Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-09-04

whom your Legislature mas relerTeu IL
for YOU to say whether they shall be
voters or not, are infinitely above the
class have alluded to, in all that IL
tellieence that qualities men TO vote
right. And 1 am glad to know. that IN
order for q man to discharge hls duty
right, he needs not be a profound Jurist,
or an accomplished scholar, or q great
statesman. If it was, this Government
of ours would be absolutely impossible.
That would bring you back to this pink
of aristocracy. Some gentlemen who
had been through the mill, and become
qualified with scholarship, would have
to certify that you were qualified to
vote. No, sir, the affairs of the Gov
ernment are not 50 complicated as that
comes to. All that is essential in a
free Government is for man to wear
in his bosom an honest heart. That IS
all you want. Men know the differ
ence between right and wrong, and
there is no difficulty in ascertaining
whether this man or that is right or
wrong. Is there any man who claims
the right to vote for himself, who does
not know he would no more part with
it than with his life, and that he would
brand the man with infamy who would
take or withhold it? He knows, when
he claims that for himself, that his
neighbor, whatever color he may be, if
he is not q criminal, has that same
right, in exactly the same degree that
ne has.
VIII any man tell me why he has not
THE NEGROES FAITHFUL TO THE UNION.
Who are these men whose right to
vote lam advocating? Isay that among
tae faithful they were the most faithful
when the country was in jeopardy
Who ever heard of a colored man be-
traying the cause of the country when
it was struggling in the late war2 Are
there any soldiers here? If there is
one let me ask him if heever appealed
to q colored man in the South who
was not entirely faithful in minister.
ing to his welfare to the utmost of his
capacityi have talked with humid
reds, nay, don't know but thousands
of our men-many Of them who had
made their way from those internal
prison pens of the enemy. have
conVersed with men who have escaped
through the Southern States, and they
all, with one accord told me that with
out the aid of colored men they could
never have got mile without being
overtaken; and so confident were they
of the faithfulness Of those men that
whenever they came to q colored mans
cabin they marched in and told theiI
story and asked for what they wanted.
l never yet heard of 3 man who was
BETRAYED. never heard of a man who
was turned coldly away by colored
man. No, sir, the colore1 men al
through that country would aid the
soldier in making his escape, even al
the risk Of his life; for if at any time
it was found out that one Of them had
assisted a Union soldier in making his
escape, his life was forfeited. And yet
with all these perils before him, the
good hearted. patriotic colored man
gave the prisoner all the support in his
power, and would guard him on his
way until he could reach another color
ed man to take him on further, wher
he would return, fearing lest he might
be missed and the nature of his absencs
found out.
Haven't you heard these stories from
men who have escaped? They are riff:
all over the country. The faithfulnesl
of the colored man on this subject wa
really marvellous. How does the de
mocraey propose TO compensate him
Why, by telling him that he is to-
Ignorant to vote, and by putting al
his rights at the mercy of rebels in the
South.
What do the Democracy say when
you propose to pat the colored mar
into the army I They said he would
not fight for US. They told Us the ne
groes would all 60 back to their mas
tiers. They told US they sympathized
with their old masters. But during the
whole war there was not single mar
Of them who left his post to go bach
to his old master. They fought a
bravely, and did as much in proportion
to their numbers to hew down the Con
federacy, as any number of white mel
ever did. Does this entitle them t
any consideration at our handsI Tit
man who says it does not, has not tn
soul of a man in his bosom. He is I
craven hearted friend of the rebellion
THE cLINcHING STEP.
| hope no man will hesitate to TAX
the last clinching step in the progres
of the reform that the Republican par
ty have at heart all the time. tell yol
my friends, we are making history fast
The man who has been identified oil
the part of the Government with tn,
gre It struggle of the past few years il
this country, and has stood side by sld'
with the Republican party, hasa prouC
record. This nation has made ad
vancements beyond what any nation
has ever made before. We are looked
to by all the struggling millions o
Europe, and we know that in the wa
through which we have just passed, tn
despotism Of Europe looked on will
great interest. Every aristocrat anC
despot in Europe was in harmony witt
Vaiandigham, Thurman / Co. The,
were fearful that. through our success
the people Of Europe would be EN-
boldened to throw of the yoke of des
potism. What were those aristocrat
doing all tht timer The Confederac
was sending emissaries to enlist thes
despotisms in their behalf, and to in
yoke their assistance in overthrowin
this Government. There was Shdel
. Whe vent to France. and Mason, VIII
went to England. They were bscke'
, by aristocrats everywhere, and wer
, trying to get support and aid them i
. reVolutionizing the glorious Govern
ment in which we live. Can disgrac
90 further2 Can man plunge himse
, into deeper degradation than whe
ne invokes despotism abroad to com
} in and aid in overthrowing the glor
Gus principles of government we hav
| inherited from our fathersf
TYRANNY TOWARDS TRAITORS.
One word as to the tyranny they AZ
I cuse US of having committed upo
those seeded States-a tyranny,
frightful tyranny Why. Mr.. Ewing
and ! blush to say it, for he was said
, be q good old Whig before the fall-h
: wrote letter 10 the johnson ConVer
: ton in which he announced delibertel
. the sentiment that at no time durin
! the war could the seeded States hav
been excluded from Congress. Pom
1 old clownl The only plea we cal
! make for him is that he is dementec
!. or ought to be damned. Laughter.
Permit rebels to sit in the councils {
, this nation to-day, to legislate for tn
Government they were lately inVokin
the aid of foreign countries to destroy
: Whv the mans g fool. Applause. /