The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-18
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his nomination and ascertain IL he were willing TO
acceptit.
THE OHIO cAkPAIsR- Of GEoRGE n. NRnlETOn.
We take tho following extracts from Mr. Pendleton's
speech delivered at Lima, Ohio. en- Thursday last -
ARRANGEMENT OF TIE REPUBLICAN PARTY
propose TO show you that the republican party by
reason both Of its principles and it's practice
your reprobaton Ten years ago you conGded 10 il the
possession Of tho State Six years ago you
conhded to il the control Of the feder. government In
both its power has been unlimited. The day Of its
trial has come You are 10 Judge whether its wisdom
and purity have been equal TO its opportunities DENY
It, maintain that In expenditure 1t has been reckless
and prodigal In taxation 1t has been unequal, unjust
and oppressive in obedience the constitution has
ance Of personal liberty 1t Gas been utterly unfahfnl;
10 the preservation Of confederated system has
been actively opposed IN the discharge OF every duty it
has been inefficient in the evaporation and gratihca
ton OF every passion II has been jealous and
in the perpetuaton OF its own power it has found the
sole rule OF rigt taking possess Of the governments
both State and federal in time OF profound peace when
taxes were low, the public debt light, when harmony
existed, both in THE systems Of government and in tho
hearts OF the people, except far it disturbed by
its struggles for power II holds them to-day In the
midst OF passions ten fold more agitatod than durnc
the war, bowed dowl rnder the most oppressive
burdens, laden v'l enormous debt, with
ten States botted ont OF ence and in their territory
every vcsge of civil go'fYent DESTROYED, and every
guard and guarantee o. oerty utterly broken down.
The system of government which they have inauguraed
are beyond precedent. extravagant the morals Of its
AGENTS are utterly corrupt, violence has usurped the
force has displaced authority military coyernments
have been made common; arbitrary aud despotic cas-
ures have been commended to the passions OF the peope
Their Jealous caro- and iust of liberty bave
been djm nshed Corruption reyels in high psoes The
republican party Is responsible for these OWLS.
TEE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
The Constitutional copers suffrage m tbe
negro, and takes it from the white We hear
many theories on this question OF voting universal sn
fysce manhood suffrage Gentlemen / will NOT atom
20 ana.yze them ali nor trace in each the premise 70 s
logical conclusion But this will affirm that never in
history never in any government never bv anv Marty
/ IN sny eovernmopt. even Including prolific New Eny
land has the right Of suffrage been hin practice held 10
l excluded. aliens are excluded Pure minded we'll in
formed, patriotic persons, stained with crime not
tainted with mental or moral defect for some reason or
| other have always been excluded: ana thar exclusion
has proven that the right 10 neither natural nor uni
tho community political wisdom have ways controlled
tho enjoyment Of this right and have established as far
power Of every civil society may subject to the moral
laws and the revolutionary right OF every minority,
decide in whom hon the political power shall reside The
suffrage in the Southern States II may by the unIaw-
full exercise Of brute force reduce those to
negro communities Shall open doors TO receive
their superintendent negro population and thus reduce
ourselves their condition The republicans tell us
that slavery has mbru,ed the negro has degraded
his nature that has innamed his passions deadeued
his seusb,ies and deprived him Of tho advantage OF
culture Would you then invite him. thus DEGRADED pv
HE old position and thus niamed by newly acquired
position to come and participate IN the control of our
governnsntY
PylycEs
The revenues or the government derived from taxa
ton IN 1866 amounted 10 nearly $500 600 900 This
was year Of peace; tho army had been reduced the
navy had dim bed the vast tarv movements
had ceased We. the expenditure was one hundred mil.
lions than that OF England and one hundred and
eighty millions more than that OF France The greatest
expenditure OF England during the Napoleouic wars
when even Russia was stimulated by her subsidies
when large kept Spain aud ON the Con-
tinent never reached cl00, 600 OO0-less than
$780, 000 England has thirty six thousand millions
property taxable basis France has forty thousand
millions. The United States have sixteen thousand
millions With two-fftbs Of the taxable pro-
have elapsed since the war ceased Two regular ses.
sors-two extra OK Congress-have been held
Has any scheme Of economy has sny reduction OF
taxes been proposedY On The contrary has no, the
only scheme OF finance looked the Increase Of the
nievest bearing debt and 10 the increase OF expenditure
by the increase Of interest The pubic debt bearing
interest amounts twenty-five hundred millions. the
the republican party into power the debt was only
eighty millions. In i've years 1t has grown 70
much, and this notwithstanding the vast
annual revenues Though tho principal is
considerably less, the annual interest s consider
ably than that Of Great Brllan and the highest
reach Of republican craftsmanship has been 10 propose
the conversion or greenbacks which pay interest,
the number OF those who do not taxes and to
increase the burdens OF those who do The amount OF
unfunded debt has been estimated at eight hundred mil
lion dollars. II this shall be converted into bonds the
interest will amount TO fory-eght millions In gold and
this sum Will be added 70 the expendlure In the mean
time the number OF national panks wl be increased and
the place OF the greenoacks supplied by bank currency
est than any 10 Europe livery dollar OF us indebted
10 be Had0 10 pay that and provision