Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-10-02

! EDrToE CHRoSIuE.-The following
letter wss handed me this morning with
the request that l send it 70 you for pub
LEGATION. If you think it worthy, please
give It a place in y5ur paper, and much
obige n who Is going to vote for the
Constitutional Amendment. p.
NOKTH KRGsyILLE, Sept Is, 1867.
r. Dear UaeL@-I thought a few words
from me would not come 'amiss. / hope
You will cUme up as soon after you have
polled your vote for the Constitution.
al Amendment, as you can. This, you
see, is anticipating that you are going to
vote that way. IL / am wrong in this
conjecture, then'I am sorry, for I feel that
we should all vote for equal and fair hand
ed justice to all men, without regard TO
color or race, whether he be rich OF poor,
highor low; nothing can permanently en-
dure with peace, good order and protec-
ton. bot justice 10 all men. You may
think perhaps that social equality would
be the result, If We should grant these
blacks the right 70 breathe q rsir, eat u
food, to live in our country, to have their
own children ana wives, TO hold property,
to testify In the courts, to be full and free
citizens in the country of their birth, TO
fight for our country n their country,
and 70 vote Tor those laws by which they
are governed and protected, that social
equality would of necessity follow. If so,
then why isn't it the case with the poor
ignorant Irish. If We make exceptions
letit be with the loysE How would you
compare q drunken, ignorant, foul mouth
ed freshman, with vote in his hand baul-
ing for Vallsndigham and Davis, to an
honest loyal, but ignorant negro, who
had rather perish than 10 vote VIZ ng or
his country. Finally, who is 1t
that opposes the negroes voting! Itia that
party who done all they could to prevent
our soldiers having their votes while in
the field, who laughed at 8 rebel Victory.
and looked sorry when our tired soldiers
came off victorious. Its that party who
said ne could not put them down, and
that we had better call our armies home
and let them have It their wayi and.
Who finally Nominated Gen, Mcclellan at
Chicago, 70 carry ont said programme. 1t
is that party styling themselyes Demo-
Gratis North, and blood stained rebels at
the South, whose skirts are filed with the
blood Of 800, 600 Union defenders who left
their home and friends to save our ON
country. Andonce more, If you fsel
that it is unsafe to give the negro his vote,
tell me, wherein has the District of Co.
lumbia, or Tennessee, suffered by letting
the negro vote? How can it wrong you
or me 10 let another, no matter how des-
pissed, have his fair and equal rights; will
ours be abridged thereby wouldn't 1t be
the real genuine Democfaey TO allow all
men their just and fair share in the laws
govern them? 1 think mat II we
search ourselves we will find that it is
rrSa5dk and only that. that is at the
bottom Of our obieetion. Itcosts US moth.
vote, and 10 vote right and for the
Of all men without Distinction, is
first political and moral duty. But 1
fongrsnted that yoa and L don't
differ on this matter; and that. we may
both be spared TO vote for manhood suf-
in The coming election, and to do
many other good things for our country
hist protec6 us, and our friends, is the
wish Of your friend and relative. ~ 4
81 En a r r. PHELPS /