The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-09-26

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But there is another question. Thc
Democrats of Ohio thidk thoy have
the Republicans ia their own grasp
because they have, in justice and in
riuhE adopted the proposition 10 al.
low the poor negro the right Of suf.
frsge. This is terrible thing. The
Democrats are all opposed to It, and
whether the Republicans in Ohio are
all for itor not Il don't know; but
viii give you sny views 10 reference to
II. They say we have allowed the
negroes to vote in these rebel States
That is true, and We allow all loyal
white men to vote. and VIC don't al.
low rebels to vote. There is where
the shoe pinchcs IL We would al
low the rebels to vote they would
vote the Democratic ticket, aud n few
such might have givcn the Consorv.
atives the State Of Tennessee. As il
was they didn't. That is the troub.
lc.
Now | want some Democrat to give
n reason why the negro should not
vote. I have read their speeches.
and all they say is, We don't want the
niger to vote, and turn up their nos.
es as they say it. A gentleman in
Congress from your State says The
negro does not belong 10 tho human
species. But they are made the same
as you aud !, but they arc black
that is all the difference. If they
wero not made by the hand Of God,
| would like to know BY whom they
were made. The devil didn't exist
at the time man was made, and
the devil found himself in tho posi-.
tion that Vallandigham fuds himself
now. He was once a respectable an.
gel in heaven, but while attempting
treason tho archaugol heavod him |
over the battlemeuts Of paradise into |
hell, where he has been ever since. .-
Cheers.
Nov, tell me why il is white men
are entitled to vote. They did not
have that right before the revolution.
How did they get it2 They got il by |
having themselves recognized as
free people, by being citizens of the
United States, that allowed its citi.
zens who payed taxes 10 vote. You
didn't get il because you were white.
No, ii is not in the Constitution nor
in tho Declaration Of Independence. /,
You got the right to vote because
you were part Of the Government of
the Uuited States And when the I
United States became Government,
tell me, Democrats, how many free }
negroes were excluded from tho bal.
lot.box2 You can name but one State
Of the Union that did not allow free
negroes TO vote, aud that was South
Carolina. la Tennessee, in 1880, 7,
Gen. jackson received their votes
when elected President of the United :
States the last time. They wero al.
lowed to vote under the udministrn. y
tions Of Jefferson, Madison aud Jack.
sou, because they payod taxes the
same us white people. Prejudice !
against them grew up because of the
growth ofslavery;becausein in the South
they were determined there should
be no free persons Of color; and In
States they sold free people, IL they !.
would not leave the State, in order
to make them all slaves. The man
who says the negro should not vote
because he does not belong TO tho
human race, will not talk With lie
ought not to show himself ia decent
society. ur sEr r.a"
Years ago you had Democratic
Legislature, which decided that the
man who had one half black blood In
him should vote. Now, will any :
Democrat tell me which half of these L
negroes vote, the white half or the =,
black half2 II only the white half y
why should he cast more than half
votcG IL you won't allow man to "
vote because ho has bluck skin, YOU .
have the same right to suy | shall =,
not vote because | have black hair. v
i don't care whether man is black, y
red, blue or white, ifho is a civilized y
man, in Christian community like "
ours, every man, unless he has for. = =
feitod his right by the commission Of u. ~
crime, each and every such citizen if :" "
he pays taxes, works the roads. or is -
subject 10 the call of his Government ~
to fight for its preservation, he has :.
the right TO say who tho men shall :"
be that control the Government. I,
THE rENIANs AND THE NEGROES. w
We have great many Irishmen a. r.
mong u.s. and they say they want FREQ.
dom2 They want to be independents S,
they want to participate in the affairs OF
of Government, They ask us TO sym. v,
pathise with them, and il could as W
sist them would be willing to draw n,
my blade and spill blood in every part 81
of that green isle, But while they 81
ask liberty for themselves aud deny il Of
to another class / eaunot give thom Il
much contenance. Let them DO unto Ii
others as they would others SHOULD do a
unto them. ... n
Let me put q case to my Democrat r
ic friends that are afraid Of the negro. Y
How many have you of the colored '
persuasion in Ohio. A voice" Only /
I 900 voters" That is nothing like \
the Republican majOrities, so that IL |
would not make much difference. l Il
presume majority would vote the
Republican ticket; hope they would
But l want to put this question to my
Democratic friends. We had colored .
soldiers join our army during the war, /
and they fought pobly, No man can ,
deny j.. AT Nicksbugh, the negro {
soldiers were absolutely bayoueted ia |
their trenches before they would give ,
an inch, These men fought for whal2
They fought for your country aud 1
minoi and ! appeal to you, as mag.
unanimous people, to say il those men
are not entitled to recognition as cit.
ixens in the fnllest axtant