The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-09-06
COmmunica ted.
Constitutional Amendment.

Communica ted.
Constitutional Amendment.
just take a Copperhead who con-
siders himself smart and hear his OBJ
jections to the Constitutional Amend.
ment, clear through, and then inform
him that you can see nothing wrong
about it and that you intend to vote
for it, and see If he does not say,
7" There are great many Republi-
cans that will not vote for it." There
seems to be great consolation in
those words and they are invariably
the cap sheaf' of their argument.
But take an ignorant Democrat,
one who depends on some " bell
wether" of the party for his lnfor.
nation, and hear his objections to
suffrage. He will tell you
that is the niggers" are allowed to
vote they will vote the Abolition
ticket. There is the nub."
1t is not because this Government
was made by "white men for white
men" that they oppose the amend
ment. 1t is not on account of the
size, shape, weight and color of the
negro equality-that
they oppose it. but simply because
they are satisfied the negro, when
enfranchised, cannot be induced to
vote the Copperhead ticket. There
is a certain number of white men OF
the Union stamp that the Democracy
would disfranchise for the same rea.
son. Do you ask how many? Then
listen-a sufficient number to put the
reins of government into Democratic
hands and a good whip to drive with.
Then, and not till then, will they be
satisfied. But as we all have the
of voting, their only hold is
to get the weak" ones as they term
them, out of our party, to vote the
ticket. Wont they
have a happy time in getting enough
to overcome the forty thousand ma
iority of last fall ?
Whenever they hear it whispered
that q Union man intends to vote
against the Amendment they take it
rs sure indication of weakness ~
and attack him accordingly. Whether
there are a great many of these"weak
Republicans, is very doubtful as the
news don't come from the right di-
rection to be true. Should there be
any, / would say to them look before
you leap. The men who are daily
trying to stuff you with niger
ire not the men who have been work
ng shoulder to shoulder with you
ior the last seven years. On the con-
;rary. they have been working against
you and abusing you and your prin-
,iples whenever an opportunity pre-
,ented itself. Now they have the
to ask you to vote the
whole, or part, OF their ticket. And
should they succeed in influencing
your vote they will not thank you
or it, but will laugh with themselves
% think they have been smart enough
% lead you by the nose.
Look out for them. 1t would be
IN unpleasant reflection to think that
! nasty, sneaking, Shiny Copperhead
lad ever influenced your vote on the
Constitutional Amendment. Re-
member that one vote cast against it
cunts two for the Democracy, and
hey will "smile" over it according
=. Lay aside all prejudice, and do,
mat you think is right, and the re-
ult Eeed not be feared
On the other hand there are Dem
Gratis who are satisfied that the
is perfectly right but
tho will not have the moral courage
D vote it because no good "Demo
rat ever scratches his ticket. Put
rooster" and Democratic tick
t" on a piece of paper and it goes
/ without a scratch, let the balance
e what it may. "Ignoranceis bliss"
In conclusion 1 will say that the
orn crop this season is partial
lilure, Andrew johnson, Esq, tried
, ride the American Eagle bare
acked and failed, but the greatest
.ilure of all will be Copperhead fruit
lis Fall. DICK.
Vanlue, Sept. 2, 1867.