The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-10-04
finpartinI ,anmrage.

The Democratic party has gone back
on the negro shamolnly. Saon after the
adoption Of the new Oonstintiun Of the
State, which was "done in Convfationi at
Cincinnati the tenth day Of Marcel, inatho
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and Gfty.one, and Of the Indepepd-
ence Of the Uuited States the seventy 6fth,"
In which IL was declared that ,heyery white.
male citizen Of the oge Of twenty4one years."
So, "shall DO entitled TO vote at, al elec-
tious," Democratic Supreme Court gave
it's decision as to the meaning of the word
phiie"
The Black Laws Of the State were then
in force and the question requiring judi
cal action arose under one of their provis-
ions. The court Chiei Justice Reuben
Wood, presiding and who was Demo.
crat in good standing, and elected Cover
nor by the party, decided thai q cdlored
person, having preponderanoe Of white
blood courSing his veins, was wHirE 10 the
meaning Of the Constitution, and entitled TO
all IA prirReges Of WHITE CiTtzEps, ipelud,
! ing the advantages OF public schoolH aud
the TighI 10 oOtso That is, it q .eolored
man is fHy.one per cont white, he. is,
in the meaning of the constitution difwsiie.
Such 10 Democratic law, and Democratic
coustitution also. The late DemocrAtc
Governor, VIM. Medill, was Presdsnt of
the Convention that framedithe eco1atitption,
! aud VIM. III. Gill. formerly editor Ofdthe
Ohio Patriot, at New Lisbon, was it's Sec
retary. -re.sfyg -
Now, what was, the reault of that decis-
iouH Judge Thurman in his Waverly
speech. says seven or eight thousand blacks
aud mulattocs are to be enfranctiaed by
tthc Constitutional meulmeut.-.l,y-Feier
enco. to the, oepsps, we find, therefore,. in
exact numbers. including men, women, aud
children, blacks aud muattoes, in the State,
36,544. Counting one voter toevery1 five
Ipersous, will leave 7.30S voters, blacks and
mulattoes OF this number, already, &C.
C riding to the censhs, 1927 are mnlattbes,
and voters according to Democratic law,
leaviug but 1881 persons in the State to
be beuel It'd by the passage of the amend
ment.
I On thesc muIattoes, The Democrats hare
ab'emly conferred he right Of suffrage, they
having, or most of them, ffty.0ne per cent.
of white blood, Now. the amendment
proposes to be Impartial in its workings,
aud allow the remaining 1000, who may be
butTortS nine per cent white, the same
privilege. rlEyafs fHvriifb bo.
i We therefore cnptend that Negro, Suf-
frage in Ohio was inaugurated by the Dem.
ocratic party, and they are Responsible for
it II IL he wrong and right, should nave
the glory. Butlwe also claim at this day,
in refusing to allow the few who are, de-
lprjyed of the ballot, equal privileges with
their mulatto brehr6d, they liaYe '"9oqe
, b6cFm On the African, aid are partial in
the dispeHsati tionof their layors, . 1odgf
Impartial suffrage is the platform OF
the Upiop. party, apd by maintaining that
doctrine, they only endeavor and desire TO
perfect the good work began by Ohio Dem.
crats, and nothi G mo- o. Neither Partyvwil
gain or lose great deal by , the /, negro
t vote. The average Increase IN each town
ship of the State WI rot he three voter
To pass the amendment would be q simple
act of Justice to class of cilHeussWho are
, as qniet, industrious aud loyal as any othei
in the State, Salem Republical.