The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-17
Is There any5oDanger to, the
a White Race from Negro %
.soos Se~.is Suffrage? 10 dirssi-sao
THE REJECTION ! OF THE G. N
.STlTUTIONAL AMENDMENT ga
eal BY THE REBEL STATES sat
The Necessity for the Present PlaI
Of Congressional Reconstr lotion.
The Presiden. ial Impedi
zo,erStnsl sdi ment. aa sdr -.
TVUlsll IlCII
THE DEMOCRArICI PLAN, OF .REPU.
sao1oss sd' lo DIATION.ls cdr .dlR


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FELLOW CIr1z Prejudice is the child
offgnor ance, and the enemy of Progress
1t enslaves the Mad, perverts the reason
Ing powers, debases the conscience, and
changes the image of God, enstamped
upon the human soul. into the image OF
the beasts that perish. ''l'
II isSthe foe OF human development, and
| the enemy of all righteousness. II SITS
upon the throne of Ignorance, not a
.sceptred hermit" but" a hydra headed
monster, wrapt in the mantle OF its own
unconscious febasement, and seeks to
govern not only its own votaries, but also
the enlightened and the just. It now rules
the unreconstructed and unreconstruct-
able Democracy OF ohio, and through
them seeks to rule this great and gallant
and glorious state. 81 "9eA
Whether this headed and ten
horned monster sh all bea sway over the
noble. State who justly brides herself on
n Pc. Lhe M h'rf IL me Gan o.
sherman, of Rosecrans and Mcpherson,
ana the early home OF gallant Phil. sherf-
cision To the people OF OHIO. ~ 7s''ns
Onthe other hand, American Progress
presents itself. She isthe legitimate Off
ising adversary of ignorance. the hand
maid OF truth, virtue and justice. ~ ~
She rejoices in equal rights. and, plant
ing herself firmly upon the Declaration of
Independence, she invites all men to come
up to the same glorious level. and enjoy
the good things which God has so bountt-
fully provided for all his children,
She has won the affections and domi-
mates the understanding and the will of
party OF Ohio, and, through the continued
success of that party. seeks to keep your
great State on the track OF loyalty and
tynf N 10 ND hSaGf In
terests may be promoted. and the saliva
ton of the Union assured. ~
Lam glad thai, In Ohio the issue is SO
squarely and SO Dluntly made between old
Prejudice and young Progress, and thatthe
candidates are SO admirably adapted to
re ep e so s eompieteiy the parties " by
ination.1 For this adjustments of the plat
forms and candidates, the Republicans of
Ohio should receive the congratulations of
their brethren throughout the Union.
Il was meet ara Propsr s that the dsel
their candidate from the old political red
sandstone formation, and that he should
so pert ectlyq represent the irstrogre sfve
ideas Ola remote fossiliferous period. ido /
1t may have been naughty and, indeed
frreverent, for me to have entertained any
such notions as L am about toaexpress con-
corning so distinguished a citizen of yonr
ThGrman,s speech, made in opening the
present Democratic fane1 al Canvass
could not refrain from comparing him to a
less prominent Democrat of Lower Egypt,
which. speaking AFTER the manner of the
H6ois? W'TI
The, gentleman just alluded, to was ter
asR Weir Ss aaq 81 the
devil, as Judge Thur man isnthat certain
! inferior races of men nave been obtruded
the same satanic power, and are h -refore
entitled to none Of the rights W oucflsafed
TO- Gods lntsEl,sens seEeaturssa q MYe6,
ihated railroads. the , ra uroadr inf dence,
Xix the Radicals. had the people at yiis
nback, and in spite of his lprotesta i9ns and
Hteafs, a. ailroSd was constructed right
! Lhroughs lis farm. . He knew thai his c9n-
stitutional rights were outraged, hut Was
compelled to submit tnsuperior force. He
nailed an extra horse sh oeFon his dwelling
| and another on has barn, for good luck and
TO ward off theIcevil influences which
/ Threatened him, and then SD omitted to
TIE inevitable as best he could. tsusgs Adj
The result of the construction of the rail-
road was ; mat ms rand awas greatly en-
ceived for all the products of his farm, and
he was generally prospered by the very
thing which he bad prophesied5 and pro-
Democracy so pure and simple as his
could not trace tn effect to the cause, but
much to do with his good luck and that
ali the benefits attributed to the railroad,
without the road, whilst nearly every evil
in the land could be plainly traced 10 its
lIconstruction. a. y fli4sq gfsfss. ) I--5stsr
lei So honest and sincere was he in his Op-
position TO the n onstex that for Years N o
member OF his family was permitted to
set foot upon the, ears. At length, how
ever, the time came when d0ty and inclin-
alton told him that 1t was necessary and
proper that he and his gaad vile should
visit some dear friends in a distant State
This unmediately brought up I'm the fam
lily the relative merits, as a means of trans-
pOrtation, Of1he Democratic ox-wagon and
the Radical locomotive. The Old gentle
man insisted that Ills mode of travel must
be consistent with his life anu political
principles The good wife and all the
younger members of the family, however.
voted for the railroad and by i'm pressing
upon the old gentleman's mind the fact
that if he went IN the OK wagon he would
be subjected 10 so much rz1ieale as to de-
stfoy1 aiiihe pleasure OF hi visit, tn sy car
+ ffe(is abe. day, aud the old man su bInitted
with a sigh, saying that WAS not The way
theyIraveled in JACK on S day, and that
Jackson's policy was good enough for him.
So The question of the mode oItfaef ell icing
settled, our venerable friend and his good
wife. with many m{sgivings,4 entered the
caFand selected. their seals, and for some
ffou-$ hey travelled smeothIy ~op, not an
, incident b appeaeG to 6eget the. belief that
their f9rebodings or .eyni W oufd At al be
o'1.h.. lGs .Ituaus 4aetsao9 !
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