Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-04-02
) COLUMBUS, o.. TUESDAY MORNING

having for it's ultimate object the erfraR-
| chtsemept OF the negroes of Ohio, and to-day.
| with almost equal unanimity, they vote to
.disffdnchise thirty thousand white people OF
the same State! Gould party qualification
be more completes Could the wrong of the
action to-day be more strongly illustrated?
! Again, sir, the bill provides that it shall
take effect immediately upon naitsapassage.
| When similar law was applied to the city
tOf Cleveland, at the requesty it was said, of
the people there, itwas; to take effect on the
lstday of the succeeding May; thus giving
time to arrange and adapt the machinery
LOT city government to the new iorder5Of
things But in this case, not day, not an
| hour, is given this people for the change.
! 1t is to be thrust nPon them without a mo-
ment's warning--a single day to prepare
for it. Why this hot haste? Is it not be-
cause on Monday next an election is to be
| held for city officers, and at that time it is
as certainas the rising OF to5morrow's sun.
the control OF, the city will pass into the
hands of that party so largely in the ma
jority in this cityg ls it.not probable that
before Tomorrow nightiidW6i will be
called in executive session. to con-
firm the appointment of this new
board, and that these new goVerors of the
Ecity wilbbe in fnllSpower, with their army
of Tetainers, to operate upon the election
on Monday? 1 fear so. q And if it should
| not sotturn out, it will be because of, the
| better Judgment and wise discretion of the
appointing power, and not to any tolerance
OH che part of the majority in this body.
2 But, Mr.. PRESIDENT, l will not longer de-
| tain the Senate. The fat has gone forth
| that this bill is to become a law, and the
particular hour of its execution is not ma
tsrial. could not, however, permit. the
| final vote to be taken without once more
entering my solemn protest on behalf OF
the constituency represent, against this,
to my mind, most unjust, unealled for, and
oppressive enactment. / could not do it,
| sir, without warming the majority on this
floor that however bright their prospects
of continued power may be to-day, how
ever arbitrarily they may feel themselves
safe in executing that power to-day. the
I time may and will come when the measure
| you now mete to my constituents will be
measured to you again. Things political
/ do not always run in the same direction.
4 The law, though long, will have its turning,
! and they that to-day are the victims
4 of partial legislation and the unscrupulous
\ use of party power, will at some tuture
\ time be in the ascendency, and then we
will see those that to-day are so defiant in
l their expressions, humbly begging for TIN e
] rights they now deny TO others. / trust in
God, sir, that that time will not only come,
4 but come speedily, for with a return of the
Democratic party TO power comes the as
/ surance of peace, prosperity and equal
4 rights to all embraced under the condi-
i GlOuS OI Gu0 STGdI CldTGtT VI our llUeTClGS,
the Constitution of the United States.
/ Mr.. Warner. of Licking, here arose and
without attempting any defense of the
1 principles of the bill, launched out in
ldue OF his TRADES against the Demo-
| cratic party, saying among other things,
as a Justification of his vote in favor
of this measure, that the mass of the party
in the majority in this city were incapable
4 of self-gOvernment
] Mr. WALLING-Mr. President, had not
4 deXpected to say anything more, having
. waited until the call for the yeas
and nays on the passage of the bill
j before speaking, in order to reply
To any arguments advanced in its
favor. But desire to say a single word in
lreply to The slur attempted to be cast by
1.-THE Senator from Licking upon the Demo-
cratic voters of the city of Columbus 1t
| is not the first time | have heard similar
4 expressions from the same and kindred
| sources. The meaning of the term used
wasmore directly stated in my hearing dur
ing the recess to- day viz: that "the ignorant
Dutch and Irish had control of this city,
and therefore this bill should pass. say to
the Senator and all others on this floor and
elsewhere, that | am proud to represent
here these same Dutch and Irish of the city
I of Columbus; and L say further, that in
point of intelligence, capacity for self-gov-
ernment, virtue and good citizenship, they
will compare favorably with the constitu-
ents of any Senator on this floor.