yet deny
him the privilege Of voting for those
who impose these burdens upon him,
Because the negro, though prosecuted
and outraged In his rights of manhood,
was uniformly loyal throughout the re-
cent civil war. ..-
Because the eufranchisement of the
negroes in the South is the only hope Of
creating aud mainlaihing Republican
party in that section. BY his vote, con-
nected with the loyal whites in The
South, we are certain of carrying half
Of the Southern States at the next Pres
identiaI election.
Because the half million Of northern
cOlOred votes viii insure, for the Union
nominee for President, the electoral
vote of the entire North.
Because general eufranchisement
viii reconstruct, on loyal basis, rebel
border States like Maryland and Ken
lucky. Give the negro a vote i'm those
States, and the rebel power is forever
| overthrown,
Because we shall always have agita-
/ ton and discord about the nergro un-
! til we secure to him his fun rights of
citizenship. .- . .
Because as a Union man, / never can
cast a vote that viii give "aid and com
fort" to rebels and Copperheads. What
/ they are i'm favor of, / am against
What they are against ann in favor Of
That is the only safe rule. Copper
heads oppose negro suffrage because il
will be east against secession and re-
/ belliOn.
Because every vote cast against the
Amendment is vote to strengthen the
Copperhead party.
because a vote in support of the
Amendment, is a vote cast against VAL
laudigham for q. 8. Senator. BY the
/ agency Of popular prejudice against the
] negro. they eX DeCG TO carry the LeeglslH-
| ture and thus elect this arch traitor TO
the place now filled by honest Ben
Wade. I would vote for Congo Suffrage
Chinese Suffrage, or any kind Of sur
frage, to ensure the defeat Of this i'm
famous man.
Because want to put an end to the
agitation of the negro question. Give
the negro a vote, and you destroy the
political capital of the Democratic par
". There viii then be nothing left for
il to demagOgue about.
/ shall vote the entire Union ticket,
Amendment and ali. I would scprn TO
cast ballot, which, even by imphca-
ton, would place me in companionship
with the followers of JEFF. Davis and G.
l.. Vallandigham. Both of these DEM
ocratic leaders are opposed to negro
suffrage for the reason that the addition
of their votes to the Republican party
will annihilate the Copperheads North
and South, beyond redemption. Ny
I doctrine is, choke this party to death NTH
lC0Otg
! With the aid of the negro vote, Cir
| cleviIle will be a Republican city, and
! all the Copperhead Rats, now at the
| Court House, viii be cleaned out. We
shall in that event, have no more juries
| in which COpperheads largely prepond-
/ crate, making in almost impossible for
/ a Union man to obtain justice In q suit
] with CopperheRd.
EQUAL RIGHTS.