Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-08-29

in the world? That was the position
that the Democratic party, so-called, in
this State and i'm other States, took
They said, that while slavery prevailed
you had only certain representation for
the enslaved. Five shall count equal TO
three freemen in the representation in
Congress. That was in the old COnstitu-
ton as compromise made at the time
when slavery prevailed throughout the
seeded States and others. Now, we pro-
pose since we have freed the slaves, a
representation, like that of the Northern
States, for every freeman. Then you
must give these freemen the right of suf-
frage, and If they are-not good enough
to vote, they are not good enough to let
you have their votes by reason of their
numbers. That was all asserted before.
Their declaration was that because those
men had committed treason and forfeited
the right to hold slaves, they should
therefore by reason of that crime, receive
a larger representation i'm Congress. That
the traitor, instead of being hung for his
crime should have greater influence in
that government he sought to destroy
than if he had remained a true and loyal
man. All this Vallandigham contended
for last year. / have no fear of such
doctrines prevailing. / have no fear of
such Democracy. The true test of such
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are equal before the law, and each stands
on the same privilege, unless forfeited by
crime. This is the essential element in
the approaching canvass. There are no
| doubt men here who have strong pre-
judice against the cOlored men, the re-
suit of education. Men are not to blame
for that, but they are to blame if they
suffer what they know to be prejudice to
prevail on them to do injustice to any
body.
ARGUMENT AGAINST NEGRO SUFFRAGE.
One of the strongest arguments against
giving the colored man voice in the
government, is that he is ignorant; but
there is none so ignorant but they would
hang him for violation of law.
The law excuses 10 man on account of
his ignorance, and yet that would ex-
clude him from voice in making the
law that is to punish him. Will this OBJ
lection stand with the American people?
Is it not the quintescence of monarchy
and aristocracy? A government is free
in exact proportion as it extends the
right of government to its citizens. A
despotic power don't permit any man to
have part in the government, and free
government is despotic in exact proper
ton as it excludes citizens from the right
of government.
Do you wish to adopt the argument of
the British tories, who to-day are strug-
Cling to keep down the masses of cit
liens whom they have ground to powder
for generations? i hope to God we shall
stand by our true principles, until we
have taught every nation under heaven
the true principle of government, and
the laboring men come forward every
where, and claim their just part in all
that belongs to them. This great issue
depends upon the faithfulness of the Re-
publican party of the United States. II
we shrink from our integrity, the aris-
tocracies of the world will rise in their
triumph and become seven fold more the
children of hell than heretofore. What
are the arguments put forth by mon
archies and aristocracies to maintain then
craven, selfish status in the governments
they have so long controlled? Exactly
the same as this candidate for Governor
put forth in his late speech to persuade
the American people that we have q class
of men among us too ignorant to par
ticipate in their government. If you
don't arm the meek and lowly with the
power to protect themselves in a govern
ment, who will look to their rights and
save them from the accursed domination
of the aristocrats Having followed the
cause of the Republican party in all its
great deeds thus far in the progress Of the
last few years, who is there that could
now leave them in this issue without
giving the newly made freemen the pow
er to protect themselves? Who would
do so were never real Republicans. There
was leaven of the PhariseeinyOu which
will corrupt the whole mass. We must
relieve these men from the accursed domi-
nation of their masters, which was drag
ging our free Republic down to the bot
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you stop now in this great battle when
there is but one step more to make our
triumph complete? The Republican
party stands for the right, and in the APP
preaching election it will drive the last
nail in the coffin of the accursed Demo
cracy, the advocate of special privileges
and the domination of the few over the
many. Do right once more, and shall
not have occasion to call your attention
to it again. Let your colored men come
up to the ballot-boX and vote. DON'T
they know enough to vote? Thurman
says no. He. says it has pleased the AL
mighty to make them lower than other
men. If He has made them lower than
He has made Judge Thurman, or any
worse, God pity them! [Cheers.l For
q man to stand up in the nineteenth cen
tury and talk about the Almighty dis
tributing His favors unequally among
men, is an insult to Omnipotence and 10
the intelligence of mankind. 1t is not
SO, Judge Thurman. 1t cannot be al,
lowed. The hundred and one thousand
voters that buried Vallandigham will
carry greater flood to sink you and your
doctrines out of sight. [Cheers.] 1t is
curious to see the British tories and Thur
man, Vallandigham & Co. making COM
mon cause. and Ranney, my old associate
in law, God help him! He had better
teaching than to be in that crowd. But
he follows, in the idea thatth Almighty
made some men to be servants of others
Could he persuade any of you that He
had made you for that service Voices
mo, No."1 No, thank God, the Ameri-
can people have got past that. They
don't believe there is great deal of diff
ference in blood, There is vast differ
ence in moral and intellectual exaltation,
but in government you have totake man.
kind as they are, and unless compelled
to submit to despotism, they who are
governed are allowed to participate in
the government. We govern ourselves
. / have Thurman's speech in my pocket
and am tempted to read some of his la
mentations, for old jeremiah, In his most
hypocondrical moods never talked like
the Judge.
"Oh, I" says he, "the most terrible tyr
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