The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-03-22
MARK THEM.

Ohio has but little cause 20 feel prpud OF
her Legislative body. BY their refusal to
submit the question OF manhood suffrage to
the people, they have proven themselves
cowardly, and in so doing, have thrown a
stigma upon the good name of tho State,
that will be remembered. By this refusal,
they acknowledge, in effect, their unwill,
ingness TO nave the same measured out to
them that they would mete out TO the other
States Of tho Union. Such conduct is in.
oonsistent and hypocritical, and the sooner
such so-oalled Union men vacate their seats
in our legislative halls, the better win it
he for the good name Of our State, This
act places the loyalmen Of Ohio in a false
and ridiculous attitude, and we arc very
much smistaken indeed, IL the people will
tamely submit without protest, to have il
appear to the world that wo would impose
negro suffrage upon sister State, and al
the same time Iefusc the application Of the
same principle to ourselves, .a....t
The New York Gazette justly regards il
as an attempt to Block the wheels Of free
dom, and speaks to the point as follows:
Directly following the action otths Mlssodri Leg
islature announced yesterday, comes the action OF
the Ohio HouSe upon the same subject-the quos-
tion Of striking the word "whte " from tue State
Constitution. Tire Missouri Senate adopts the prOp-
osi.iou by a vote Of nineteen to seven the Ohio
House rejects H. twepty-sx to tity.
This Is n substantial declaration that equal rights
romain unequal that Thomas Jefferson was wrong
In Que of his self'evldenl truths that nigger Is
only nigger, and shall never be anything more,
but that, nevertheless, 10 will he q risky business
for white mon to compete with him on fair Aall
that Ohio is free State, but that there shall be
slaves there and that human fr, edom shall not
prevail 30 Ohio, but shall roll around her.
Ia all seriousness, this will not answer. Incon-
sistency aud tetnporiSlng may defer the realisation
of equal rights for ALL but they cannot prevent It,
Eleven statos threw themselves In the way Of hu-
man freedom, but II moved on, and ever them,
What they could not do Ohio cannot, nor Connect
icut, nor any State, nor any section. The mote
in our neighbors eye must ehml out, and so must
the beam thatis yet in our own. .s
This action Of the Legislature has also
called forth appreciation in a now quarter
The Union Legislature of loyal Ohio would
not, perhaps, look to the Memphis Aca
idnchs for an approval of its course. Yet
their action on the manhood suffrage Ques.
btNu Nee 0W"hShVN otluHaNiNi W ANN
most iercely rebel organ in the South, II
thus gushes forth:
Is the tide turning Is tho sober, second
thought Of the people Of this great nation about to
return Or is a WIl-o-the-Wisp- delusinn' az
the htful dream Of the moruing The telegraph
tails ~ thatthe Legislature Of Ohio has refused
to strike the word white from tho Constitution
OF the State. That body seems unwilling to dA-
grade itself, as our Legislature has done, TO the
level Of a race which Il cannot elevate. II seems
10 think, with Stephen A. Douglas, that this Is
white mans Government" aud hos refused to
clothe tho negro with pollucal rights. How long
this position will be held against the lash Of Ia
nAtaoism il is impossible 10 tell. Probably day
or week, but we fear not longer. II may be bu
the Pickering light Of the lamp OF liberty, blazing
up Tor a moment only 10 make moro terribly viviS
the pail ofdeRth settling upon the faireSt land uu
der hOAvsn'S bright and genial sun.
lsitnot time for our legislators to ipaus'
ard reflect when their oSurse calls forth Hl
sxuhation frcn those who have upheld
treason anu rebellion, with all their attend
ant crimes