The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-09-19

No, iellow,eitinena We have
nothing 70 fear in the way 81 dos.
potism so long as we stand By our
representatives. This Government
will always be safe in the hands oI
the people. II would not be safe
in the bands Of ono man. We want
no Ring 70 rule over us; nor will
we permit man fllinr the Office
lol President TO exercise the power
lofan Emperor. Give us two.hun.
dred men fresh from tho people, TO
govern, Father thanone man, how
ever wise or pure, and especially
rather than Andrew Johnson.
I And just here | will recall that
significant remark OF Secretary
Seward when he was swinging tho
circle, In addressing the people Of
Michigan, he asked them whether
they wanted a King or P. esident.
What do you suppose was running
/ in Jobnson's when that idea was
dug out2 Well, tho pcopIo gave
Mr.. Seward tie desired iiiforlpa-
Iion last fall, when those ballots.
falling as noiselessly as the snow
flakes, proclaimed that wo would
not have King, and that We did
not approve of Andrew Johnson
as President. With equal empha-
sis the same decision will be rem.
dered in October and November.
SUFFRAGE.
There is no slavery in America
now. Thank God, for that, 1t
may bo said with truth, as it meyer
could have been said before, that
this is the land Of the free. This
was brought about by a Democrat
ie rebellion. The war which was
started to establish an empire
whose chief cornerstone should be
slavery, broke tho chains from
every foot, and babe the captive 90
free. / do not think the people of
the free States deserve much cred
it for this. You know how eau
tiously and reluctantly we moved
forward in that direction: you
know that the Government was
driven forward by stern necessity.
Disasters which prolonged the war
broke the chains Of the slave, and
1T was not till these chains were
broken that we began to see the
beginning of the end. We were
led by an overruling Providence
in ways that We knew not Of, and
thus slavery was abolished by u
power higher than man.
The late slaves are now citizens,
and, as citizens, Congress has de-
cided that they shall have the
right 10 vote. A prominent DEM
ocrat of the city remarked the 9TH
sr day that the man must be q knaye
or q tool who would leave the col
Orcd people Of the South to the ten
der mercies OF the whites. This is
my opinion, and, therefore, favor
manhood suffrage. Give the negro
the ballot, and you give him the
means of protecting himself.
Having adopted the principle of
manhood suffrage at the South, tho
Republican party could not con-
sistently adopt or favor a different
policy in Ohio. l favor it upon
this ground. | favor it upon the
still higher ground that it is right!
Slavery put the word white" into
our constitution. Let us sec that
freedom puts it out.
The Confederate Democracy op-
pose this measure. But they seem
10 forget that manhood suffrage, in
the early days of the Republic, was
Democratic measure. In seven
of the original thirteen States that
won our Independence and adopt
cd the Constitution, free negroes
voted. Thoy also seem TO forget
than in cight Of the Southern
States, free negroes voted at one
time or another. Instead of adopt
ing q new principle, therefore, we
are merely reviving an old and
very good one.
There are in Ohio about 5000
colored men who, under the con-
stitutional amendment would be
admitted to the right to vote. :
Democrats are very much alarmed
lest these negroes may, because ct
this privilege, rise in the scale OF
Improvement until they get to be
their equals or superiors. Well, If
the right 10 vote will eaHse the
colored man to rise, that is astrong
reason for giving it to him. Any
measure that will tend to elevate
MAN, whether he be white or black,
am in favor Of. Any measure
that will tend to oppress MAN,
whether he be Whito or black, | am
opposed to. I Iam in favot Of pro-
noting tho happiness Of the hu-
man race, and l rejoice when 1see
the burdens of the poor man made
light and his condition improved!
Therefore, favor equal rights to
to all men. No class should be
more radical on this point. than
those rho fear the oppression OF
capital. Those who would oppress
the black man because he is poor
and helpless, would, for the same
reason and in the same spirit, op-
press the white man, if they could.
Let us be careful, then, seeing
there is will to opprcss, that the
power is taken away.
THE FINANCES.
You have read in the current
history of the war of cases where
the enemy, in the gray light Of the
morning, advanced upon our lines,
carrying the stars and stripes, and